Pandaw River Cruises

Why we like Pandaw Cruises

It feels like being a guest on a private yacht rather than a cruise ship.

RV Katha Pandaw

A handcrafted vessel with only two decks, and newly refurbished for the rivers of India, with fourteen staterooms and a new indoor saloon and dining area. There are four cabins on the upper deck which also house the bar and library. There are a further ten on the main deck.

• The ship is 40 metres long and nine metres in width. It was built in Saigon in 2011.

RV Orient Pandaw

It is a thirty-cabin vessel with 20 cabins found on the upper deck and a further 10 on the main deck alongside the gallery and dining room. There is a spacious air-conditioned saloon bar and a sundeck bar. The onboard bakery has freshly baked delights daily.

• The ship is 55 metres long and ten metres in width. It was built in Saigon in 2008.

RV Indochina Pandaw

This ship is the sister to the RV Orient Pandaw and has the same cabin layout. It is a thirty-cabin vessel with 20 cabins found on the upper deck and a further 10 on the main deck alongside the gallery and dining room. There is also an art gallery featuring local artists and a good-sized meeting room.

• The ship is 52 metres long and ten metres in width.

Keeping in Touch

Due to the remoteness of some of the areas being visited, cell phone usage may be limited to 50%. Onboard internet and phone facilities will be available in the lobby areas wherever the connectivity is available on each ship. River cruising in India can be a dramatic and adventurous experience not like cruising the controlled waterways of Europe or America. The cruises operate in areas with little or no developed infrastructure and subject to the strictures of local officialdom. Be prepared for this and it is all more the fun!