Savile Row Travel

Vietnam and Cambodia – Mekong River Cruise

Inspired by the golden age cruise liner, Normandie, The Jayavarman is a 20th century boutique style marvel that marries avant-garde French colonial design with enchanting Indochina architecture.

The Jayavarman is the first of its kind – a boutique style river cruise liner which offers uncompromising luxury on 800 m² of public space including 4 decks. The guest accommodation consists of 27 luxurious and carefully designed rooms with floor to ceiling panoramic sliding glass doors onto a private French balcony. We also use The Jahan, launched in October 2011, which offers an equal level of accommodation, food and service, if not better. This magnificent vessel was named after the Indian emperor Shah Jahan, who ruled the Mughal Empire from 1628 to 1658. A great patron of architecture and the arts, Shah Jahan oversaw the construction of many legendary sites, including India’s dazzling Red Fort, and the famed 777 gardens of Kashmir. This cultured monarch is a fitting namesake for The Jahan, which evokes the opulent vessels of British India. 

Indochina encapsulates the three neighbouring countries of Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos. It covers a total area of over 740,000 square kilometres, stretching south from the Chinese border and as far west as the Thai and Burmese borders. The countries have incredibly varied landscapes and climate from the relative winter cold of Hanoi in the north, to the tropical climate of Saigon and Phnom Penh in the southern reaches of the peninsula. Each country has its own highlights from the amazing temple complex of Angkor Wat in Cambodia to the UNESCO heritage sites of Hoi An in Vietnam and Luang Prabang in Laos.

The great link between them all is the huge snaking Mekong river which provides some awe inspiring river cruising options, like The Jayavarman and its sister ship, The Jahan. Aside to the majestic river systems supporting all kinds of human and wildlife, there are mountains to the north (Laos and Vietnam) and  a particularly interesting diversion to Sapa, north Vietnam.

 

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Flight information

Direct flights from the UK to Ho Chi Minh City in approximately 14 hours

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