Pandaw sailing to new destinations in Cambodia to be more sustainable

Pandaw said these destinations have been included in response to demand for more sustainable travel on the Mekong. 

They will be offered on all Mekong sailings from September, namely, the seven-night ‘Classic Mekong,’ the 10-night ‘Deeper & Further on the Mekong River,’ the three- and four-night ‘Phnom Penh & Siem Reap’ and the 21-night ‘The Full Mekong, Four Country Combo Cruise.’  

Sustainability

Pandaw said these locations will offer more unique and authentic experiences for passengers, while ensuring they are benefitting the communities in a sustainable way by spreading tourist visits to new places not called at by other vessels.

Pandaw being able to moor its vessels in these villages follows close collaboration with local communities and its on-the-ground teams. 

Pak Russei

Located close to Phnom Penh, Pak Russei is a quaint village hosting local artisans that produce silks and foodstuffs such as noodles which are sold in the markets of Phnom Penh. 

This excursion replaces Silk Island or Koh Oknha Tei where most tourist vessels stop to visit the silk production demonstrations set up to cater for foreign guests. 

Explanations on silk-making and the opportunity to buy authentic locally made silk products will still be available in this new village, as well as a private demonstration of the Khmer martial art of Bokator which is performed in the village pagoda.

Peam Chi Korng

A small village known for its pottery industry, Peam Chi Korng is along the Mekong north of Phnom Penh. This replaces the excursion in Angkor Ban which, according to Pandaw, ‘was once a small and rural village where the Pandaw library was built to support the Angkor Ban secondary school but has now become a frequent stop for many of the larger tourist vessels’.