Asia River Cruise Reviews

Having travelled with Scenic in the past we decided to book our Myanmar trip with them and see the country before it gets too crowded. Firstly the Ship - the Aura. On initial inspection a lovely yacht type ship, nice entrance and ambiance but it does have some issues. The general feel is of spaciousness with only a max of 44 passengers, the bedoms are very nice with electric beds, lounge ...

Interesting but exhausting trip. 17 days is a long time which included 3 internal flights which were tiresome. A Highlight of the trip was our tour guide Ray. His amazing communication skills and A+ personality made the trip. Tibet was another highlight. We arrived during a holy time so got to see the Buddhist pilgrims from the countryside. 6 of the 30 people on our tour to Tibet got altitude ...

We had been wanting to visit India for a number of years and investigated various ways of travelling through the country - special train journeys etc., however, when we learned of the mv Mahabaahu and its itinerary on the Brahmaputra River, we immediately made a reservation. Prior to the boat trip we made arrangements with Far Horizon Tours to put together an itinerary for us covering The ...

We enjoyed out first Viking River cruise ,The Grand European Tour . We wanted to go to China and Viking had the places and cities we wanted to see. Beijing- The Great Wall,Tiananmen Square & Forbidden City along with the Kung Fu performance.We did the optional Peking duck dinner and the skin of the duck was soggy not crisp.We enjoyed the rickshaw ride and visit to the Hutongs tour. We loved ...

Pros: very clean and well maintained ship Internet, when in port, works very well - no streaming Good organization for departure More things are included than on some cruises - most alcohol, for example, is included. Variety of shore excursions was great and it is included in the price. Food is very good. Well presented, healthy and small size portions meant less waste. ...

Wonderful experience from start to finish a fully escorted tour we couldn't have done this tour on our own our tour guide Leo was excellent in all aspects couldn't fault him in any way perfect English knowledgeable and good sense of humour.the hotels were all 5* and brilliant all. Excursions we well organised and informative.the cruise portion of our trip was also great the service in the ...

We chose Scenic because they are all inclusive and their ship is small and modern, visiting ports we wanted to explore, Siem Reap to Saigon. We had high expectations and yet they were exceded on every count. The suites are spacious, luxurious and the designer seems to have thought of every detail. Ie usb ports by the bed, comfortable seating, a safe that was easy to see inside and the self ...

We chose this cruise as it was a part of Asia we had not visited before and included time in Ho Chi Minh and then Siem Reap to see the temples at Angkor Watt . A stopover of two nights in Singapore had been added as a booking inducement The Scenic Spirit is a purpose built Mekong River boat catering for around 84 guests with a range of cabins over three decks. The ship I understand is about a ...

We chose Scenic because we saw online reviews that listed them as one of the best in river cruising. We have been on Tauck and they were fantastic. The Scenic experience BEFORE the trip was pretty bad. Their web site was bad. The company repeatedly thought we hadn't entered excursion choices even though we had. The information was inaccurate and the final cruise documents we got didn't ...

Let's be fair. In absolute terms, the Scenic Spirit cruise down the Mekong was very pleasant and enjoyable. The Mekong is not a 'romantic' river of itself, with heavy commercial activity but travelling down it does facilitate access to a wide range of interesting and stimulating excursions. The ship, although just a year old, already shows signs of wear, with some obvious maintenance issues and ...