Mekong River

The best ways to explore the Mekong River

If you’re heading to Southeast Asia, don’t miss the chance to explore the mighty Mekong, a river spanning 2,700 miles from the Tibetan Plateau, through China, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam. Watch the landscapes chop and change as vast limestone karsts rise above and calm tributaries spread beyond; spot pagodas balanced on the banks; and […]

Stilt houses on Tonle Sap

Carry on up the Mekong!

Part I: Vietnam and Cambodia Well it seems that the BBC love Indochina almost as much as we do – no sooner have we finished delving into the Cambodian jungles to unearth the mysteries of Angkor, and exploring the magnificent Tonle Sap in the Wonders of the Monsoon, we’re back on the water in The […]