The Amman Resort Amantaka is offering a great way to discover the countryside around Luang Prabang with a cruise on the local boat on te Mekong River
The Mekong is a trans-boundary river in Southeast Asia. It is the world's 12th-longest river and the 7th-longest in Asia. Its estimated length is 4,350 km (2,703 mi),and it drains an area of 795,000 km2 (307,000 sq mi), discharging 457 km3 (110 cu mi) of water annually.
From the Tibetan Plateau this river runs through China's Yunnan province, Burma (Myanmar), Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam. In 1995, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam established the Mekong River Commission to assist in the management and coordinated use of the Mekong's resources. In 1996 China and Burma (Myanmar) became "dialogue partners" of the MRC and the six countries now work together within a cooperative framework.
The extreme seasonal variations in flow and the presence of rapids and waterfalls in this river have made navigation difficult. The river is a major trading route linking China’s southwestern province of Yunnan to Laos, Burma (Myanmar) and Thailand to the south, an important trade route between western China and Southeast Asia.
The Mekong is remembered for its role in the Vietnam war.
Today it is the heart of the moving system between China and Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, Burma (Myanmar) and Cambodia
Not too shabby for 2 persons
David and Betty had their own boat
A lot of transportation takes place on the river
At one of the stop , I did try the Rice Whisky
I was going to get one of the special bottle but I was vetoed..
We went to see a Buddha temple on the side of the river in a grotto
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