Which luxury tour operators are best for a river cruise in Asia?
By Richard Jasinski·Updated 7 November 2026
These 6 luxury travel companies say on their own websites that they sell a river cruise in Asia. Of them, SA Expeditions, Enchanting Travels and Remote Lands have the most Google reviews. Each card gives what the company's own page says, with its source.
Which luxury tour operators are best for a river cruise in Asia?
The 6 luxury travel companies below say on their own websites that they sell a river cruise in Asia; SA Expeditions, Enchanting Travels and Remote Lands have the most Google reviews. Compare what each card says before you ask for quotes.
Abercrombie & Kent
- Best for
- 13-day Mekong and Angkor journey
- Asia river cruise
- Sells Cruising the Mekong and Angkor Wat, a 13-day Mekong journey from $11,195 per person (the page names no currency); no boat is named.
- Money protection
- ATOL number 2881 covers flight-inclusive packages sold to residents of the United Kingdom and a bond held by ABTA Ltd covers its non-flight packages; the US terms read name no trust account or bond.
- Reviews
- Google: 4.9 out of 5 from 20 reviews; Trustpilot: 4.4 out of 5 from 795 reviews, newest 3 November 2026. Read 3 November 2026; each platform's figure stands on its own.
- Website
- abercrombiekent.com
Enchanting Travels
- Best for
- 13-day Mekong cruise trip
- Asia river cruise
- Sells Vietnam & Cambodia: Cruising the Mekong River, a 13-day trip; the page names no boat.
- Reviews
- Google: 4.9 out of 5 from 139 reviews; Trustpilot: 4.9 out of 5 from 3,298 reviews, newest 2 November 2026. Read 3 November 2026; each platform's figure stands on its own.
- Website
- enchantingtravels.com
Jacada Travel
- Best for
- 12-day Vietnam to Cambodia cruise
- Asia river cruise
- Sells Vietnam to Cambodia: the Aqua Mekong Cruise, a 12-day Mekong trip.
- Founded
- 2008
- Reviews
- Google: 4.4 out of 5 from 55 reviews; Trustpilot: 4.9 out of 5 from 2,621 reviews, newest 2 November 2026. Read 3 November 2026; each platform's figure stands on its own.
- Website
- jacadatravel.com
Remote Lands
- Best for
- Irrawaddy cruise on Road To Mandalay
- Asia river cruise
- Arranges cruises of three to 11 nights on the Ayeyarwady (Irrawaddy) River in Myanmar aboard the Road To Mandalay.
- Limits it publishes
- Minimum trip length is 5 nights in most cases.
- Reviews
- Google: 5.0 out of 5 from 125 reviews. Read 3 November 2026; each platform's figure stands on its own.
- Website
- remotelands.com
SA Expeditions
- Best for
- Four nights on the Aqua Mekong
- Asia river cruise
- Sells a Vietnam trip with a four-night Mekong River cruise aboard the Aqua Mekong to Phnom Penh in Cambodia.
- Reviews
- Google: 5.0 out of 5 from 379 reviews; Trustpilot: 4.9 out of 5 from 1,304 reviews, newest 31 October 2026. Read 3 November 2026; each platform's figure stands on its own.
- Website
- saexpeditions.com
Steppes Travel
- Best for
- Seven nights on the Mekong
- Asia river cruise
- Sells a two-week holiday from Ho Chi Minh City with seven nights cruising the Mekong River to Phnom Penh, ending at the temples of Angkor.
- Money protection
- ATOL covers its flight-inclusive packages booked from the UK, or booked from outside the UK when the first leg of travel starts in the UK; no ATOL number is given. ABTOT number 5488 covers non-flight packages for UK and EU customers only; bookings made outside the UK are covered only when bought directly from Steppes Travel. Money for ATOL-protected bookings is held in a trust account managed by Serenity Trust.
- Reviews
- Google: 4.7 out of 5 from 23 reviews. Read 3 November 2026; each platform's figure stands on its own.
- Website
- steppestravel.com
Which of these companies protect your money?
2 of the 6 name a scheme that protects guest payments on their own websites, such as ATOL for UK flight packages, ABTA or USTOA membership, or a trust account; the rest do not name one on the pages read.
- Abercrombie & Kent: ATOL number 2881 covers flight-inclusive packages sold to residents of the United Kingdom and a bond held by ABTA Ltd covers its non-flight packages; the US terms read name no trust account or bond.
- Steppes Travel: ATOL covers its flight-inclusive packages booked from the UK, or booked from outside the UK when the first leg of travel starts in the UK; no ATOL number is given. ABTOT number 5488 covers non-flight packages for UK and EU customers only; bookings made outside the UK are covered only when bought directly from Steppes Travel. Money for ATOL-protected bookings is held in a trust account managed by Serenity Trust.
Which other companies on this page say they sell a river cruise in Asia?
SA Expeditions has the most Google reviews of the 6; these 4 have the most Google reviews of the rest.
- Enchanting Travels: 13-day Mekong cruise trip
- Remote Lands: Irrawaddy cruise on Road To Mandalay
- Jacada Travel: 12-day Vietnam to Cambodia cruise
- Steppes Travel: Seven nights on the Mekong
Who to contact first
Start with the 2 companies on this page that name a scheme protecting your payments on their own websites, then add any other card that fits your dates.
What to ask each one to set out in writing:
- What the price includes and excludes, line by line: stays, guides, transfers, internal flights, park or entry fees.
- The deposit, when the balance is due and what you lose if you cancel.
- Which scheme protects your money and the number to check it.
Asia river cruises: the questions people ask
What should I ask a tour company before booking?
What the price includes, line by line; the deposit and when the balance is due; what you lose if you cancel; and which scheme protects your money.
Do these companies publish prices?
Some do on their trip pages and some quote only on request. The cards give what each company says; ask for a written quote with the same inclusions from each.
Can I book with these companies directly?
Yes. Each card links the company's own website; ask for a written quote that lists what the price includes.
Does every company here offer the same thing?
No. Each card gives what that company's own page says; what is offered, where and at what price differs, so compare the cards before you ask for quotes.
Which of these companies protect my money if they fail?
2 of the 6 name a protection scheme on their own websites: Abercrombie & Kent and Steppes Travel. Check the number with the scheme itself before you pay.
Which of these have Trustpilot profiles?
4 of the 6: Abercrombie & Kent, Enchanting Travels, Jacada Travel and SA Expeditions. Each card gives the TrustScore, the review count and the newest review date, read 3 November 2026.
Which of these have the most Google reviews?
SA Expeditions, Enchanting Travels and Remote Lands, in that order. A count says how many people reviewed a company, not whether it fits your trip; each card gives the rating and count, read 3 November 2026.
Where can I check these facts myself?
Each card links the pages of the company's own website its lines were read from, with the date they were read.
How were these companies chosen?
Each one is in the Uncompromised Travel luxury tour operators table, built from the luxury tour operators ChatGPT names most often; its own website says that it sells a river cruise in Asia. A company is on the page because its published facts fit the question, never because it paid.
Is any company on this page paying to be here?
No. No company on this page is a partner of Uncompromised Travel; none paid to be on it.
Read next
Built to answer the question in the main heading. What is shown: what each company published on its own website, read on 3 and 7 November 2026, with links to the pages read, with its Google and Trustpilot figures where the listing carries the company's own name, from the Uncompromised Travel luxury tour operators table. Cards are in alphabetical order. No company on this page is a partner of Uncompromised Travel. How this site earns · How we work.