Originally Posted by
halibahs
Is the main pool heated?
We did not try the main pool. The pool in our suite seemed warm enough, but I only got around to dipping my feet into it.
Originally Posted by
FlyerEC
Perhaps , others skipped the elephants due to the cold?
Actually, I should have explained that it was only frigid on one of the days. It was, unfortunately, the day we choose the Luang Prabang city tour in the morning and Mekong Cruise in the afternoon (Dec. 31.)
It was warm and balmy on New Year's Day (elephant riding.)
Originally Posted by
Kagehitokiri
1. there could be confusion over which guests consider what crowded
2. you could have experienced lack of crowds coincidentally
It definitely was not crowded. Unlike what happens with many horseback rides, we were never grouped with other people. There was one elephant & couple that followed us for about 5 minutes (on the same trail), but they quickly passed us by - our elephant was a bit slow, which gave us more time to savor the experience.
I wouldn't rule out #2 as a possibility, however.
re Road to Mandalay >
Originally Posted by
Kagehitokiri
It was terrific. Cabins were spacious enough (we stayed at a State Cabin), staff were friendly and service was polished. Food was, however, hit or miss. We skipped many of the group tours since we prefer private tours, or going it alone (the right call in this case.)
Different strokes for different folks, I guess, but we will definitely pass on Orcaella since it will be a much longer cruise compared to Road to Mandalay (4 nights on the boat was just right, at least for us.)
By the way, I was only intending to cover Amantaka, but someone seems to have changed the subject to Trip Report: Amantaka (Myanmar).
We WISH there was an Aman there!
