About Pakokku
Pakokku is the working market town on the west bank of the Irrawaddy upstream of Bagan, famous in Myanmar for its tobacco-growing and for the long pedestrian bridge that connects it to the river-island farms. Most cruises pair the call with a rickshaw tour of the market, the cheroot-rolling cottage industry and a visit to a local monastery school. The town gives its name to the Pakokku monks who began the 2007 Saffron Revolution against the military government.
River cruise ships that call at Pakokku
9 vessels from 3 operators include Pakokku in their published itineraries:
Itineraries that include Pakokku
- Bagan to Mandalay
- Irrawaddy Explorer
Operators serving Pakokku
Founded 1995
Pandaw
Colonial-era teak ships on Asia's less-trafficked rivers.
Founded 2008
Heritage Line
Boutique themed ships across Indochina's rivers.
Founded 1995
Sanctuary Retreats
Boutique river cruising on the Nile, Yangtze and Irrawaddy.