Hongkong, the real joy of cruising lies in getting out on the water and seeing things from a new perspective or visiting otherwise inaccessible places. Travel by river, lake or sea can provide the only route into little-visited regions, such as the Red River Delta in Vietnam. It can also throw the local wildlife into sharp relief, be it orangutans in Kalimantan or birds of paradise in Papua New Guinea. Cruising offers the chance to avoid typically hectic road journeys and travel in a far more leisurely way, navigating you to sights and an authentic taste of local life well off the beaten track.