COMPANY NAME
We have chosen the name Ayravata because the Burmese name of Irrawaddy (also spelt Ayeyarwaddy from the Pali Eravati) is derived from the name in Sanskrit of the elephant mount of Indra, Airavati (or Ayravata). This Divine Elephant is thought of as the progenitor of all earthly elephants and is understood as the embodiment of the huge clouds pregnant with the monsoon rains. Elephants were in Indian mythology often a symbol for water

THE STORY
Ayravata Cruises was founded in the 2003 by three Myanmar entrepreneurs with the support and management of an European expert in cruises on Asian rivers. Thanks to the vast experience of the founders in the Myanmar hospitality and tourism business coupled by the expertise of the foreign consultant, Ayravata Cruises is not just a successful cruise operator but a shipbuilder as well.
The company has a total of 60 staff, 50 employed as crew on board the two ships and 10 in the offices of Yangon and Mandalay.
Presently it operates two ships: RV Paukan 2007 (a newly built Charming Cruising Boutique Hotel) and RV Pandaw 1947 (an original Scottish made Colonial Steamer), a third ship is now under development and supposed to be completed in the 2012.
Our boutique cruises on the Irrawaddy and Chindwin Rivers will unveil you the Myanmar cultural heritage, the ex Royal capitals, the lifestyle and traditions of the people living along their banks.