The Bassac Cruises

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DEPARTURE DATES: SATURDAY

DETAILED PROGRAMME

DAY 1: CHAU DOC - CHO MOI

Boarding at the Chau Doc pier, welcome drink, introduction to the ship and crew, check into your cabin.
Departure downstream on the Bassac river, as the crew serves lunch.
We connect through river Vam Nao and around the district of Cho Moi to the First River.
Mid-afternoon, we sail along a small tributary to Song Ho. Exploratory visit at Cho Moi: Village and old churches.
Boarding back at dusk, welcome drink. Dinner is served en route. The Bassac drops anchor on the way in view of the My Thuan bridge for the night.

DAY 2: CRUISING TO CAI BE

Breakfast is available from 6:30 on.
The Bassac sets sail after sunrise towards Cai Be, through sceneries of sweet water mangroves on river My Tho.
Arrival in Cai Be, transfer to a local boat for a tour of Cai Be floating market and handicraft.
Boarding back, welcome drink and departure towards upstream river Bassac. Lunch is served on board while en route.
Upon arrival at Thot Not, transfer on the longboat for a visit of a bamboo-knitting village near the Thot Not bird park, at the time the egrets return home from a day out.
Boarding back before dusk, a welcome drink and the dinner are served on board while en route.
Rest on the deck before the night. The Bassac drops anchor upstream of Long Xuyen for the night.

DAY 3: CRUISING TO CAN THO
Breakfast is served from 6:30 AM, as the Bassac is on its way upstream the river towards Chau Doc.
Upon arrival to Chau Doc, check-out and transfer onto a local boat for the visit of a village of the Muslim Cham minority, then final disembarkment.
End of services on shore in Can Tho mid-morning.

***** Please note you will leave the Bassac for good at the time you embark for the last visit.

The trip is inclusive of

• Private pick up and transfer

• Transportation on board

• Accommodation of each passenger in a twin-share cabin, double- or twin-bedded.

• Meals served onboard

• Vietnamese coffee, tea; mineral water

• Visits on shore or on a small skiff

• Access to all services on board

• Access to and from the board on a longboat

• All taxes are included

The trip is exclusive of

• Bar services

• Travel insurance

• Visas and visa fees

• Tips and gratuities

Please note the Cruise Itinerary and Program may be subject to change without prior notice.