CAI BE - CAN THO - CHAU DOC BY BASSAC CRUISE

DURATION: 
3 days / 2 nights
CODE: 
ICT-VN.146
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Overview

Cái Bè - Cần Thơ - Châu Đốc, departing on Fridays, is a superb two-night journey that will take you to the heart of the Mekong delta and to the Cambodian frontier. It is possible to connect to Cambodia with a speedboat.

 

Itinerary:

Day 1: Cai Be

Day 2: Cai Be - Can Tho - Long Xuyen

Day 3: Long Xuyen - Chau Doc

 

About Transmekong

 

TransMékong is a family company established in 2003 in Cần Thơ, in the heart of the Mekong delta, by a franco-vietnamese couple. They both had a few years' prior experience managing projects and SMEs and the urge to escape from it all.


Their team is locally recruited and trained, and we learn from the newcomers as much as from the experience we build together. They foster personal development in a happy team, and many on board took part themselves in the construction of the boat


They originally bought the hull of an existing rice barge, stripped it bare and built Bassac I, with which they learned much about what building and running a cruise boat entails. Since then they designed themselves and built Bassac II and III and the Mystic sampans according to the same tradition.


The Bassac pioneered cruises in comfort in the Mekong delta, and they strive to deserve remaining the reference on the region.

Itinenary

Day 1: Cái Bè at noon

 

Boarding at Cai Be at noon. Welcome drink, Introduction to the ship and crew, check into the cabins.

Departure towards Cho Lach on the Tien Giang river.

Lunch while en route. Rest on the deck.

The Bassac slips into the Chợ Lách canal, in the middle of the hustle and bustle of the river traffic, between markets and churches, a unique opportunity for a glimpse of the very varied life on the banks as well as on the water.

Visit of a village on the banks of river Mang Thit, an opportunity to appreciate the way of life and hospitality of the local inhabitants. Visit of the orchard or rice fields nearby.

Boarding back, complimentary drink as a welcome back on board. Rest on the deck enjoying the sunset. The crew will serve dinner while the Bassac is cruising Mang Thit river.

The Bassac sets anchor just downstream from the little Tra On floating market, for the night.

 

Day 2: Cai Be – Can Tho

 

You may get up for breakfast as early as 06:30, as the ship is resuming its cruise the Tra On floating market. The ship then departs towards Can Tho.

Arrival in Cai Rang floating market, transfer onto a local boat to visit the floating market, the nearby arroyos and gardens and return to the Ninh Kieu pier by mid-morning.

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: Chau Doc

 

Breakfast is served from 6:30 AM, as the Bassac is on its way upstream the river towards Châu Đốc.

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 by mid-morning on shore at Châu Đốc.

 

Please note you will leave the Bassac for good upon boarding the small boat for the last visit, typically about 8:30.

Notes

The services of the Bassac include per night on board:

 

Transportation on board;

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

except where other accommodation arrangements are mentioned in the booking slip;

Three meals;

Vietnamese coffee, tea; mineral water;

Two 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.

 

Optional Extras on chartered or private trips:

 

Bicycling for up to 12 persons with a supporting guide;

Kayaking for up to 6 persons with a supporting longboat.

 

Are excluded:

 

Road, speedboat transfer, except if specifically mentioned in the booking slip;

Bar services;

Personal travel insurance;

Visas and visa fees;

Tips and gratuities.

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