Sa
Dec - Can Tho - My Tho
Sa Dec, on day 1 at noon
Boarding
at Sa Dec at noon, welcome drink, introduction to the ship
and crew, checking into the cabins.li>Lunch while en route.
The Bassac goes douwstream the Ti?n Giang River towards Vinh
Long. Rest on the deck, or enjoy the open bar.
Visit bricks and tiles kilns and the manufacture of earthenware
pots on a bank of river Co Chien
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.
Open bar and rest on the deck enjoying the sunset. The crew
will serve dinner while the Bassac is cruising Mang Thit river.
The Bassac sets anchor in front of Phuoc Hau pagoda, in Tra
On, for the night.
Day
2
Breakfast
is available from 06:30, while the ship is cruising 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.
Arrival at Ninh Kieu, Can Tho, late morning.
Boarding at Can Tho at Ninh Kieu pier. Welcome drink, departure
downstream of the Hau river. Lunch on board while en route.
Tour near Tra On floating market.
Branching into Mang Thit river towards Co Chien river.Rest
on the upper deck or enjoy the open bar in a scenery of rice
fields, sugar cane, woods on the near banks.
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.
Open bar and rest on the deck enjoying the sunset. The crew
will serve dinner while the Bassac is cruising through Co
Chiên then Cho Lach towards her anchorage point for
the night.
The Bassac sets anchor for the night on river My Tho.
Day
3
Breakfast
is available at 6h30 AM. The Bassac cruises towards My Tho.
Check-out and transfer onto a local boat for a visit of the
Ben Tre islands: rowing through the arroyos shaded with water
coconut trees, on a horsecart through to a honey farm where
you will taste the local production.
Disembarkment at My Tho
End of the services on shore at My Tho late morning.
Please
note you will leave the Bassac for good at the time you embark
for the last visit.