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Mekong Bassac Cruise

The Bassac is entirely built of wood, from the hull of an 80-foot-long rice barge.

She can accommodate up to 12 passengers in six nicely decorated cabins, each with air-con and a private bathroom, and features a 100 sqft restaurant that opens all around, a large gallery, a small office room and 700 sqft of sundeck.

The Bassac can take her passengers on cruises up to seven days without stopping, and offers a great flexibility in programming your journey.

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The Bassac Cruise:

Main technical facts:

Flag: Vietnam

Class: VR-SI, river cruiser

Displacement: 107 metric tons

Length: 24.40m

Beam: 5.50m

Draft: 1.50m half-loaded

Propulsion: Caterpillar 14,6 liters, 400 BHP, built to run 5000 hours per year

Navigation: Can operate by night and in bad weather

Autonomy: 7 days cruise

Owing to its large new engine and revised hydraulics, the Bassac can pull up to 10 knots and face the powerful Mekong, even facing strong currents.

As the Bassac has a shallow draft, she can go through all the main waterways regardless of the tide.

Accommodation:

6 cabins in the front of the main deck: 4 with twin bedding, 2 with a double bed.

Heat and sound insulation in each cabin.

Air conditioning, private access.

En suite bathroom with shower and toilet

The comfortable cabins are set in the front of the Bassac and well insulated so as to provide the passengers with a good night's sleep even if under way.

They are entirely fitted with wood, and equipped as rooms in a good hotel.

Restaurant and bar:

The 500 square feet at the stern of the main deck accommodate the restaurant and the bar can be completely opened to outside for you to enjoy the evening.

Upper deck 1500 square feet, mostly shaded.

The front is fit for sunbathing and rest on sunbathing couches;

The bar at the back welcomes you for a drink outside as the sun sets.

Day 1: Saigon – Can Tho (D)

At 7h30 in the morning, driver picks you up at your hotel in Ho Chi Minh City and transfer you to Can Tho. Boarding at Can Tho at Ninh Kieu pier. Welcome drink, introduction to the ship and crew, check into the cabins. Departure downstream of the Hau river. Lunch on board while en route.

Tour near Tra On floating market.

Turning into Nicolai canal, towards the Mang Thit and Co Chien rivers. Rest on the upper deck 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. Rest on the deck or around the bar enjoying the sunset. The crew will serve dinner while the Bassac is cruising Mang Thit river towards her anchorage point for the night.

The Bassac sets anchor for the night on river Mang Thit.

Day 2: Cai Be – Ho Chi Minh City

06:30 Departure towards Cai Be. Have your breakfast while enjoying the scenery on the banks.

The Bassac crosses Co Chien river then branches into Cho Lach canal for 30 minutes through the traffic of sand and rice barges, in a scenery of fruit drying facilities and wooden ship building yards.

Arrival in Cai Be, check-out and boarding of a local boat for a tour of Cai Be floating market and handicraft. Get transferred to Saigon City. Tour ends. We await to serve you next time.

The price from USD 215/person

INCLUSIONS
Tour includes
Land transfer: Saigon – Can Tho, Cai Be – Saigon
Tour programs as in the itinerary
Accommodation: twin sharing basis
Entrance fees
English - speaking guide onboard

EXCLUSIONS

Airfares & airport taxes.

Travel insurance

Meals not indicated on itinerary

Other personal expenses

Tips & gratuities

Vietnam Visa

Other not mentioned

Day 1: Saigon – Cai Be (L, D)

At 7h30 in the morning, driver picks you up at your hotel in Ho Chi Minh City and transfer the heart of the Mekong Delta. En route, pass farmers tending their fields and drying their produces on the sides of the road.

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

Departure towards Cho Lach on the Tien Giang river.

Lunch en route. Rest on the deck.

Turning into Cho Lach canal for 30 minutes through the traffic of sand and rice barges, in a scenery of fruit drying facilities and wooden ship building yards.

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 (B, L, D)

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.

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 a long boat 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: Can Tho – Chau Doc (B)

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

Upon arrival at Chau Doc, check-out and transfer onto a local boat for the visit of a village of the Muslim Cham minority, then get disembarked and transferred to Saigon City. Tour ends.We await to serve you next time.