Cần Đước - Cái Bè - Cần Thơ - Long Xuyên

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Program of the journey: Cần Đước - Cái Bè - Cần Thơ - Long Xuyên

Cần Đước - Cái Bè - Cần Thơ - Long Xuyên

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Cần Đước, on the first day at noon

• Boarding at noon in Can Duoc. Welcome drink, introduction to the ship and crew, check into the cabins.
• Depature towards My Tho. Lunch is served as the Bassac is on its way.
• The Bassac makes its way through the Cho Gao canal, as you enjoy the scenery from the upper deck.
• Rendez-vous with 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.
• Boarding back by dusk, welcome drink, then departure towards Cai Be.
• Dinner is served en route.
• The Bassac drops anchor for the night.

Day 2

• Breakfast is available from 6:30 in the morning.
• The Bassac gets under way to soon arrive in Cai Be.
• Arrival near Cai Be, transfer to a rowing boat for a quiet visit through a small canal.
• Rendez-vous with a local boat, which will take you to shore for a visit of Cai Be's handicraft.
• Boarding at Cai Be at noon. Welcome drink, 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.
• By mid-afternoon, the Bassac casts anchor for a visit on shore: past the first tree line, quiet discovery of the peaceful life in the delta's countryside, of rice fields, fruit trees and the welcoming inhabitants, or, at your option, short cycling tour of the surrounding area.
• 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 Tra On for the night.

Day 3

• The boat departs at 06:00, as the ship passes by Tra On. The ship then departs towards Can Tho. The breakfast is available at 7:00.
• Arrival in Cần Thơ, transfer onto a local boat to visit the Cai Rang floating market, then a noodle factory and return to the Ninh Kieu pier by mid-morning.
• Boarding at Can Tho at Ninh Kieu pier. Welcome drink, departure upstream of the Hau river. Lunch on board while en route.
• Upon arrival at Thot Not, transfer on the longboat to take some walks at a village in Thot Not.
• Boarding back at dusk, welcome drink the dinner is served on board.
• Rest on the deck before the night. The Bassac drops anchors near Long Xuyen for the night.

Day 4

• Breakfast is available from 6:30 AM, quiet on the river.
• Visit on shore of a crocodile farm.
• Check-out and visit of a market in Long Xuyen.

End of services by mid-morning on shore at Long Xuyên.

Please note you will leave the Bassac for good upon boarding the small boat for the last visit, typically about 8:30.
The details of the program and the visits may vary depending on logistics or technical constraints.

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