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.
• 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 Tra On for the night.

Day 3

• The boat departs at 06:00, as the ship passes by Tra On, where you may see a small floating market. The ship then departs towards Can Tho. The breakfast is available at 7:00.
• Arrival near Cai Rang floating market, transfer onto a local boat to visit the 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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