Cao Lãnh - Long Xuyên - Châu Đốc - Tân Châu : Bassac

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Program of the journey: Cao Lãnh - Long Xuyên - Châu Đốc - Tân Châu

[image] Cao Lãnh - Long Xuyên - Châu Đốc - Tân Châu

Cao Lãnh, on the first day at noon

Boarding at Cao Lanh at noon, welcome drink, introduction to the ship and crew, checking into the cabins.
Lunch is served as the Bassac sets sail upstream the river towards Cu Lao Gieng island by entering into a small tributary of the river of the Tiger.
By mid-afternoon, the Bassac drops the anchor for the visit of a XIXth century Franciscan monastery on shore.
After boarding back before dusk, and a welcome drink, the Bassac resumes her trip.
Dinner is served en route.
The Bassac drops anchor on Song Hau, the Bassac river, for the night, after rounding Cho Moi district through the Vam Nao river.

Day 2

Breakfast is available from 6:30 AM, The Bassac cruises towards the floating market of Long Xuyen.
Transfer on an local boat for a visit of a crocodile farm.
Boarding back at noon, refreshement as a welcome back.
Departure towards Tiger Island on the middle of the Bassac river. Lunch is served on board while en route.
Upon arrival at Tiger Island, transfer onto the longboat for a visit of stilted houses, a typical local architecture.
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 near Long Xuyen for the night.

Day 3

Breakfast is served from 6:30 AM, as the Bassac is on its way upstream the river towards Chau Doc.
Upon arrival to Chau Doc, transfer onto a local boat for the visit of a village of the Muslim Cham minority and a floating fish farm on the way.
Boarding back at noon, with a welcome drink. Departure upstream river Bassac. Lunch is served while en route.
In the middle of the afternoon, the Bassac casts anchor on the Tan Chau canal for the visit of a village. Wooden ship yards, rice fields.
Boarding back by late afternoon.
Dinner is served as the Bassac resumes her journey on the canal towards the first stream of the Mekong.
The Bassac drops anchors for the night on the Tien Giang river, in front of Tan Chau.

Day 4

Breakfast is available from 6:30 AM, in front of the banks of Dong Thap
Check-out and visit of the lacquered silks of Tan Chau, an occasion to discover the rare tradition of the region.
Disembarkation to shore at Tân Châu.

End of services by mid-morning on shore at Tân Châu.

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.

Site map & Footnotes

The cruise typically starts at noon on the first day and ends by mid-morning on the last day. ↩

Cao Lãnh - Long Xuyên - Châu Đốc - Tân Châu