Châu Đốc - Vĩnh Xương - Châu Đốc - Tân Châu : Bassac

Choose your journey

In a few moments, our availabilities for tomorrow and the day after.

Pick your own itinerary if you would rather charter a boat and run along your own route.

Pick one port of call for each day of cruise¹.

For instance, for a two-night cruise, pick the place of departure, the port of call on day two, and the destination. The trips between Chau Doc or Vinh Xuong and Phnom Penh are extensions on board speedboats.

Mekong Delta Map

Just fill-in the form, or simply click on your chosen ports of call on the map on the right.

Mistaken? Or would you like to start afresh? Just reset the form, or correct the port of call with its drop-down menu.
Are you feeling lost? See our animated map of the Mekong Delta to get some hints about the possible destinations.

Program of the journey: Châu Đốc - Vĩnh Xương - Châu Đốc - Tân Châu

[image] Châu Đốc - Vĩnh Xương - Châu Đốc - Tân Châu

Châu Đốc, on the first day at noon

Boarding at noon, with a welcome drink; introduction to the ship. 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 2

Breakfast is available from 6:30 AM, as the Bassac casts off upstream the Mekong in the scenery of the banks.
Arrival at the Vinh Xuong frontier post at about 8:00.
Boarding at Vĩnh Xương with a welcome drink.
The Bassac casts off and lunch is served.
By mid-afternoon, the Bassac turns into the Tan Chau canal, then casts anchor for a visit of a village on the bank: rice fields, wooden ship building yards.
Boarding back in the late afternoon, and the Bassac resumes her trip to the end of the canal.
Dinner is served as the Bassac sets anchor for the night on the upstream branch of the Bassac river.

Day 3

Breakfast is ready from 7:00 AM on.
The Bassac resumes her journey towards Chau Doc.
Disembarkment for a visit of Chau Doc. Market, floating fish farms, Chàm muslim minority and worship places.
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.

Some possible extensions

Here are some extension possibilities about the journey you are preparing. These, for the most part, we manage ourselves. May you find here some inspiration.

Before boarding

Before boarding, you may come all the way from Cambodia's Phnom Penh if you charter a speedboat, a trip that takes you through the frontier in no more than 5 hours. Otherwise, depending on the time schedule of the speedboats, you may have to spend a night in Châu Đốc. Think of preparing a visa to Vietnam beforehand.

To book an extension

You may simply ask us to book any of these extensions, just mention it when booking the Bassac. We can also help you with the pick-up.

Site map & Footnotes

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

Châu Đốc - Vĩnh Xương - Châu Đốc - Tân Châu