Chợ Mới - Cái Bè - Cao Lãnh - Long Xuyên : Bassac

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Program of the journey: Chợ Mới - Cái Bè - Cao Lãnh - Long Xuyên

[image] Chợ Mới - Cái Bè - Cao Lãnh - Long Xuyên

Chợ Mới, on the first day at noon

Boarding at noon in Cho Moi, welcome drink, introduction to the ship and crew.
Lunch is served as the Bassac gets under way towards downstream of Song Ho (the river of the Tiger) in a scenery of fish-farming nets.
Early afternoon, visit of a XIXth century monastery and convent still alive, and of the nearby countryside.
Boarding back before dusk, with a welcome drink, to get under way towards My Thuan.
Dinner is served while on the way along the Mekong by night.
The Bassac drops anchor in view of the broad My Thuan bridge for the night.

Day 2

Breakfast is available from 6:30 on.
The Bassac sets sail towards Cai Be, crossing the My Thuan bridge and turns into a smaller branch lined with mangrove.
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 back at noon, with a welcome-back drink.
Departure from Cai Be to Binh Hoa Phuoc Island while lunch is served on board.
Transfer onto a local boat for a visit of the gardens and orchards on the bank of the peninsula.
Back on board, a refreshment awaits you.
Dinner is served as the Bassac gets under way towards the My Thuan bridge then towards Sa Dec.
The Bassac drops anchor at the entry of Sa Dec for the night.

Day 3

Breakfast is available from 6:30.
The Bassac continues to cruise upstream Tien Giang river towards Cao Lanh.
Transfer onto a local boat for a visit of a Tram forest where Viet Cong Xeo Quyt base once was nestled, a moving token of the harshness of combat during the Vietnam war.
Disembarkment at Cao Lanh.
Boarding back about noon. Refreshed drink.
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 4

Breakfast is available from 6:30 AM, The Bassac cruises towards the floating market of Long Xuyen.
Check-out and transfer onto a local boat for a visit of a crocodile farm.
Disembarkment at 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.

Site map & Footnotes

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

Chợ Mới - Cái Bè - Cao Lãnh - Long Xuyên