Chợ Mới - Cái Bè - Sa Đéc - Cần Thơ : 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: Chợ Mới - Cái Bè - Sa Đéc - Cần Thơ

[image] Chợ Mới - Cái Bè - Sa Đéc - Cần Thơ

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.
Transfer for a visit of the town of Sa Dec, following the tracks of French novelist Marguerite Duras.
Boarding back about noon at Sa Dec. Welcome back drink.
Lunch while en route. The Bassac goes downstream the Tiền Giang River towards Vinh Long. Rest on the deck, or enjoy the open bar.
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. Open bar and rest on the deck enjoying the sunset. The crew will serve dinner while the Bassac is cruising Mang Thit river.
The Bassac sets anchor in front of Phuoc Hau pagoda, in Tra On, for the night.

Day 4

Breakfast is available from 07:00, while the ship is passing by Tra On. The ship then continues its way towards Can Tho.
Arrival in Can Tho, check out and transfer onto a local boat to visit the floating market, then a noodle factory and return to the Ninh Kieu pier.

End of services by mid-morning on shore at Cần Thơ.

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.

After disembarking in Cần Thơ

Upon disembarking, you may [image] a salad at l'Escale take a tour of the old market and the Ninh Kiều pier, with its pagoda, then have lunch in Cần Thơ if you have time. The pier has a few good spots to stop for a meal: from the Sao Hôm restaurant, in the old market hall where you disembark itself, to the Nam Bộ restaurant (1 Ngô Quyền, just 300m away), which both serve classic Vietnamese cuisine and specialities, and even some western food for the weary traveler, and to l'Escale (the Port of Call), on the top floor of the Nam Bộ, which serves fine cuisine on a terrace overlooking the Mekong.

cycling You may also take a cycling tour to some nice green spots in the surrounding contryside and discover how different Cần Thơ is, again, in the variety of landscapes of the Mekong delta.

fly away You may also fly straight to Đà Nẵng if you are going on to Central Vietnam, that will save you hours on the road to Saigon.

There are daily direct flights between Đà Nẵng and Cần Thơ by Vietnam Airlines and Vietjet Air.

Vietjet Air flies by the end of the morning, so you may take the flight after disembarkation.

Staying near Cần Thơ

activities If you are staying near Cần Thơ, you may make the best of your time and take a cycling tour, or a cruise to a Khmer sanctuary or try yourself at rowing Mekong delta style.

offer a wealth of activities and day tours, and also initiations to arts and crafts: Mekong delta cuisine and fruit carving.

You will find with the same attention to detail and caring service as with us.

hotel You may also [image] Nam Bộ Boutique Hotel spend a night or more in the Nam Bộ Boutique Hotel, a charming hotel right on the Ninh Kiều pier, at a stone's throw of the Bassac's mooring point. The Nam Bộ has 7 suites only, welcomes families and offers breakfast on a comfortable terrace with a view, at l'Escale.

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. ↩

Chợ Mới - Cái Bè - Sa Đéc - Cần Thơ