Long Xuyên - Cần Thơ - Chợ Mới : Bassac

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Program of the journey: Long Xuyên - Cần Thơ - Chợ Mới

[image] Long Xuyên - Cần Thơ - Chợ Mới

Long Xuyên, on the first day at noon

Boarding at Long Xuyen at noon. Welcome drink, introduction to the ship and crew, check into the cabins. Departure downstream 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, rest on the deck for the sunset while taking some drinks at the bar.
The dinner is served on board. The Bassac continues to take the way to Can Tho and drops anchors near Can Tho for the night.

Day 2

Breakfast is available from 07:00, while the ship is crossing towards Can Tho city.
Arrival in Cần Thơ, transfer onto a local boat to visit the Cai Rang floating market, then a noodle factory and return to the Ninh Kieu pier.
Lunch on shore in an old French-era building of the Comptoirs d\'Indochine. Visit of the old Cần Thơ market. Boarding back, welcome drink and departure towards upstream river Bassac.
Upon arrival at Thốt Nốt, transfer on the longboat to take some walks at a village in Thốt Nốt.
Boarding back before dusk, a welcome drink and the dinner are served on board while en route towards Chợ Mới.
The bar is open, rest on the deck before the night. The Bassac drops anchor near Chợ Mới for the night.

Day 3

Breakfast is served from 6:30 AM, as the ship is on her way upstream the Bassac river, then on Vàm Nao river towards Chợ Mới.
Upon arrival to Chợ Mới, check-out and transfer onto a local boat for the visit of the cages of a floating fish-farm, then final disembarkation.

End of services by mid-morning on shore at Chợ Mới.

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. ↩

Long Xuyên - Cần Thơ - Chợ Mới