Mỹ Tho - Sa Đéc - Cái Bè - Bến Tre : Bassac

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Program of the journey: Mỹ Tho - Sa Đéc - Cái Bè - Bến Tre

[image] Mỹ Tho - Sa Đéc - Cái Bè - Bến Tre

Mỹ Tho, on the first day at noon

Boarding at noon at My Tho. Welcome drink, introduction to the ship and crew.
Departure from My Tho to Cai Be then to Binh Hoa Phuocc 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 drops anchor for the night.

Day 2

Breakfast is available from 6:30.
The Bassac gets under way for a short run towards Sa Dec.
Transfer for a visit of the town of Sa Dec, following the tracks of French novelist Marguerite Duras.
Boarding back by noon. Welcome-back drink.
Lunch is served on board.
In the afternoon, the longboat takes you to shore, for a visit of the plant nurseries.
Boarding back by the end of the afternoon, and the Bassac gets under way heading downstream on the First River.
The Bassac casts anchor for the night in view of the large My Thuan bridge, and dinner is served on board.

Day 3

07:00 Departure towards Cai Be. The passengers take their breakfast while enjoying the scenery on the banks.
The Bassac soon leaves the main river to enter between the Cu Lao Tan Phong island and Tien Giang province.
Arrival near Cai Be, transfer to a rowing boat for a quiet visit through a small canal if the tide allows.
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.
Lunch on board as the Bassac is en route towards Binh Hoa Phuoc Island.
Rendez-vous with a local boat to visit an old colonial house and an orchard garden on the Island.
Boarding back before dusk. Refreshment drink then departure towards My Tho.
Dinner is served en route.
The bar is open, and the upper deck welcomes you for a cool evening.
The Bassac drops anchor for the night in front of the Ben Tre islands.

Day 4

Breakfast is available from 6:30 in the morning.
Mid-morning, check out and transfer to a local boat for an extensive visit of the Ben Tre islands: rowing through the arroyos shaded with water coconut trees, on a horsecart through to a honey farm where you will taste the local production, especially honey tea.

End of services by mid-morning on shore at Bến Tre.

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.

Staying near Mỹ Tho

hotel If you are staying near Mỹ Tho, you may [image] The Island Lodge, Thới Sơn have a good time at The Island Lodge, at Michel and Françoise's on Thới Sơn island, facing the Mekong. The Island Lodge offers a relaxing experience by the pool, a view over the lush and ever-varied green of the countryside, and gourmet dining at Le Comptoir de Marthe et Édouard.

There are opportunities for activities from The Island Lodge.

Staying near Bến Tre

hotel If you are staying near Bến Tre, you may [image] The Island Lodge, Thới Sơn have a good time at The Island Lodge, at Michel and Françoise's on Thới Sơn island, facing the Mekong. The Island Lodge offers a relaxing experience by the pool, a view over the lush and ever-varied green of the countryside, and gourmet dining at Le Comptoir de Marthe et Édouard.