Mỹ Tho - Sa Đéc - Cái Bè - Chợ Mới : 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: Mỹ Tho - Sa Đéc - Cái Bè - Chợ Mới

[image] Mỹ Tho - Sa Đéc - Cái Bè - Chợ Mới

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.
Departure from Cai Be upstream through Mỹ Thuận bridge then Sa Đéc while lunch is served on board.
The Bassac enters the river of the Tiger then drops the anchor for a visit of a XIXh century monastery.
Back on board, a refreshment awaits you.
Dinner is served as the Bassac gets under way towards the Northern part of Chợ Mới.
The Bassac drops anchor for the night.

Day 4

Breakfast is available from 6:30.
The Bassac continues to cruise upstream Tien Giang river towards Vàm Nao.
Checking out of the cabins and transfer onto a local boat for a visit of a village North of Chợ Mới, not far from the main temple of the Hoa Hao sect.
Disembarkment at Cho Moi ferry.

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.

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.

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. ↩

Mỹ Tho - Sa Đéc - Cái Bè - Chợ Mới