Vĩnh Long - Sa Đéc - Cái Bè - Cần Thơ

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Program of the journey: Vĩnh Long - Sa Đéc - Cái Bè - Cần Thơ

Vĩnh Long - Sa Đéc - Cái Bè - Cần Thơ

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Vĩnh Long, on the first day at noon

• Boarding at noon at Vinh Long. Welcome drink, introduction to the ship and crew, check into the cabins.
• Lunch is served on board.
• Departure from Vinh Long to Binh Hoa Phuoc district. 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 in view of the bridge 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, the Sa Đéc market hall and the house of _the Lover_.
• 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 teh 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.
• Rendez-vous with a local boat, which will take you to shore for a visit of Cai Be's handicraft.
• Boarding at Cai Be at noon. Welcome drink, departure towards Cho Lach on the Tien Giang river.
• Lunch while en route. Rest on the deck.
• The Bassac slips into the Chợ Lách canal, in the middle of the hustle and bustle of the river traffic, between markets and churches, a unique opportunity for a glimpse of the very varied life on the banks as well as on the water.
• Visit of a village on the banks of river Mang Thit, an opportunity to appreciate the way of life and hospitality of the local inhabitants. Visit of the orchard or rice fields nearby.
• Boarding back, complimentary drink as a welcome back on board. Rest on the deck enjoying the sunset. The crew will serve dinner while the Bassac is cruising Mang Thit river.
• The Bassac sets anchor just downstream from Tra On for the night.

Day 4

• The boat departs at 06:00, as the ship passes by Tra On, where you may see a small floating market. The ship then departs towards Can Tho. The breakfast is available at 7:00.
• Arrival near Cai Rang floating market, 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 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.

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.

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 is a direct flight to Đà Nẵng every day. See VietJetAir.com

Staying near Cần Thơ

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.

You may also 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 road transfer arrangements.

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