Bến Tre - Cái Bè - Sa Đéc - Cần Thơ

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Program of the journey: Bến Tre - Cái Bè - Sa Đéc - Cần Thơ

Bến Tre - Cái Bè - Sa Đéc - Cần Thơ

Bến Tre, on the first day at noon

• Boarding at noon at My Tho. Welcome drink, introduction to the ship and crew.
• Quiet lunch between My Tho and the Ben Tre islands.
• Rendez-vous with a local boat for a 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.
• Boarding back before dusk, welcome drink, then departure towards Cai Be.
• 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.

Day 2

• Breakfast is available from 6:30 in the morning.
• 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.

Staying near Bến Tre

If you are staying near Bến Tre, you may 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.

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 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

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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