Departure Date: Saturday
Day 1: Can Tho - Long Xuyen
Boarding at Can Tho at noon. Welcome drink, introduction to the ship and crew, check-in into the cabins. Departure towards upstream on the Bassac river. Lunch is served on board while en route. Upon arrival at Thot Not, transfer on the longboat for a visit of a bamboo-knitting village near the Thot Not bird park, at the time the egrets return home from a day out. Boarding back before dusk, a welcome drink and the dinner are served on board while en route. Rest on the deck before the night. The Bassac drops anchor upstream of Long Xuyen for the night.
Day 2: Cruising To Chau Doc
Breakfast is served from 6:30 AM, as the Bassac is on its way upstream the river towards Chau Doc. Upon arrival in Chau Doc, transfer onto a local boat for the visit of a village of the Muslim Cham minority. Boarding back, welcome drink and departure towards upstream river Bassac. Lunch is served on board while en route. Upon arrival at Thot Not, transfer on the longboat for a visit of a bamboo-knitting village near the Thot Not bird park, at the time the egrets return home from a day out. Boarding back before dusk, a welcome drink and the dinner are served on board while en route. Rest on the deck before the night. The Bassac drops anchor upstream of Long Xuyen for the night.
Day 3: Cruising To Cai Be
Breakfast is served from 6:30 AM, as the Bassac is on its way upstream the river towards Chau Doc. Upon arrival to Chau Doc, check-out and transfer onto a local boat for the visit of a village of the Muslim Cham minority, then final disembarkment. End of services on shore in Cai Be mid-morning. ***** Please note you will leave the Bassac for good at the time you embark for the last visit. |