Across the delta Mekong Cai Be-Can Tho with Bassac - 03days/02nights
Price from: $ 406
Cruise along one of the world's mightiest rivers - the Mekong and enjoy a tapestry of sights and sounds. Rest on the upper deck of the "Bassac" luxury junk boat - a ‘floating hotel’ - and enjoy a landscape of rice fields, sugar cane, forest...
Overview
Cruise along one of the world's mightiest rivers - the Mekong and enjoy a tapestry of sights and sounds. Rest on the upper deck of the "Bassac" luxury junk boat - a ‘floating hotel’ - and enjoy a landscape of rice fields, sugar cane, forest and local life
• Private tour with English/French speaking guide
• Date of departure is at your wish and the program may be change depend on the bassac cruise fix program
• The tour can be customized with your specific requirements
Itinerary
Day 1: Ho Chi Minh City - Cai Be Overnight
In the morning you will be picked up right at the hotel by a private car and we depart Saigon at 7.00 am to be on time for boarding our cruise package with Bassac Cruises. Our vehicle will arrive in Cai Be pier in Mekong Delta area at around 10.00am where the Bassac Cruises is waiting for us. We will be picked up to board the boat at around noon time. Our boat will cruise toward Cho Lach on the Tien Giang River while the lunch is served. After lunch, it is optional for us can rest on the deck or enjoy the open bar
Turning into Cho Lach canal in about 30 minutes through the traffic of sand and rice barges, in scenery of fruit drying facilities and wooden ship building yards. The boat will stop for our visit to a village on the banks of Mang Thit River – an opportunity to experience and know about the life & the hospitality of local inhabitants here. Resting on the deck of the boat to enjoy sunset while the crews is preparing the dinner. Enjoying the dinner while our ship is cruising on Mang Thit River. The Bassac is moored right downstream from the little Tra On Floating Market for staying overnight
Accommodation: Bassac cruise
Meals: Lunch, Dinner
Day 2: Cai Be - Can Tho - Overnight
Breakfast is available from 06:30, while the ship is cruising the Tra On floating market. The ship then departs towards Can Tho till arriving in Cai Rang floating market. Once here, we will move to another smaller boat to visit the floating market, the nearby arroyos and gardens and toward to the Ninh Kieu pier. After the visit, we will board back to our ship. Welcome drink is served and the ship will continue to depart downstream of the Hau River. Lunch on board while en route to Tra On floating market
Our ship will continue turning into Nicolai canal, towards the Mang Thit and Co Chien Rivers. Rest on the upper deck in a scenery of rice fields, sugar cane, woods on the near banks
Boarding back to the ship in late afternoon, a complimentary drink as a welcome back on board . Taking time for a rest on the deck or around the bar enjoying the sunset. The crew will serve dinner while the Bassac is cruising Mang Thit River towards her anchorage point for the night. Our Bassac ship will set anchor for overnight on river Mang Thit.
Accommodation: Bassac cruise
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner included
Day 3: Can Tho - Cai Be - Return to Ho Chi Minh City
At 6:30am: Our ship will set the departure toward Cai Be. We will enjoy the breakfaxt with enjoying the scenery on the banks. The Bassac ship will cross Co Chien River then through branches into Cho Lach canal for 30 minutes cruising through the traffic of sand and rice barges, in scenery of fruit drying facilities and wooden shop building yards
Once arrival in Cai Be, we will check out the ship and board to another boat for the last visit of Cai Be floating market. After the visit, we will get to Cai Be pier where our vehicle is waiting for transferring us back to Saigon. The trip is concluded with the drop off at your hotel.
Meals : Breakfast
End of Excursion
Price and Notes
Price & Included Features
Tour price: Please contact us for availabilities & our special price
Group size 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 S.S
Cost/person $563 $466 $441 $423 $412 $406 $406 $185
Note:
S.S = Single Supplement
Trip price valid until 30th Sept 2011
Tour Price Included
Private transfer from / back Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City)
Bassac Cruising Package
Overnight on Bassac (twin sharing)
English / French Speaking Guide for the cruise package 3 days
All permits and entrance fees
Meals as indicated in itinerary
Complementary drinks
Meals:
If you have any special requirements for food (vegetarian, vegan, food allergies) please kindly inform us in advance so that we can server you better. Our meals always listed as specified in the tour itinerary
Map Itinerary
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