You may also take the
long loop from Cần Thơ to Cái Bè, Cần Thơ -
Châu Đốc - Cái Bè, departing on Saturdays,
with visits of the Muslim Chàm minority and
a stop at a 6th Century franciscan
monastery. A unique insight into the variety
of the sceneries in the delta.
Day 1:
Embark in Can Tho
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: Long
Xuyen - Cho Moi
Breakfast is served from 6:30 AM, as
the Bassac is on its way upstream the
river towards Châu Đốc.
Upon arrival in Chau Doc, transfer
onto a local boat for the visit of a
village of the Muslim Cham minority.
Boarding at noon at the Chau Doc
pier, welcome drink.
Departure downstream on the Bassac
river, as the crew serves lunch.
We connect through river Vam Nao and
around the district of Cho Moi to the
First River.
Mid-afternoon, we sail along a small
tributary to Song Ho. Exploratory visit
at Cho Moi: Village and old churches.
Boarding back at dusk, welcome
drink. Dinner is served en route.
the Bassac drops anchor on the way
in view of the My Thuan bridge for the
night.
Day 3:
Disembark in Cai Be
Breakfast is available from 6:30 on.
The Bassac sets sail after sunrise
towards Cai Be, through sceneries of
sweet water mangroves on river My Tho.
Arrival in Cai Be, check-out and
boarding of a local boat for a tour of
Cai Be floating market and handicraft.
End of services by mid-morning on shore
at Cái Bè.
Please note you will leave the Bassac
for good upon boarding the small boat for
the last visit.
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