Bassac Cruise Tour Can Tho - Thot Not - Cai Be

Cần Thơ - Thốt Nốt - Cần Thơ - Cái Bè

Cần Thơ, on the first day at noon

• Boarding at Can Tho at Ninh Kieu pier. Welcome drink, introduction to the ship and crew, check into the cabins. Departure upstream of the Hau river. Lunch on board while en route.
• Upon arrival at Thot Not, transfer on the longboat to take some walks at the bamboo village in Thot Not.
• Boarding back at dusk, rest on the deck for the sunset while taking somes drinks at the bar.
• The dinner is served on board. The Bassac takes the way back to Can Tho and casts anchor near Can Tho for the night.

Day 2

• Breakfast is available from 06:30, while the ship is cruising towards Can Tho city.
• Arrival in Cai Rang floating market, transfer onto a local boat to visit the floating market, the nearby arroyos and gardens and return to the Ninh Kieu pier.
• Arrival at Ninh Kieu, Can Tho, late morning.
• Boarding at Can Tho at Ninh Kieu pier. Welcome drink, departure downstream of the Hau river. Lunch on board while en route.
• Tour near Tra On floating market.
• 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.
• 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 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.
• The Bassac sets anchor for the night on river Mang Thit.

Day 3

• 06:30 Departure towards Cai Be. The passengers take their breakfast while enjoying the scenery on the banks.
• The Bassac crosses Co Chien river then branches into Cho Lach canal for 30 minutes through the traffic of sand and rice barges, in a scenery of fruit drying facilities and wooden ship building yards.
• 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.