Tour name: Mekong BASSAC Cruise
Tour Code: MKB1
Duration: 2 Days/ 1 Nights
Tour starts from:
Hanoi
Tour ends in: Hanoi
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Description :
The BASSAC is
entirely built of wood, from the hull of an 80-foot-long rice
barge. She can accommodate up to 12 passengers in six nicely
decorated cabins, each with air-con and a private bathroom, and
features a 100 sqft restaurant that opens all around, a large
galley, a small office room and 700 sqft of sundeck. The Bassac
can take her pas
sengers on cruises up to seven days without
stopping, and offers a great flexibility in programming your
journey. She also is so powerful and has such a shallow draft as
to be able to cruise upstream the Mekong or bring you to your
destination regardless of the season, the tide or the current.
CABIN Layout: 6 cabins in the front of the main deck - 4 with
twin bedding, 2 with a double bed. Services: Heat and sound
insulation in each cabin; Air conditioning, private access; En
suite bathroom with shower. The comfortable cabins are set in
the front of the Bassac and well insulated so as to provide the
passengers with a good night's sleep even if under way. They are
entirely fitted with wood, and equipped as rooms in a good
hotel. Owing to a large heat exchanger on the main engine, the
Bassac produces enough hot water for many showers a day.
These are 3
itineraries
Itinerary 1: Mon/Wed/Sat: Can Tho – Cai Be
Day 1:
Boarding at Can Tho at Ninh Kieu pier. Welcome drink,
introduction to the ship and crew, check into the cabins.
Departure downstream of the Hau river. Lunch on board while en
route.
Tour near Tra On floating market.
Branching into Nicolai canal, towards the Mang Thit and Co Chien
rivers. Rest on the upper deck or enjoy the open bar 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.
Open bar and rest on the deck 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 2:
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 the
services on shore at Cai Be late morning.
Itinerary 2: Tue/Thu/Sun: CaiBe - CanTho
Day 1:
Boarding at Cai Be at noon. Welcome drink, Introduction to the
ship and crew, check into the cabins.
Departure towards Cho Lach on the Tien Giang river. Lunch while
on route. Rest on the deck, or enjoy the open bar. Branching
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.
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 near
by.
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 just downstream from the little Tra On
floating market, for the night.
Day 2:
Breakfast is available from 06:30, while the ship is cruising
the Tra On floating market. The ship then departs towards Can
Tho. Arrival in Cai Rang floating market, check out and 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.
End of the services on shore at Can Tho late morning.
Itinerary 3: Fri: CanTho – MangThit – CanTho
Day 1:
Boarding at Can Tho at Ninh Kieu pier. Welcome drink,
introduction to the ship and crew, check into the cabins.
Departure downstream of the Hau river. Lunch on board while en
route.
Tour near Tra On floating market. Branching into Mang Thit river
towards Co Chien river.Rest on the upper deck or enjoy the open
bar 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.
Open bar and rest on the deck 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 near Tra On.
Day 2:
Breakfast is available from 06:30, while the ship is cruising
the Tra On floating market. The ship then departs towards Can
Tho. Arrival in Cai Rang floating market, check out and 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. End of the services on shore
at CanTho late morning.
Tour Price:
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Price in Details |
2 pax |
3-4pax |
5pax- 7pax |
Booking |
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Private tour |
US$ 585/pax |
US$ 465/pax |
349 US$ |
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Inclusions:
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Accommodations
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Transportation
on board
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Land
transportation
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Accommodation of
each passenger in a twin – share cabin, double – or twin
bedded.
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Three meals (1
Lunch – 1 Dinner – 1 Breakfast)
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Vietnamese
coffee, tea, mineral water
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Two visits on
shore or on a small skiff
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Access to all
services on board
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Access to and
from the board on a longboat
Exclusions:
What to bring
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Sun block
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Camera + Film
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Insect repellent
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Original Passport
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Wide brim hat
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Swimming clothes
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Sun glasses
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