DAY 1: PHNOM PENH - TAN CHAU
Boarding at 9:00 AM at Phnom Penh port with a local boat. Welcome drink; introduction to the ship and crew; check into the cabins. The Bassac sets sail, leaves the Tonle Sap and Phnom Penh. Enjoy the sight of the banks as the Bassac runs downstream the Mekong towards Vietnam. Lunch is served around noon. By mid-afternoon, the Bassac stops at the Cambodian, then at the Vietnamese border offices for immigration. Boarding back as soon as the formalities have been expedited, and the Bassac gets under way. Dinner is served. Rest on the deck or about the bar at night. The Bassac drops anchor for the night near the Tan Chau Canal.
DAY 2: CRUISING TO CHAU DOC
Breakfast is served from 6:30AM as the Bassac resumes her journey along the Tan Chau canal, then downstream the Bassac river towards Chau Doc. Upon arrival at Chau Doc, transfer onto a local boat for the visit of a village of the Muslim Cham minority and a floating fish farm on the way. Boarding at noon at the Chau Doc pier, welcome drink. Departure downstream on the Bassac river, as the crew serves lunch. Upon arrival at Thot Not, transfer on the longboat for a visit of a bamboo thatchers' village. 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 near Long Xuyen for the night.
DAY 3: CHAU DOC - CAN THO
Breakfast is served from 6:30 AM, as the Bassac is on its way downstream the river towards Can Tho. 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 or enjoy the 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 4: CAN THO - CAI BE
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.
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