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Vietnam to Cambodia Package Charter on
Bassac Cruise
Tour Overview:
The Bassac 1 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 square
feet restaurant that opens all around, a large
galley, a small office room and 700 square
feet of sundeck. The Bassac 1 can take her
passengers 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. This cruise is very ideal for cruising on Mekong River
connecting Southern Vietnam to Phnom Penh, Kingdom of Cambodia. GAT travel will
arrange this private cruise for your excursion.
Tour outline:
Day 1: Sai Gon – Cai Be – Tra On (L, D)
Day 2: Tra On – Long Xuyen (B, L, D)
Day 3: Long Xuyen – Chau Doc (B, L, D)
Day 4: Chau Doc – Phnom Penh (B, L)
Tour itinerary:
Day 1: Sai Gon – Cai Be – Tra On (L, D)
You are transferred from Sai Gon to Cai Be to board Bassac Cruise. You enjoy welcome
drink, introduction to the ship and crew, check into the cabins. You depart towards Cho
Lach on the Tien Giang River. Lunch is served on board while cruising on route. You
have a rest on the deck.
Small boat takes you into Cho Lach canal for 30 minutes through the traffic of sand and
rice barges, in scenery of fruit drying facilities and wooden ship building yards. You will
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 and the orchard or rice fields nearby.
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You get back to the boat enjoying complimentary drink as a welcome back on board. You
can go to 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: Tra On – Long Xuyen (B, L, D)
Breakfast is served from 06:30, while the ship is going to the Tra On floating market. The
ship then departs towards Can Tho. You arrive in Cai Rang floating market and are
transferred onto a local boat to visit the floating market, the nearby arroyos and gardens
and return to the Ninh Kieu pier.
You arrive Ninh Kieu, Can Tho in late morning. You overnight on Bassac Cruise.
Lunch is served on board while cruising en route. Upon arrival at Thot Not, you are
transferred 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. You get back to the boat before
dusk; a welcome drink and the dinner are served on board. You have a rest on the deck
before the night. The Bassac drops anchor upstream of Long Xuyen for the night. You
overnight on Bassac Cruise
Day 3: Long Xuyen – Chau Doc (B, L, D)
Breakfast is served from 6:30 AM, as the Bassac is on its way upstream the river towards
Chau Doc, you visit a floating fish farm on the way. Upon arrival in Chau Doc, you are
transferred onto a local boat for the visit of a village of the Muslim Cham minority. Then
we go upstream the Hau river. Lunch is on board while en cruising en route. The ship
then follows the Tan Chau canal towards the First River. By mid-afternoon, the Bassac
stops at the Vietnamese, then at the Cambodian border office at Kaom Somnor for the
immigration procedure into Cambodia. You get back to boat in late afternoon. We are
now in Cambodia. Dinner is served en route on the Mekong, heading towards Phnom
Penh. The Bassac drops anchor for the night on the way. You overnight on Bassac
Cruise.
Day 4: Chau Doc – Phnom Penh (B, L)
The Bassac sets sail at 6:30 towards Phnom Penh. Breakfast is served in restaurant while
you are admiring the poetic landscapes outside. You arrive at Phnom Penh in early
morning. The ship runs along the royal palace, and then enters the Tonle Sap to reach the
port.
You check out and transfer to a local boat for the final dismemberment in Phnom Penh.
Tour ends.
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Trip Notes:
English Speaking tour guide is available on boat; he will give you all the information
related to the tourist destinations.
Things to bring: You should take passport with valid visa, sun block, hat or cap and
toiletries with you.
Tour Prices:
Tour Name: Vietnam to Cambodia Package Charter on Bassac Cruise
Duration: 4 days and 3 nights
Rate: On request
Tour included:
- Transports from Sai Gon to Cai Be by private car
- Bassac Cruise with double or twin cabin with welcome drink, cocktails
- All meals are indicated in itinerary
- English speaking tour guide onboard and all entrance fees
- Itinerary as indicated in itinerary
- Transferring boat to and from Bassac Cruise
- All entrance fees to travel site as indicated in itinerary
Tour excluded:
- Domestic and international flights with visa extension
- All meals not indicated in itinerary
- Beverages, tips & gratuities, personal expenses, travel insurance, government tax
- Others not clearly mentioned above
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