jackson84
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Posted: Tue Dec 28, 2010 8:08 pm Post subject: Mekong Cruise on Bassac (viet nam ) |
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Depart from : Ho Chi Minh
Stop off : Can Tho
Day 1: Sai Gon - Cai Be (-/L/D)
Bassac Package $390 $290 $235 $225
Mekong Cruise on Bassac 2days/1night
Pick-up from your hotel, drive to Cai Be. 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 en route. Rest on the deck, or enjoy the open bar.
In the afternoon, 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 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.
The Bassac sets anchor just downstream from the little Tra On floating market, for the night.
Day 2: Cai Be - Can Tho - Sai Gon (B/L/-)
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. Luch at Lunch at Nam Bo restaurant.
Transfer back to Ho Chi Minh City, drop off at your hotel. End of service.
Mekong Cruise on Bassac 3days/2nights
Bassac Package $490 $395 $375 335$
Day 1: Saigon - My Tho - Bassac Cruise (L,D)
In the morning depart from Saigon, stop over at Trung Luong for a break before meeting our Bassac boa Board at noon at My Tho. Welcome drink, introduction to the ship and crew.
Quiet lunch between My Tho and the Ben Tre islands.
Rendezvous with a local boat for a visit to the Ben Tre islands: rowing through the arroyos shaded with water coconut trees, on a horsecart through to a honey farm where you will taste the local production.
Board back on our boat before dusk, welcome drink, then depart towards Cai Be
Dinner is served en route.
The bar is open, and the upper deck welcomes you for a cool evening.
The Bassac drops anchor for the night.
Day 2 : Caibe - Sa Dec (B,L,D)
Breakfast is available from 6:30 in the morning. Mid-morning, transfer to a local boat for an extensive visit to Cai Be: the floating market, local pop-rice and sweets production.
Visit old colonial buildings onshore.Board back at noon, with a welcome-back drink.
Depart from Cai Be to Binh Hoa Phuoc Island while lunch is served on board.
Transfer onto a local boat for a visit to the gardens and orchards on the bank of the peninsula.
Back on board, a refreshment awaits you.
Dinner is served as the Bassac gets under way towards the My Thuan bridge then towards Sa Dec.The Bassac drops anchor at the entry to Sa Dec for the night.
Day 3 : Cao Lanh - Xeo Quyt - Saigon (B)
Breakfast is available from 6:30.
The Bassac continues to cruise upstream Tien Giang river towards Cao Lanh.
Checking out of the cabins and transfer onto a local boat for a visit to a Tram forest where the Viet Cong Xeo Quyt base once was nestled, a moving token of the harshness of combat during the Vietnam war.
Disembark at Cao Lanh where a waiting van takes you back to Saigon. Transfer to your hotel.
Inclusions:
Entrance fees
Transports from and back Saigon
01 night Accommodation on Bassac Cruise
Service charge, room tax and handling fee
All meals as program
English /French speaking guide on board
Exclusions:
Drinks, tips, Single room supplemnet, personal expenses _________________ Halong bay cruises-Vietnam beaches-Halong Oriental Sails Cruise |
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