| ITINERARY: Saigon - Cai Be - Vinh Long - Long Xuyen - Chau Doc |
Day 01: |
| Boarding Cai Be (Lunch, Dinner) | Boarding at noon at Cai Be, introduction to the ship and crew, checking into the cabins.
Lunch is served as the Bassac sets sail along her route.
After coffee and a nap if you wish, you may enjoy the banks scenery unrolling; then the Bassac drops anchor by mid-afternoon for the visit.
After boarding back and a welcome back drink, the Bassac gets under way, and night falls.
Dinner is served as the Bassac reaches her anchoring point for the night.
Services included: Guide, meals, entrance fee, boat trip, shared cabin on Cruise.
| Day 02: |
| Cai Be - Vinh Long (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner) | Breakfast is available from 6:30 on, with croissants, tea, coffee, a selection of fruit juices.
The Bassac gets under way towards Vinh Long.
Upon arrival at Vinh Long, boarding of a local boat for the morning visit.
The visit brings you to mid-morning.
Boarding back at VVinh Long at noon.
Lunch is served as the Bassac sets sail along her route.
After coffee and a nap if you wish, you may enjoy the banks scenery unrolling; then the Bassac drops anchor by mid-afternoon for the visit.
After boarding back and a welcome back drink, the Bassac gets under way, and night falls.
Dinner is served as the Bassac reaches her anchoring point for the night.
Services included: Guide, meals, entrance fee, boat trip, shared cabin on Cruise.
| Day 03: |
| Vinh Long - Long Xuyen (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner) | Breakfast is available from 6:30 on, with croissants, tea, coffee, a selection of fruit juices.
The Bassac gets under way towards Long Xuyen.
Upon arrival at Long Xuyen, boarding of a local boat for the morning visit.
The visit brings you to mid-morning.
Boarding back at noon, refreshement as a welcome back.
Departure towards Tiger Island on the middle of the Bassac river. Lunch is served on board while en route.
Upon arrival at Tiger Island, transfer onto the longboat for a visit of stilted houses, a typical local architecture, then tour the island on a bike cyclo.
Boarding back before dusk, a welcome drink and the dinner are served on board while en route.
The bar is open, rest on the deck before the night. The Bassac drops anchor near Long Xuyen for the night.
Services included: Guide, meals, entrance fee, boat trip and shared cabin on Cruise
| Day 04: |
| Long Xuyen - Chau Doc (Breakfast) | Breakfast is served from 6:30 AM, as the Bassac is on its way upstream the river towards Chau Doc.
Upon arrival to Chau Doc, check-out and transfer onto a local boat for the visit of a village of the Muslim Cham minority and a floating fish farm on the way, then final disembarkment.
End of services by mid-morning on shore at Chau Doc.
Please note you will leave the Bassac for good upon boarding the small boat for the last visit.
Services included: Guide, meals, entrance fee and boat trip
| Tour Cost |
| 520.00 USD/ person (Based on twin shared) - Single cuplement: + 245.00 USD |
The quotation above is valid till Dec 30th 2010
| Included: |
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| + Transportation on board;
+ Accommodation of each passenger in a twin-share cabin, double- or twin-bedded, except where other accommodation arrangements are mentioned in the booking slip;
+ All meals mentioned in the trip
+ Vietnamese coffee, tea; mineral water;
+ Two visits on shore or on a small skiff;
+ Access to all services on board;
+ Access to and from the board on a longboat;
+ All taxes.
| Excluded: | + Road, speedboat transfer from/to Saigon, except if specifically mentioned in the booking slip;
+ Bar services; Personal travel insurance;
+ Visas and visa fees;
+ Tips and gratuities.
+ Payment services charge by credit card or bank trasfer (+3%)
| Trip Note: |
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| +Cruise itinerary and schedule subject to change upon weather and operations conditions.
+Advance registration is required with full name, date of birth, nationality, passport number for all passengers.
+No additional charge for one child under 2 sharing the same bed, limited to one child per booking only.
+50% cost applied for kid 2 - 10 years
+All major Credit cards are accepted on board: Visa and MasterCard
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