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Destination(s) to visit: Saigon, Vinh Long, Can Tho
US$
170 - US$
200
TransMékong is a family company established in 2003 in Can Tho, in the heart of the Mekong delta, by a Franco-Vietnamese couple. We both had a few years' prior experience managing projects and SMEs and the urge to escape from it all. Our team is locally recruited and trained, and we learn from the newcomers as much as from the experience we build together. We foster personal development in a happy team, and many on board took part themselves in the construction of the boats. We originally bought the hull of an existing rice barge, stripped it bare and built Bassac I, with which we learned much about what building and running a cruise boat entails. Since then we designed ourselves and built Bassac II and III and the Mystic sampans according to the same tradition. The Bassac pioneered cruises in comfort in the Mekong delta, and we strive to deserve remaining the reference on the region.
Prices in US$, per person, valid until end of 2011
2 persons
US$ 200
3 ~ 12 persons
US$ 185
13 persons up
US$ 170
Single cabin supplement
Plus 50%
Kid rebates (under 12), sharing bed
Plus 50%
Charter Bassac I
(12 persons maximum)
US$ 1350 + US$ 55/ pax for accommodation and services
Charter Bassac II
(24 persons maximum)
US$ 1900 + US$ 55/ pax for accommodation and services
Transportation prices:
HCMC-Mekong delta-HCMC
Pick up time
Prices
4 seat car
08.00AM at your hotel
US$ 100/ car
7 seat car
08.00AM at your hotel
US$ 115/ car
16 seat van
08.00AM at your hotel
US$ 130/ van
Included
The services of the Bassac include per night on board
Transportation on board
Accommodation of each passenger in a double or twin bedded
Except where other accommodation arrangements are mentioned in the booking slip
Main meals on Board for Vegetarian
Vietnamese coffee, tea; mineral water
Visits on shore or on a small skiff
Access to all services on board
Access to and from the board on a longboat
Tour guide on Boat
Exclude
Except if specifically mentioned in the booking slip
Bar services
Tips and gratuities
Itinerary: Every day, departure across the Mekong delta, either way Join in on one of our short trips, Can Tho - Cai Be and Cai Be - Can Tho any day.
Day 1: Ho Chi Minh Cai Be (Lunch, Dinner)
8:00 pick up at your hotel in HCMC 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 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 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: Can Tho Ho Chi Minh (Breakfast)
Breakfast is available from 06:30, while the ship is traveling 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 Cần Thơ late morning. Please note you will leave the Bassac for good at the time you embark for the last visit. Private car transfer back to HCMC
