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Start : Ho Chi Minh
Finish : Ho Chi Minh
Destination: Saigon - My Tho - Ben Tre - Cai Be - Sa Dec - Xeo Quyt
Tour Itinerary
The Bassac Boat
The Bassac II is entirely built of wood in a hull of gỗ sao, the now rare essence of wood used traditionally used for building quality ships.
She can accommodate up to 24 passengers in twelve nicely decorated cabins, each with air-con and a private bathroom, and features a 500 sqft restaurant that opens all around, a large galley, a small office room and 1500 sqft of upper deck, mostly covered.
The Bassac II 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.
* Flag Vietnam
* Class VR-SI, river cruiser
* Displacement 190 metric tons
* Length 105' / 32m
* Beam 25' / 7.80m
* Draft 4'2" / 1.30m half-loaded
* Propulsion 2 Cummins 12 liter atmospheric engines designed for 5000 hours operating a year.
* Navigation Can operate by night and in bad weather
* Autonomy 7 days cruise
Owing to its large engines and specially designed hydraulics, the Bassac II can pull up to 12 knots and go upstream the powerful Mekong, even facing strong currents.
As the Bassac II has a shallow draft, she can go through all the main waterways regardless of the tide.
Layout
* 8 cabins in the front of the main deck:
* 6 with twin bedding, 2 with a double bed.
* 2 large double-bedded cabins in the front of the hull.
Services
* Heat and sound insulation in each cabin.
* Air conditioning, private access.
* En suite bathroom with shower and toilet
The comfortable cabins are set in the front of the Bassac II or on the upper deck and well insulated so as to provide the passengers with a good night's sleep even if under way. They are entirely fitted with wood, and equipped as rooms in a good hotel. Owing to a large heat exchanger on the main engines, the Bassac II produces enough hot water for many showers a day.
Restaurant and bar
The 500 square feet at the stern of the main deck accommodate the restaurant and the bar can be completely opened to outside for you to enjoy the evening.
* Upper deck 1500 square feet, mostly shaded.
* The front is fit for sunbathing and rest on sunbathing couches;
* The bar at the back welcomes you for a drink outside as the sun sets.
Mekong River Cruise by Le Bassac 3 days/ 2 nights
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 boat
* 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.
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