Day 1:
PHNOM PENH - TAN CHAU
- Boarding at 9:00 AM at Phnom Penh port with a
local boat. Welcome drink; introduction to the
ship and crew; check into the cabins.
- The Bassac sets sail, leaves the Tonle Sap and
Phnom Penh.
- Enjoy the sight of the banks as the Bassac runs
downstream the Mekong towards Vietnam. Lunch is
served around noon.
- By mid-afternoon, the Bassac stops at the
Cambodian, then at the Vietnamese border offices
for immigration.
- Boarding back as soon as the formalities have
been expedited, and the Bassac gets under way.
Dinner is served.
- Rest on the deck or about the bar at night.
- The Bassac drops anchor for the night near the
Tan Chau Canal.
Day 2: CHAU DOC - LONG XUYEN
- Breakfast is served from 6:30AM as the Bassac
resumes her journey along the Tan Chau canal, then
downstream the Bassac river towards Chau Doc.
- Upon arrival at Chau Doc, transfer onto a local
boat for the visit of a village of the Muslim Cham
minority and a floating fish farm on the way.
- Boarding at noon at the Chau Doc pier, welcome
drink.
- Departure downstream on the Bassac river, as the
crew serves lunch.
- Upon arrival at Thot Not, transfer on the
longboat for a visit of a bamboo thatchers'
village.
- Boarding back before dusk, a welcome drink and
the dinner are served on board while en route.
- Rest on the deck before the night. The Bassac
drops anchor near Long Xuyen for the night.
Day 3: CRUISING TO CAN THO
- Breakfast is served from 6:30 AM, as the Bassac
is on its way downstream the river 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.