We board the boat at Cai Be at noon and enjoy a welcome drink before being introduced to the ship and crew and checking into your cabin.
Depart towards Cho Lach on the Tien Giang River, having lunch while en route and giving you an opportunity to rest on deck.
Turn into Cho Lach Canal and for 30 minutes, we weave through the traffic of sand and rice barges. It is surrounded by fruit-drying facilities and wooden ship-building yards.

People boating in the delta of the Mekong River, Vietnam, and Asia. A tourist attraction – boat ride through Mekong Delta canals

Visit a village on the banks of the Mang Thit River. You have an opportunity to appreciate the way of life and the hospitality of the local inhabitants. After that, visit the orchard or rice fields nearby.
We get back on board the boat and enjoy a welcome-back drink. First, we rest on the deck enjoying the sunset while the crew serves dinner while the Bassac is cruising on the Mang Thit River. Overnight on the Mekong cruise.

** The Bassac sets anchor just downstream from the little Tra On floating market, for the night.

Have breakfast while the ship is cruising to the Tra On floating market departing towards Can Tho.

Arrive at Cai Rang floating market, and visit the Cai Rang floating market at Mekong River. This floating market, despite not being the largest of all, is the one that has the most commercial activities. It offers the opportunity to contemplate the hustle and bustle of hundreds of small boats and even canoes. The boat was filled to the brim with fruits, vegetables, and rice (excellent rice from this area of the Mekong).

Finally, we 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.
End of the services on shore at Can Tho by mid-morning.

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