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Make your special occasion really special by hosting it on board.
Fancy crazy prints? Or matching colors, or a swimsuit party?
The boat is yours, ready to follow your fancy and that of your guests.
Even formal meetings need not be held in a gray old hotel or office suite.
Make your training session an unforgettable experience, interspersed with original pauses and in an ever-changing scenery;
Treat your board to a unique experience and show them you care, have them spend a good time and put them in the mood to validate this budget.
Whether you mean to explore specific places in the delta, or simply see varied landscapes, chartering a Bassac affords you the freedom to reach most everywhere. From a XIXth century franciscan monastery to the land of Khmer temples, we have even been to the mouth of the Mekong on the Gulf of Thailand.
Get a glimpse of what your itinerary could look like. For ultimate freedom in pacing and tuning your cruise, make it over more than one night.
This is our default program along Cần Thơ - Cái Bè.
We have much freedom when it comes to charters. Contact us so we tune it together to meet your wishes.
End of services by mid-morning on shore at Cái Bè.
Please note you will leave the Bassac for good upon boarding the small boat for the last visit, typically about 8:00.
The details of the program and the visits may vary depending on logistics or technical constraints.
Here are some extension possibilities about the journey you are preparing. These, for the most part, we manage ourselves. May you find here some inspiration.
If you are staying near Cần Thơ, you may
make the best of your time and take a cycling tour, or a cruise to a Khmer sanctuary or try yourself at rowing Mekong delta style.
offer a wealth of activities and day tours, and also initiations to arts and crafts: Mekong delta cuisine and fruit carving.
You will find with the same attention to detail and caring service as with us.
You may also
spend a night or more in the Nam Bộ Boutique Hotel, a charming hotel right on the Ninh Kiều pier, at a stone's throw of the Bassac's mooring point. The Nam Bộ has 7 suites only, welcomes families and offers breakfast on a comfortable terrace with a view, at l'Escale.
Before boarding, you may take your breakfast in one of the good places near the river in Cần Thơ. Try the Nam Bộ restaurant, 1 Ngô Quyền, facing the boat bus pier, near the statue of Uncle Ho, or the Sao Hôm, in the old market hall, right in front of the Bassac's mooring point. Or if you prefer to be away from the crowds, you may like to try breakfast at l'Escale, on the top floor of the Nam Bộ, a beautiful breakfast in front of the river.
You may also
take your breakfast right at the floating market on board a Mystic sampan before boarding: a beautiful breakfast, maybe complemented with fruit bought directly on the floating market, on board sampans built in the same spirit as the Bassac.
We also offer a beautiful cruise to a Khmer sanctuary, which takes you back to shore on time to pack and board a Bassac.
You may also fly directly from Đà Nẵng if you are coming from Central Vietnam, that will save you hours on the road from Saigon.
There are daily direct flights between Đà Nẵng and Cần Thơ.
Vietjet Air flies in the middle of the day, which allows you to go on an excursion in the afternoon;
Vietnam Airlines flies in the evening, and you can spend the night in Cần Thơ, then enjoy activities in the morning before boarding.
You may simply ask us to book any of these extensions, just mention it when booking the Bassac. We can also help you with the road transfer arrangements.
Pick your own itinerary, to charter a boat and run along your own route.
Our Sales terms apply.
The following is in Việt Nam đồng, net of all taxes.
These rates are subject to change depending on the cost of fuel.
Private boat over a free itinerary | Ship rental | + service per passenger | These rates are per night |
---|---|---|---|
Over one night | đ60 910 000 | + đ2 040 000 per pass. | logistics supplements may apply.1 |
Longer trips | đ56 000 000 | + đ2 040 000 per pass. | contact us |
Massage: foot, head and shoulders: đ500 000 per participant.
Price modifiers | ||
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Single cabin suppl. | +50% | per single occupancy; typ. for an odd number of passengers |
Kids rebate | -50% | for kids under 12 years old |
Infants | -100% | Free of charge for kids under 2 years old |
We can arrange road and speedboat transfers through third parties at the prices current at the time of booking.
The following is in Việt Nam đồng, net of all taxes.
These rates are subject to change depending on the cost of fuel.
Private boat over a free itinerary | Ship rental | + service per passenger | These rates are per night |
---|---|---|---|
Over one night | đ60 910 000 | + đ2 210 000 per pass. | logistics supplements may apply.1 |
Longer trips | đ56 340 000 | + đ2 210 000 per pass. | contact us |
Massage: foot, head and shoulders: đ500 000 per participant.
Price modifiers | ||
---|---|---|
Single cabin suppl. | +50% | per single occupancy; typ. for an odd number of passengers |
Kids rebate | -50% | for kids under 12 years old |
Infants | -100% | Free of charge for kids under 2 years old |
We can arrange road and speedboat transfers through third parties at the prices current at the time of booking.
The price of a chartered trip is built as follows:
The price = ship rental + (service x number of passengers ) + empty ship transfer
Empty ship transfer may only be counted if you intend to run along another itinerary than scheduled.
As of Oct 03. 2023, the empty ship transfer amount to đ3 979 238 per hour of scheduled empty ship navigation. ↩︎ ↩︎