Joint cruise (SGMKBCTCB02): Daily departure from Ho Chi Minh City (private transfers with local English or French-speaking guide). Other language speaking guide at surcharge. Cruise on joint basis with local English and French-speaking guide.
Note: Your private tour guide can accompany you aboard at surcharge.

DAY 1: HO CHI MINH CITY – CAN THO – OVERNIGHT CRUISE  (-/L/D)
Early pick-up at your hotel in Ho Chi Minh City and transfer to Can Tho.
Boarding at Ninh Kieu pier in Can Tho. Welcome drink and cruise briefing (introduction to the ship and the crew, check into the cabins). Departure downstream on the Hau River.

Lunch while cruising. Rest on the deck.
Tour near the Tra On floating market. Turning into Nicolai canal, towards the Mang Thit and Co Chien rivers. Rest on the upper deck in a scenery of rice fields, sugar cane and woods on the near banks. Visit a village on the banks of river Mang Thit, an opportunity to appreciate the way of life and hospitality of the local inhabitants. Visit an orchard or rice fields nearby.
Back on board, enjoy a complimentary drink. Rest on the deck enjoying the sunset. The crew will serve dinner while the Bassac is cruising the Mang Thit River towards the anchorage point for the night. The Bassac sets anchor for the night on river Mang Thit.
Accommodation aboard the Bassac

Meals included: Lunch on board
Dinner on board

DAY 2: CAI BE – HO CHI MINH CITY (B/-/-)
06:30 hrs: Departure towards Cai Be.
Have breakfast while enjoying the scenery along the waterway. The Bassac crosses Co Chien river, then branches 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.

Arrive in Cai Be, check-out and embark on a local boat for a tour around the Cai Be floating market and handicraft villages. 
Disembark at Cai Be by mid-morning. Return transfer to Ho Chi Minh City. Upon arrival, drop off at your hotel or further transfer to Ho Chi Minh City / Tan Son Nhat International Airport for departure at surcharge (accommodation in Ho Chi Minh City is not included).

Meals included: Breakfast onboard
“WE WISH YOU AN ENJOYABLE JOURNEY”

TOUR PRICE

Joint cruise (SGMKBCBCT02): Daily departure from Ho Chi Minh City (private transfers with local English or French-speaking guide). Other language speaking guide at surcharge. Cruise on joint basis with local English and French-speaking guide.

Note: Your private tour guide can accompany you aboard at surcharge.

DAY 1: HO CHI MINH CITY – CAI BE – OVERNIGHT ON CRUISE (-/L/D)
Early pick-up at your hotel in Ho Chi Minh City and private transfer to Cai Be.
Boarding at noon. Welcome drink and cruise briefing (introduction to the ship and the crew, check into the cabins). Departure towards Cho Lach on the Tien Giang river. Lunch while cruising. Rest on the deck.

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 a village on the banks of the river Mang Thit, an opportunity to appreciate the way of life and hospitality of the local inhabitants. Visit an orchard or rice fields nearby.
Back on board, enjoy a complimentary drink. Rest on the deck enjoying the sunset. The crew will serve dinner while the Bassac is cruising the Mang Thit river. The Bassac sets anchor for the night just downstream from the little Tra On floating market.

Accommodation aboard the Bassac

Meals included: Lunch on board
Dinner on board

DAY 2: CAN THO – HO CHI MINH CITY (B/-/-)
Breakfast is available from 06:30 hrs, while the ship is cruising through the Tra On floating market. The ship then departs towards Can Tho.
Arrive at Cai Rang floating market, check-out and transfer onto a local boat to visit the floating market, the nearby arroyos and gardens. Disembark at the Ninh Kieu pier.
Return transfer to Ho Chi Minh City. Upon arrival, drop off at your hotel or further transfer to Ho Chi Minh City / Tan Son Nhat International Airport for departure at surcharge (accommodation in Ho Chi Minh City is not included).

Meals included: Breakfast
 

DAY 1: CAI BE – TRA ON (-/L/D)

• 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 en route. Rest on the deck.
• The Bassac slips into the Chợ Lách canal, in the middle of the hustle and bustle of the river traffic, between markets and churches, a unique opportunity for a glimpse of the very varied life on the banks as well as on the water.
• 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. 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 Tra On for the night.

“WE WISH YOU AN ENJOYABLE JOURNEY”

TOUR PRICE

OUR TOUR PRICES ARE INCLUSIVE OF
Accommodation in shared twin room with air-condition (AC) and private bathroom
Meals as stated in the programme B= breakfast, L= lunch, D= dinner
Transfers to/from Ho Chi Minh City with English or French-speaking guides in private air-conditioned vehicles
Side excursions during the cruise are conducted by an on-board resident English and French-speaking guide
All entrance and boat fees as mentioned in the programme
Drinking water and cold towels available on the vehicles

NOT INCLUDED ARE
• Optional tours
• Our tour guide accompanying onboard
• Surcharges for other language guides
• Surcharges for Lunar New Year (TET) holiday
• Personal travel insurance
• Personal expenditure, such as drinks, souvenirs, laundry, camera fees, communications, postage, gratuities etc.
• Meals and services other than mentioned in the programme
• Drinks with meals
• Compulsory gala dinners during festive seasons and peak season surcharges which will be advised at the time of booking
• Visa application and visa stamp fees at Vietnamese embassies overseas and/ or upon arrival (Please note that a visa is compulsory for most nationalities.)
• Early check-in and late check-out at hotels, if not mentioned in the programme

CANCELLATIONS
• Refunds will not be given for unused or cancelled services after the tour arrangements have commenced.

• FIT (Individuals): Cancellation charges are calculated from the day the written notification is received by the company or agent as a percentage of the net total tour price as shown plus any surcharges (e.g. ticketed air sectors, other penalties imposed by suppliers such as hotels):
• Between 29- 21 days before departure:  According to the costs incurred will be charged
• Between 20 days and 15 days prior to departure: 25% of package price
• Between 14 days and 8 days prior to departure: 50% of package price
• Between 07 days and 2 days prior to departure: 75% of package price
• 1 day prior to departure or no show:   100% of package price

• GIT (Groups): Cancellation of tours due to minimum number of participants will be advised 6 weeks before departure of the tour; in which case Happy Go Travel will offer an alternative tour of a similar standard or a full refund. Cancellation policy for GIT bookings will be advised separately case by case.

• HOTEL ONLY
• Between 29- 21 days before departure:  no charge
• Between 20 days and 15 days prior to departure: 60% of accommodation price
• Between 14 days and 0 days prior to departure: 100% of accommodation price
• Certain Hotels impose stricter cancellation policies which will be advised separately.

PLEASE NOTE
• For air ticket reservations, we require the guests’ full names AS THEY APPEAR IN THEIR PASSPORTS. Airfares and reservations are always subject to change until paid in full and ticketed.
• Airfares are subject to increase without prior notice.
• Please be advised that prices will be adjusted periodically in case of fuel price increase by our suppliers.
• This is a quotation only and neither reservations for services nor hotel bookings have been made.
• Small deviations in the tour program are sometimes necessary, depending on weather, road conditions, flight schedules and room availability.

CONTACT INFORMATION OF HAPPY GO TRAVEL
HAPPY GO TRAVEL - HANOI HEAD OFFICE:
Address:  5th floor,  130F Thai Thinh str, Trung Liet, Dong Da,  Hanoi, Vietnam
Telephone during office hours:  +84 24 32 686 686; +84 24 32 898 898
Fax:  +84 24 32 171 783

EMERCENCY CONTACTS (ENGLISH AND GERMAN-SPEAKING)
Mobile: Mr. Thang (Managing Director) (+84) 934556056

IMPORTANT NOTICE
 Certain parts of the tours on offer are provided by independent third parties, such as airlines, hotels, transport operators and local tourist offices. Happy Go Travel is therefore not responsible for any loss, injury or damage caused thereby to the tourists, including those occurring outside of the normal touring programmes. Additional expenses incurred due to delay, accident, natural disaster, political actions and unrest shall be borne by the tourists.
 Programmes, prices, services and conditions are based on those valid at the time of proposal submission and are subject to change thereafter without advance notice until all services have been paid in full.
 We strongly advise to leave valuable items (money, passport, credit cards, jewellery, sensitive documents, laptop computer, etc.) in the hotel safe. During excursions and roundtrips, personal belongings, especially money and valuables should NEVER be left on vehicles, even during short breaks, and carried around at all times. Happy Go Travel is not responsible for any loss or theft.
 Vietnam being a developing country is in full process of upgrading its infrastructure. Therefore, driving overland can be cumbersome due to ongoing road constructions.

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