Mystic Sampans Mekong cruise

  The 17m, 56'-long Mystic sampans accommodate 26 and some of them up to 30 passengers, seated at their tables with a buffet service for breakfast, or even for a service at the table on the occasion of a lunch or dinner. The roof is made of light bamboo thatch, and the sampan provides warm lighting for a party cruising at night. We brought attention to every detail, to the best marine tradition.

The sampan is built so as to allow the passengers a level access to the sellers and buyers at the floating market, in comfort and with utmost stability even in high wind. The hull was designed for speed, the framework is rugged and strong to fend into the floating market and offers a wide view to the outside, whether sitting or standing, and the inside volume allows the passengers to stand and move freely around the sampan.

A toilet cabinet and stylish washbasin are available at the aft, extending the comfort of a hotel room throughout the excursion, making short cruises available to elderly passengers or l en join-inarger, inexperienced groups.

The large sampans were designed with short-to-average leisure stroll in mind, yet have proven very efficient in middle-range cruising, being able to reach with a full party from Cần Thơ to C�i B� in half a day.

 Cruise for Sunset ( 16:30 - 19:00)

The Mystic sampans will also take passengers at 4:30PM for a sunset cruise.

Take a snack and a drink while cruising about the river at the photographer's golden hour. A stop in a shaded arroyo for a stroll gives you a unique opportunity to come near the rural life of the Cần Thơ area.

The cruise will take you up the Cần Thơ river and into arroyos, or on another route of your choice. The preferred destinations may be into the floating market as night falls, or along a lively canal in the green.

The open bar includes punch and a selection of home drinks, and of course juices. Cocktails, alcohols and beer are also available at a premium.

 Cruise for lunch ( 12:00 - 14:00)

We are happy to accommodate parties for a lunch on board, on a round trip to greener areas. Please contact us to establish the detailed program and menu for lunch promenades: we can prepare Generic Vietnamese, specialities and even continental lunches.

The meal is prepared at the premises of the Sao H�m restaurant, just at the boarding point, and makes the best of the professional kitchen and bakery.

Cruise for Breakfast to Can Tho floating market ( 7:00 - 9:45)

Breakfast is available as soon as the sampan departs at 7 a.m from the Can Tho old market. It blends some vietnamese tasty dishes like banh bao, banh cuon and the Western menu with home-baked breads, chocolate breads, croissants, croque-monsieurs, ham, cheese, sausages, crepes, and grilled tomatoes. For drinks, we offer hot tea, milk, coffee, juices, mineral water and fruits for the dessert.

During breakfast, you can enjoy the scenery of local daily life on the banks comfortably, thanks to the broad view and the spacious accommodation on the Mystic sampan.

After the breakfast, the Mystic sampan cruises into the heart of Cai Rang floating market. There you will see a maze of boats loaded with fruits, vegetables or groceries for trading. You may also join the market by calling for fruits or a drink.

Leaving the floating market, the Mystic sampan takes you to a husking factory where you have a chance to discover how rough rice is made into white rice in Vietnam. Or we may pay a visit to a local ochard instead for fresh fruits. Then the Mystic cruises back to Can Tho city to arrive at the old market before 10 a.m.

Tour cost

• Join-in 1-4 pax, Join-in 5 pax and up please contact  for better deals

Tour Cost includes:

Breakfast

• Home-baked bread, croissants, chocolate bread;

• Butter, jam and honey;

• French-style cr�pes;

• Fruit, yoghurt;

• Ham, cheese, hot-dog sausages, croque-monsieurs, grilled tomatoes;

• Salad: tomatoes, cucumber, salad;

• Vietnamese: B�nh cuốn, b�nh bao;

• Hot tea, coffee, cocoa;

• Fruit juices.

          Lunch

• Please contact us for the details and the menus.

          Sunset

• Snacks:
•  vegetarian or shrimp spring rolls,
• green bananas with shrimp,
• assorted snacks on bread,
• Vegetable snacks;
• Rhum punch;
• Fruit juices.

Note: Vietnam Tripadvisor  can arrange additional customized trips for you if the above itinerary does not match your expectations.