Chau Doc, Vietnam: Photos, Best Things to Do, Suggested Itineraries

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Chau Doc “Border Town”

Cavern Pagoda - A few hundred metres west and then south around the base of Sam Mountain.

Chau Doc Floating Market - As usual, boats advertise their products by hanging a sample from a stick on the deck.

Chau Doc Floating Market, Chau Doc, Chau Doc Tour

Chau Doc Boat Trip Tour.

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Chau Phong Temple in Chau Doc.

Chau Phong Temple, Chau Doc, Chau Doc Tour

Sam Mountain rises dramatically from an ocean of paddy fields.

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Tra Su Cajuput Forest - This sanctuary is located about 20 km from Chau Doc and covers an area of approximately 850 hectares.

Chau Doc overview

Chau Doc in Tien Giang Province is part of the Mekong River Delta, near Can Tho, and shares a border with Cambodia. You can easily catch a hydrofoil across the Tien River from Chau Doc to Phnom Penh, Cambodia. It takes about five hours to travel by hydrofoil from Chau Doc to Phnom Penh.

The attractions and activities in Chau Doc

Hang Pagoda: also known as Phuoc Dien Pagoda is a popular tourist attraction in Chau Doc, as well as a popular prayer destination.

Hang Pagoda is situated on Sam Mountain, close to Tay An Pagoda, Ba Chua Xu temple, and Thoai Ngoc Hau tomb. As a result, once you’ve seen Hang Pagoda, you’ll be able to see all of Chau Doc’s major attractions.

Sam Mountain: Sam Mountain is a 284m high mountain with a 5300 m2 area, also known as Vinh Te Son or Ngoc Lanh Son. In the area of seven mountains, this mountain is located in the Nui Sam district of Chau Doc City, An Giang Province, Vietnam.

A panoramic view of Chau Doc can be seen from Sam Mountain. Many famous temples and pagodas can be found on and around this mountain, including Ba Chua Xu Temple, Tay An Pagoda, Thoai Ngoc Hau Tomb, and Phuoc Dien Temple. As a result, tourists who visit Sam Mountain can explore the entire region.

Tra Su Cajuput Forest: This location is unique and typical of the type of cajuput forest found in the Mekong River Delta. It takes about an hour to get from the center of Chau Doc to Tra Su Cajuput Forest.

When you arrive here, you will see a paradise of a cajuput forest, hear the birds sing, enjoy the fresh air….all of these activities make your trip very fun and interesting, so taking a boat trip in Tra Su Cajuput forest must be included on your trip to this city.

Chau Doc’s food specialties

Also, like other cities in the Mekong River Delta area, Chau Doc has many different traditional and special foods that are created and cooked directly by the locals here, and when you arrive here, you should not miss dishes such as Com Tam (rice), which is one type of rice but it is cooked very differently and especially, and it is eaten with many different types of meat and vegetables, and you should try this kind of food in Ly Tu Trong street because this street offers this kind of food.

The second special food that we must mention is Bun Ca (soft noodles cooked with fish), you should try this food in the area near the Bo De temple; this location offers the best of this type of special food. Another famous dish in this city, we should try other dishes such as Lau Mam, Lau Trau, Bo Bay Mon, Xoi Phong, Bun Nuoc Ken, Banh Bo…

How to travel to Chau Doc?

You can take a bus from Ho Chi Minh City to Chau Doc in about five hours, or you can take a boat from Cai Be or Can Tho to this water river city.

Normally, if you travel from Saigon to Chau Doc, you should stop along the way to see My Tho, Ben Tre, and Can Tho with Phong Dien and Cai Rang floating markets, and finally this city. This way, you will see all of the main sights of the Mekong River Delta.

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