Activities

River Cruise and Mountain Trekking in Chau Doc:

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Chau Doc is a town of An Giang Province, lying on the riverside of Cuu Long River Delta and next to the boundary between Vietnam and Cambodia. In the Southwest, Chau Doc is one of the most popular tourist sites, which attracts early 2 million both domestic and foreign tourists. Coming to this site, tourists are offered an opportunity to listen to a supernatural of Chua Xu Lady in Chua Xu Lady's Temple, take a river cruise along Mekong River and admire the beautiful sightseeing on the way to Sam Mountain. Moreover, tourists cannot ignore an activity of mountain trekking onto Tuc Dup …

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Chau Doc, An Giang

Chau Doc

Culture and Sightseeing

1 day

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Itinerary

7:30 am: Depart from your hotel in Chau Doc.

Start the trip by taking a ride cruising to the floating village (fish farm) and Cham minority village. Here tourists have chance to visit the weaving workshop which makes traditional wares (sarongs and towels).

Then, come back to Chau Doc for Chua Xu Lady’s temple and cave pagoda at the foot of Sam Mountain.

The next destination will be Sam Mountain - the highest mountain in the Mekong Delta. On the way there, you can admire the scenery of the two rice fields along the road, and drop by for a short time at a small Khmer village. Tourists will have a short walk up on the mountain side to experience the daily life of mountain people.

At noon, have lunch on the way. Take a rest before continuing a day trip in Chau Doc.

2:00 pm: Afternoon is time for mountain trekking onto Tuc Dup (the Two Million Dollar Hill) is a bold hill deep in the Mekong Delta where between late 1968 and early 1969 were defended against overwhelming odds. Tourists are freely to explore around the hidden caves interconnected by a labyrinth of natural tunnels and paths, underground meeting rooms, hospital, living quarters, stores and command H.Q. (most have been fully restored).