Travelling Chau Doc - Mekong Delta, Viet Nam

Travelling ChauDoc, AnGiang, Mekong Delta

Unlike any parts in Vietnam that people always afraid of flooding, but you will see It's funny in Chau Doc, An Giang; People always look forward to seeing the flood coming. It's usually comes from september to november every year- It flows from China into Mekong delta, including An Giang - and if you come here you may see that people go fishing every where with various tools. all of that place will be flooded and surrounded by water. People work on their boats since the morning till afternoon. In addition,there are many kinds of birds coming here at that time so It's also a great time for photographers and travellers to explore something new in Mekong Delta.

I call it is an international spot due to the people live here, including Vietnamese,Cambodian, Champa. So the cambodian people have three new years each year, and many festival-The Khmer ethnic people annually celebrated their traditional Ok Om Bok Festival on the Full-Moon day (15th day) of the middle Winter to shows their gratitude to the Moon Goddess for giving them a bumper harvest and rich aquatic sources.

If you visit Chau Doc, you can also visit Ba Chua Xu temple, Sap and Cam moutain, which mean the forbidden of heaven, you need to take a Xe Om (motorbike river) or a taxi to get to the top of the mountain, exploring something you haven't seen before, spraying for your luck in the year, and listening to the history of the seven mountains in ChauDoc. for hiring a Xe Om I suggest you that the price usually from 80-150, depending on how many places you want to visit.

How to get to Chau Doc, An Giang if you depart from HCMC : - You can take a Mai Linh bus which is located on Le Hong Phong, 10 district. It takes you 6-7 hours to get to Chau Doc, An Giang.

If you want to travel with me to Chau Doc, An Giang please send me a email at Exploringmekong@gmail.com.
Hope you have a nice,safe trip in Chau Doc.

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