Notes that you need to know when traveling to Chau Doc, An Giang

When should you travel to Chau Doc?

Like other western provinces, Chau Doc has a tropical monsoon climate with two rainy and sunny seasons a year. With a typical river and water climate, Chau Doc is suitable for tourists to visit and travel all year round, Chau Doc tourism has a different attraction each season, so you can depend on your preferences and holidays. let's go.

In the rainy season, which lasts from May to October every year, there will be heavy rain here, this is also the time when the water rises and is suitable for tourists who want to travel to the river, typical of Western tourism with floating markets. , canoeing, visiting the Melaleuca forest... but also be very careful during this time due to the high water.

In the period from November to April next year, Chau Doc has less rain, and travel is easier.

Particularly in April is the time of the festival of Ba Chua Xu Temple of Sam Mountain, and at the end of the 8th lunar month, there is a bull racing festival bearing the unique culture of this region, so you should pay attention to arrange the appropriate time. for the trip! If you want to learn more about the local culture of Chau Doc, you should come to An Giang in these 2 lunar months.

Transportation to Chau Doc

Distance from the city. Ho Chi Minh City is about 245 km by road, there are two ways to move to Chau Doc: passenger car and motorbike. If you choose to go to Chau Doc by bus, you should buy a bus ticket at Mien Tay bus station, the destination is Chau Doc bus station. There are many bus companies running the route Saigon - Chau Doc such as Phuong Trang, Mai Linh, Hung Cuong.... with ticket prices from 100,000-150,000 VND/time (reference price, may change depending on time). If you are in Hanoi or Da Nang you can go to Ho Chi Minh City. Ho Chi Minh and then take the bus to Chau Doc according to the information above. If you follow a large group of people, you can also rent a tourist car from the city. From Ho Chi Minh go directly to Chau Doc.

If you love backpacking and firmly believe in the steering wheel as well as want to have the most comfort while traveling to Chau Doc, you can drive from Ho Chi Minh City according to the following 3 routes:

- Follow National Highway 1A through Long An, Tien Giang, then cross My Thuan bridge, turn right, continue the route in the direction of Highway 80 towards Sa Dec, pass Vam Cong bridge or An Hoa ferry to reach Long Xuyen. From Long Xuyen, you go straight along Highway 91 for about 50km to Chau Doc (this is the most popular route to Chau Doc and is chosen by most tourists).

- This route if you want to explore the border area. This road will follow Highway 62 towards Binh Hiep border gate, continue to follow the road close to the border in the direction of Hong Ngu - Tan Chau, you will arrive at Chau Doc.

- Go straight along National Highway 1 to An Thai Trung intersection - the section with An Huu market and then turn right through Cao Lanh - to Cao Lanh ferry along the bank of Tien River to reach Moi Market. Next, you go through Hau Giang ferry to the section of the Hau River and then to Nang Gu ferry. After all, you just follow Highway 91 for another 30 km to reach Sam Mountain - an attractive Chau Doc destination located quite close to the center of this famous tourist land. If you follow this route, it will take you about 4 hours 30 minutes to more than 5 hours drive!

Chau Doc Hotels

In Chau Doc, there are not too many hotels and motels for you to choose from, but you can still find cheap and high-class hotels here to suit your needs. There are two areas that tourists most often rent to facilitate travel: the center of Chau Doc City and the Sam mountain area. You can refer to some good motels and hotels that are highly appreciated by tourists in Chau Doc such as:

- Victoria Chau Doc Hotel - Chau Doc luxury hotel. Address: No. 01 Le Loi Street

- Victoria Nui Sam Lodge – The best mid-range hotel in Chau Doc with luxurious interior. Address: Vinh Dong 1, Nui Sam ward

- Murray Guesthouse – Nice mid-range hotel, comfortable to rent in Chau Doc. Address: No. 11-15 Truong Dinh Street, Chau Phu Ward B.

- Hung Cuong Hotel (Hung Cuong Hotel). Address: 96 Dong Da street.

Places to visit in Chau Doc

Come to Chau Doc, take the time to discover all the beauty of Chau Doc with the following attractive destinations:

- Ba Chua Xu Temple: located at the foot of Sam mountain, Sam mountain ward, the famous temple was built with a very unique architecture in the form of a blooming lotus tower with a three-tiered roof. Every year, on the 23rd to the 27th of the lunar calendar, all tourists from all over the country flock here to organize the festival of the Goddess to pray and remember the merits of the people who helped them quell the rebellion and pray for rain. favorable wind. This is the most attractive spiritual destination in Chau Doc.

Sam Mountain: is the next famous destination in Chau Doc, located not far from Ba Chua Xu Temple, located in the plain about 284m high, and there is also a asphalt road about 5km long that can drive around. around to the top of the mountain. On the mountain, there are nearly 200 temples and pagodas scattered from the foot of the mountain, the side of the mountain to the top of the mountain. For a long time, not only Chau Doc people but also all tourists from all over the world, Sam mountain has always been a sacred mountain with a great spiritual meaning. On the top of the mountain, there is a fortress built in the French period that is worth visiting and admiring.

- Hang Pagoda: Hang Pagoda is a famous landscape in Chau Doc and this is also a national historical relic in Vietnam. Hang Pagoda is a solemn and ancient place associated with many legends handed down from generation to generation, creating a very special attraction for visitors. According to books, Hang Pagoda was built between 1840 and 1845, bringing in a beauty that is endowed with nature, so Hang Pagoda today becomes a special tourist attraction in Chau Doc.

- Chau Doc Floating Village: A unique tourist attraction in Chau Doc is the floating raft village, which bears the unique culture of the western region of the river. Coming here, visitors have to go by canoe or boat. The households living here are also encapsulated on horizontal rafts with a width of 4m and a length of about 7-8m.

- Tra Su Melaleuca Forest: From Sam mountain tourist area, travel enthusiasts only need to go about 45 minutes by motorbike to reach the famous Tra Su Melaleuca forest in the country. Indeed, when you come here, you will be sitting on a boat going through beautiful waterways and can't take your eyes off the magical green colors with the distinct green features of the Melaleuca forests along the shore or the lush green of the mountains. The water hyacinths almost cover the still water and when you look up, you can immediately see the clear blue sky without a single cloud. Occasionally there are a few clumps of water lilies and lotuses huddled in the midday sun. All make a picture of nature so beautiful and peaceful. This is also a magical scene with many interesting topics for those who are passionate about photography and virtual living.

Food in Chau Doc

When you come to Chau Doc, you must definitely explore all the cuisine here with typical dishes that will make you remember forever and hard to forget:

- Bun Ca: A famous dish in An Giang, Chau Doc fish noodle soup was not created by Vietnamese people but imported from neighboring Cambodia. The "soul" of this dish lies in the taste of the broth seasoned with fish paste and fish sauce. This is one of the popular dishes sold in the center of Chau Doc, you can have it for breakfast.

- Noodles with fish sauce: Noodles with fish sauce is impressive because the broth has an eye-catching brown color of fish sauce, but it is clear and sweet with fish flavor. The dish is originally from Cambodia, then modified according to the Vietnamese cooking method. Instead of using beef sauce (prohok), bun mam in the West is cooked with reishi fish, served with roasted pork and duck eggs. Split top water spinach, bananas, bean sprouts and lettuce are commonly used varieties.

- Seven-course beef - Sam mountain: Seven-course beef includes dishes such as boiled beef intestines, boiled beef with banh ask, ox's head porridge, sliced ​​beef with bread, beef stir-fried with wine leaves, beef steak and shaken beef. The beef here is soft, the sweetness is very natural, so it is delicious to cook in any way, such as stir-fried beef with Giang leaves with the sweetness of beef mixed with the mild and sour taste of Giang leaves, with the spicy taste of powdered pepper, The spiciness of chili, the richness of roasted peanuts and coconut milk.

Durian salad: Durian salad is a type of tree that grows quite a lot in Chau Doc, and their leaves are often processed by the people here into a very special dish, which is durian salad.

- Toss the oven: The traditional dish of the Cham people in Chau Doc is also known as beef sausage. This dish is made from the intestines, fat, and boneless thighs and some traditional spices.

- Palm jaggery cake: made from Nang Nhen special rice - the type of rice that can only be grown in the Bay Nui area, while the jaggery left to make the cake must have thick rice, not thin pulp. A standard jaggery cake must have a natural yellow color, fragrant aroma, sweet taste, and fat.

- Chilled jaggery: Going to the land of jaggery but forgetting to enjoy the chilled jaggery is a waste. Pure fresh jaggery juice has an ethereal sweet taste, while drinking it, it is fatty and attractively fragrant.

Festivals in Chau Doc

If you have the opportunity to come to Chau Doc, An Giang, you can visit some famous festivals below:

- Ba Chua Xu Temple Festival: One of the biggest festivals of the year is the Ba Chua Xu festival, which usually lasts from the 23rd to the 27th of the fourth lunar month. People visit Ba Chua Xu Temple all year round, on the occasion of Ba Chua's life, it becomes more crowded and bustling because people come here only to pray for wealth and peace.

- Seven Nui bull racing festival: Seven Nui bull racing festival is a big festival that takes place every day in An Giang from August 29 to September 1, on the occasion of Sene Dolta festival of Khmer people. The pairs of cows are carefully selected, requiring physical strength and health to be able to participate in this festival. Each pair of cows will be contested in the form of a knockout, to choose the final winning pair.

Some small notes

Some experiences are summed up for you to have a great trip:

- Because it is self-sufficient Chau Doc tourism, moving to many places, climbing mountains, and going on your own, you need to choose very comfortable shoes.

- When traveling to the West or backpacking, the ideal is still to ride a motorbike so that you can freely explore, stop at many places you like, freely cross mountains, climb passes, cross rivers of all kinds. However, because the road from major central cities like Saigon to Chau Doc or Long Xuyen is quite long, but the travel time is quite long, more than 2 hours, so it is best to go with a group of friends and remember to be well equipped. for the vehicle as well as bring all the necessary items.

- When visiting temples, shrines and religious buildings here, you should dress modestly, absolutely no clothes and short skirts.

- When visiting Ba Chua Xu Temple, when entering the gate, there will be a lot of people selling offerings, you should go straight into the temple to burn incense and visit without having to buy anything. If you want to buy support, you should ask the price first.

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