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Chau Doc Daily Tours
Chau Doc River Tour & Small Canal
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  • Chau Doc, An Phu, Tan Chau
  • By Team Vemekong
07:00 AM – 10:00 AM Sampan (Small Boat) Up to 8 pax Tour in Chau Doc English speaking guide Veggie-friendly

An amazing moring Chau Doc river tour! The Sampan (small boat) takes you to the Chau Doc river – Bassac one is one of the most popular spots in Vietnam where welcomes the fresh water of the uptream of the Mekong River and culture. Explore the most famous floating fishing village. Step into the Cham ethnic village. Experience the uniqueness of stilt houses in the small canal.

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Highlights
Take small boat to the Chau Doc River Visit Cham minority village Unlock the secrets of Chau Doc & small canal Explore the famous floating fishing village Experience the local life on river
Itinerary
  • Pick-up
    07:00 AM, our car/xeloi and tour guide will pick you up from your hotel and transfer to the pier for embarking the boat.
  • Chau Doc River
    Chau Doc river - Bassac one is one of the most popular spots in Vietnam where welcomes the fresh water of the uptream of the Mekong River and culture. Your guide will explain things about the history of the Mekong River, the local life.
  • The most famous floating fishing villages in Mekong river delta
    Explore one of the most famous floating fishing villages in Mekong river delta with hundreds of floating houses on the Bassac river. You will enter one of the floating houses through a porch. The locals will welcome you with the hospitality. They will open a flap in the ground and throw fish food from the bag standing next to it into the water under the house. Immediately a chaotic hustle and bustle start when the fish jump after the food. All the houses have nets underneath to breed fish, most of it Pangasius and Tilapia.
  • Cham minority village
    The sampan tour keeps going to the Chau Doc’s secrets – Cham minority village. Step into the Cham ethnic village and fully understand their cultural values that have been hidden through periods of social development. You may visit the Jamiul Azhar Mosque there as well. Today, the Cham are Muslims and mainly earn their living by weaving and textile trade. You can see one of these looms in the very local factory.
  • Chau Doc Vinh Te small canal
    Your lovely sampan keeps exploring the waterways and experience the uniqueness of stilt houses with a relaxing Chau Doc sampan ride & small canal.
  • 10:00 AM, back to your hotel in Chau Doc.
    End your trip and transfer back to your hotel in Chau Doc.
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88 reviews on “Chau Doc River Tour & Small Canal”

  1. Thomas. from Netherlands said:
    Verified ✓
    Very nice boat trip

    Very nice boat trip

  2. Thomas. from Netherlands said:
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    great boat trip

    Great boat trip

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