Chau Doc is an idyllic riverine town located close to the Cambodian border and inhabited by the communities of Kinh, Cham, Khmer and Chinese. There are numerous pagodas in Chau Doc which have Chinese and Hindu influence and which are colorfully painted.

Traveling in Chau Doc you can take a boat trip just off the town center to visit the floating communities of the Cham who raise fish in cages underneath their house. The Sam Mountain which is close to the town offers stunning sunset vistas over Cambodia and the surrounding countryside.

For the adventure travelers and the nature seeking travellers you can take an eco tour of the cajeput forests or you can visit the site where 3,000 civilians were massacred by the Khmer Rouge in 1978.

Chau Doc is at the leaping off point of the waterway between Vietnam and Cambodia. Some travellers may want to relax in Chau Doc for a couple of nights before continuing to Phnom Penh or Ho Chi Minh City.