Chau Doc is known as a famous spiritual tourist destination in the Southwest region. The city also possesses many unique natural and cultural landscapes.
Not just a pilgrimage destination, Chau Doc (An Giang) also possesses beautiful landscapes and rich culture. Located on a poetic river confluence, Chau Doc has the typical topography of the river region, and at the same time is the cultural interference of many population groups, making the city more colorful.
What to play in Chau Doc Mount Sam : The most famous mountain in the West. Covering an area of about 280 hectares, 241 m high, Sam Mountain is covered with shady trees all year round. In summer, the red color of the phoenix is added, nestled in the surrounding canals. Sam Mountain has an extremely rich system of temples, pagodas and caves, creating a beautiful landscape among the rich plains. In addition to the system of temples and pagodas, Sam mountain is also attracted by its majestic natural beauty. Photo: Hai Trieu. Cam mountain: Also known as Thien Cam Son, about 37 km from Chau Doc. This is the highest mountain in the Mekong Delta. Cam Mountain attracts visitors by its majestic natural scenery, cool air and many unique architectural works such as Bo Hong Palace, Maitreya Buddha statue… In addition, visitors also have the opportunity to participate in climbing activities, exploring caves or bathing in streams in Cam Mountain. The unspoiled landscape and quiet space in Cam mountain attract tourists. Photo: House of clouds. Chau Giang Cham Village: One of the famous Cham villages in An Giang, Chau Giang is famous for its Muslim activities and beliefs in cultural life. In particular, here still preserves traditional customs and practices in the style of stilt houses in the river region. Coming here, in the quiet countryside space, visitors can experience canoeing, weaving, learning about culture through hundred-year-old stilt houses and majestic mosques. Beautiful cathedrals in Cham village. Photo: Hoai Thu Pham. Tra Su Melaleuca forest : About 30 km from Chau Doc, the forest is a great eco-tourism destination with many rare animals. Coming here, visitors move on wooden boats drifting along the water, immersed in the shade of Melaleuca trees. The attractive and unique natural scenery along with a quiet space help visitors forget the chaos of the city. Poetic Melaleuca forest in the flood season. Photo: Phuong Mai Nguyen. Chau Doc floating village : A typical symbol of river culture, where people build wooden raft houses to live. Each house usually consists of many fish rafts around, creating a large and cool space. Here, people mainly use boats and ships to serve their travel and fish farming activities. Coming here, visitors can also sit on a boat to visit the village of fish farming in cages, learn about life floating on the river, and enjoy delicious dishes right on the raft. Unique floating village in Chau Doc. Photo: Phu Tan. What to eat in Chau Doc? trumpet noodle soup: A unique noodle dish of Chau Doc region, cooked with coconut milk. In terms of processing, this dish is similar to curry noodles, the difference is in the use of fish. Because this dish is difficult to cook well, with the right taste, there are very few places to process it to serve diners. In Chau Doc, there are only 2 places selling vermicelli noodles. The famous vermicelli noodle shop near Chau Doc market. Photo: Phong Le Thanh. Jaggery beef cake: An Giang is known as the land of jaggery trees, so it is not difficult to understand when the jaggery beef cake becomes a specialty of this land. Golden cake, the fatty aroma of coconut milk mixed with jaggery make visitors impressed. Delicious jaggery beef cake is a specialty of Chau Doc. Photo: PN PN. Types of fish sauce : Along with jaggery beef cake, fish sauce is one of the famous specialties of Chau Doc. Visiting Chau Doc market, visitors cannot help but be overwhelmed by the variety of fish sauce here. From snakehead fish sauce, Thai fish sauce, peg sauce, choke sauce, trout fish sauce, to ba Khiet fish sauce… the fish sauce stalls exude a distinctive smell, placed on clean, attractive high shelves. But the fish sauce stall attracts diners in Chau Doc market. Photo: Phuong Toan Nguyen. Sam mountain beef 7 dishes : Beef from That Son is famous for its softness and deliciousness, which is an interesting choice for diners when coming to Chau Doc. Here beef will be processed into 7 dishes to serve diners in turn, including: Beef dipped in vinegar, spring rolls, beef rolled with fish fat, beef with guise leaves, beef satay, beef steak and porridge cow. Beef 7 dishes of That Son region bring an interesting culinary experience to diners when coming to the West. Photo: Khanh Linh.
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