Location
Chau Doc City
belongs to An Giang Province. The city is the famous place for pilgrimage
because there is sacred Lady Xu Temple. Chau Doc City is also the value
destination in Mekong Delta by the interesting places for visiting. Chau Doc
City is well known by the border city with Cambodia to the North West. It is easy for tourists who love to come to
Cambodia from this city by the river way or by road.
Commune: There are 5 wards and 2 communes in Chau Doc
City. They are Chau Phu A, Chau Phu B, Nui Sam, Vinh My, Vinh Nguon Wards and
Vinh Chau, Vinh Te Communes.
Tourist places: Nui Sam Ward, Chau Phu A Ward and Vinh Te Commune.
Climate: Chau Doc City is in the region of monsoon
climate. The average temperature is from 26 C degree to 29 C degree. There are
rain time from May to November and dry time from December to April. It is
appropriate for tourists who travel in Chau Doc City round year because this
land has its special things for exploring as in the rain time.
Transportation: Travel conveniently by land to the city
and from it to other places.
The distance is
for reference as below:
From Chau Doc
City to Rach Gia City: 130 km
From Chau Doc City to Phu Quoc Island, Kien Giang Province: 140
km by skyway
From Chau Doc
City to Can Tho City: 120 km
From Chau Doc
City to My Tho City: 182 km
From Chau Doc
City to Ben Tre City: 180 km
From Chau Doc
City to Vinh Long City: 124 km
From Chau Doc
City to Ho Chi Minh City: 245 km
From Chau Doc
City (Vinh Xuong Border) to Cambodia (Kaam Sammor Border) by river way: an hour and 30 minutes
From Chau Doc
City (- Tinh Bien Border in Tinh Bien Town) to Cambodia (Phnom Den Border,
Takeo Province) by road (bus): 10 km.
Landscapes
Tay An Pagoda: one of the most famous pagodas in Chau Doc
City. The pagoda is located in Nui Sam Mountain. It is located far from Chau
Doc City’s center about 5 km.
Thoai Ngoc Hau Tomb: This is the important destination in
Chau Doc City. It is the place of rest of Thoai Ngoc Hau who was contributed in
building Chau Doc City from the beginning time. Thoai Ngoc Hau Tomb is located
in Nui Sam Ward. It is located far from Chau Doc City’s center about 6 km.
Vinh Te Canal: the famous canal is 87 km. It is located
parallel with the border line with Cambodia. This canal was the important way
for transfer in the past for habitants who lived in the area of An Giang
Province and Kien Giang Province.
Chau Giang Brocade Village: the
village is called Chau Phong Brocade Village where you can explore the traditional
work with the local special textile products. The village is in Chau Phong
Commune. It is located far from Chau Doc City about 2 km by ferry.
Xu Lady Temple: the most
important temple and also the very sacred temple in Chau Doc City. This is the pilgrimage
place where gather many pilgrims round year. The temple is located in Sam Ward.
It is located far from Chau Doc City’s center about 6 km.
Sam Mountain: The
mountain is located in Sam Ward. It is the great landscape of the city with the
wonderful scenery where the pagoda and temple such as Tay An Pagoda and Xu Lady
Temple locate in.
Festivals
Lady Xu Temple’s
Festival: the important festival
in Chau Doc City. It is organized in April in lunar time in Lady Xu Temple.
Chol Chnam Thmay
Festival: this is the festival of
Khmer people in Chau Doc City. It is happened in April each year in lunar time.
Ky An Festival: the local festival that is happened in Chau
Phu Temple. The festival is organized in May each year in lunar time.
And there are
many other unique festivals in the city.
Local specialties
Chau Doc City is
one of the cities of specialties in Mekong Delta. You can find here many delicious
local dishes such as Vinh Trung noodles soup, grilled snakehead fish, fish
noodles, beef, local salad, hotspot, etc. If you love to have some souvenir
from Chau Doc City, you can buy Tan Chau Silk and brocade weaving products from
Chau Phong Village.