'''Chau Doc''' (''Chau ??c'') is a city in the heart of the Mekong Delta, in Vietnam.

Get in

Chau Doc is best-known to travelers as a border crossing with Cambodia.

Get around

See

A stroll along the riverside will be well worth it. You will bump into many eager young people eager (but a bit shy) to engage you in conversation. It can be very rewarding after a morning spent haggling in the colourful markets.

Do

A traditional massage with suction cups is a great way to relax and unwind before returning to HCMC or taking one of the riverboats to Phnom Penh

Buy

Eat

Drink

Sleep

Budget

  • Hang Chau II Hotel. 0 Nguyen Van Thoai. 6.868891, 91.3970831. angchau2agg@hcm.vnn.vn. 6.865.140. ooms with hot water and a/c cost about US$8. Good budget option, within walking distance from the market and the river. It's a bit impersonal, with a lack of decorative touches throughout the building, but it also has a stately 1960's ambiance, and the rooms are big. Parking is available. It's a popular destination for tour groups, so check in early.
  • Thuan Loi Hotel. 8 Tran Hung Dao St.. Has the best location out of the budget hotels, right on the river, but it's also a tour-group stop. Rooms have hot water and a/c.
  • Trung Nguyen. 6 Bach Dang. ooms are small but very clean, with hot water, a/c, and television, and cost about $10.. Great staff.
  • Vinh Phuoc Hotel. 2-14 Quang Trung. 66242, 562265. A great budget deal, this place is run by an amiable Brit who is an excellent source of local travel information. The rooms cost between US$4 - 12.

    Splurge

  • Victoria Chau Doc Hotel. 2 Le Loi. 6.865010. 6.865020. ooms from $99-$155, river view suites from $144-$220. ttp://www.victoriahotels-asia.com/eng/hotels-in-vietnam/chau-doc-hotel/overview. A luxury hotel where you'd least expect to find one, with no amenity left behind. Features 92 rooms, 4 suites, and total incongruity with its surroundings. Transfers to Can Tho is a popular next stop for travelers on a tour of the Mekong Delta.