Chau Doc

Chau Doc (Châu Đốc) is a city in the heart of the Mekong Delta, in Vietnam.

How to travel to Chau Doc

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

How to get around In Chau Doc

Walk: the main downtown area is an easy walk, from the riverside to the market to Chau Doc Plaza.

By motorcycle

Minh Kim guesthouse (☎ 029-66552244, 01222225646, - 622 Ton Duc Thang, Vinh My) offers motorcycles for rent. The price is 150,000 vnd per day. If you will mention to the owner that you want to rent Alan's motorcycle you will be given a semi-automatic motorcycle for 100,000 vnd per day. The owner of the guesthouse speaks quite a good English.

What to see in Chau Doc

A stroll along the riverside will be well worth it. You will bump into many 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.

Top Muslim Travel Tips for Chau Doc

• A traditional massage with suction cups is a great way to relax and unwind before returning to Go Chi Minh City or taking one of the riverboats to Phnom Penh. - Sam Mountain 6 kilometers from Chau Doc - Bike to Sam Mountain: rent a bike from your hotel (US$1-2) and ride 6 m to the base of Sam Mountain. It's an easy ride over flat paved and gravel road, just watch out for traffic. Walk on food from the base of the mountain, up the stairs to the top. Many viewpoints and cafe's with hammocks along the way to stop for a drink and a rest. Another option you can take a moto straight to the top of Sam Mountain, a great place to catch the sunset and see the views of Vietnam and into Cambodia. - Tra Sunday Bird Sanctuary about 25 kilometers from Chau Doc - 75,000 dong per person for 1½ hour visit (includes both speed and row boat ride)

As of January 2015 most hotels and travel agents are charging around US$34 for a two person trip to Tra Sunday (Includes moto drivers and boat fees). If you speak to any of the moto drivers around the covered market you should be able to hire one for around 150,000 - 200,000 dong per moto and can visit Sam Mountain or the Pagoda on the way back. Some of the drivers speak good English. Hiring a driver on your own will save about US$8-10 for a two person trip (depending on your negotiating skills).

Shopping in Chau Doc

A large, sprawling market dominates the centre of town, with a covered section in Bach Dang street. There are many ATM, mainly in center near the pagoda, and on Le Loi/riverside.

Halal Restaurants

Please be informed that on some destination such as Chau Doc we had no local Muslim/a that has researched some of the area. If you are a Muslim/a and have been to Chau Doc or would like to maintain the eHalal Guide to Chau Doc, please contact us at guides@ehalal.io or email us your updates.

• Thanh Tinh | 13 Quang Trung close to the indoor market Opening Hours: 6AM Monday - 9PM 25,000-40,000 dong A nice and clean local restaurant that serves vegan food. Friendly and English-speaking staff. They can also prepare take-away meals (handy for the journey on the slow boat to Cambodia). Be aware and they charged 95,000 dong for a 'com phan', almost three times expensive than usual price (March 2022).

• Bay Bong | 22 Duong Thuong Dang Le With the indoor market on your right hand side, continue until you can only go left or right. Go right there and you'll eventually see it on your left. ☎ +84 76 867 271 25,000-55,000 dong Good food here with a very long menu. Locals eat here as well. The atmosphere isn't particularly romantic.

• Chau Giang Floating Restaurant, Trần Hưng Đạo street. You can get a affordable drink with a great view of the river at the Chau Giang Floating Restaurant, on the pier at the opposite end to the Victoria Hotel, near the Hang Chau ferry office.

eHalal Group Launches Halal Guide to Chau Doc

Chau Doc - eHalal Travel Group, a leading provider of innovative Halal travel solutions for Muslim travelers to Chau Doc, is thrilled to announce the official launch of its comprehensive Halal and Muslim-Friendly Travel Guide for Chau Doc. This groundbreaking initiative aims to cater to the diverse needs of Muslim travelers, offering them a seamless and enriching travel experience in Chau Doc and its surrounding regions.

With the steady growth of Muslim tourism worldwide, eHalal Travel Group recognizes the importance of providing Muslim travelers with accessible, accurate, and up-to-date information to support their travel aspirations to Chau Doc. The Halal and Muslim-Friendly Travel Guide is designed to be a one-stop resource, offering an array of invaluable information on various travel aspects, all carefully curated to align with Islamic principles and values.

The Travel Guide encompasses a wide range of features that will undoubtedly enhance the travel experience for Muslim visitors to Chau Doc. Key components include:

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Speaking about the launch, Irwan Shah, Chief Technology Officer of eHalal Travel Group in Chau Doc, stated, "We are thrilled to introduce our Halal and Muslim-Friendly Travel Guide in Chau Doc, a Muslim friendly destination known for its cultural richness and historical significance. Our goal is to empower Muslim travelers with accurate information and resources, enabling them to experience the wonders of Chau Doc without any concerns about their faith-based requirements. This initiative reaffirms our commitment to creating inclusive and memorable travel experiences for all our clients."

The eHalal Travel Group's Halal and Muslim-Friendly Travel Guide for Chau Doc is now accessible on this page. The guide will be regularly updated to ensure that Muslim travelers have access to the latest information, thus reinforcing its status as a reliable companion for Muslim travelers exploring Chau Doc.

About eHalal Travel Group:

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Muslim Friendly Hotels/Resorts

• Hang Chau II Hotel hangchau2@ 10 Nguyen Van Thoai ☎ +84 76 868891, +84 91 3970831 +84 76 865 140from 110,000 dong 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 1960s ambiance, and the rooms are big. Parking is available. It's a popular destination for eHalal Tour Groups, so check in early.

• Thuan Loi Hotel 18 Tran Hung Dao St. from US$6 Has the best location out of the hotels, right on the river, but it's also a tour-group stop. Rooms have hot water and a/c.

• Trung Nguyen 86 Bach Dang Rooms are small but very clean, with hot water, a/c, and television, and cost about US$16 (Jan 2023). Great staff.

• Motel Number 6 Thanh Mai 6 Phan Van Vang Street ☎ +84 76 867622 from US$5 For a budget place and the atmosphere is clean and relaxing. Potentional for bus station pick-up and Mekong slow boat/bus trip to Phnom Penh available.

• Vinh Phuoc Hotel 12-14 Quang Trung ☎ +84 76 866242, +84 76 562265 From US$20 A great budget deal, this place is run by an amiable Brit who is an excellent source of local travel information. Free wifi at reception

• Victoria Chau Doc Hotel | 32 Le Loi ☎ +84 76 865010 +84 76 865020 Rooms from US$99-155, river view suites from $144-$220 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 Phnom Penh via private speedboat are available.

Telecommunications in Chau Doc

Get a prepaid SIM card from Mobifone (centre, near pagoda) or Vinaphone (Le Loi, riverside): about 65,000 dong and monthly Internet package ~120,000 dong.

Have a problem with your phone, buy a new SIM card or recharge account balance, visit The Anh Mobile Service 31 Le Loi (near Chau Doc Church, church three-way crossroads).

More Muslim friendly Destinations from Chau Doc

Bus station is near the entrance of city about 4 kilometers from centre and ~15,000 dong moto taxi ride.

• Can Tho is a popular next stop for travelers on a tour of the Mekong Delta.
• Ha Tien 60,000 dong, 3½ hr, 09:00 departure on the way to Phu Quoc
• Ho Chi Minh City. Phuong Trang bus company (phone +84 76 356 5888) make the connection for 125,000 dong 6 times a day between 08:45 to 00:15.
• Phnom Penh is another popular destination. Many travelers stay for one night in Chau Doc and go the next day to Cambodia. Several boats are available, from slow boats to fast boats. A journey on a slow boat can take up to 10 hours to Phnom Pehn, and the quality of the boats is not always the best (extremely noisy engine, heavy vibration, a lot of sun and no toilet can make a 10-hr trip really long). You can get a visa-on-arrival at the border, it costs US$20 or 400,000 dong (Feb 2010). Most likely, some of the tour operators will tell you, that they have to get the visa for you and that it is now more expensive and other lies (such as the border crossing closes soon and they will get there faster with your passport using a motorbike, etc.) but thit is not true and you can ignore them. Try not to take to many dong with you, because the exchange rate you get is not very fair. There is no ATM, so bring enough dollars with you. At the border and there is a small restaurant, but it is comparably expensive. You can get take-away meals and a bottle of water from restaurants in Chau Doc if you plan ahead.