Travelling almost 6km to the west of Chau Doc Town, An Giang Province, you will have a chance to view the 230m-high Sam Mountain with beautiful landscapes and many historic remains.
Sam Mountain is the highest mountain in the Mekong Delta. On the way
there, you can enjoy the sights of the two rice fields along the road, and drop
by for a short visit to a small Khmer village. You will have a short walk up on
the mountain side to see the daily life of mountain people. There are dozens of
pagodas and temples, many of them set in caves, around Sam Mountain.
The mountain does not only offer beautiful landscapes, but it is also
where many historic remains deeply loved by the inhabitants of Nam Bo plain are
located. Ba Chua Xu Temple, Tay An Pagoda, Thoai Ngoc Hau Tomb, Tao Ngo Garden,
and Bach Van Hill are among the famous sites to visit near Sam Mountain. To the
top of the mountain, there is a shrine with good views of the surrounding
countryside.
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| Ba Chua Xu Temple |
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| Tay An Pagoda |
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| Bach Van Hill |
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| Thoai Ngoc Hau Tomb |
Climbing the peak is, of course, the highlight of a visit to Sam
Mountain. The views from the top are spectacular if weather permitting and you
can easily look out over Cambodia. There is a military outpost on the summit, a
legacy of the days when the Khmer Rouge made cross-border. The outpost is still
functional and the soldiers are quite used to tourists taking photos now;
however, you should ask permission and perhaps ply the soldiers with cigarettes
before taking photos of them or anything that could be considered militarily
sensitive.
Walking down is easier than walking up, so if you want to cheat, have a
motorbike take you to the summit. The road to the top is on the east side of
the mountain. You can walk down along a peaceful, traffic-free trail on the
north side which will bring you to the main temple area. The summit road has
been decorated with amusement-park ceramic dinosaurs and the like. But there
are also some small shrines and pavilions, which add a bit of charm and also
remind you that this is indeed Vietnam and not Disneyland.
People from all over Vietnam make the pilgrimage to Sam Mountain. If you
are in Chau Doc, it is worth a visit...
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