Heading back upriver from Chau Doc, you’ll first of all come to this extraordinary floating village. Its sturdy wooden houses with flower-decked balconies all have modern creature comforts (in particular TVs), and each has its own stock of fish which..

Following the course of the Mekong from Chau Doc, boats arrive at a small Cham village with typical houses built on stilts. The immaculately white Ehsan mosque ( also accessible by ferry ) is a more modern construction.

This 230m-high hill enjoys an unforgettable view of the Mekong Delta region: the sublime landscape of the surrounding rice fields, Cam Mountain (710m) to the south, and neighbouring Cambodia. Although you’ll be keen to climb up to the summit, make su..