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Trip Report: Chau Doc and side-trips in the Delta

by JakartaBoy 08 January 2012

Just before the new year, I headed across from Phnom Penh to Chau Doc by river. I took the Hang Cau boat for about $25 (memory fails!),…
RE: Motorbiking the Delta: Road from Chau Doc to Ha Tien?

by sbruny 21 December 2011

Take a ride out to Hon Chong. Kien Giang province is extremely poor but really beautiful.
Riding a motorbike around the Mekong Delta

by JakartaBoy 26 November 2011

I'll be coming to South Vietnam overland via Cambodia. I'd like to come in via Chau Doc, see if I can rent a motorbike there, and do a…
Re: Ha Tien & Phu Quoc island

by NanaimoJim 28 September 2011

The area we found very interesting and just loved near Ha Tien was Hon Chong. We stayed there for a couple of days and the area was great.…
Vietnam accommodation notes

by amtrakker 28 April 2011

Hi all Thanks for all the help received over the past month or so, here's notes about the accommodation I stayed in (single person basis…
RE: Hon Chong to Nghe Island

by rectravel 03 April 2011

Just recently returned from Hon Chong. If you want to get out to Nghe Island from Hon Chong, the only option remains to charter an entire…
RE: Beaches around Ha Tien

by amtrakker 30 March 2011

Thanks all, read there is a bus leaving Hon Chong for Ha Tien @ 5.30 in the morning - anyone know if there is a return bus later in the…
RE: Hon Chong to Nghe Island

by amtrakker 30 March 2011

searching on Hon Long and wonder if anyone has used this service recently?
RE: Beaches around Ha Tien

by nijkerk 24 March 2011

Well its at least 7 years ago but we stayed at Hong chong,,,,we travelled by bus from somewhere east of there and were dropped off at…
Beaches around Ha Tien

by amtrakker 23 March 2011

Hi all looking @ spending a day on a beach on the mainland rather than Phu Quoc Island, and wonder if anyone's spent time @ either Mui…
Brief Mekong Delta Trip

by andyiowa 23 February 2011

Hello, I would like to solicit opinions on my very short trip to Vietnam in April. We're arriving late April 17, maybe doing a cooking…
RE: Phu Quoc to HCMC

by vietnamtravelinfo 24 October 2010

There are ferries connecting Phu Quoc with Rach Gia (2.5h), Ha Tien (1.5h) and Hon Chong (1h). From Rach Gia you can take a Vietnam Airlines…
Mekong Delta/Phu Quoc

by alipner 25 August 2010

Hi, We are looking to book a tour down the Mekong Delta that ends at or near one of the ferry points to Phu Quoc (Rach Gia, Ha Tien,…
RE: Hon Chong Vietnam

by rectravel 14 July 2010

Yeah, it is still quiet, but how quiet did it used to be? Met an old timer last night who said that he has been living in Hon Chong for…
Hon Chong Vietnam

by rectravel 10 July 2010

Anyone coming from or going to the border crossing with Cambodia at Ha Tien might want to stop for a day to have a look at the old coastal…
RE: Which Mekong Delta tour ?

by nijkerk 01 December 2009

The OP doesnt mention anything about having 3 days We took the boat from PPenh to Chaudoc,bus to CanTho , bus to Vinh Long , bus to Tra…
RE: HCMC to Kep/Kampot via the Mekong Delta

by nijkerk 25 September 2009

Buses from Chau doc to ha tien, nice scenic ride , you may have to change ...Ha tien a nice place to spend a night or 2..ditto Hon Chong,(…
RE: Mekong Delta

by nijkerk 27 August 2009

We travelled around the Delta a few years ago..BPPenh-Chaudoc-Cantho-a few places that Ive forgotten the name of-Vinh Long-Rach ghia…
1 month in Vietnam - please comment on itinerary

by tyc 24 August 2009

I'll be in Vietnam around Oct 20, travelling north to south for 1 month. Plan as follows: fly to Hanoi Bac Ha / Sapa Cat Ba Island…
Re: Cambodia to Phu Quoc Island?

by husko 04 July 2009

As stated yo must go to Phu Quoc from Vietnam. Good boats go from Hon Chong also which is much closer to Ha Tien than Rach Gia. Our boat…
RE: Mekong Delta Boat Trips

by nijkerk 05 May 2009

Did the same itinerary up to VLong a few years ago then we saw a few more places in the delta and headed back to PP via Hon Chong and…
Re: phu quoc accommodation & cost

by husko 19 January 2009

Hi Bampire, 1. Accommodation on the road and not on the beach will be cheaper but I think a little more than elsewhere in Vietnam for…
Hon Chong to Nghe Island

by paddlefoot 22 December 2008

Does anyone know how much a smaller boat costs to go to Nghe Island from Hon Chong? The only price I can find listed is the big, 20 perso…
Re: Seeing the Delta indipendently.

by husko 11 December 2008

Hi Bill, Just returned from the Mekong w/o tour and it was easy and fun. Mai Linh buses are effeicient and regular. Lots of short and…
Re: Mekong Delta from Chau Doc

by husko 09 November 2008

Hi, We arrived in PQ today. We went from HCMC to Chau Doc then hired moto drivers to Ha Tien via Ba Chuc and Tuc Dup hill - long day…