Kampot to Ho Chi Minh Overland

Just wondering if anyone has travelled from Kampot in Southen Cambodia to Ho Chi Minh overland? I do not want to return to Phnom Penh to do this trip and it seems that it is possible to do it from the south. Would like to hear details and experiences if possible thanks.

There are few borders you can use - below are detailed instructions from the Canby Publications website for the easiest route - you can grab a canby guide in kampot which will have the same instructions inside to carry with you -

"From Kampot, arrange a taxi to the border (Phnom Den) through your guesthouse. Private taxi costs about $25 and take 2-3 hours. If you like, the guesthouse can help to find other travelers to share the taxi with you and reduce the per person cost. The taxi will travel through Kampong Trach district of Kampot province to the border crossing at Phnom Den. Much of the road is hardpack and may deteriorate in the rainy season increasing the travel time. At Phnom Den, walk across the border to Tinh Bien, Vietnam. From Tinh Bien, take a motorcycle taxi or car taxi to Chau Doc about 10km north. The 'right price' is reportedly about $3, though drivers ask as much as $10. Don't forget to bargain! There are guesthouses and hotels in Chau Doc. Mini-vans leave Chau Doc for HCMC regularly all day long. They can found clustered around the central market area and cost about US$3/person. The mini-van drivers wait for a full van before they leave so, to minimize your wait, try to get into a van that's almost full."

A friend of mine went Kampot- Ha Tien- Rach Gia- Can Tho- Saigon between Christmas and middle of Jan. No major problems either.