As you walk along the Bassac River towards the grandiose Victoria hotel you'll find no end of people trying to get you to hire their little boat to go out and see the fish farms which are common here. At around $2 an hour this isn't a bad way to experience river life but go early in the morning so that you can catch the river market.
Instead we chose to take a tour with the owner of the 'English Bookstore'. We met at his shop at 7am and walked down to the river where his friend's boat was waiting for us. First of all we headed south east along the river beyond the Victoria Hotel and met up with the approaching floating market. Our boat got right into the action and we were able to step onto one of the trader's boats as they sold all manner of fresh fruits and vegetables.
From here we crossed the river and went to see the floating fish farm houses which have fish cages under the living area. We then visited a Cham village and its mosque before returning to Chau Doc. This 2.5 hour private tour cost us just $7 for the two of us.
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