Chau Doc Floating Village

Chau Doc Floating Village is a river-based settlement on the Hau River (Bassac River) in Chau Doc City, An Giang Province, in Vietnam's Mekong Delta. It consists of floating houses and fish farms built on rafts and pontoons. Notable for its freshwater aquaculture, particularly basa and other catfish raised in cages beneath houses, and for its Cham community, the village offers visitors insight into traditional riverine livelihoods and is typically explored by small boat tours from the Chau Doc waterfront.

Visitors can expect a boat trip on the Hau River through a cluster of floating wooden houses and fish rafts anchored along the river. Houses are built on pontoons with fish cages suspended underneath. Tours typically stop at one or two family-run fish farms where visitors can see feeding, view the cage structures, and learn about aquaculture. The surroundings are riverine with views of the waterfront, passing boats, and daily life of residents living on the water.

Developed from the mid-20th century as a river-based aquaculture settlement on the Bassac River, reflecting the Mekong Delta's long tradition of raising freshwater fish in floating cages as an adaptation to seasonal river life

Illustrates Mekong Delta riverine culture and the livelihood of Vietnamese and Cham communities living on the water, with floating houses, fish farming, and river-based daily activities as central cultural elements