Cam Mountain (Thien Cam Son)
Núi Cấm
The highest peak in the Mekong Delta, reached by cable car, with the summit home to one of the tallest seated Maitreya statues in Southeast Asia.
Cam Mountain rises to about 710 meters and is the highest peak of the Seven Mountains (Bay Núi) area, often called the 'Dalat of the South.' Its summit is several degrees cooler than the plains. A cable car takes about 15 minutes to reach the top, where you can visit Van Linh Pagoda, the Big Buddha Temple, the roughly 33-meter-tall Maitreya statue and a lake area. The mountain has many temples and legends, and it suits a half-day to full-day trip. It lies about 35 kilometers from Chau Doc, and the one-way cable car fare is roughly 100,000-190,000 Vietnamese dong.
Opening hours
Approx. 06:00–18:00 (cable car)
Nearby sights
- Ba Chuc Massacre Memorial (Bone Pagoda)
- Ta Pa Lake & Rice Fields
- Tra Su Cajuput Forest
- Tuc Dup Hill
- Cave Pagoda (Phuoc Dien Pagoda)
- Sam Mountain (Nui Sam)
- Tomb of Thoai Ngoc Hau
- Tay An Pagoda