3 miles from Sam mountain is the town of Chau Doc. 85,000 people live in this city by the Cambodian border. Chau Doc lives mainly of the smuggling of goods to and from the neighboring country. Most of the goods come from Thailand.
The Sam mountain is another of the local tourist attractions. Several temples and pagodas can be visited on this mountain. Some tours offer a trip to this mountain to see the sun set. Sam mountain is the highest point on the Mekong Delta.