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Ho Chi Minh: Private Can Gio Mangrove Forest Day Tour

4.8 / 5

14 reviews

Activity provider:Vn biketour
Adventure

Ho Chi Minh: Private Can Gio Mangrove Forest Day Tour

Activity provider:Vn biketour

From US$ 154.58 per person

Experience the Can Gio mangrove forest, with an area of 75,740 hectares and over 150 botanical species. Whilst there you will learn of the locals' lives, explore lush forests and even visit an island inhabited by monkeys.

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Duration 1 day
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Live tour guide
Chinese, English, French, Japanese
Pickup included
Your Ho Chi Minh accommodation.

Experience

Highlights
  • Explore a new land and challenge yourself
  • Learn about the typical flora of mangrove forest and the other types of fauna at the local fishing hamlet
  • Enjoying the fresh air and understand the locals’ daily lives living along the river banks
Full description
Your tour begins at 8:00 AM, at which point you will be collected in a private car from your hotel. After a 40-minute drive, you will reach the Binh Khanh Ferry from where you will depart to Can Gio by boat. Once there, you will drive towards the Can Gio mangrove forest where you can admire the beauty of the green trees along the road. At 10:00 AM, you will have time to explore the mangrove forest, enjoying the fresh air and understanding the locals’ daily lives living along the river banks. You can also learn about the typical flora of mangrove forests and the other types of fauna at the local fishing hamlet. Furthermore, you will go through the forest on a canoe to visit the Reserve Bats Lagoon and the crab pond, before encountering and feeding a herd of deer which is friendly to man. Whilst here, you will also experience a crocodile farm where you can learn the process of hatching crocodiles and witness them in their natural environment. After that, you will venture toward the center of Vam Sat to observe the immensely panoramic views of the Vam Sat mangrove forest from the Tang Bong tower. Whilst there, you can also challenge yourself by crossing a suspension bridge. At 1:00 PM, you will have time for lunch at the Carrot Restaurant, before continuing with your tour in the afternoon. At 2:30 PM, you will go to Monkey Island to see over 1,000 monkeys that are living there. At 3:30 PM, you will return to the Binh Khanh ferry and drive directly to Saigon, where your tour ends at around 5:00 PM.
Includes
  • Professional English-speaking tour guide (or any language requested)
  • Transfer and transportation
  • Round-trip ferry ticket
  • Food and beverages at the restaurant
  • Entrance fees
  • Gratuities
  • Personal expenses
  • Other meals not mentioned in the itinerary
Not suitable for
  • Wheelchair users

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Customer reviews

Overall rating

4.8 /5

based on 14 reviews

Review summary

  • Guide
    4.7/5
  • Transportation
    4.7/5
  • Value for money
    4.5/5

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Relaxing day away from Saigon in beautiful area. Amazing to think the mangrove forest has been totally replanted due to Agent Orange. Monkey island a hoot - watching monkeys pinching sunglasses etc from local tourists who wouldn’t listen to the warnings.

March 26, 2023

Very nice discovery of the mangrove with our French-speaking guide for a whole day. The visit was enjoyable and rewarding. We did not see the time pass thanks to the good humor as well as the dedication of our guide. This experience was unforgettable for us. I recommend it 200%.

August 6, 2022

Bad day that this 1st of the year: traffic jams to no end meant that we had to make our excursion at a run. Beautiful landscapes Our guide spoke approximately French but we understood it and he understood us as a whole We were only 3 on the bus and that's cool

January 3, 2020

Product ID: 200113