The Best Can Gio Biosphere Reserve Tour

Duration icon Duration: Full Day
Trip code icon Trip Code: ORG_CGO1
Map marker icon Best places to visit: Ho Chi Minh City

Overview

The Can Gio Biosphere reserve tour takes you 50km away from Ho Chi Minh City to this incredible reserve, where lush mangroves stretch from the ocean and unique ecosystems thrive. Travel to Can Gio, it will bring you a different discover to relax on beach, see diversity forest including mangroves,  palm-fringed islands, steamy jungle, wetlands, and salt marsh.

Taking one day trip to Can Gio you will have chance to boasts astonishing biodiversity as well as supports one of the most important ecosystems in Vietnam.

Highlights:

  • Take two-hour drive from Ho Chi Minh city to discover the eco-tourism sites and have chance to relax on beach
  • Discover the nature and wildlife to experience just not far from noisy cities where is great for reconnecting with nature, relaxed exploration and wildlife.

Notes:

  • This Can Gio Biosphere reserve tour itinerary is a private package. It shows you what is possible to travel and visiting with our guide and driver
  • We CAN also tailor made this trip as your requirement and budget such as its inclusions…

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Itinerary Details

Your Can Gio Biosphere Reserve Tour Experiences (L)

Your Can Gio Biosphere Reserve Tour Experiences (L)

Morning activities:

At 8.00 am our guide and driver welcome you at hotel in Ho Chi Minh and transfer to Can Gio. It takes you more than 2 hours on car to reach the forest.

First of all, you will cross Binh Khanh ferry where you can observe the dense mangrove forest while travelling. Can Gio is slowly being rebuild after destroyed by the war and then in 2000, UNESCO granted the status of biosphere reserve. Now, Can Gio is one of the attractions for discover and relax very close Ho Chi Minh City.

And then you reach Monkey Island where you will spend time to visit Can Gio Museum. Continually, you visit Mangrove Forest Park Fauna Conservatory where you can see many animals. Such as saltwater crocodiles, wild cats, otters, pythons, deer and wild monkeys which likes to play with visitors.

After that you will take canoe to visit Mangrove Forest Ecosystem and Rung Sac Guerilla Base for more discovers and experience.

When visiting here you can hear about the history of Vietnam War. Guide will tell you about the lives, history of Can Gio and battles of the Base and around 860 soldiers fell down here during the War.

Have lunch at restaurant. During the lunch time you can have the resting, a chance to relax on the swimming pool. You can order the fresh seafood (additional charge at your own expense) or you can relax and swim on the beach

Afternoon activities:

Continue the trip in Can Gio to visit Whale tomb where worships the Whale carcass at Can Thanh town to learn more of the local culture to this sea animal from local people.

After that our driver and guide take you to return Ho Chi Minh city. Spend again 2 hours on car to reach back Ho Chi Minh city around 17.00 pm.

We wish you a great trip with us and you can choose to travel Mekong Delta with Ben Tre/Can Tho/Chau Doc for more discovery Vietnam beauties.

Inclusions

  • PRIVATE door to door transport (new vehicle) with air-conditioned
  • Experience English speaking guide
  • Canoe to Can Gio
  • Meals as mentioned above (L= Lunch)
  • Entrance fees, permission
  • Mineral water daily 2 bottle 500ml/per day
  • 24/7 hotline support guaranteed
  • Bank fees if payment by credit card
  • Gov tax and service charge
  • No extra charge after final confirmation 

Exclusions

  • International Air Fare in & out Vietnam
  • Additional sightseeing or extra usage of vehicle
  • Other than mentioned in the itinerary
  • Personal expenses such as laundry, telephone calls, soft & hard drinks
  • Meals not mentioned in the program
  • Tips are welcomed!
  • Travel Insurance

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