Can Gio Mangrove Forest (UNESCO Biosphere Reserve)   -   Code: SGN08

A unique product that we are now offering is an Eco-Adventure speedboat tour to the Can Gio Mangrove Forest (UNESCO Biosphere Reserve).  On the journey through the scenic canals down to the mangroves we will briefly enter the Mekong Delta and stop at a local riverside market.  Once we depart the lush palms of the Mekong we will enter an entirely different region surrounded by the tall mangrove forest.  You will also: visit a local fishing village; see monkeys, feed the crocodiles at the crocodile reserve; paddle around the bat lagoon in a small boat.  Breakfast and a traditional Vietnamese lunch will be served during your tour.

7:40 am departure (length of tour: 7-9 hours)

07:30  - Hotel Pick-up

07:50  -  Light Breakfast w Vietnamese Coffee served on boat

08:15  - enter Long An (first province in Mekong Delta)

08:30  - visit large local Mekong Delta market in Can Giuoc

09:45  - exit Mekong Delta with water palms & enter Mangrove Forest

10:00 - Arrive at Vam Sat Ecological Park

10:30 - Feed crocodiles; Visit bird sanctuary and bird viewing tower; see wild monkeys; performing gibbon

12:30 - Lunch

13:30 - travel around labyrinth of Mangrove Canals; see traditional fishing life

14:00 - Visit giant bat lagoon; walk through mangroves; crab fishing

15:00 - depart for Saigon

16:15 - arrive in Saigon