SAIGON · DAY TRIP
Saigon’s best days out.
The 15 most popular can gio mangrove & monkey island day trips in Ho Chi Minh City. The ones worth building a day around, with prices, run times and who runs them.
Can Gio Mangroves and Monkey Island day trip from Ho Chi Minh City with a war-base trek, crocodiles, lunch, and a seafood market.
Most Popular“Everything was well organized and our guide was amazing!”
Trek Can Gio mangroves from Ho Chi Minh City to Monkey Island and a crocodile farm, plus war-era stops and seaside lunch.
“Layla was so helpful in warning about the monkeys and their bad habits. Speed boat was an added thrill. It was a great day!”
Ride by motorbike and ferry through Can Gio mangroves to Monkey Island, then seafood market and beach with a Cao Dai pagoda visit.
“Amazing and fun touring Monkey Island and the mangrove forest with Ben. Will be definitely sharing with friends visiting Vietnam soon!”
Mangrove Monkey Island, crocodile sanctuary, and the Sac guerrilla camp. Plus lunch and a lively fish market from Ho Chi Minh City.
“We had a great time on the Can Gio tour, visiting the monkeys, crocodiles, and the guerrilla base. The monkeys were a lot of fun, but it's very important to follow the advice to avoid bringing backpacks, bags, food, or anything similar—leave those in the car. If possible, avoid wearing sunglasses or hats, as the…”
A relaxed Cần Giờ day trip from Ho Chi Minh City with Monkey Island macaques, a crocodile farm, mangrove boat cruising, and lunch.
“Our guide Marcus was brilliant. Made the tour well worth it”
Speedboat through Can Gio mangroves, feed monkeys on Monkey Island, learn wartime jungle stories, and relax with lunch and beach time.
“Our guide, Duckie, was cheerful and informative and made sure we had a great time. There are a large amount of monkeys, a lot with babies and you can hand feed them which was a highlight for us. A wonderful lunch was also included at a peaceful beach location.”
One-day Can Gio mangrove tour from HCMC: crocodile farm, cheeky monkeys, speed jungle boat, pool time, beach views, and lunch.
“Enjoyed the trip as a whole. Good fun and the guide was friendly.”
A VIP speedboat day trip from Ho Chi Minh City to the UNESCO Can Gio Mangrove Biosphere for wildlife spotting, lunch, and river views.
“Overall a nice river cruise, with fresh food and some croissants. Our guide Van was friendly and enthusiastic. Interesting crusing along Saigon River and seeing way of life. Can Gio/Vam Sat itself is interesting with good nature elements and aRead more”
Ride a motorbike from Ho Chi Minh City to Can Gio for a mangrove day trip with Monkey Island, sea food, beach time, and local eats.
“Best idea to do this!! Had a great experience with Chow and my partner went with Tin! We saw monkey, crocs, toured around by vespa and then had some local vietnamese food! Awesome experience.”
A calm day trip from Ho Chi Minh City into Can Gio’s mangroves: canoe, Monkey Island, a mangrove trek, bird time, and fruit stops, with lunch.
“Abbiamo prenotato il tour convinti di avere con noi altre persone invece abbiamo fatto un tour privato con Linda, la nostra guida. Accompagnatrice preparata e gentilissima. Il tour è stato splendido, lo consiglio vivamente.”
Full-day Can Gio Mangrove tour from HCMC with Monkey Island, crocodile feeding, war-site history, and black-sand beach time.
“The tour through the mangroves is great. However if you wear glasses and need them to see it’s very important to have some kind of band or strap to keep them on your head. The monkeys WILL steal them and we weren’t warned ahead of Read more”
Private Can Gio mangrove tour from Ho Chi Minh City with speedboat ride, Monkey Island, crocodiles, canopy tower views, and lunch.
“We had a great time feeding crocodiles, watching the monkeys and learning Vietnamese culture, the speedboat was a lit of fun and our guide Harry was friendly, informative, helpful and fun to hang out with, both he and the driver Cong done an excellent job and made the trip very memorable for us”
A full-day Can Gio trip from Ho Chi Minh City: Monkey Island monkeys, mangrove speedboat ride, Sac Guerrilla Base history, plus lunch.
“Instead of around €60 (standard price) for a German-speaking guide, I paid €294 for 2 people. I also received 2 tickets for myself and my wife. Tour language was German. I have these tickets. Unfortunately, the guide only spoke English. The evening before the trip, an email was sent to try to trick me into…”
Private Can Gio mangrove eco tour from Ho Chi Minh with boat and canoe wildlife viewing, monkeys and crocodiles, canopy tower, lunch.
“4 of us did a private tour of Mekong Delta with a local tour guide, Jacky Hieu. He was extremely knowledgeable, interesting and caring. We had the best experience of the Mekong Delta with him on the van, boats and horse carriage!!”
Full-day canoe and speedboat trip in Can Gio Mangrove Forest to see monkeys and wildlife, with pickup, lunch, and market time from HCMC.
“We did get to see lots of monkeys but the whole thing felt like you were in a zoo. You walked down one Long trail and the monkeys came out when the security guards/caretakers threw peanuts at them. Basically comes off as a tourist trapRead more”
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