SAIGON · DAY TRIP
Saigon’s best days out.
The 15 best can gio & monkey island tours in Saigon. What each one is actually like on the day, what it costs, and the operator you go with.
Can Gio Mangrove and Monkey Island day trip from HCMC: ferry, Rung Sac base trek, 1,000+ monkeys, lunch, and seafood market.
Most Popular“Had a great time with Mia as our guide. Got to see and interact with so many monkeys :)”
Can Gio trek from Ho Chi Minh: Monkey Island mangroves, crocs, Rung Sac base, canoe ride, and lunch with hotel pickup included.
“An enjoyable day out of the city visiting the famous monkey island. The monkeys were cool and we got the chance to feed them. The crocodile part was disappointing with just a few mins looking at a few crocs from a safe vantage point. It was also good to have an element around the history…”
A full-day Can Gio trip from Ho Chi Minh: Monkey Island mangroves, American War crocodiles, the Sac guerrilla base, lunch, and a lively fish market.
“The monkeys are a bit crazy so it was really important to listen to the guide. They took glasses from a person in ozt group, but the guide took it back. The nature is amazing. Worth going!”
Ho Chi Minh City day trip to Cần Giờ for Monkey Island macaques, crocodile farm, UNESCO mangroves by speedboat, war stories, lunch.
“A great trip with plenty of variety. The guide was very friendly and spoke good English, thoughrouly recommended.”
Private Can Gio Monkey Island speedboat: feed monkeys, learn wartime stories at Rung Sac, and enjoy a beach lunch with pickup from HCMC.
“I really enjoyed this tour. It was nice getting to be with the wildlife and learning more about the Vietnam War along the way. Particularly enjoyed the final stop in Can Gio to enjoy some iced coffee at the beach. Kudos to Harry for being a great guide too. Anyone doing this tour should be…”
Can Gio Mangrove Forest day trip from Ho Chi Minh City: boat rides, monkeys, crocs, lunch and beach time for $55 with hotel pickup.
“Really great insights into the local life.I really enjoyed this diverse trip. Got to experience many different aspects of local life and our guide was well informed, enthousiastic and nice!”
VIP speedboat tour to Can Gio mangroves from Bach Dang Pier: UNESCO wildlife search, lunch, and guide, in about 6 hours.
“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”
Motorbike day trip from Ho Chi Minh City to Can Gio: mangrove roads, Monkey Island monkeys, seafood market, beach and local lunch.
“So fun! Went to monkey island and to the beach, so exciting and felt safe the whole time. Chow was an amazing guide!”
A full day escape from Ho Chi Minh City for canoeing through Can Gio mangroves, wildlife stops, a tower challenge, lunch, and tropical fruit.
“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 in Can Gio: mangrove walk, Monkey Island, Sac Forest history, crocodile feeding, and Can Gio Beach, with pickup from Ho Chi Minh.
“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 eco tour from HCMC with boat wildlife viewing, Monkey Island, a canopy tower viewpoint, and riverside 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”
Full-day trip from Ho Chi Minh City to Can Gio for monkey feeding, UNESCO mangroves, speedboat to Sac Guerrilla Base, beach time.
“Monkey island was fantastic to interact and feed them as was the visit to the guerilla camp with canoe boat ride on return. The visit to the seafood market was pointless, not as advertised to pick out and buy something to have it cooked in front of you.I don't think we were there 20 minutes…”
Private Can Gio mangrove day tour from Ho Chi Minh with hotel pickup, boat and wildlife stops, monkey island, crocodiles, a canopy tower view, lunch.
“Amazing tour👍 Full of attractions if you love nature, want to see wild mangrove forest, watch the monkeys, feed the crocodiles… We were very happy with our guide Jackie Hieu, really nice person with much humor, very professional. Best guide.”
Can Gio Biosphere Reserve day trip from Ho Chi Minh City: birds, crocodiles, bats, monkeys, mangroves, and Vietnam War sites.
“Understand what you will really be seeing. I booked this trip expecting an outdoor and wildlife adventure when it's really more about the Viet Nam war history. It is an interesting look at recovery of an area that was hit hard by agent orange buRead more”
Canoe through Can Gio mangroves on a full-day Monkey Island tour with lunch, speedboat rides, and wildlife viewing near Ho Chi Minh City.
“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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