Green journey through Can Gio mangrove forest

✅Services include:

• Private shuttle according to program
• Kayak/canoe tour of the forest
• Lunch with local cuisine
• Professional tour guide as per itinerary
• Experience planting mangrove trees
• Travel insurance
• Mineral water, cold towels.

❌Not included:

• Personal expenses outside the program
• Tips for tour guide and driver (if any)
• Other costs not mentioned in the service included.

Departure point: Meeting point in Ho Chi Minh City.
End point: Return to original pickup point.

📅 Detailed program:

🕚 08:00 – Car and tour guide pick up guests at the meeting point and depart for Can Gio.
🏞️ Overview of Can Gio - world biosphere reserve, principles of responsible tourism & environmental conservation.

🕚 10:00 – Arrive at Vam Sat eco-tourism area
🍸 Take a break and have a cool drink at the Eco-Instruction Center.
⏳ Tour guide popularizes the "4 no" tour rules: No littering - No breaking trees - No making noise - No feeding animals.
🦺 Bring life jackets, hats, and organic sunscreen.

🕚 10:30 – Explore the mangrove forest by Kayak or small canoe
🚢 Move along the mangrove forest route - Goc Tre canal - Bat lagoon.
🚣 Kayak (or take a small canoe) through the mangrove forest, observing water birds, crabs, fish, monkeys, and aquatic plants.
☘️ Local guide explains the role of mangroves in absorbing CO₂ and reducing coastal erosion.
🌳 Stop in the middle of the forest and do the activity "Listen to the sound of the forest - Feel the Mangrove" so that visitors can feel the natural sounds and ecological tranquility.

🕚 12:00 – Lunch at Vam Sat eco-restaurant
🍱 Enjoy meals made with organic ingredients and local seafood.

🕚 13:00 – Visit the Bat & Crocodile Sanctuary
🛶 Take a boat ride into the Bat Lagoon and observe thousands of bats hanging in the middle of the cajuput forest.
🐊 Visit the crocodile sanctuary, learn about the care process, and listen to explanations about the role of crocodiles in the ecosystem.
🎨 Experience safe crocodile feeding under the supervision of sanctuary staff.

🕚 14:00 – Planting mangrove trees to regenerate forests
🎎 Participate in the program "Sow green seeds in Can Gio - Adopt a Mangrove Tree".
🌿 Each visitor plants a young mangrove tree, records the ID code and GPS location.
🌴 The tour guide explains how mangroves absorb carbon and restore the environment after saltwater intrusion.

🕚 15:00 – Visit Tang Bong Tower (26m high)
🗼 Climb to the observation deck for a panoramic view of the mangrove forest covering more than 75,000 hectares.
🏝️ Observe the intersection of land, water and air and listen to your guide share about the importance of the southern coastal ecosystem.

🕚 15:45 – Depart for Ho Chi Minh City
🛍️ On the way back, stop at Hang Duong - Can Thanh market to visit, enjoy coconut water or buy souvenirs (priority given to recycled handmade products).

🕚 17:30 – Arrive in Ho Chi Minh City center
🚌 End of program.

✅ Please read the information carefully before booking the tour.
✅ Bring all necessary personal items.
✅ REGULATIONS ON CHILDREN:
• Children under 5 years old: Free (sitting in the same car, eating with parents, no separate seat)
• Children from 5-9 years old: 70% of adult price (including meals, seats on the bus, entrance tickets)
• Children over 9 years old: Adult price

Free cancellation: Full refund when canceling 24 hours in advance