Can Gio Ho Chi Minh city Vietnam travel guide

Can Gio (Cần Giờ) is a coastal district of  Ho Chi Minh city, 50km (32miles) form the city center. Can Gio tourism is famous for mangroves and pristine beaches where haven’t had many tourist services. You can travel Can Gio for 1 day in the weekend.  Travel South Vietnam

Most of people, who used to visit Can Gio, comment that price of service is not expensive, seafood is cheaper than Vung Tau (another site near Ho Chi Minh city). Quiet night, suitable for relaxing. The sea is not blue because of mangrove but it’s not too bad to bath.

Can Gio Ho Chi Minh city Vietnam travel guide
Can Gio Vietnam travel guide

This article i’m going to give you helpful informations for Can Gio trip. MANGO CRUISE

Parts in the article:

How to get Can Gio | Attractions | Hotels | Day trip itinerary | Combine travelling Vung Tau

How to get Can Gio
From Sai Gon, you go along Huynh Tan Phat road, cross river at Binh Khanh ferry, then just go straight. The route is not difficult, only 1 route to get Can Gio, you can go by car or motorbike. Calypso Cruise

You can also get Can Gio by public bus-75. The bus will go through the streets: 23/9 Park – Le Lai – Tran Hung Dao – Pham Ngu Lao – Yersin – Ham Nghi – Ho Tung Mau – Nguyen Tat Thanh – Huynh Tan Phat – Rung Sat – Duyen Hai – Dao Cu and finally, stop at Can Thanh Bus Station (in Can Gio).

Can Gio Ho Chi Minh city Vietnam travel guide

Where to play and visit in Can Gio
Attractions in Can Gio according to the route from Ho Chi Minh city.

1. Vam Sat (Vàm Sát) is a eco-tourism zone of mangrove, you will go into by boat or canoe. In the zone, you will be visited Dam Doi zone (khu Đầm Dơi – where has many kinds of stork and bat), protected areas wildlife and Tam Bong tower, 26m (85ft) high, where you can see all of Can Gio mangroves.

Feed crocodile in Vam Sat eco-tourism
Crocodile feeding in Vam Sat eco-tourism

2. Dao Khi (đảo Khỉ – Monkey island, it’s not an island, just name). This’s very interesting place but you have to be careful with monkeys. They’re very naughty, usually rob foods and items of tourists. My tips for travelling in the island, you should carry a stick to scare but don’t fight them else they will call their whole flock.

3. Lang Ca Ong (Wale mausoleum). In Vietnam, wale is a very sacred animal so people usually worship them in temples or mausoleums. Lang Ca Ong is located in Can Gio market and has 17m (56ft) length skeleton of a wale.

4. Thanh that Cao Dai (Thánh Thất Cao Đài), a sacred temple in the center of Can Thanh town. The temple is quite beautiful, you can sightsee and take photos.

5. Can Thanh town is the seat of Can Gio district. This’s a small and peace town.  From here, you can clearly see Vung Tau city and its 2 big mountains. Even by night, you can see the sparkling lights of Ha Long road – the most beautiful road of Vietnam (in Vung Tau ).

6. 30/4 beach is 8k (5miles) from Can Thanh town. This’s a beautiful and very pristine beach. Near there is Hang Duong market (just 50m (160ft from beach), you can buy seafood in the market, ask them for cooking with very solf price and enjoy them on the beach.

Monkey island Can Gio Vietnam

Hotels in Can Gio
Usually, people travel Can Gio in just 1 day so they don’t rent hotel. However, in the case combine travelling Can Gio and Vung Tau, tourists want to take an overnight in Can Gio and get Vung Tau in next day.

If you travel in big group, you should rent hotels near the 30/4 beach (rate is from $15, more expensive than hotels in the town) to play in evening. You can consult:

1. Tam Ngoc hotel in Dong Hoa – Can Gio, tel: +84 8 3874 4200

2. Hon Ngoc Phuong Nam resort near Tam Ngoc hotel, tel +84 8 3874 3404

If you travel in small group, you should stay in the town.

3. Thai Duong hotel on road No.1, tel +848.3874.3985. Comfortable rooms, (2-star) have balcony overlooking rice field, very nice. Rate is $13/day.

4. Tam Tam hotel on road No.1, Tel +848.2214.4899. Similar price to Thai Duong hotel.

5. Bao Hung motel is also on road No.1, tel: +848.3874.4122

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Can Gio day trip itinerary
7am, start the trip to Can Gio,

8am, arrive at Vam Sat eco-tourism zone. You have rent a boat or canoe to come into, price is $20/boat. There’re 8 seats / boat, you will be grafted with other tourists (if your group is less than 8 people).

10am, leaving Vam Sat, keep going to Monkey island.

10.30am, arriving in Monkey island. Strolling around and visiting “the island”.

12am, lunch and rest in Monkey island about 2 hours.

2pm, go to 30/4 beach. The beach is quite close to Monkey island, you can ask the local for the way.

2.20pm, arrive at the beach. You can come to Hang Duong market to eat seafood, then play on the beach. Note, the parking just work to 5.30pm.

About 5pm. End the trip, back Ho Chi Minh city.

Combine travelling Can Gio and Vung Tau
You can combine travelling Can Gio and Vung Tau for 2 days. First day, vistiting Can Gio and get Vung Tau in next day. From Can Gio, you can get Vung Tau easily by boat.

The boat will start at 6am and 10am at Tac Suat dock (bến Tắc Suất), take 1 hour to get Ben Dinh dock (bến Đình – in Vung Tau).

Ticket: $1.3/pax. You can carry motorbike on boat but there’re few additional costs (about $3.5/motorbike).