{"id":2257,"date":"2018-03-15T12:05:42","date_gmt":"2018-03-15T05:05:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xotours.vn\/blog\/?p=2257"},"modified":"2019-07-03T11:46:09","modified_gmt":"2019-07-03T04:46:09","slug":"saigon-day-trip-to-can-gio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xotours.vn\/blog\/saigon-day-trip-to-can-gio\/","title":{"rendered":"Day Trip to Can Gio – Visiting a UNESCO Biosphere"},"content":{"rendered":"

Can Gio –\u00a0The\u00a0UNESCO Protected Mangrove Biosphere Reserve <\/b>was mentioned\u00a0one of our previous blog posts (Top 5 day trips you can easily go from Ho Chi Minh<\/a><\/strong>) as one of the top Ho Chi Minh City day trip for travelers who would like some fresh exotic nature outside of bustling Saigon, XO Tours will get bring to you a comprehensive guide so you can DIY your Can Gio – Ho Chi Minh City day trip<\/span><\/p>\n

In this article, I have provided some updates, more detail, and also some insights( mangrove forest and Monkey Island)\u00a0and a few other interesting local spots so that you can tailor the day out to your liking. I suggest reading the previous blog post first as a primer.<\/span><\/p>\n

The reserve core lies pretty much in the center of Can Gio and consists of some 7% of its surface area (Can Gio is one of Saigon\u2019s 24 districts). Roughly the same amount of land to the core\u2019s south-southwest was declared a forestry park (Lam Vien Can Gio). The rest of the surroundings is the buffer zone, where very few people live. <\/span><\/p>\n

The remaining land consists of transition zones away from the core and is shown in beige and white on the map below.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Credit: <\/span>Unesco<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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These communes are sparsely populated (not unlike the far rural areas of the country), except for the town of Can Thanh – the district seat – in the coastal southeast of Can Gio<\/span><\/p>\n

The main road (Rung Sac) starts at the Binh Khanh ferry in the north-northwest, slices through the district – slightly to the west of the core area – and ends at Duyen Hai road (the main coastal thoroughfare that runs east-west). As noted in the above map, the red lines designate the major roads in Can Gio. <\/span><\/p>\n

There’s a host of Can Gio – Ho Chi Minh City day trip tour operators offering a variety of combination of transportation method to visit the biosphere reserve: shuttle van, bus, bicycle, motorbike, junk boat, or canoe from Saigon. Many of these tours include motorized boat and\/or sampan ride while inside the reserve<\/span><\/p>\n

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