2-Day Can Gio Mangrove Forest & Mekong Homestay Tour

Overview

On this 2-day Can Gio mangrove forest motorcycle tour from Saigon, ride through shrimp farms and coastal countryside to Vam Sat Biosphere Reserve. Explore its quiet canals by boat and sampan, then continue to a one-night homestay in Ben Tre for a taste of village life before riding back to Saigon the next day.

Highlights

• Dirt-bike adventurous tour
• Riding along narrow tracks, maze of back roads and waterways
• Local customs and cuisines

Planned route

Our guide and drivers will pick you up at your hotel at 08.00 am. Riding pillion with our drivers you will escape through the south-west of the city through the “Beverly Hills of Saigon” in dist. 7.

We take a wooden ferry at 09.15 am across to Can Gio Island, drive the back roads through land containing shrimp farm, swallow bird houses for farming the bird nests, salt fields, and mangrove forest away from the tourist track to discover the real-life of people living in this wetland.

Our stop is Vam Sat biosphere reserve. Here you will take a motorized wooden boat then a sampan, and cruise zigzagging the quiet canals to the Bats reserve swamp. You will study how to fish for crabs, have fun with crocodile fishing, and climb up the observation tower to see the panorama of this vast forest wetland.

From May to October every year, thousands of birds come to this Biosphere Reserve to build nests and lay eggs. If you are here in the breeding season, you have the option of rowing a sampan to discover their life.

We can have lunch at a local restaurant with dishes at your request. After lunch, we travel to our homestay in Ben Tre and have the late afternoon and evening free to see how your hosts live and to discover the local village.

Ride away from the main roads on quiet village lanes, dirt paths and small ferries. Along the way, pass rice fields and waterways and get a closer look at everyday life in the Mekong Delta before settling into your Ben Tre homestay.

Next day, we will cruise past some interesting places such as old-style brick kilns before stopping at a coconut-processing workshop where you learn how the locals waste nothing from the coconut tree in making a variety of products, handicrafts, and candy. Transferring to bicycle, we cycle along trails under the green canopy of coconut plantations to a local host who owns a huge antique ceramic collection before stopping for a pleasant lunch of local specialties, including delicious “Elephant Ear fish”.

We also row a sampan along the tree-lined canals to get a closer look at life before taking our private boat back to the pier and riding on through many ride paddies, and vegetable farms to Saigon in the late afternoon.

 

Price:
-1 rider: US$260/day
-2 riders: US$180/person/day
-3 riders: US$170/person/day
-4+ riders: US$160/person/day
-Support vehicle: US$180/day

What’s included

• Tour guide/ driver
• Saigon Riders’ motorcycles
• Entrance fees, boat tickets
• One-night homestay
• 2 lunches, 1 dinner

What’s excluded

• Bike damage (e.g. broken levers, heavily bent rims/handlebars/frame, burnt-out clutch plates due to improper gear use).
• Insurance, emergency transportation
• Tips to guide.

Additional information

• This tour requires an adventurous spirit and a strong backside. Sturdy outdoor clothing and comfortable footwear is recommended.
• Tips for tour guide/rider are highly appreciated
• For exclusive self-ride tour dirt bike, please contact us for more details
• Other food choices are also catered, including vegetarian

Frequently asked questions

How long is the Can Gio and Mekong homestay tour?

It is a two-day motorcycle tour starting and ending in Saigon, with one night at a homestay in Ben Tre.

What will I see in Can Gio?

The itinerary visits Vam Sat Biosphere Reserve, where guests explore mangrove waterways by motorized boat and sampan.

Does the tour include a Mekong Delta homestay?

Yes. The overnight stay is with a local host in Ben Tre, followed by a ride back to Saigon on Day 2.

Compare nearby motorcycle tours

For a two-day route through Ben Tre and Can Tho, see the 2-day Mekong Delta motorcycle tour from Saigon. For a longer route to Chau Doc and a Cambodia or Saigon finish, explore the 3-day Mekong Delta tour to Cambodia or Saigon.