Escape to Saigon's green lung: cross on the Binh Khanh ferry, visit Monkey Island, take a speedboat through the mangroves to the Rung Sac base and lunch on seafood at Hang Duong market.
The Can Gio mangrove forest is a UNESCO biosphere reserve only about two hours from central Saigon, yet it feels a world away.
You visit Monkey Island with its hundreds of free-roaming monkeys, take a speedboat through the mangroves to the Rung Sac guerrilla base, enjoy fresh seafood at Hang Duong market and stroll Can Gio beach before heading back.
Pickup in Saigon
Binh Khanh ferry
Monkey Island
Rung Sac base
Speedboat through the mangroves.
Seafood lunch at Hang Duong market
Can Gio beach
Head back
Arrive in Saigon
Crawl into a tunnel network hundreds of kilometres long, learn how people lived underground in wartime, see the traps and taste cassava with sesame salt.
Independence Palace, Notre-Dame Cathedral, the Central Post Office, the War Remnants Museum, Cholon and Ben Thanh Market — with a private car, no traffic or parking stress.
Ride an open-top jeep to watch sunrise over the White Sand Dunes, then visit the Red Dunes, Mui Ne fishing village and Fairy Stream — Mui Ne's best sights in one morning.
