Tra Su forest Tour from Can Tho 1 day $85

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Tra Su Forest Tour from Can Tho 1 Day

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Can Tho, Chau Doc, Tra Su, Can Tho
By Vemekong

08:00 AM – 06:00 PM Car, Boat, Lunch Up to 8pax Tra Su cajuput forest English speaking guide Veggie-friendly

The 845-hectare Tra Su cajuput forest (planted from the 80s) is a must-place for nature lovers. Explore the forest & native birds with the boat & hand-rowing slow sampan, enjoy enormous emerald-green duckweed and conquer the walking bamboo bridge in nature. The tour also includes a seasonal best rice field, an ancient Khmer pagoda and a sugar palm field, authentic lunch and more.

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Highlights

Tra Su forest with a rowing sampan & a boat trip Experience a bamboo walking bridge in the forest Watch the wildlife & have lunch in the forest Visit: sugar palm & best rice field, Khmer pagoda Expect: a bird expert guide, free Chaudoc drop-off

Itinerary

Pick-up

At 8:00 AM, our car and tour guide will welcome and pick you up at the hotel in Can Tho city.
Tra Su Melaleuca Forest

Arrive at Tra Su Melaleuca Forest. You will have a motor boat in the forest, go and spot as many birds as you can with your now trained eyes and the directions of the guide. Pay attention to the sounds of the forest to grasp a better idea of this mesmerizing place, declared one of one of the area’s most peaceful spots in Southern Vietnam. After getting to the 25-meter observation tower to enjoy the fascinating view over the mountain in the area, the expanses of cajeput forest and the white dots of flying storks. Your tour will slow down by taking the hand-rowing sampan for a close-up birdwatching and enjoy the most beautiful flooded forest in Vietnam as well as SE-Asia. Take an amazing bamboo walking bridge in the forest in Vietnam which gives you much time to feel the beauty of nature.
The local authentic lunch is included on tour.

About 3 hours in the forest included the authentic lunch in the restaurant in the forest.
One of the best paddy rice fields in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam

On the way, you will see hundreds of hectares of green and yellow rice fields and the tour guide will stop at one of the best rice fields to visit to learn all about the Mekong Delta Rice Fields (rice fields are seasonals in the dry & wet season).
Sugar palm fields

Of course, on this trip, you also can taste the sugar palm fruit juice at the sugar palm fields which may bring you some scenic pictures of the countryside views of Mekong region near the border of Vietnam in Chau Doc Tinh Bien.
An ancient Khmer pagoda

Surrounded by the small minority Khmer village, The Khmer ancient pagoda, 300-hundred-year-old, has a very tranquil setting and is one of the oldest ancient Khmer-style pagodas in Mekong Delta. Walking around the pagoda, you will feel the relaxation, airy but no less ancient thanks to the pleasant complex of peaceful compound with elaborate stupas and ornate painting of spiritual scenes with the Buddha on the outside of the main building
End the tour

+ Around 03:00 PM, head back to Can Tho city. Arrive Can Tho around 6pm. Free drop off in Chau Doc around 4pm.
P/s

This tour offers a free drop off at a hotel in Chau Doc city for your next day to Cambodia by speed boat. We can provide you a transfer service from Tra Su forest to Ha Tien or Rach Gia for Phu Quoc island. Please contact us if you would like to book this extra transfer.

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172 reviews on “Tra Su Forest Tour from Can Tho 1 Day”

Emma Sjöberg. from Sweden said:

July 20, 2025 [Review] At time 10:38 am

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A Day of Wonder and Stillness in the Mekong
From the moment David picked us up, the day felt like a journey into the heart of a hidden world. Tra Su Forest was beyond what I had imagined—lush, green, and alive with the calls of birds. The motorboat glided through the flooded forest like something from a dream, and the hand-rowed sampan later gave us a deeper connection to the stillness. David shared stories about the forest’s ecosystem that made me appreciate its fragile beauty even more. Climbing the observation tower was another highlight—we had a panoramic view of this natural wonder and could even spot storks and herons flying overhead.

Lunch in the forest was a feast of local flavors, fresh and simple. On the way back, the rice fields were endless and glowing golden under the sun. We also stopped by the sugar palm groves and tried the juice—so refreshing! The Khmer pagoda was the perfect, serene ending. Its ancient structure and spiritual calm brought a peaceful close to the day. Thank you, David, for your warmth, knowledge, and humor—you brought this journey to life for us.
Andrew Baxter. from UK said:

July 20, 2025 [Review] At time 10:34 am

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Where Forest Meets Faith: A Soulful Mekong Day
Minh has a gentle presence that matched perfectly with this peaceful tour. From the start, the tour had a meditative quality. Tra Su forest was green in all directions, and the air was so pure. We went from motorboat to sampan, and each transition brought us deeper into nature’s embrace. Birds sang, trees shimmered, and Minh helped us understand how everything was connected.

Lunch in the forest was intimate and delicious. I loved how the guide allowed quiet time between explanations — it felt respectful. The rice fields were a revelation — we stopped at one where locals were harvesting, and I even got to try carrying a bundle of rice!

The sugar palm was sweet and scenic, and a great way to re-energize. But the Khmer pagoda… I didn’t expect to be so moved. It felt like stepping into sacred time. I sat for a moment on the temple steps, just being. This tour didn’t just show me the Mekong — it helped me feel it. Deeply.

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