Maybe, there are lots of choices to sightsee Ho Chi Minh City: car tour, motorbike tour, taxi,… I would like to recommend you to join a Ho Chi Minh Cyclo Tour with enjoy three-wheel ride through main streets and small back alleys, and lots of must-see tourist attractions including Reunification Palace, War Remnants Museum, Notre Dame Cathedral, Central Post Office, Saigon China Town and a plenty of things relating to unique local life of Saigon.
Highlights of Ho Chi Minh Cyclo Tour
- Enjoy cyclo ride around Ho Chi Minh City
- Enjoy Pho beef noodle soup – one of the top Vietnamese foods
- Private tour for your group only, start at any time you wish
Start time & Price of Ho Chi Minh Cyclo Tour
- Start time: 8:00 AM (flexible)
- End time: about 12:00 PM
- Price of Ho Chi Minh Cyclo Tour:
- Group of 1 pax: $70 USD
- Group of 2-10 pax: $60 USD
How to book Ho Chi Minh Cyclo Tour
Contact us at +84938314386 (Call/SMS/WhatsApp/WeChat) or join live chat – Tracy Do & Bill Bui
Itinerary of Ho Chi Minh Cyclo Tour
Option 1 – historic trip
Learn more about Ho Chi Minh City’s history by interracting with locals, experiencing the city as it was before Vietnam War. Travel by cyclos driven by a Saigonese driver and accompanied by an English-speaking tour guide. Cyclo is the typical pedicabs of Saigon and it’s worth a ride. On the way, travelers weave main streets and back alleys, immerse into the local, stop at local eateries and enjoy amazing street foods.
Ho Chi Minh Cyclo Tour includes visits to the War Remnants Museum which was originally opened in September 1975, displaying exibits such as old military equipment and objects associated with Vietnam War. The next stop is the Reunification Palace was formerly known as the Presidential Palace and considered as the Berlin Wall in Vietnam. Learn about the history and architecture or just relax in the large green garden.
Take a small walk to Notre Dame Cathedral and Central Post Office – the two must see tourist attractions in Ho Chi Minh City. These constructions are beautiful examples of architecture from the French colonial period. Afterwards, transfer to local restaurant and fill your stomach with a hot bowl of Vietnamese Pho noodle soup.
Ho Chi Minh Cyclo Tour – Reunification Palace
Option 2 – cultural trip
Exploring historic and cultural Chinatown of Ho Chi Minh City will make your trip to Ho Chi Minh City memorable. This area is knowned as Cho Lon (Big Market) by Saigonese. There’s no reason miss this amazing spot on your trip to Saigon. You will do this in a very different way, not join a tour by car but cyclo tour to Saigon China Town. This is really a huge chance to experience the city as it was before the war.
For your information, Saigon Chinatown was established as early as Saigon city when the Ming Dynasty Chinese first settled in Vietnam. Chinese people live in the city before 1975, do business, and continue contribute their communities.
Traveling by cyclo is a great way to see the local life as close as possible and stop for tasty street foods. What is better than feeling the hustle and bustle Cho Lon area, see street vendors selling lanterns, decoration items, herbs for traditional medicine. Troll into tiny alleys which only allow cyclos, bicycles, motorbikes,… and see hidden corner of the city including family-run eateries.
Along the way, you will stop at the 250-year-old Lady Thien Hau Temple where the Goddess of the Sea is worshipped, with beautiful architecture. The historic South Saigon Cha Tam Church is the next stop and open your mind thanks to its Chinese style architecture. Next, it’s time for you to go shopping at Binh Tay Market – one of the biggest wholesale market in Saigon.
Before returning back to your hotel, we stop at a Vietnamses local restaurant for a great bowl of Pho noodle soup.
Ho Chi Minh Cyclo Tour – Thien Hau Temple
Inclusion of Ho Chi Minh Cyclo Tour
- Pick-up and drop off at your hotels or private houses located in District 1 – the center of Ho Chi Minh City
- Transportation (cyclo, also known as pedicab)
- All entrance fees
- Bottled mineral water
- English-speaking tour guide
- Light lunch/dinner (depend on departure time)
- Lunch/dinner
Exclusion of Ho Chi Minh Cyclo Tour
- Tip (not mandatory)
- Gratuties/Tips
- Personal expenses: drinks, telephone fee, laundry,…
- Other meals out of program
