Voted one of top 9 food tours in Ho Chi Minh by TripAdvisor

Saigon has tons of things to do including tourist attractions, hidden places, and great local foods on main roads and back alleyways. Do you believe we can do all of them within a few hours on a motorobike? Private Saigon Sightseeing & Food Tour by Motorbike is a perfect choice to maximize your view, knowledge, and time. Let enjoy the city in a different way by having a fun ride around 7 districts, visit must-see attractions like other tourists, see unseen gems which are missed by most tourists, and taste amazing specialty foods.

Highlights

7 districts, 11 authentic markets, 3 special streets, 8 tourist attractions, 2 mysterious old buildings

Must-see attractions in Ho Chi Minh City

Saigon Notre-Dame Basilica
Saigon Central Post Office
Ben Thanh Market
War Remnants Museum
Independence Palace
China Town
Binh Tay Market
Thien Hau Temple
Cha Tam Church

Foods

4 stops, 5 specialty foods, learn how to cook foods
Vietnamese bread or Savory sticky rice
Grilled banana with coconut milk
Girdle cake
Vietnamese Pancake
Rice noodles with fried roll

Tour information

Price $34 USD $40 -10% off

Child from 3 to 7 years (sit on the same motorbike with one adult): 50% off
Child from 8 to 12 years: 30% off

Start time At your wish, 8:00 AM recommeded

Duration 4 hours

Payment method

Pay in advance or at the end of the tour in USD or VND cash. We accept

Itinerary

Our talented guide with the motorbike picks you up at your hotel (or any location requested by you). After a short riding instruction and program introduction, we hop on the motorbike. The guide makes sure you are ok on the motorbike before weaving around the main streets and narrow alleyways to see the city.

Firstly, we stop at tourist attractions in District 1 including Saigon Notre Dame Cathedral, Saigon Central Post Office where you admire the beauty of old French architectural works, learn more about history and culture, take the most beautiful photos in the city. A lovely book street next to the post office is worth wandering.

Saigon Sightseeing & Food Tour by Motorbike

Leaving the post office, we pass by Independence Palace, War Remnants Museum, and Venerable Thich Quang Duc Monument. We will tell you some less-known history and story about the monk and his unburned heart. Head to District 3 and a Nguyen Thien Thuat apartment buildings which were built in the 1960s and have been home to lots of Saigon people. There you can see the real Saigon local life.

Before reaching the coffee shop, we stop at one of Saigon’s Top 3 Banh mi shops, see how they make a great Vietnamese sandwich with crispy crust and amazing fillings. Although Vietnamese sandwiches can be eaten at many places in the country, Banh mi in Saigon is very special and worth trying.Then we drive to a small street food stall which is over 20 years old to learn how they wrap and grill one of top Saigon street foods – Grilled banana & sticky rice in banana leaves with coconut milk.

It is a big chance to stop at Cheo Leo cafe – an 80-year coffee shop hidden in an alley and famous for its distinct “Vot” coffee. There you sit around a table, take a rest, enjoy the drink, eat Vietnamese bread, Grilled banana with coconut milk, and chat leisurely with the guide as a friend like locals. You also learn how to make a cup of “Vot” coffee and interact with the nice owner of the coffee shop.

Then we head to District 10 and stop at Ho Thi Ky flower market – a huge wholesale flower market and Cambodian market hidden in alleyways of Ho Thi Ky Street. There you have a chance to see thousands of colorful flowers, fresh vegetables, live animals, and many strange things. Come to a Banh trang stall to buy and eat a crispy Vietnamese girdle cake with banana or sesame.

After wandering the hustle and bustle markets, we zip through District 5, 6, 11 to explore Cho Lon (or China Town) which is home to most of the Chinese people in Ho Chi Minh City. Then we stop to visit the famous attractions in Saigon China Town: Binh Tay Market – one of the biggest wholesale markets in the city. After that, we drive around hidden parts including fashion street, painting street, medicine street, electronic market, fabric market, lantern market, fruit market, bird market gives you an insider view of the hidden city which is missed on normal city tours by car/bus.

Escaping from the noisy and busy streets, we head to Thien Hau Temple to listen to mysterious stories, learn more about the unique architecture and religious life. Then we drive along Saigon channels and show you stilt houses and slum area, the scene shows a sharp contrast between rich and poor live in the city.

On the way to District 1, we stop to eat again 🙂 at an over 20-year-old restaurant known as Top 5 Places to eat Vietnamese pancake in Saigon. The guide shows you how the cook makes thin, large, and crispy pancakes skillfully, how to wrap the cake in vegetables and eat. There we also enjoy Rice noodles with grilled pork/fried roll – a specialty food of the city.

Lastly, the guide returns you to your hotel after passing by Ben Thanh Market. It is time to say goodbye, the Private Saigon Sightseeing & Food Tour by Motorbike ends but memories last forever.

You are welcomed to customize the tour program (change the foods or routes) at your wish because this is a private tour. We can accomodate all food allergies, dietary restrictions, and vegetarians. Let us know your idea when you book the tour. You can also request a female or male guide for your tour.

Call/SMS/Viber/Whatsapp us at +84909190247 to book the Private Saigon Sightseeing & Food Tour by Motorbike and get our quick response as well as confirmation if you get bored of filling the booking form and waiting for our response.

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Saigon Sightseeing & Food Tour by Motorbike (Private)

Highlights

Must-see attractions in Ho Chi Minh City

Foods

Hidden parts

Drinks