Showing you brilliant hidden gems of the real Saigon which most of the tourists missed is the aim of this tour. You may have joined a Sightseeing Tour and visited most tourist attractions in Ho Chi Minh city. But not all about Saigon, there is a hidden city inside Saigon you see on crowded main roads. On our Private Saigon Unseen Tour by Motorbike you will have a chance to explore this unique part of Saigon where there are many things to do.
It is a huge network of back alleys, twisting behind and between the borough’s buildings. Back alleys are home to major Saigon people who live in narrow houses and have a unique lifestyle. Do not be stuck in District 1 like other tourists but see less-wandered many districts to see hard gems that most of them don’t know about and couldn’t be found in any guidebook. Private Saigon Unseen Tour by Motorbike is your choice!
Highlights of Saigon Unseen Tour by Motorbike
Visit many districts, a lot of authentic markets, 2 special streets, 2 mysterious buildings
Hidden parts
- Venerable Thich Quang Duc Monument
- Secret weapon bunker which plays an important role in the war, was used to store the weapons for the Tet offensive in 1968
- Nguyen Thien Thuat apartment buildings since 1960s
- Cambodian market
- Ho Thi Ky – the biggest and most crowded wholesale flowers market
- Fruit and vegetable market
- Motorbike accessories market
- Lantern market, fabric market
- Pet market
- Medicine market
- Fashion street, book street, painting street
- Ghost building – Thuan Kieu Plaza in China Town
- Ten Thousands Buddha Temple Or Saigon Cao Dai Temple or Thien Hau Temple
Bonus attractions
- Binh Tay market
- Cha Tam church
Drinks
Drink Vietnamese coffee at Secret weapon bunker or Visit a hidden 80-year cafe in an alley & learn how to make a cup of unique Vot coffee & relax while tasting some drink there.
TOUR INFORMATION
Price $27 USD $30
- 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 recommended
Duration 4 hours
Payment method
- Pay in advance or at the end of the tour in USD or VND cash. We accept
Inclusion
- Travel insurance, High-quality helmet
- Free hotel pickup and drop off in Districts 1, 3, 4, 5, 10. Extra fee $3 USD if out of listed districts.
- Bottle of mineral water
- English speaking guide
- Motorbike, fuel, rain poncho (if needed)
- Special Vietnamese coffee
- Pictures from your tour (emailed later)
- Free cancellation
For a comprehensive overview of Ho Chi Minh City, we recommend booking both:
Saigon Unseen Tour by Motorbike on the day tour
& Night Saigon Food Tour by Motorbike in the evening.
Call/SMS/Viber/Whatsapp us at +84 938 3143 86 to book the Saigon Unseen 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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Call/SMS/Viber/Whatsapp us at +84 938 3143 86 to book the Private Saigon Unseen 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.
Memories of Saigon Unseen Tour by Motorbike
ITINERARY of Private Saigon Unseen Tour by Motorbike
Our talented guide with the motorbike picks you up at your hotel (or any location requested by you) to start the Saigon Unseen Tour by Motorbike. 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.
The first stop is the Venerable Thich Quang Duc Monument where we will tell you less-known history and story about the monk and his unburned heart.
Head to District 3 and 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.
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 where you sit around a table, take a rest, enjoy the drink, 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.
Or we will stop at the Secret weapon bunker which plays an important roll in the war, was used to store the weapons for the Tet offensive in 1968 to try coffee.
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.
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 drive around to see Binh Tay Market, Thien Hau Temple, 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.
Private Saigon Unseen Tour by Motorbike has 2 options to choose: option 1 – temples and option 2 – floating market.
If you choose option 1, we will drive through narrow alleyways to reach Ten Thousand Buddha Pagoda. Buddha statues are everywhere on the wall, in each petal of a big lotus with countless petals. The next stop is the less-known Saigon Cao Dai Temple where you learn more about the unique architecture and religion in Vietnam.
We also see Hoa Binh Market which is one of the oldest markets in the city and still remains beautiful architecture after dozens of years.
Then we drive along Saigon channels and show you stilt houses and slum areas, the scene shows a sharp contrast between rich and poor living in the city.
If you choose option 2, we will drive to Saigon floating market where vendors and their families live, cook, eat, sleep, and even take care of dogs, and grow chickens right on the boats. We continue the journey and drive through a tiny humble island district separated from the city’s other parts by channels and rivers. This area is the former mafia hotspot run by Nam Cam notorious crime boss.
Lastly, the guide returns you to your hotel. It is time to say goodbye, Private Saigon Unseen Tour by Motorbike ends but memories last forever.
You are welcomed to customize the tour program at your wish because this is a private tour. Let us know your idea when you book the tour or on the tour. You can also request a female or male guide for your Private Saigon Unseen Tour by Motorbike.
