Ho Chi Minh City is the largest city in Vietnam with many interesting things to explore. Below are Ho Chi Minh Vietnam tours for tourists to discover.
Ho Chi Minh Vietnam Tours
1. Half-day Tour to Cu Chi Tunnels by Speedboat
General Information
Ho Chi Minh Vietnam Tours
The Cu Chi Tunnels are a well-known and “wish-to-visit” historical site for visitors to Southern Vietnam. If your budget and time are limited, but you still want to learn more about the Vietnam War, the half-day tour to the Cu Chi Tunnels by speedboat is an excellent option. Unlike other classic tours to the Cu Chi Tunnels, the speedboat tour not only helps you understand the war remnants but also allows you to explore Saigonese daily life from a new perspective.
Highlights
- Visiting Cu Chi Tunnel by luxury speedboat, the fastest and cleanest mode of transportation.
- Witnessing the outstanding and unique relics of the Vietnam War and learning about the life of the Viet Cong
- Trying out local cuisine at a riverside restaurant
Itinerary in Detail
We will pick you up from your hotel at 7:00 a.m. and transport you to Bach Dang Pier, where you will board a luxury speedboat bound for the Cu Chi Tunnels. You will be served fresh seasonal fruits and soft drinks while the boat cruises through the original landscapes along the Saigon riverbanks, and you will be able to observe the local lifestyle of Saigoneses.
When you arrive at the Cu Chi Tunnels (Dinh Pier), a documentary film about the tunnels during the war will be shown first.
Following that, we’ll take a gentle stroll through the jungle to see the traps, the secret entry, the emplacements, and the subsurface hideouts. There is a unique and fantastic opportunity to relax by shooting real guns and real bullets at the rifle range as well as witnessing the making of rice-paper (spring roll skin). You can even attempt to crawl through the Cu Chi Tunnels.
To learn more about the life of the Viet Cong during the war, take a break with green tea and tapioca, the main food served during the war.
On the way back, we bid farewell to the historic land before enjoying a traditional Vietnamese lunch at a romantic riverside restaurant. You can return to downtown Saigon by shuttle bus or by our return speedboat to Bach Dang Pier.
Addition
- Hotel pickup is provided (and drop-off for two-way speedboat option)
- Trip by boat from Bach Dang to Ben Dinh and back (or shuttle bus ticket if you return by bus).
- English-speaking tour guide (Other language is available upon request)
- Seasonal fruit and soft dring on the boat
- Admission charge
- Mineral water and wet tissue
- Lunch in the surrounding area (for return speedboat guest only)
Absence
- Visa preparations
- Personal expenditures
- Gratuities and tips
- Insurance
- Other modes of transportation not specified Other services not specified in the itinerary
Special Remarks
This is a personal tour with a luxury sharing speedboat with 12/16/35 seats (maximum of 10/12/30 pax). Private boats can be arranged upon request.
If you cancel your reservation more than 24 hours before your departure time, you will receive a full refund.
If you cancel your reservation within 24 hours of the departure time, you will be refunded 50% of the total price.
Weather conditions and operational conditions, the tour itinerary is subject to change.
2. See the Best of Saigon on the Back of a Motorbike
General Information
Ho Chi Minh Vietnam Tours
The tour allows you to see Ho Chi Minh City (aka Saigon) the way the locals do: on the back of a motorbike through traffic. And because our motorbike tour isn’t too fast, you’ll be able to keep up with the pace of Ho Chi Minh City while diving deep into the Pearl of the Far East.
Get up early and see how the city comes alive after the sun rises. Depart with a local guide for an authentic, fun morning tour of Ho Chi Minh City, a local way to absorb the city’s sights, sounds, and smells.
Highlights
- On the back of a motorcycle, experience the local markets at their busiest in the early morning.
- Visit one of Saigon’s most famous pagodas and learn about devotees’ morning rituals and their role in local society.
- Discover a side of the city that most tourists and even expats overlook.
- View the real local market in the early morning.
- Try a bowl of pho noodle soup, Vietnam’s national dish.
Itinerary in Detail
- Get up early and meet your local host at the meeting point.
- Begin your half-day adventure on the back of a motorcycle.
- The first stop is Tao Dan Park, where you can watch and observe locals doing their morning exercises such as badminton, aerobics, and gyms.
- Try Tai Chi from a Master or a professional conductor with locals based on Martial Arts background music.
- Visit the Jade Emperor Pagoda, where devotees perform daily rituals.
- Visit the exotic bird club to see how locals unwind and converse on a daily basis.
- Take pleasure in a traditional cup of coffee.
- Visit the local market, which primarily trades in fresh produce.
- Take a break and enjoy traditional Vietnamese fish noodle soup for breakfast.
- After your tour, the driver will return you to your hotel.
Addition
- Soup with traditional noodles
- Helmets of superior quality
- Tea and/or coffee
- Water in a bottle
- Experienced motorcycle riders
- Fees for admission
- English language tutor
- Access to the People’s Committee Building
Absence
- Other personal expenses
- Gratuities and tips
Special Remarks
- The tour is limited to a maximum of 8 people.
- A private tour incurs an additional cost.
- Wheelchair access is not available.
- Most visitors can participate.
- The tour will have a maximum of 15 participants.
3. Premiere Ho Chi Minh Vietnam Tours On Street Food
General Information
Are you ready to try the best food in Ho Chi Minh City? Join us as we celebrate Saigon’s food culture. Ho Chi Minh City is one of the top ten cities in the world for street food, but only public knows where to go. On this half-day tasting culinary tour, you’ll eat your way through Ho Chi Minh City’s street food scene, focusing on local favorites that many cuisine tours overlook. Satisfy your cravings for local food and culture by stopping at highlights along the way with a local foodie host.
This and now most acclaimed Vietnam culinary tour in Ho Chi Minh City will start taking you beyond the food you will eat as a cultural journey.
Unlike other Vietnam food tours, your foodie local host’s selection of authentic dishes and desserts is diverse, but not those Pho, Spring Rolls, Banh Mi sandwiches, or Vietnamese Pancakes. We will also not end up serving you bugs, dog meat, organs, raw food, or anything else unusual.
The tour is only accessible in the evening, when most street vendors officially open. There is no need to worry about spending money on meals and drinks during the tour because everything is included in the price.
Itinerary in Detail
This tour is more than just a gastronomic foodie tour; it’s also a great way to see parts of Saigon that most tourists miss.
Most tourists to Ho Chi Minh City stay in District 1, but this tour takes you to five other famous districts to see how local residents live, eat, and work.
You will walk through at least ten entrees (including a lot of seafood) to fill your tummy with flavourful and authentic Vietnamese cuisine. Dessert and beverages (which include soft drinks, beer, tea, and water) are generously served. A wide variety of food is accessible as long as you continue to eat.
