Ho Chi Minh City Trip Overview
You may have joined a sightseeing tour and visited most tourist attractions in Ho Chi Minh city (Saigon). However, there is a hidden city in narrow alleyways behind the Saigon you see on crowded main roads in District 1. On our guided Saigon Unseen Tour by motorbike you will have chance to explore Saigon’s unseen brilliant gems missed by most of the tourists.
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Duration: 4 hours
Starts: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Trip Category: Private & Custom Tours >> Private Sightseeing Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Vietnam
You may have joined a sightseeing tour and visited most tourist attractions in Ho Chi Minh city (Saigon). However, there is a hidden city in narrow alleyways behind the Saigon you see on crowded main roads in District 1. On our guided Saigon Unseen Tour by motorbike you will have chance to explore Saigon’s unseen brilliant gems missed by most of the tourists.
Itinerary
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Pass By: Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City
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 the city to explore brilliant hidden gems in 8 districts.
Stop At: Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City
The first stop is Venerable Thich Quang Duc Monument where you listen to less-known history and story about the monk and his unburned heart. Head to District 3 and a Nguyen Thien Thuat apartment buildings since the 1960s to see the real Saigon local life which is totally different from life in the city center.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City
After that, we drive to Ho Thi Ky – the biggest flower market and Cambodian market hidden in alleyways of Ho Thi Ky Street. There we see countless colorful and smelling flowers and many strange things.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City
Zipping through Saigon China Town, famous 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.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City
Then the guide drives through narrow alleyways to reach less-known Ten Thousand Buddha Pagoda, Saigon Cao Dai Temple, Hoa Binh Market – one of the oldest markets in the city.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City
If you would not like to visit the pagodas, we can take you to Saigon floating market although it is located in a far district. Driving along Saigon channels, the guide show you stilt houses and slum area, the scene shows a sharp contrast between the rich and the poor in Saigon. Arriving Saigon floating market, you can see vendors and their families live, cook, eat, sleep, even take care of dogs, grow chickens right on the boats.
Duration: 30 minutes
Pass By: Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City
Lastly, the guide returns you to your hotel. It is time to say goodbye, tour ends but memories last forever.
Stop At: Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City
On the way, we stop at an 80-year coffee shop hidden in an alley, learn how to brew the unique “Vot” coffee and interact with the nice owner, and enjoy a cup of coffee.
Duration: 30 minutes
