Private Hidden-Gem Sightseeing Motorbike Tour with Local Students


180 to 210 minutes
Pick-up offered
Free cancellation
1 - 15
Mobile ticket

Overview

We will meet you at your accommodation with warm greeting, put on helmet, instruct you on safety notice and start our adventure:
1. LOCAL WET MARKET: walk around the market to see how people sell and buy their groceries and fresh ingredients for their meals.
2. OLD APARTMENT AREA: we will walk deep to the alleys and places that people live and make money for their life.
3. TEN THOUSAND BUDDHAS PAGODA: then will visit a great designed pagoda by dragons and ten thousand Buddha.
4. MONUMENT OF THE MONK WHO BURNED HIMSELF TO DEATH: The story of a hero
5. LOCAL LIFE THROUGH THE BACK ALLEYS
7. COLORFUL WHOLE FLOWER MARKET
8. LOCAL COFFEE SHOP (day tour) or FOOD EATERIES (night tour)

*For the night option: We will do sight seeing in the local places and also do some food tastings in street food area hidden in the back alleys serving the best foods in town. 3 best street foods and 2 drinks are included in our price.

Inclusions

  • Transport by private vehicle
  • Fuel surcharge
  • Vietnamese coffee
  • Light refreshments: Tropical fruit juice
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Use of helmet
  • Private tour

What to expect

Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product

Stop At: Saigon Back Alley Tours, 200/25A Xom Chieu Street, Ho Chi Minh City 700000 Vietnam

After warm greeting with our friendly guide, we will put on your helmet. then start the adventure. 

Our first stop is at a hero monument – the monk Thich Quang Duc who burnt himself during the Vietnam War. You will learn more about the history of the city and the very hard time of the local people during the war.

Next is the time to explore the local life, you may be the only tourists there. We will walk together through Old Apartment Area – beautiful old part of the town and the colorful wholesale Flower Market, get refreshed with local sugarcane juice or a fresh coconut. Your guide will explain for you about local life and how people lives, has fun and makes a living.

Continue your adventure by motorbike through the back alley of Saigon through District 10, 5 and 4, see and learn more about local life through the slum area, and wet markets.

We next go to visit District 5, a part of the china town. on our motorbike you will see the markets and local life of a strong community and neighborhood connection. After stopping at a pagoda, You will be amazed when you see the most beautiful Buddha pagoda in town with ten thousand Buddha statues and beautiful detailed design.

The last stop is at a local coffee shop, the guide will introduce you the art to make the best coffee in the world – Vietnamese coffee. You will enjoy the best Vietnamese coffee while getting to know more about each other, our life as local university students and yours.

Hightlights:
• Old Apartment Area,  
• Wholesale Flower market,  
• Local wet market
• Thich Quang Duc monument – the famous here burning monk
• Amazing alleyway system of the city.
• Try the best Vietnamese coffee
• Thousand Buddha pagoda.
*For the night option: We will do sight seeing in the local places and also do some food tastings in street food area hidden in the back alleys serving the best foods in town. 3 best street foods and 2 drinks are included in our price.

Duration: 3 hours

Stop At: Chua Van Phat - Temple of Ten Thousand Buddhas, 66 Nghia Thuc Street, District 5, Ho Chi Minh City 70000 Vietnam

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Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Ho Thi Ky Flower Market, Ho Thi Ky Ward 1, District 10, Ho Chi Minh City 700000 Vietnam

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Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: The Venerable Thich Quang Duc Monument, Corner of Cach Mang Thang Tam & Nguyen Dinh Chieu Street, Ho Chi Minh City 70000 Vietnam

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Duration: 30 minutes

Pass By: Ban Co Market, 664 Nguyen Dinh Chieu Ward 3, District 3, Ho Chi Minh City 700000 Vietnam

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Additional information

  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • We offer free pick up in District 1, 3, 4 and 5. and small extra pick up fee of 120.000VND (5USD) per person will be applied for the other districts. You will pay when you meet our guide.
  • This tour is only for guest weight less than 120kg (270lb). If you are 100-120kg (220-270lb) please let me know after booking.
  • Near public transportation
  • Most travelers can participate
  • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
  • This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking

Ticket delivery

You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.

Cancellation

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start time of the experience.
91rahelh
March 2023

Anyone who feels apprehensive about Saigon (motor bike) traffic should do this tour! Now the motor bike is my new favorite way to get around HCMC. Our very knowledgeable guides Will and Tony (they also speak great english) took us around some beautiful spots, including a beautiful temple, a flowe...

maxaM4779KZ
March 2023

Hung and his friend picked up us at the hotel. We were a bit scared at first because we would be on a motorbike in this crazy traffic but these guys were absolute professionals. They brought us to sights that we never heard before and were well informed about their countries history. The food par...

Inspire47967742601
March 2023

Spent my first night in Saigon on an amazing food tour with Hu Long. It was so much fun and all the food was delicious. Hu Long took me to so many great places I never would’ve found on my own. By the end of it I was stuffed. I learned so much about the food, but also about some of the city’s his...

marwro
February 2023

We had Ngân as our tourguide and the trip was simply great. We loved to see some local spots and felt 100% safe and entertained during the trip. Thanks again!!

Tjiska V
February 2023

This is the best way to see Saigon! There are of course many landmarks to see and you can do these on your own but this tour is different- it provides a behind the scenes tour from the perspective of a local. You are introduced to sites and experiences you would not be exposed to as “tourist “. I...

Nymphalaw
May 2023

It was a very memorable and unique experience of the local life riding on a bike with Tran. I had a wonderful time with her. Tran is young and energetic, very friendly and kind, able to communicate fluently in English. She is clear in giving me pre-bike breathing, knowledgeable and informative wi...

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