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One hour cyclo tour around Saigon: Discover city's undiscovered highlights on traditional transport
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Embark on a one-hour cyclo tour around Saigon and uncover the city’s hidden gems on this traditional mode of transport. Join Xích Lô Tours for a unique and immersive experience!
Embark on a one-hour cyclo tour around Saigon and uncover the city’s hidden gems on this traditional mode of transport. Join Xích Lô Tours for a unique and immersive experience!
Duration:
1 hour
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Nguyen Hue Street - A special square for youngsters to hang out. Packed with thousands of coffee shops and tea houses on both sides. In Vietnam, siblings normally share rooms so they prefer going to these places for some privacy.
- Ben Thanh Market - Ben Thanh Market, literally means ‘market by the wharf citadel’, dated back to the 17th…
- Nguyen Hue Street - A special square for youngsters to hang out. Packed with thousands of coffee shops and tea houses on both sides. In Vietnam, siblings normally share rooms so they prefer going to these places for some privacy.
- Ben Thanh Market - Ben Thanh Market, literally means ‘market by the wharf citadel’, dated back to the 17th century. It was formally built in 1914. You can find anything in here!
- Bitexco Financial Tower - The second highest skyscraper in Saigon. Covered by 6000 individual sheets of glasses gives it an impressive look from afar.
- The Independence Palace - Built in 1963 as the home and office of South Vietnam president. In 1975 it witnessed the end of Vietnam war when North Vietnam struck its main gates (you can still see the tanks nowadays).
What's Included
- Private transport
- Private transport
What's Not Included
- Tour guide
- English-speaking drivers
- Tour guide
- English-speaking drivers
Additional Information
Hop on with Xích Lô Tours at your designated start point for an entertaining cyclo journey through the hidden gems of Saigon. ‘Xich lo’ or cyclo can be considered a historical mode of transportation in Saigon that’s gradually being overshadowed by rapid urbanization. Today, it serves as a nostalgic reminder of bygone days. Once aboard your exclusive…
Hop on with Xích Lô Tours at your designated start point for an entertaining cyclo journey through the hidden gems of Saigon. ‘Xich lo’ or cyclo can be considered a historical mode of transportation in Saigon that’s gradually being overshadowed by rapid urbanization. Today, it serves as a nostalgic reminder of bygone days. Once aboard your exclusive cyclo, you’ll plunge into the mass of Saigon’s 8 million scooters and enjoy a comprehensive 360-degree panorama of the city’s bustling traffic. Be aware that this tour only covers individual cyclo rides and drivers who don’t speak English.
Location
Ho Chi Minh City Opera House
Công Trường Lam Sơn
It is an impressive building so you can hardly miss it. You can either walk or take a cab there.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.6
(36 Ratings)
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Michael_b
Mar 17, 2024
Good tour - A brilliant way to see some of the sights of this amazing fast moving city at a gentle pace. I have done this trip every time I'm in saigon
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Jesper
Jan 29, 2024
Perfect! - Very Nice Way to get the lay of the land i D1 in HCMC. The driver knew what he were doing, which is needed in that crazy trafic. It does feel a little wierd being cycloed around around all those mopeds. Recomendable!
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Anthony_c
Dec 16, 2023
To do list in Vietnam. 🇻🇳 - This is perhaps one of the great experiences things to do in Vietnam!🇻🇳 Got the whole family to try riding on the Cyclo or Vietnam equivalent of a rickshaw. Awesome way to also check out the city 🌆 and especially and only for Vietnam to experience the unique traffic flow!! Must try!
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Tai_y
May 25, 2023
travel vietnam youtube channel. - hello, im the travel vietnam youtube channel.
i shooting a video the District 1 area with a nice and wonderful view
i will introduce this trip to many people by my channel
Thank you so much
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Susan_a
May 22, 2023
Cyclo - Very enjoyable way to see the city. Started the tour a bit late due to miscommunication but company rectified the situation and still gave us the full time specified. Even altered the drop off destination to suit our requirements. Fantastic
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Garry700
May 11, 2023
Quiet FUN - GOOD FUN for a scenic ride around the town of Hoi An quiet and peaceful if you see 007 say hello to James Bond ! You can ask your driver for a longer tour for not much
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Mr
Oct 25, 2024
1 hour city tour - A good fun way for a family to experience the city and the crazy Saigon roads without having to put kids on motorbikes!
It's worth taking water and asking for the umbrella to be put up if needed as you're in the hot sun for long spells.
The drivers were friendly and very Vietnamese in a good way.
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Roytwyss
Mar 17, 2024
Best way to see the city - What seemed to be a very inexpensive ride turned into a reasonable but far more expensive ride as the cost is based on time and you are offered more and more places to visit each consuming time. You can expect a 1 hour tour to turn into 4 hours very quickly. The ride it’s self isn’t the most comfortable and sometimes even scary as you venture into traffic that seem to obey no road rules, however apart from suffering a little from the heat the ride itself proved to be safe enough and you certainly see more than you would any other form of transport
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Arturo2004
Jul 16, 2023
Bike Tour- Up Close and Personal With Saigon - We chose a bicycle tour because we wanted something a bit more "intimate" with the city. We were not disappointed, it was a lot of fun. And while it is not for the faint of heart, it isn't as scary as Saigon traffic would lead you to believe. Bikes were exactly where they said they'd be, and right on time! And the traffic seemed to respect the bikes, and although very close to us, we never felt in any danger. It was so much fun!
The only bummer for us was that neither driver spoke a lick of English, so we really didn't know much about what we were looking at. I wish we had been able to hear a bit more about what we were seeing so we'd appreciate it more. But we still recommend taking this bike tour!!
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Julie_s
Aug 4, 2024
1 hour tour to be clearly reminded to the cyclo men - we chose to do a one-hour family visit by cyclo (for 5 adults). The cyclomen were on time at 11:00 a.m. and showed us around the different sites and took photos. Then, they passed in front of Notre Dame de Saigon under construction and stopped at the Saigon post office (break stop) for us to visit. Beautiful building preserved from the colonial era and still in operation. The cyclomen were very kind and accommodating. Then they took us to visit a pagoda (off the circuit) and offered to have a drink to to the hot weather. We also paid for them a drink and I had drawn their attention that the fixed hour had passed. Our one-hour tour of the city, punctuated by sightseeing stops and a drink break, ended at 1:00 p.m. At our request to finish the tour, the cyclomen asked us for 1,000,000 dong each for pedaling! (A total of 5,000,000 dong for the 5 of them). We obviously refused, saying that it was in bad faith. It’s a shame because they were very friendly. We paid 250,000 dong each for the extra hour even though they cycled for barely 1 hour in total! ( 1,250,000 dong for the 5 of them). Advice, before starting the tour, remind them to respect 1 hour and WITHOUT visiting outside the circuit but only to take photos. Some people always take advantage of the sympathy of tourists, it’s really shame !
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