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Ho Chi Minh Private Half-Day Food Tour: An Exploration of Saigon's Cuisine with Local Students
Embark on a private half-day food tour in Ho Chi Minh City and explore the vibrant cuisine of Saigon with local students. Indulge in 8 must-try tastings, from crispy Vietnamese pancakes to refreshing sugarcane juice, and immerse yourself in the local culture.
Duration:
4 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
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Saigon Scooter Tours - Experience the beauty of Saigon on motorbike and taste the best street food.
Meet your local guides in the evening and join thousands of other motorbikes as you ride through the colorful city streets.
Start your appetite with the famous beef noodle soup.
Explore notable neighborhoods, including district 3 where the locals live and learn all about Saigon. Stop to enjoy some “Banh Xeo” (crispy pancake with a lot of flavors from herbs and sauce), and learn how they are made from a chef with over 20 years experience.
Climb up to the top of old buildings and see the contrasting architecture between the modern and the traditional. Have a bit of walk and try some BBQ pork with rice noodle on the way. Try out the famous Vietnamese Banh Mi sandwich at a place with tradition.
Visit the biggest night flower market and soak up the wonderful bouquets. Take a short walk around the area, and get refreshed with sugarcane juice drink. Go deep into a true maze of local market to taste an authentic food which is banana girdle cake, “Banh Trang Nuong” Saigon pizza or grilled beef lemongrass skewers.
Go to the best culinary hidden gem, we will try Chuoi Nuong- Grilled Banana with coconut milk: a bit sweet and salty of of tropical fruits and coconut milk sauce.
It’s time for dessert! They call it Sweet Soup Dessert and you are in for a treat.
End the experience with a lot of fun and delicious street foods, you will get to know about local life when sit down and exchange stories with your local friends.
What's Included
- Fun-filled and engaging tour experience.
- Complimentary hotel pick-up and drop-off in designated areas.
- All-inclusive motorbike transport with fuel and helmet.
- Free rain ponchos provided for inclement weather.
- All food and drinks covered during the tour.
- Learn from enthusiastic English-speaking student guides.
- A dynamic menu that adapts to daily local food stall offerings.
What's Not Included
- Extra fee $5 USD paid directly to the guide if pick up or drop off out of District 1, 3, 4, 10
- Gratuities (optional)
Additional Information
We will meet you at your place then ride, walk & eat the best foods Saigon has to offer and explore the beauty of Saigon on this Private Half Day Tour
Let’s do the 8 Must-do tastings to immerse yourself to local culture:
#Must try 1: Vietnamese Pancake
#Must try 2: Bun Thit Nuong: Grilled pork with noodle and vegetable
#Must try 3: Beef Noodle Soup or Cake of Crab Noodle Soup
#Must try 4: Vietnamese Baguette
#Must try 5: Banh Trang Nuong
#Must try 6: Get refreshed with Sugarcane Juice drink!
#Must try 7: Grilled Banana with Coconut Milk
#Must try 8 for dessert: Vietnamese Flan with coffee sauce or coconut milk sauce or tofu with coconut milk
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Scenic33432139680
Jul 18, 2024
Awesome Guide, Awesome Experiemce! - This is the tour for people who don't like doing tours. Like grabbing drinks and food with a friend and taking in the city. Olivia, my tour guide was knowledgeable, professional, and a great person in general to spend some time with. You really do get the authentic experience of eating in cute little back alley restaurants, and I walked away with a wealth of new jnformation and knowledge about the city. Also, I finally got to eat balut! Couldn't say enough good things about her as my guide and the company as a while! Well worth the money :)
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Eeroo362
Jul 7, 2024
Memorable tour with an insightful local student - An excellent introduction to Vietnamese food and culture. The best part of the tour ws my guide, Hang, who not only told me about the traditional dishes but also thaught me about cultural life and the history of HCM City in flawless English. I would recommend this tour to anyone who wants to see HCM and enjoy its food culture in a unique and memorable way!
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Cruiser385384
Jul 5, 2024
Food tour - Had such an amazing tour with Castle! He has so much knowledge of the city’s history and took me to many local restaurant with super tasty food.
I really recommend the tour!
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Joe_c
Jul 3, 2024
Tour Guide Superhero Yudan!!! - I lost my keys in the market and Yudan helped me get replacements from the scooter shop! What a champ!
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Martinamizzi29
Jun 26, 2024
Mega fun - best way to see the city and taste local delicacies! - This was the first thing we did when we arrived in Vietnam (after a 10-hour flight) and we couldn't have started our time in Vietnam in a better way! Our guides Giao Tien and Linh were super sweet and knowledgeable. They easily accommodated our dietary requirements and our change in time of our tour. We super recommend this tour!
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Northstar04406913991
Jun 19, 2024
Great food great people - We had a lovely evening with Long and Tee. They drove very safely and we had delicious food throughout. We learnt about the area, the herbs and style of southern Vietnamese food. It was nice discussing our different student experiences
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Faraway16017728802
Jun 3, 2024
Fun and informative tour - Last night we had Lilly and cao drive us and we had the best time. It was fun and safe and the girls were delightful. We learnt so much and would recommend this tour 100%
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Usandkids4
May 21, 2024
Fun and Informative Evening Scooter Food Tour - Do not go to Ho Chi Minh without doing this tour! Yudan and his group took our family of 6 on the back of their scooters in the evening. We felt completely safe and got to see a lot of the city while sampling the local foods. My adult children made friends with their drivers and we laughed and conversed the whole night. So inexpensive and a great way to get a feel for the street food of Vietnam. An experience we will never forget! Just book this and don’t look back!
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Guillaumemy5332la
May 20, 2024
The n1 thing to do in Saigon! Great guides and amazing food. - It was once again a great experience, Heidi and Thanh were great guides and showed us great foods. Really worth the journey and for me the n1 thing I recommend anyone on doing when coming to HCMC.
Thank you again, and I hope to see you again when I am back!
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Dave
Apr 18, 2024
Sensational foodie tour - What a great way to explore parts of the city, we felt very safe on the back of the scooters and have to admit explored parts of the city I would not have known existed, the food was unreal , locally grown and of course cooked by local people which made it even better.
Genuine uni students guide you and speak perfect English which makes it easy to explain everything, a real genuine 10 out of 10
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