Explore Saigon’s History, Landmarks & Local Sites By Scooter
- 4 hours
- 34/Adult
- Serve from 1 adult
Overview
Hop on the back of our motorbikes like the locals. We will take you through various districts to witness the city’s shift from downtown areas to vibrant local neighborhoods, exploring bustling outdoor markets and winding alleyways. This experience offers not only a glimpse into the city’s history but also an opportunity to taste local drinks and cuisine while engaging in discussions about Vietnamese culture.
This is the highlight:
- Notre Dame Cathedral.
- Central Post Office.
- Independent Palace.
- Memorial Monument.
- Weapon Cellar
- Drinking Filter Coffee.
- Flower Market and Wet Market.
- One of the oldest Temples of Chinese folk beliefs
- Saigon River
What’s included
- Sample some fruits ( morning slot)
- You choose one dish: broken rice with BBQ pork, Noodle Soup or Banh Mi.
- Snacks: Grilled rice paper ( afternoon and evening slot)
- A cup of traditional Vietnamese coffee
- Sugarcane Juice with Kumquat, or a bottle of water.
Transportation
- Free pick up and drop off by scooter from your hotel doorstep in Districts 1,3, and 4.
- Other local districts will be picked up at the Saigon Opera House, Or you can pay the extra 5$ USD for the pick up and drop off service at your hotel address.
Equipment
- Hand sanitizer
- Rain poncho.
- Fuel.
- Helmets.
- My co-guides speak English very well and are safe drivers.
- Accident Insurance
Please note
- If you are vegetarian, vegan, or allergic to something, please let me know so I can accommodate your food menu
Where you’ll be
We will take you to 4 local districts:
- District 10
- District 3
- District 5 and 6
- District 1
Cancellation policy
- Guests can cancel for a full refund 24 hours before the Experience starts.
1. We provide a deep dive into the history of some of Saigon’s most famous locations with historical photos through the whole story behind such as Notre Dame Cathedral, Central Post Office, Independent Palace, and The Burning Monk.
2. Next locations, discover some local points that are off the beaten path. Catching your breath by drinking a cup of Vietnamese coffee. This coffee place is known as Spy House of VC with Weapon Bunkers, with a secret experience to go down the tunnel to the third floor
3. Visiting flower and outdoor markets, you will learn some Vietnamese words for fun to practice bargaining prices with vendors and sample some fruits (morning slot) and local drinks – sugar cane juice. For the food menu, you will choose broken rice with BBQ pork or noodle soup
4. In Chinatown, you will be blessed with one of the oldest and most fascinating TEMPLES and zipping around through the buzzing Silk Street and Lanterns Street of this colorful, incredible Chinatown.
We will pick you up at following locations:
- Picking up and dropping off at the central districts 1, 3, and 4.
- Other districts will meet at the meeting place, Saigon Opera House.