Private Hidden-Gem Sightseeing Motorbike Tour with Local Students


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Departs: Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City

Ticket Type: Mobile or paper ticket accepted

Free cancellation

Up to 24 hours in advance.

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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.


What's Included

Fuel surcharge

Hotel pickup and drop-off

Light refreshments: Tropical fruit juice

Private tour

Transport by private vehicle

Use of helmet

Vietnamese coffee

What's Not Included

Gratuities


Traveler Information

  • ADULT: Age: 1 - 99

Additional Info

  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • This tour is only for guest weight less than 110kg (242lb). If you are 90-110kg (198-242lb) please let me know after booking.
  • We offer free pick up in District 1,3,4 and 5. and small extra pick up fee of 100.000VND (4.5USD) per person will be applied for the other districts. You will pay when you meet our guide.
  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • This tour is only for guest weight less than 120kg (270lb). If you are 100-120kg (220-270lb) please let me know after booking.

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

  • For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
  • If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

What To Expect

Saigon Back Alley Tours
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.

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