Steaming bowl of Vietnamese food at a street stall in Ho Chi Minh City

Saigon Street Food Motorbike Tour

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Food DrinksAdventureNightlife

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Duration4 hrs

EffortEasy

BudgetMid-Range

PriceUSD 42

StyleGuided Tour

Best monthsNov, Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr

About This Activity

Ho Chi Minh City's finest street food hides in the alleys and wet markets of Districts 1, 3, and 4. Evening motorbike tours zip you through traffic on the back of a local guide's Honda to com tam (broken rice) restaurants, sidewalk banh xeo (sizzling crepe) stalls, garage-front pho joints, and chè dessert shops in Cholon (Chinatown). Guides eat alongside and explain every dish. Tours run 5–10pm covering 6–8 stops over 4 hours; all food and drinks included. Cost $35–50/person.

Seasonal note: Year-round evening tours. Wet season (May–Oct) brings short tropical downpours; tours continue with ponchos provided.

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