Ho Chi Minh City Street Food & Sightseeing Scooter Tour

Taste your way through Saigon's busiest streets on the back of a scooter

A 4-hour scooter tour of Ho Chi Minh City where you ride through five districts with a female English-speaking guide, stopping to taste six street foods, three drinks and one dessert at local vendors. Hotel pickup and drop-off are included for District 1 and District 3. The tour suits travelers 12 and up who want to eat and move at the same time, not sit in a restaurant or walk on foot.

Step-by-step itinerary

Scooter tour with food and sightseeing

• Meet female tour guides
• Ride scooter around Ho Chi Minh City
• Visit Ho Thi Ky Flower Market
• Explore Cholon Chinatown

The experience

You meet your guide at your hotel and climb onto the scooter for a four-hour ride through the city's busiest neighborhoods. The route covers five districts, weaving through lanes where the food stalls are, not the tourist zones. You stop to eat at each place: beef noodle soup at one vendor, banh mi at another, crispy pancakes, spring rolls, and grilled banana with sticky rice at others. Between bites you get jasmine tea, sugarcane juice or a cold Saigon beer. The guide is female and speaks English, and she navigates the traffic while you hold on and watch the city move around you.

Ho Thi Ky Flower Market is one stop, a wholesale market that supplies flowers to the whole city (chrysanthemums, marigolds, orchids, roses) alongside garment tools and materials. Cholon, the largest Chinatown in Vietnam, is another. It sits in districts 5 and 6 and has been a center of Chinese cultural life since the 18th century, with temples and clan associations still standing among the modern buildings. These are not museum stops. They are working neighborhoods where the food tour happens to pass through.

The scooter itself comes with a high-quality helmet, fuel and accident insurance. If it rains, you get a rain poncho. Your guide drives. You ride as a passenger. Hotel pickup and drop-off are included if you're staying in District 1 or District 3, though some exclusions apply. Confirm your address when you book. Vegetarian options are available if you request them at checkout. Children must be accompanied by an adult, and the tour is not recommended for pregnant travelers, but it suits all fitness levels.

What’s included

• Six street foods including beef noodle soup, banh mi, spring rolls and grilled banana with sticky rice.
• three drinks such as jasmine tea, sugarcane juice and Saigon beer.
• high-quality helmet and rain poncho if needed.
• scooter, fuel and accident insurance.
• English-speaking female guide and driver.
• hotel pickup and drop-off for District 1 and District 3.

Options for this experience

2 options

7 tastings, with a female riderGuide in English · 08:00, 13:00 and 18:00Lasts 4 hours: this tour runs 3-4 hours. Includes a full meal for lunch or dinner. Scooter pickup is included.

12 tastings, with a female riderGuide in English · 08:00, 13:00 and 18:00Lasts 4 hours: the tour runs 3-4 hours, covering breakfast, lunch or dinner. Pickup is included.

You'll see the exact price of each option when you check availability.See dates and prices

Before you book

Days and timesEvery dayDepartures at 08:00, 13:00 and 18:00

Book up to3h before

AgesAdult (12 to 70 years) · Under 12: can't be booked

GroupPrivate

Live guideEnglish

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup is optional; you can also go straight to the meeting point. Ends back at the starting point.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.

Prices and times updated 10 days ago

Good to know

Low physical effortWheelchair accessibleInfant seats availablePublic transport nearbyNot recommended during pregnancyInfants must sit on laps

Operated by Saigon Adventure

Is this one for you?Book this tour if you want to eat the foods locals eat without spending hours in a restaurant, and you're comfortable riding as a passenger on a scooter through busy city streets. The four-hour ride and the stops are timed together, so the day moves between neighborhoods and flavors without gaps or long waits.

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Top questions

What does a typical stop on the scooter food tour look like?

You pull up to a street vendor or small restaurant, dismount, and eat at a counter or a small table while your guide explains the dish and its place in Vietnamese food culture. You're eating where locals eat, not at a tourist restaurant, and the stop lasts long enough to finish and ask questions before you ride to the next one.

Is this tour safe if I've never ridden a scooter before?

You are a passenger, not a driver. Your guide handles all the riding and navigation. Saigon Adventure is a fully licensed tour company with accident insurance included, and safety is stated as the top priority. You wear a high-quality helmet for the entire ride.

What is Cholon and why does the tour stop there?

Cholon is Vietnam's largest Chinatown, located in districts 5 and 6 of Ho Chi Minh City. It has been a center of Chinese cultural life since the 18th and 19th centuries, with temples and clan associations still active today. The tour passes through it as part of the five-district route, and it is a working neighborhood, not a museum.

Can I request vegetarian food if I don't eat meat?

Yes, vegetarian options are available. You need to advise your dietary requirements at the time of booking so the guide can plan the stops accordingly.

Does the tour include hotel pickup, or do I meet the guide somewhere else?

Hotel pickup and drop-off are included if you're staying in District 1 or District 3, though some exclusions apply depending on your exact location. Confirm your hotel address when you book. If you're outside those districts, you'll need to arrange your own transport to the meeting point.

How many people ride on one scooter, and is it always the same guide?

You ride as a passenger with one guide on one scooter. The tour uses female guides, and you'll be paired with one for your departure. Group size and guide assignment depend on the number of bookings for your date.