Ho Chi Minh City Scooter Street Food Tour, Over 7 Tastings and Sights
Old apartments, flower stalls and a monk's memorial along the way
Hop on a scooter behind a local guide and taste your way across Saigon, from beef noodle soup and crispy banana cracker to flan cake and cold Saigon Beer. This food and sightseeing tour stops at a flower market, a monk's memorial and a pagoda tucked inside an old apartment block.
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Evening street food and sightseeing tour
- Try Pho beef noodle soup
- Drink jasmine tea in District 4
- Visit Ho Thi Ky Flower Market
- Try Saigon pizza and banana crispy cracker
- See Thich Quang Duc memorial
- Drive to Nguyen Thien Thuat apartment
- Climb and see architecture contrast
- Visit pagoda inside old apartment
- Enjoy Banh Mi street food in District 10
- Eat flan cake dessert at Xom Chieu Market
- The Venerable Thich Quang Duc Monument 20m
- Ho Thi Ky Flower Market Entry included 40m
- Nguyen Thien Thuat Apartment Buildings Entry included 40m
What’s included
- A friendly guide leading the way.
- Scooter for getting around.
- Tastings and drinks from every stop.
- Hotel transfers in districts 1 and 3.
- Every day 08:00 13:00 18:00
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You ride a scooter through Saigon with a local guide, tasting over seven street dishes and drinks, and stopping at a pagoda inside an old apartment.
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The experience
Your first bowl is pho, the beef noodle soup often called the most famous food in Vietnam, and its broth carries lemongrass, beef bones, pineapple and shrimp paste. Jasmine tea follows in District 4, then the scooter carries you to a flower market where fresh, beautiful blooms sell at quite low prices. Walk through, then slip into the street food market behind it for Saigon pizza and a crispy banana cracker, a favourite local snack.
Next comes the Thich Quang Duc memorial. Your guide tells the story of the monk who set himself on fire to protest the persecution of Buddhists in Vietnam, then shows how incense is burned. The old Nguyen Thien Thuat apartment block comes next: you climb up through the building, where modern and traditional architecture sit side by side, and find a pagoda built inside an old apartment.
At Xom Chieu Market, the snack culture of Saigon is on show, and the dishes taste the same all year, with prices that stay put on weekdays and holidays alike. Banh Mi in District 10, called the No.1 street food in Vietnam, comes next, with sausage, pâté, meat and pickled vegetables in a baguette. The night ends with flan cake, one of the two very famous desserts in the city.
Top questions
Can children come?
Yes. Ticket types: Child (3 to 11 years); Infant (under 3): free.
Are entry tickets covered on this street food tour?
Yes, entry is included at the flower market and at the old apartment block, where you climb up and see the pagoda inside.
Is the food and drink included in the price?
Yes, the food and drinks at every stop are included, from noodle soup to flan cake.
Does the guide explain the Thich Quang Duc memorial?
Yes, your guide tells the monk's story at the Thich Quang Duc memorial and shows how incense is burned there.
Can I visit the pagoda inside the old apartment?
Yes, the route climbs through the Nguyen Thien Thuat apartment block to reach a pagoda built inside it.
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Ho Chi Minh City Scooter Street Food Tour, 7+ Tastings
4h · EN · at your hotel
from US$ 30 per person
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