Ho Chi Minh City Markets by Motorbike: 11 Local Stops with Guide

Eleven markets in one morning, none of them in District 1

A motorbike tour of Ho Chi Minh City's local markets with an English-speaking guide, hotel pickup and drop-off, and Vietnamese coffee and coconut juice included. You visit eleven different markets across the city (floating, flower, antique, fashion, motorbike accessories, Chinatown, birds, fabric, lantern, fishes and war objects) stopping to see how locals buy and sell, and to photograph the flower market. The tour runs four hours and suits all fitness levels.

Step-by-step itinerary

Explore Ho Chi Minh City markets by motorbike

• Visit local market and observe daily life
• See floating market and enjoy coconut juice
• Cross busy Fashion Street for shopping culture
• Pass Electricity accessories market
• Pass Motorbike accessories market
• Explore Chinatown markets including birds and fabric
• Stop at biggest Chinese wholesale market
• Pass Flower market and take photos
• Drink coffee at local shop in old area
• Visit War objects market and learn history
• Pass Antique market with oldest items

The experience

The day starts at your hotel, where your guide picks you up on a motorbike. You ride to a local market first to watch the daily routines of Vietnamese vendors and buyers, then head to the floating market where people live and do business on boats. Your guide explains how the market works and brings cold coconut juice to drink there. From there you cross Fashion Street, a major shopping hub for locals, and move into the specialized wholesale districts: the electricity accessories market stacked with old and new parts, the motorbike accessories market full of spare pieces and vintage items, and the sprawling Chinatown wholesale market built by Chinese-Vietnamese traders.

The route then takes you through Chinatown's smaller markets: a birds market along the street, a colorful fabric market, a lantern market with Chinese-style decorations, a Chinese medicine market and a fishes market with fresh catch laid out along the pavement. You stop at the biggest flower market to walk among different kinds of blooms and take photos, then sit down for Vietnamese coffee at a local coffee shop in the oldest part of the city. The last two stops are the war objects market, where you see items from the Vietnam War era, and the antique market where vendors sell objects hundreds of years old. By the end you've crossed the city on the back of a bike and seen how nine different kinds of markets operate.

Two options shape the day: the full Market Tour includes hotel pickup, guide, helmet, bottled water, Vietnamese coffee and coconut juice. The Rush Saigon option is a two-hour version by scooter with guide only, no food or drinks, and any time over two hours costs $6 per hour extra. Both run with a live English-speaking guide. Children from age one are welcome.

What’s included

• Hotel pickup and drop-off.
• a local guide speaking English.
• helmet and bottled water.
• Vietnamese coffee and tea.
• cold coconut juice at the floating market.

Before you book

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

Book up to12h before

AgesAdult (18 and older) · Youth (11 to 17 years) · Child (6 to 10 years) · Infant (1 to 5 years)

GroupUp to 30

Live guideEnglish

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup included.

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

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Good to know

Low physical effort

Operated by Vietnamese Street Food Tour

Is this one for you?Book the full Market Tour if you want to spend a full morning seeing how locals actually shop and live across nine different market types, with coffee and refreshment built in. Choose the Rush Saigon option if you have only two hours and want the motorbike ride and guide without the food and drink stops.

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Top questions

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Youth (11 to 17 years); Child (6 to 10 years); Infant (1 to 5 years).

What is the floating market in Ho Chi Minh City like?

The floating market is where Vietnamese people live and conduct business on boats. Your guide explains how the market operates and brings cold coconut juice for you to drink while you're there, so you experience it as locals do.

How many markets do you visit on this motorbike tour?

You stop at eleven different markets: a local market, floating market, fashion street, electricity accessories market, motorbike accessories market, birds market, fabric market, lantern market, fishes market, flower market, war objects market and antique market.

Does the tour include food and drinks?

The full Market Tour includes Vietnamese coffee, tea and coconut juice. The Rush Saigon option includes no food or drinks, only the guide and the ride.

How long does the motorbike tour take?

The full Market Tour runs four hours. The Rush Saigon option lasts two hours, with additional time charged at $6 per hour if you want to stay longer.

What is included in the price?

Hotel pickup and drop-off, a local English-speaking guide, helmet, bottled water, Vietnamese coffee and coconut juice are included in the full Market Tour option.