Things to do in Ho Chi Minh City
Cu Chi Tunnels Tour87 optionsCity Sightseeing Saigon19 optionsDay Trips from Ho Chi Minh10 optionsHo Chi Minh River Cruise56 optionsHo Chi Minh Food Tour81 optionsHo Chi Minh Walking Tour43 optionsBike Tour Ho Chi Minh35 optionsWar Remnants Museum Tours41 optionsHo Chi Minh Vespa Tour55 optionsBoat Tour Cu Chi Tunnels9 optionsHo Chi Minh City Airport Shuttle15 optionsJeep Tour Ho Chi Minh18 options
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Kayaking in Ho Chi Minh City: Private Mekong Delta Bike & KayakA private full-day kayaking and cycling adventure in the Mekong Delta from Ho Chi Minh City, with an English-speaking guide, hotel pickup, and a hands-on Vietnamese cooking class. The day runs 7:50 AM to around 5:30 PM, mixing paddling through tranquil waterways (60–80 minutes), cycling through Ben Luc villages and fruit gardens (6–10 km on flat terrain), a cooking class and lunch at a family farm, a visit to Vinh Trang Pagoda, and a leisurely boat ride on the Mekong with traditional music and a hand-rowed sampan trip through small canals. All equipment—kayak, bicycle, helmet, life jacket—is provided, and dietary restrictions can be accommodated.Is it for me?The full day—pickup to return around 5:30 PM—leaves no room for other activities, but it packs cycling, kayaking, cooking, temple time and a river cruise into one itinerary without you managing the logistics or the transport between stops. Book this if you want to move through the Mekong Delta by your own effort (pedaling and paddling) rather than watching from a boat the whole time.
Ho Chi Minh City: Vegan Food Scooter Tour & Flower MarketYou’ll ride pillion through Saigon’s wild evening traffic with a local guide, tasting six different vegan dishes across districts and grilling banana crackers at the flower market. Visit historic sites like Thich Quang Duc’s memorial and Viet Nam Quoc Tu pagoda before ending riverside with fresh fruit or smoothies. Expect laughter, new flavors, and plenty of city buzz along the way.
Saigon: Private Motorbike Food Tour & 7 Local DishesYou’ll ride pillion through Saigon’s wild streets with a local guide, tasting seven distinct dishes from sticky rice to salted coffee. Expect temple incense, bustling markets, stories behind every stop, and laughter over mispronounced words. This isn’t just sightseeing — it’s feeling the city pulse under your feet (and maybe getting a little lost in it).
Private Ho Chi Minh City Tour: Landmarks & Local SecretsGet to know Ho Chi Minh City through local eyes—walk historic streets, hear untold stories, taste real Saigon flavors, and see both famous sights and hidden corners that most visitors miss.
Cu Chi Tunnels Ho Chi Minh: Half-Day War History TourYou're picked up from your hotel, guided through the underground tunnel network where Viet Cong soldiers lived during wartime, shown the bunkers and hospitals carved into the earth, and taken to a rubber plantation before returning to the city center by early afternoon. Hotel transport and entrance fees are included; the small group size means your guide can actually talk to you instead of lecturing a crowd.Is it for me?Book this if you want to understand the Vietnam War through the actual place where it happened, without spending a full day arranging transport and tickets yourself — the half-day format fits into a longer Ho Chi Minh itinerary, and the small group size means you're not just walking through with a hundred other people.
Saigon Cyclo Tour: Flower Market, Chinatown & Binh TayYou’ll ride a cyclo through Saigon’s wild traffic with a local guide, wander Ho Thi Ky Flower Market’s fragrant stalls, step inside Thien Hau Temple’s incense haze in Chinatown, and explore the energy of Binh Tay Market—all with hotel pickup included. You might leave with jasmine-scented fingers or just a story you can’t quite explain.
Mekong Delta: Boat, Pagoda & Fruit Garden Day Trip from SaigonYou’ll wander ancient pagoda gardens near My Tho, float past stilt houses on two kinds of boats, snack on strange fruits while listening to folk music, taste fresh coconut candy on Coconut Island, then share lunch by the river before pedaling through village lanes. Expect small surprises — maybe even laughter over your first sip of honey tea.
Ho Chi Minh: Cao Dai Temple & Cu Chi Tunnels Day TourYou’ll join midday prayers at Cao Dai Temple surrounded by color and song, then share lunch before heading into the Cu Chi Tunnels’ silent depths with a local guide. Expect moments of awe—and maybe a little humility—as you listen to stories of faith and survival that still echo long after you return.
Cu Chi Tunnels Ben Duoc: VIP Limo Tour & Vietnamese LunchYou get picked up from your hotel, driven to the quieter Ben Duoc section of Cu Chi Tunnels, and spend two hours crawling through the underground network with an English-speaking guide who explains the bunkers, traps, and wartime life. Lunch at a local restaurant is included on the way back. The small group size — never more than ten people — means you're not competing for the guide's attention or space in the tunnels.Is it for me?Book this if you want the Cu Chi Tunnels experience without the crowds and without spending your morning arranging transport, tickets, and a guide — the small group and fixed schedule handle all three.
Mekong Delta Day Trip: Sampan Ride, Coconut Candy & LunchYou’ll paddle through Mekong Delta’s shaded canals by sampan, sip honey tea at a local farm, try your hand at wrapping coconut candy, and share lunch along the riverbank. Expect laughter with your guide and moments of quiet wonder—this isn’t just sightseeing; it’s feeling part of daily life for an afternoon.
Cai Rang Floating Market & Mekong Delta Private TourYou depart Ho Chi Minh City at 5 AM, spend the early morning at Cai Rang Floating Market watching vendors trade from boats, then cruise through narrow canals shaded by coconut palms, stop at a bee farm and fruit garden, and finish with a Vietnamese lunch before returning to your hotel by late afternoon. Hotel pickup and drop-off, all boat trips, lunch, and an English-speaking guide are included.Is it for me?This tour works well if you want to see both the busiest floating market in the Mekong Delta and the quieter canal life in one day without arranging transport, boats, or timing yourself — the early start is what puts you at Cai Rang when it's actually crowded with vendors, not tourists.
Cu Chi Tunnels: Small-Group Day Tour with Village StopsYou’ll travel from Ho Chi Minh City to Cu Chi Tunnels with a local guide who shares personal stories along peaceful village roads. Crawl through real tunnels, see hidden wartime traps, and taste traditional cassava tea before heading back — it’s a day that sticks with you long after.
Mekong Delta 2-Day Tour: Floating Markets, Cooking & HomestayYou’ll glide by boat through Mekong Delta canals, sample warm coconut candy in Cai Be, cycle between green fields with a local guide, and wake early for Cai Rang floating market’s noisy sunrise bustle. Share stories over home-cooked dinner at your Can Tho homestay—this trip leaves you with more than photos.
Ho Chi Minh City Half-Day Afternoon Tour: 6 Major AttractionsThis half-day afternoon tour of Ho Chi Minh City visits six major attractions—the War Remnants Museum, Reunification Palace, Notre Dame Cathedral, Central Post Office, Jade Emperor Pagoda and Ben Thanh Market—with an English-speaking guide, hotel pickup from central districts, all entrance fees and transport by air-conditioned minivan. The tour runs four hours and includes bottled water and wheat cake. Children under 5 are free, and vegetarian meal options are available if requested at booking.Is it for me?Book the standard City Tour if you want the landmarks and market without a meal commitment. Choose City Tour and Street Food to add local dishes like banh xeo and spring rolls after the main tour, or pick City Tour and Dinner on Cruise if you'd rather end the day on the water with a meal. Private City Tour keeps the group to your party alone, which works if you're traveling with family or prefer a flexible pace through the six stops.
Saigon Jeep Tour with Food, Culture and Hidden DistrictsA four-hour Saigon jeep tour in an open-air Soviet-era Uaz469 that takes you past the central landmarks (Reunification Palace, Notre Dame Cathedral, War Remnants Museum) and then into Districts 5, 6, 10 and beyond, where you ride through backstreets and markets, stop at local food stalls and family-run restaurants, and interact with residents. The tour includes an English-speaking guide, all food and drinks, ponchos, and hotel pickup from District 1.Is it for me?Choose the morning or afternoon departure if you want lunch included and the energy of daytime markets and street life; pick the night tour if you prefer dinner and a different rhythm through the same neighborhoods. Either way, this tour works best if you're comfortable in an open-air vehicle and want to eat where locals do rather than at tourist restaurants.
Saigon Vespa Street Food Tour with Live Music: 4 HoursA 4-hour Saigon night tour on the back of a vintage Vespa, starting with hotel pickup at 6 p.m. and ending at a live music bar. You stop at five street food vendors to eat seafood, banh xeo, banh khot, banana cake and ice cream, all included with beer and local drinks, then spend an hour listening to live music where young Vietnamese unwind. The guide speaks English and rides with you through backstreets and alleys.Is it for me?Hotel pickup at 6 p.m. means you don't need to find the meeting point or arrange your own transport to the backstreets where the food stalls are—the driver collects you and brings you to the group, so the evening is ready to go when you step outside.
Vietnamese Coffee Workshop in Hồ Chí Minh City: Brew & RoastA two-and-a-half-hour coffee workshop in Hồ Chí Minh City where you brew and taste two Lacàph coffee blends, witness small-batch roasting of the Phin Blend, and learn Vietnam's coffee culture through an in-house documentary series. The class includes snacks and treats paired with each coffee; minimum age is 15, and it's led by a live guide in English.Is it for me?This is a hands-on class, not a tour—you brew and taste the coffee yourself rather than watching a demonstration. It suits anyone curious about how Vietnamese coffee is made and wants to understand the culture behind it in a single afternoon, and it works for groups or solo travelers since the guide leads everyone through the same workshop together.
Mekong Delta: 2-Day Floating Markets, Cooking & Bike TourYou’ll float through early-morning markets on the Mekong Delta, taste coconut candy still warm from the pan, pedal quiet village roads under palm trees, and share meals with local families. This two-day trip brings you into real river life — not just sights but sounds and flavors too — leaving you with memories that linger long after you’re back in Ho Chi Minh City.
Ho Chi Minh City: War Remnants Museum & Cu Chi Tunnels Day TourYou visit four major Ho Chi Minh City landmarks in one day: the War Remnants Museum with its extensive collection of wartime artifacts and photographs; the colonial Saigon Central Post Office and Notre Dame Cathedral in the city center; and the Cu Chi Tunnels, the 200-kilometer network that functioned as underground cities during the war. Your day includes hotel pickup, a professional local guide, entrance fees to all attractions, lunch, and bottled water, returning in the evening.Is it for me?Book this if you want to understand Ho Chi Minh City's recent history without arranging transport, tickets, or timing between four separate sites — the guide handles the context, the itinerary handles the logistics.
Cu Chi Tunnels & Mekong Delta: Day Tour with Sampan & LunchYou’ll crawl through Cu Chi’s historic tunnels with a local guide, cruise quiet branches of the Mekong by sampan, taste honey tea at a riverside farm, and share lunch with fresh prawn and crispy fish. Expect laughter, new flavors, and moments that linger long after you’re home.
