Saigon After Dark: Scooter Tour, Seafood & Live Music

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Duration3h–4h

GroupPrivate

LanguagesEN

PickupAt your hotel

Three to four hours on the back of a scooter, two meals, one beer, and the way Saigonese actually spend their evenings

This night tour of Saigon pairs scooter rides through the city with stops at a local restaurant for Vietnamese pancakes and spring rolls, then a seafood restaurant with Saigon beer, and ends at a live music bar. You cross Thu Thiem Bridge for views of the lit-up skyline, visit the oldest apartment building in the city, and see the rhythm of Saigon's residential streets. A guide and driver are included, and the tour runs 3 to 4 hours with pickup arranged.

3h–4h

Step-by-step itinerary

Evening tour of Saigon nightlife

Ride scooter around town
Cross Thu Thiem Bridge for view
Visit Saigon landmarks and alleys
Dine at local restaurant with specialties
Enjoy seafood and Saigon beer
End at live music bar

The Experience

The tour starts with a ride on the back of a motorbike—you'll cross Thu Thiem Bridge in District 2 to see Saigon's skyline lit up at night, then loop through the city's landmarks and narrow alleys where locals actually live. Your guide handles the route and the driving; you sit behind and take in the streets as they change from main roads to residential pockets most visitors never see.

Dinner happens at a local restaurant where you eat Bun Bo (beef noodle soup, with a vegetarian option), Vietnamese pancakes, spring rolls, and crispy banana crackers, plus jasmine tea. After that, you move to a seafood restaurant for a second meal with Saigon beer included. The stops are chosen to show you what Saigonese eat, not what a tourist menu offers, and the guide explains what you're tasting as you go.

The evening wraps at a music bar where the younger generation of Saigon unwinds—live music, local crowd, the kind of place you'd walk past without a guide. Before that final stop, you'll also climb into Nguyen Thien That Apartments, the oldest residential building in Saigon, to see how traditional architecture sits next to modern construction, and visit a pagoda built inside one of the old units. The tour includes a rain poncho if the weather turns, and an English-speaking guide and driver stay with you the whole time.

What’s included

Motorbike ride with an English-speaking guide and driver.
Bun Bo, Vietnamese pancake, spring rolls, crispy banana crackers and jasmine tea at the first restaurant.
seafood and one Saigon beer at the second restaurant.
entry to Nguyen Thien That Apartments and the pagoda inside.
a rain poncho if needed.
hotel pickup.

Good to know

Easy physical levelPublic transport nearby

Operated by Saigon Adventure

Is this one for you?The tour moves fast between stops on the back of a motorbike, so you're riding for much of the 3 to 4 hours—book this if you're comfortable on a scooter and want to cover ground quickly instead of walking through neighborhoods on foot. The two meals are substantial, and the evening ends late at a music bar, so it suits travelers who want a full night out rather than a quick taste of the city.