Things to do in Southern Vietnam
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Ho Chi Minh: Cu Chi Tunnels Day Trip with Pickup & Local FoodYou’ll leave Ho Chi Minh early and head out past rice fields to Cu Chi Tunnels with a local guide who knows all the stories. Crawl through real tunnels, see hidden bunkers, try guerrilla-era cassava with hot tea, and take in the quiet countryside before heading back — it’s not just history, it feels personal.
Cu Chi Tunnels & Mekong Delta: Private Day Trip with LunchYou’ll crawl through real Cu Chi tunnels with a local guide, cruise both motorboat and rowboat along the Mekong Delta’s winding waterways, taste honey tea and coconut candy at family farms, and share a Vietnamese lunch with your group. This day trip feels personal — you’ll notice small details most tours miss.
Cu Chi Tunnels: Private Car Tour & Local Food from SaigonYou’ll travel from Saigon by private car with a local guide, sip strong coffee before exploring Cu Chi Tunnels’ underground passages, then share steamed tapioca and pandan tea where history happened. Taste fresh sugarcane juice on the return drive and end with beef noodle soup in Saigon — it’s more than just sightseeing; you’ll feel part of the story.
Mekong Delta: Rowing, Tuk Tuk & Biking Tour with LunchYou’ll glide by boat along coconut-lined canals, bike through sleepy villages past fruit gardens, sample honey tea and fresh tropical fruits while folk music drifts in the air. With a local guide handling all logistics (hotel pickup included), you’ll find yourself slowing down to match the gentle pace of life here—maybe even forgetting what time it is.
Tay Ninh: Ba Den Mountain & Cao Dai Temple with Cu Chi TunnelsYou're picked up from your hotel early and driven north to Ba Den Mountain for cable car views, then to Cao Dai Temple to learn about a unique Vietnamese faith, lunch included. After that comes Cu Chi Tunnels, where you explore the underground network that shaped Vietnam's wartime history. The guide handles all the talking and logistics, and you're back in the city by evening.Is it for me?Book this if you want to see three major Tay Ninh attractions in one day without arranging transport, tickets, or timing yourself—the fixed schedule and included guide handle all the logistics, and the long drive is what makes visiting the mountain, temple, and tunnels possible in a single trip.
Saigon Motorbike Street Food Tour: 7-12 TastingsA motorbike food tour through Saigon that combines 7, 9 or 12 tastings at street stalls with rides through Chinatown (Cholon), the Flower Market, and 1960s local apartment blocks, guided in English. Hotel pickup and scooter insurance are included; you choose the tasting count at checkout.Is it for me?Book the 7-tasting option if you want a quick introduction to Saigon's food scene without spending the whole day eating; the 9 or 12-tasting packages suit travelers who want to linger longer in Chinatown and taste the depth of what the neighborhood offers. The scooter is what gets you into the narrow alleys and markets that cars and buses can't reach, so you're not just seeing the city from a bus window.
Cu Chi Ben Duoc Tunnels: Small-Group Day Trip & War MemorialYou’ll leave Ho Chi Minh City behind for a quieter side of history at Ben Duoc tunnels with a small group. Crawl through real VC tunnels, taste local tea and tapioca, visit Vietnam’s largest war memorial temple, and share lunch with new friends. The stories and silences stay with you long after heading home.
Cu Chi Tunnels Half-Day Tour with Shooting RangeA half-day tour from Ho Chi Minh City to Cu Chi Tunnels takes you through the 250 km underground network where Vietnamese soldiers lived and fought during the war. You crawl through an enlarged tunnel section, visit command centers and weapon workshops, watch a documentary, taste traditional cassava and tea, and optionally fire an AK-47 or M16 at a nearby shooting range. The tour includes a stop at a local market for fresh tropical fruit, hotel pickup and drop-off, and a guide who speaks English or one of five other languages.Is it for me?Book the small group option if you want to share the cost and meet other travelers, or the private tour if you're traveling with family or friends and want the guide's full attention. The shooting range is optional — add it at checkout only if you want to fire live rounds; the tunnel and market portions work just as well without it.
Ho Chi Minh City: Afternoon Scooter Tour & Historical SightsYou’ll ride through Ho Chi Minh City’s wild streets by scooter with a local guide, stopping at landmarks like Reunification Palace and Notre-Dame Cathedral. Feel history at the War Remnants Museum and catch your breath inside Jade Emperor Pagoda. Expect laughter, unexpected details, and a real taste of Saigon’s pulse—plus hotel pickup and helmets included.
Vung Tau Day Trip: Christ Statue & Cape Nghinh Phong TourThis 10-hour guided day trip from Ho Chi Minh City takes you to Vung Tau's main sights: the 32-meter Christ Statue overlooking the coast, the 19th-century Bach Dinh colonial mansion, Cape Nghinh Phong headland, beach time, and the Whale Temple with its maritime heritage exhibits. The tour includes round-trip transport, an English-speaking guide, lunch at a local seafood restaurant, all entrance fees, and a bottle of mineral water; you depart in the morning and return to the city in late afternoon. Bach Dinh closes Mondays, so the itinerary shifts to an alternative cultural site on those days.Is it for me?At 10 hours door-to-door, this tour fills most of a day but leaves your morning free if you arrive early or your evening open after return. Choose it if you want Vung Tau's main sights—the statue, the colonial mansion, the temple, the cape and the beach—without driving yourself or deciding which stops to skip; the itinerary holds them all and the guide handles the timing and the route.
Ho Chi Minh City & Cu Chi Tunnels: Full-Day Tour with LunchYou get picked up at your hotel, spend the morning touring Ho Chi Minh City's museums and markets with an English-speaking guide, eat lunch at a local restaurant, then drive out to explore the Cu Chi Tunnels—crawling through bunkers, hidden entrances, and living quarters. The van returns you to your hotel by evening. All entrance fees and transport are included; lunch is on your own.Is it for me?Book this if you want Ho Chi Minh City's main sights and the Cu Chi Tunnels covered in a single day without arranging your own transport or timing—the fixed schedule and included guide handle the logistics so you can focus on the history and the city itself.
Private Ho Chi Minh City Shore Excursion: 8 Stops with LunchA private full-day guided tour of Ho Chi Minh City from the cruise port, visiting eight major landmarks including the War Remnants Museum, Reunification Palace, Jade Emperor Pagoda and Ben Thanh Market. Vietnamese traditional lunch and all entrance fees are included, with pickup and dropoff at the port and a private English-speaking guide throughout.Is it for me?This is a private tour, so you move at your own pace with one guide instead of joining a larger group—ideal if you want to linger at any stop or ask detailed questions without keeping others waiting. The eight-to-twelve-hour window gives you flexibility to spend more time at the War Remnants Museum or Cholon if those interest you most, or move faster through others; the guide adjusts to what you want to see.
Mekong Delta tour: Riverside market and templesThis full-day guided tour of the Mekong Delta departs Ho Chi Minh City and takes you by speedboat and rowboat through the Delta's canals, markets and villages. You visit a bustling riverside market, drift through coconut palm groves on small waterways, stop at a traditional farmhouse to sample coconut and local whisky, eat lunch at a family home, then explore a Cao Dai Temple and Buddhist pagoda before returning to the city. The tour runs eight hours with a local English-speaking guide, includes breakfast, lunch and refreshments, and stays under 14 people to avoid large crowds.Is it for me?You're on a shared tour with up to 14 people, led by a local guide who handles the route, timing and explanations—this works best if you want the delta's rhythm without building the day yourself, and if you're comfortable on boats for most of the morning. The fixed schedule keeps all three spiritual sites and the market inside a single afternoon, so the experience holds together without gaps.
Mekong Delta 2-Day Tour: Cycling, Kayaking & Cooking ClassA two-day small-group tour from Ho Chi Minh City to the Mekong Delta with hotel pickup, cycling through villages, a hands-on Vietnamese cooking class, Mekong River cruise, kayaking, and overnight stay at a family homestay. The itinerary pairs morning activities—optional sunrise cycling, local market visits, kayaking through peaceful canals—with afternoon river exploration: boat rides, a sampan through small canals, visits to a bee farm and coconut candy factory, and fishing or farm work. All meals, transport, bicycles, kayaks and entrance fees are included.Is it for me?Choose this two-day trip if you want to cycle, cook, and kayak back-to-back without switching hotels—you'll stay in a family homestay and move as a tight group of max 12, so activities flow without dead time between locations.
Ben Tre Mekong Delta: Coconut Workshop & Sampan Rowing from Ho Chi MinhYou start with a 7am hotel pickup and spend the day in Ben Tre exploring the Mekong Delta's working landscape: a coconut processing workshop, local market, mat-weaving house, and a quiet village. You ride in a xe loi through coconut groves, eat lunch at a riverside restaurant, and finish with sampan rowing through narrow water coconut canals. An English-speaking guide is with you the whole time, and fresh fruit and mineral water are included. You're back in the city by late afternoon.Is it for me?A good fit if you want to see how the Mekong Delta actually works — the markets, the workshops, the villages — without the tour-group rush. The early 7am start is what makes it possible to catch the market and village life before the day gets hot, and to fit everything in without feeling hurried.
Cu Chi Tunnels: Early Entry Small Group Tour & AK-47 RangeYou’ll step quietly through Cu Chi Tunnels before most visitors arrive, hearing real stories from your local guide as you walk past hidden traps and try crawling underground yourself. Taste cassava root like wartime residents did, test your aim at the shooting range if you want, and head back to Ho Chi Minh City carrying something heavier than just photos.
Ho Chi Minh to Mui Ne: Sunset & White Sand Dunes Day TripYou board a sleeper bus in District 1 at 8:30 AM and arrive in Mui Ne three hours later. Your guide takes you through a fairy stream, a working fishing village, white sand dunes (with optional ATV rides), and red sand dunes at sunset. Dinner and drinks are included. The bus departs Mui Ne at 6:30 PM and returns you to your meeting point by 10 PM, with no hidden costs or separate meal charges.Is it for me?Pick this if you want to see Mui Ne's main sights in one day without renting a car or arranging transport yourself — the sleeper bus means you actually rest on the way, and the fixed schedule keeps all four stops plus sunset inside a single afternoon and evening.
Ho Chi Minh: Can Gio Monkey Island & Crocodile Farm Day TripYou get picked up early from your hotel, spend the morning walking mangrove pathways and spotting monkeys, tour a crocodile farm and a reconstructed Vietnam War base, eat a fresh seafood lunch by the water, and visit the local market before returning to the city by late afternoon. Everything—guide, entry, transport, and lunch—is arranged, so you're not coordinating ferries or timing yourself.Is it for me?Book this if you want to see the mangrove ecosystem and Vietnam War history in one day without arranging your own transport and timing—the fixed schedule and included pickup mean you just show up at your hotel and the day is structured for you.
Saigon: Morning Street Food & Unseen Motorbike TourYou’ll ride through Ho Chi Minh City’s alleys by motorbike with a local guide, tasting street food like banh xeo and spring roll vermicelli, exploring secret war bunkers and flower markets, wandering incense-filled temples—and feeling part of Saigon’s morning rhythm before most tourists wake up.
Ho Chi Minh City: Private Full Day Tour with Lunch & Top LandmarksYou’ll move through Saigon’s layers—from the solemn halls of Reunification Palace to smoky incense at Thien Hau Temple—guided by locals who know every shortcut and story. Expect honest flavors at lunch, market chaos you can’t fake, and moments that linger after you leave.
