Things to do in Southern Vietnam
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Ho Chi Minh City: Half-Day Private Tour with Market & PagodaYou’ll walk through history at Reunification Palace and feel the weight of stories at the War Remnants Museum. Wander Ben Thanh Market’s maze of colors and smells, pause under cathedral spires, and breathe incense at Jade Emperor Pagoda — all with a local guide who knows every shortcut and story. This isn’t just sightseeing; it’s feeling Saigon’s rhythm beneath your feet.
Mekong Delta Day Trip: My Tho, Ben Tre & Cooking ClassYou’ll drift by boat through quiet canals near My Tho and Ben Tre, taste fresh honey on Unicorn Island, try making your own banh xeo pancake for lunch, and watch locals craft coconut candy by hand. This Mekong Delta day trip includes hotel pickup from Saigon, three different boats, and plenty of small moments you’ll remember long after you leave.
Cu Chi Tunnels, Cao Dai Temple & Ba Den Mount Day TripYou’ll ride the Ba Den cable car above lush countryside, witness vibrant rituals at Cao Dai Temple, share a Vietnamese lunch with locals, and crawl through historic Cu Chi Tunnels—all in one day with pickup included. Expect moments of awe (and maybe nerves) alongside laughter and real stories from your guide.
Ho Chi Minh City: Walking Tour with Local Sights & Café StopsYou’ll wander Ho Chi Minh City’s colonial quarters and busy streets with a local guide who knows every shortcut and story. Sip strong coffee in a tucked-away café apartment, hear about French architecture at Notre Dame Cathedral and the Central Post Office, and feel Saigon’s energy up close. You might end up thinking about it long after your feet recover.
Cu Chi Tunnels & Mekong Delta: Day Trip with Boat & LunchYou’ll crawl through the historic Cu Chi Tunnels with a local guide, then drift along Mekong Delta canals by boat and rowboat. Taste honey tea in a riverside village, watch coconut candy being made, enjoy lunch with locals—and catch glimpses of daily life that linger long after you leave.
3-Day Mekong Delta Tour from Ho Chi Minh City to Phnom PenhA 3-day guided tour of the Mekong Delta starting from Ho Chi Minh City, with hotel pickup, an English-speaking guide, and accommodation in Can Tho and Chau Doc. You travel by boat through Cai Rang Floating Market and Tra Su Forest, visit temples and antique houses, take a cooking class on Tan Phong Island, and cycle through rural villages. The tour ends with a transfer back to Ho Chi Minh City or an optional fast boat to Phnom Penh.Is it for me?Book this if you're based in Ho Chi Minh City without your own transport—the tour includes hotel pickup and covers three provinces, or you can extend to Phnom Penh on the final day if you're heading into Cambodia.
Mekong Delta & Cu Chi Tunnels: Small Group Day TripYou’ll crawl through Cu Chi’s historic tunnels, cruise quiet Mekong canals by boat, taste honey tea in a village garden, and share laughter over fresh coconut candy—all with pickup, lunch, and a local guide who knows every shortcut between city bustle and riverside calm.
Mekong Delta: Ben Tre Private Day Trip with Sampan & LunchYou’ll taste fresh coconut candy in Ben Tre’s Mekong Delta villages, cycle shaded paths past rice fields with your guide, share tea with locals, float by sampan through peaceful canals—and linger over a riverside lunch with specialties like elephant-ear fish. It’s not rushed or crowded; just slow hours that stick with you long after you’re back in Saigon.
Cu Chi Tunnels: Private Day Trip from Ho Chi Minh CityYou’ll travel from Ho Chi Minh City into Vietnam’s countryside for a private day trip to Cu Chi Tunnels with hotel pickup and an expert local guide. Crawl through real tunnel sections, taste guerrilla rations like cassava and tea, hear stories you won’t find in textbooks — and return with a different sense of what these places mean.
Ho Chi Minh City: Black Virgin Mountain, Cao Dai Temple & Cu Chi TunnelsYou start before dawn with hotel pickup and spend the day moving between three very different places: a mountain temple complex reached by cable car, a working Cao Dai prayer ceremony at midday, and the Cu Chi Tunnels where you crawl through the actual underground passages used during wartime. Lunch and all entrance fees are included, and you're back in the city by early evening.Is it for me?This tour works if you want to see three major landmarks — mountain, temple, and wartime tunnels — in a single day without arranging transport, tickets, or timing yourself. The fixed schedule and included meals mean you show up at your hotel and the rest is handled.
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.
Private Guided Tour of Phu Quoc Island with Hotel PickupA private full-day guided tour of Phu Quoc Island with an English-speaking driver/guide, hotel pickup, and a flexible itinerary that lets you linger at the stops that interest you most. The tour covers a pepper farm where you learn to distinguish pepper varieties, a pearl farm where you see how pearls are extracted from scallops, Suoi Tranh Waterfall in a tropical forest, Ho Quoc Pagoda with sea views, Phu Quoc Prison and its wartime history, and Sao Beach for swimming. The cable car over the An Thoi Archipelago is available as an add-on; lunch and cable car tickets are separate.Is it for me?Hotel pickup means you don't need a car or a ride to start the day—your guide arrives and the tour begins from where you're staying. The private car lets you control how long you spend at each stop instead of moving with a group schedule.
