Private Saigon Backstreets Walking Tour Half Day
Why we love it?
The Private Saigon Backstreets Walking Tour offers a unique opportunity to explore the lesser-known areas of Ho Chi Minh City over a four-hour journey. Ideal for travelers seeking an authentic experience, this tour allows participants to immerse themselves in the local culture, history, and daily life of the city. Accompanied by an English-speaking guide, guests will navigate through hidden alleys and vibrant neighborhoods, enjoying traditional coffee or tea along the way. This tour is distinctive for its focus on off-the-beaten-path locations, providing insights and stories that are often overlooked in typical tourist itineraries.
Inclusions
- Coffee and/or Tea
- Taxi from/ to hotel
- English speaking guide
Exclusions
- Lunch
- Gratuities
- Admission to other sites not mentioned
Itinerary
Step 1
Your guide will meet you at 8am for a morning walking tour through the heart of Saigon’s authentic backstreets. You will be assisted to take a taxi to the starting point.
Step 2
Kicking off at an atmospheric local market, the tour weaves through narrow alleys into some of the friendliest neighbourhoods in the city. Here guests can watch vendors dish out delicious meals from vast stainless steel terrines and enjoy a glass of ca phe sua da (Vietnamese iced coffee with condensed milk) while perched on a tiny plastic stool. Explore lanes and alleyways few tourists get to see and experience real local street life with all of its colour and activity. You will have a chance to visit one of the local temples such as Thien Hau (the mother Goddess of the sea), Ngu Hanh (five elements), and a local church. It’s a good chance to chat about what we have been seeing along the way, sampling local street food as you wish or sip a Vietnamese coffee from a cool café place.
Step 3
You will return to your hotel around mid-day.
Please Note
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Not stroller accessible
- Not suitable for pets
- No public transportation nearby
- Infants must not sit on laps
- Infant seats unavailable
- Not recommended for people with back problems
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for people with heart conditions
- You will be met at the lobby of your hotel or at the designated meeting point by a local guide holding a paper sign with your name written on it. Please note we only pickup and drop-off at hotels located in these wards: Tan Dinh, Saigon, Ben Thanh, Cau Ong Lanh, Ban Co, Xuan Hoa, Nhieu Loc (previously know as district 1 and district 3). Should you not locate your guide at the meeting point, please reach out to our emergency contact number.
Cancellation Policy
Fully refundable until 1 day before start
Non-refundable after 1 day before start
