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Ho Chi Minh City: Hidden Gems & Back Alleys by Motorbike with Local Students
Activity Duration (3 hours)
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Explore the hidden gems and back alleys of Ho Chi Minh City by motorbike with local students.
What you'll do
Join us for a unique and immersive experience in Ho Chi Minh City. We'll take you off the beaten path to discover hidden gems and learn about local life.
Our private tour will take you to some of the city's most fascinating and lesser-known attractions. You'll get to:
1. Visit the Monument of a Monk who self-immolated to protest alleged persecution of Buddhists.
2. Wander through the oldest apartment building area in the city.
3. Explore the colorful whole flower market in narrow alleys.
4. See strange things at a local wet market.
5. Admire the beauty of ten thousand Buddha statues in a small hidden pagoda in an alley.
6. Drive around a part of China Town Saigon.
7. Try Vietnamese coffee like locals.
This private tour is a unique and immersive experience that will take you off the beaten path to discover hidden gems and learn about local life. Everything is included in the price, both the tour and drinks. ⭐
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Our private tour will take you to some of the city's most fascinating and lesser-known attractions. You'll get to:
1. Visit the Monument of a Monk who self-immolated to protest alleged persecution of Buddhists.
2. Wander through the oldest apartment building area in the city.
3. Explore the colorful whole flower market in narrow alleys.
4. See strange things at a local wet market.
5. Admire the beauty of ten thousand Buddha statues in a small hidden pagoda in an alley.
6. Drive around a part of China Town Saigon.
7. Try Vietnamese coffee like locals.
This private tour is a unique and immersive experience that will take you off the beaten path to discover hidden gems and learn about local life. Everything is included in the price, both the tour and drinks. ⭐
.
Meeting and pickup
Multiple pickup locations offered.
Additional pickup options
End: This activity ends back at the meeting point.
What is included?
- English-speaking drivers
- Transportation by motorbike, including fuel and a high-quality, open-face helmet
- Special Vietnamese coffee "Cafe Sua Da" & Mineral water
- Free pick up and drop off at your hotel in District 1, 3, 4, 10 or at Saigon Opera House
- Entry/Admission - The Venerable Thich Quang Duc Monument
- Entry/Admission - Nguyen Thien Thuat Apartment Buildings
- Entry/Admission - Ho Thi Ky Flower Market
- Entry/Admission - Chua Van Phat - Temple of Ten Thousand Buddhas
- Entry/Admission - Saigon Scooter Tours
What is not included?
- Gratuities (optional)
- Extra fee $5 USD paid directly to the guide if pick up or drop off out of District 1, 3, 4, 10
Additional Information
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Most travelers can participate
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
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Itinerary
Ho Chi Minh City Cultural Neighborhood Tours Itinerary (2026 Guide) – What You'll See & Do
Explore the full itinerary for Ho Chi Minh City: Hidden Gems & Back Alleys by Motorbike with Local Students in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. This cultural neighborhood tours experience includes 5 stops over 1 day. Duration: 3 hours. Activity level: Extreme.
No meal included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
Here is the starting point
The Venerable Thich Quang Duc Monument
1
The Venerable Thich Quang Duc Monument
Stop: 20 minutes ·Admission includedThe admission fee is included in the tour package at no extra cost.
- The tour starts by picking you up at your place (hotel, apartment, house, Airbnb). The friendly guide introduces about him/herself and how to sit on the motorbike in the right way. After making sure you feel comfortable on the back of the bike, the guide drive you through main roads, then narrow alleyways which are home to most of Saigon and the hidden part of the city.
- Stopping at a green memorial park, you learn about the less-known history and the heart-broken story about Thich Quang Duc monk who burned himself until death in order to protest the way Ngo Dinh Diem - President of the South Vietnam treated Buddhism. The huge statue and large-sized relief are worth seeing but missed by most of the tourists.
- Read moreMore about The Venerable Thich Quang Duc Monument
2
Nguyen Thien Thuat Apartment Buildings
Stop: 20 minutes ·Admission includedThe admission fee is included in the tour package at no extra cost.
Are you curious about how Saigon people lived 50 years ago? We will take you to an apartment building area since 1969, which has not been changed so much. Small apartments, wrought iron windows, wooden louver shutters, cement tiles, structures, materials and people still remain.Read moreMore about Nguyen Thien Thuat Apartment Buildings
3
Ho Thi Ky Flower Market
Stop: 30 minutes ·Admission includedThe admission fee is included in the tour package at no extra cost.
- The biggest wholesale flower market is not located in a building but hidden in alleys of Ho Thi Ky Street. Besides trolling into lines of popular flowers in Vietnam, visitors can also see how hustle and bustle a flower market is.
- The wet local market next to Ho Thi Ky sells everything, from commodities to clothes, from raw foods, live animals, pork organ meat to amazing street foods. Let’s “đi chợ” (go to market) like local people.
- Read moreMore about Ho Thi Ky Flower Market
4
Chua Van Phat - Temple of Ten Thousand Buddhas
Stop: 30 minutes ·Admission includedThe admission fee is included in the tour package at no extra cost.
- We continue exploring Saigon back alleys by stopping at a pagoda in an alley in District 5. The pagoda has ten thousand Buddha statues in different sizes, gestures and positions. You can see them in every cell on the walls, in every petal of the huge lotus flower seat.
- After admire the beauty of the alley pagoda and Buddha statues, we weave around District 5 to learn about Saigon China Town which has a unique culture and is a bustling trading area.
- Read moreMore about Chua Van Phat - Temple of Ten Thousand Buddhas
5
Saigon Scooter Tours
Stop: 30 minutes ·Admission includedThe admission fee is included in the tour package at no extra cost.
- Before returning to your hotel and saying good bye, we have time to sit at a local coffee shop to enjoy cups of Vietnamese coffee and chatting leisurely about the city and learn about each other better.
- Read moreMore about Saigon Scooter Tours
This concludes the tour.
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