Our friendly guide picks you up at your hotel. After a greeting and telling you how to be safe on the motorbike, we start weaving the main streets and lots of back alleys in far districts.
The first stop is Thich Quang Duc monument where you learn about the monk who burned himself until death for protesting the persecution of Buddhists by the South Vietnamese government. The statue of Thich Quang Duc in fire and the large relief are worth seeing.Read moreMore about The Venerable Thich Quang Duc Monument
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Nguyen Thien Thuat Apartment Buildings
Durmak: 15 minutes
Coming to Ngo Gia Tu apartment building area which is home to hundreds of people for over 50 years, you will see Saigon in the past and the real local life in Saigon.Read moreMore about Nguyen Thien Thuat Apartment Buildings
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Ho Thi Ky Flower Market
Durmak: 30 minutes
The next stop is the special Ho Thi Ky street and its alleys lined with dozens of flower shops and filled with colorful flowers and decorative plants. This place is known as the biggest wholesale and retail flower market in the city.
From Ho Thi Ky, we go to a wet local market where locals sell and buy commodities, clothes, accessories, raw foods, live animals, pork organ meat and many other strange things.Read moreMore about Ho Thi Ky Flower Market
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Chua Van Phat - Temple of Ten Thousand Buddhas
Durmak: 30 minutes
After that, we visit a hidden gem in an alley – Ten Thousand Buddha Pagoda where to see countless big and small Buddha statues on altars, on the walls, in petals of a Buddha lotus seat.
A drive around District 5 – a part of Saigon China Town is to learn about the unique culture and life of a strong community and neighborhood connection.Read moreMore about Chua Van Phat - Temple of Ten Thousand Buddhas
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Ho Chi Minh City
Durmak: 30 minutes
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 Ho Chi Minh City