The 15 Best Saigon Scooter Tours

1.Food Tour by Scooter with Eleven Tastings

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,502 reviews · from $28Our pick

Spend four hours on a scooter with a local student guide and driver, sampling 11 Vietnamese foods across five Ho Chi Minh City districts. You’ll make bánh xèo, visit Chợ Hồ Thị Kỷ, taste bún bò Huế and bánh mì, and finish with flan and jelly. Guides such as Kim, Dan, Cici, and Leonard are praised for safe driving and friendly conversation.

“Our guides, Nguyen and Jennie were great. We, my wife and I (both in our 60's) felt safing zipping theough the traffic and the food was delicious. Bring an appetite when you take this tour!”

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2.City Highlights and Saigon Unseen Scooter Combo Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 1,366 reviews · 3h 30m · from $25

Ride safely behind an English-speaking local driver for 210 minutes through Saigon’s French Quarter, narrow residential lanes, Chinatown, old apartment blocks, markets, and temples. Guides such as Alex, Finn, Kai, and Luan are known for clear stories and careful driving. Choose sightseeing only or add local food and drinks.

“Amazing! Would recommend to anyone visiting Ho Chi Minh.”

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3.Afternoon Saigon Unseen Adventure by Scooter |Opt: Ao Dai Riders

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,282 reviews · from $25

Ride as locals do on a private four-hour scooter tour through Ho Chi Minh City. Your English-speaking guide takes you to Thich Quang Duc’s monument, Ho Thi Ky Flower Market, Thien Hau Pagoda, District 4, and a secret war-era weapons basement. Food, drinks, fuel, helmets, insurance, and rain ponchos are included.

“My tour guide Hailey was so knowledgeable and shared her enthusiasm on the tour. I’m so excited that I booked my tour with this company. I learned so much and saw places that I know I would’ve missed if I didn’t do this tour.”

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4.Saigon Evening Food Tour by Scooter

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 944 reviews · from $49

Join an English-speaking guide such as Kay, Danny, or Jackie for a four-hour private scooter tour through several Ho Chi Minh City districts. Sample seven Vietnamese dishes, watch banh xeo being made, visit the 24-hour flower market, and ride safely through the city after dark.

“We booked this tour for our Mother/Daughter trip - 3 moms and 3 teenage daughters. It was a blast! Probably the best/most fun tour we had on our trip! We had 6 friendly and engaging college students take us around for 4 hours. They zipped us around the scooter filled streets of Saigon and while we always felt safe, the ride was exhilarating! We were right in the middle of the action. They took us all over the city - parts we never would have ventured to on our own - local places with a great variety of dishes. All of the food was delicious - and plentiful! We felt…”

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5.Saigon Afternoon Unseen Street Food by Scooter |Opt: Ao Dai Rider

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 854 reviews · from $37

Ride behind an English-speaking local guide through Ho Chi Minh City for four hours. Stop for coffee in a wartime bunker, visit Ho Thi Ky Flower Market, eat banh xeo and spring-roll vermicelli, explore Chinatown, and see old apartment blocks. Private groups, food, drinks, helmets, fuel, and hotel pickup are included.

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6.Morning Saigon Unseen Adventure Scooter with Ao Dai Riders Option

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 646 reviews · from $25

Ride through Ho Chi Minh City with a local scooter guide on a four-hour private tour. Visit a flower market, Thien Hau Temple, an old church, a wartime bunker, and a floating market, with coffee, coconut, and noodle soup included. Ao Dai riders can be requested six hours ahead.

“Despite my prior skepticism, this tour REALLY did take me off the beaten path to see fascinating sides of Saigon (aka, Ho Chi Minh City) that you otherwise just don't see with the standard tours inside touristic-centered district. Because you're Read more”

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7.Saigon Afternoon City Historical Scooter Tour |Opt: Ao Dai Riders

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 466 reviews · from $25

Ride through Ho Chi Minh City with a private driver-guide for about four hours. Visit the War Remnants Museum, Notre Dame Cathedral, Central Post Office, Opera House, Nguyen Hue Street, Jade Emperor Pagoda, and a wartime weapons basement. Guides may include Minh, Ai, Billy, Jus, Navin, or Justin. Ao Dai riders can be requested in advance.

“Super fun! I love motorbikes, and what a native way to see the city. Flex those abs to stay on! :) I had a short time in HCMC because I was here for work, so Billy was a wonderful guide and took me to places I may not have been able to visit in my short time. Fabulous, super fun way to see the city!”

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8.Saigon Food Tour by Scooter with Eleven Tastings

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 361 reviews · from $28

This four-hour private scooter tour takes you through Districts 3, 10, 4, and 5 with English-speaking student guides such as Kim, Somi, Ryan, or Kelvin. Expect 11 tastings, three to four drinks, a short pancake-making lesson, market stops, hotel pickup in selected districts, and a lively ride through local neighborhoods.

“By accident we ended up with an extra evening in Ho Chi Minh; my wife was nervous about going on a scooter tour but this was excellent. Kim was our host and brought a lot of enthusiasm and detail to our meals. I tried many items ami would never order. They were Read more”

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9.Saigon Morning City Historical Scooter Tour w Ao Dai Rider option

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 349 reviews · from $25

Ride behind a local scooter driver through Ho Chi Minh City for four hours, stopping at the War Remnants Museum, Independence-era landmarks, Jade Emperor Pagoda, and a wartime weapons basement. Hotel pickup covers Districts 1, 3, 4, 5, and 10. Request a female Ao Dai rider at least six hours ahead.

“We had a great time and learned about Vietnam’s history from Tin and Jessie. They both made us feel safe on the motorbikes and was the best way to see the historical sights and getting through the busy roads. I highly recommend this tour!”

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10.Good Morning Saigon Tour by Motorbike and Scooter

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 290 reviews · from $25

Ride through Ho Chi Minh City with an English-speaking guide, visiting Districts 4, 7, and 5, Ho Thi Ky Flower Market, a local coffee shop, and a secret wartime basement. The two-hour private tour includes motorbike transport, coffee, banh mi, fuel, helmet, insurance, and hotel pickup from central Saigon.

“It was fantastic morning ride around the city of Saigon. Our tour guide Ben and his friend were fantastic such lovely young man, infact university students working before their school starts. I admire their dedication and enthusiasm. They tRead more”

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11.Saigon Food Tour on Scooter at Night

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 289 reviews · from $52

Spend about three and a half hours on the back of a scooter with an English-speaking local guide in Ho Chi Minh City. You will sample Vietnamese pancakes, noodles, savory dishes, coffee, and dessert, with time to explore an old apartment complex and see Saigon after dark. Hotel pickup, helmet, drinks, dinner, insurance, and a rain poncho are included.

“I really enjoyed this tour riding the streets on the back of a bike in Saigon was fun. I went as a single traveler but the guides and the other participants made for a great tour. The food stalls we visited were varied and our guides very informative of the various dishes.I would do this tour again when i go back to Saigon”

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12.Private Ho Chi Minh Sightseeing and Food Tour by Scooter

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 258 reviews · from $36

Ride through Ho Chi Minh City with a private English-speaking guide, stopping at major sights, local markets, apartment blocks, food stalls, and cafes. Your guide provides the scooter, helmet, water, meals, Vietnamese coffee, and hotel pickup in selected districts. Guides such as Castle, Vivian, Thanh, and Linh have been praised for careful driving and engaging city stories.

“This was the best tour I have ever been on! Both our guides Sy Thuan and Son were amazing. My husband I felt very safe on their bikes. They explained everything to us and showed us how to eat everything properly! I highly recommend.”

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13.Ho Chi Minh City Signature Local Street Food by scooter Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 249 reviews · from $16Best value

See Ho Chi Minh City from the back of a scooter while tasting local food and visiting Nguyen Thien Thuat apartments and Ho Thi Ky Flower Market. Options range from a basic banh mi and steamed rice roll to an iconic meal of broken rice, banh xeo, banh mi, and coffee. Hotel pickup is offered in Districts 1 and 3.

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14.Saigon Street Food & Hidden Alleys by Scooter – 7/9/12 Tastings

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 235 reviews · from $25

Ride behind an English-speaking local guide through Ho Chi Minh City for a four-hour food and culture tour. Expect scooter transport, Chinatown alleys, the Hồ Thị Kỷ Flower Market, 1960s apartment blocks, and 7, 9, or 12 tastings. Guides such as Corn, Vy, Levi, and Jason add local stories and practical help.

“My family of four (kids 12 and 14) had the best time on this tour—kids LOVED riding on the scooters through the city and felt very safe. All the drivers were conscientious and friendly and our group leader, Corn, was very organized and brought Read more”

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15.Private Vegan Food Tour By Scooter in Ho Chi Minh City

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 207 reviews · from $45

Set out at 5:30 PM with an English-speaking scooter guide such as Tanya, Thuy, Van, or Anh. Visit restaurants and street stalls across four Ho Chi Minh City districts, taste six vegan dishes including coconut jelly, and pause at historic landmarks. Pickup and drop-off are included in selected central districts.

“Had the best time on the vegan food tour with Tanya, Katy, and Chang—they're seriously the sweetest guides ever! The food blew our minds, way beyond what we expected. Everything we ate was really amazing!”

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