The 15 Best Scooter Tours in Vietnam

1.Ninh Binh HIGHTLIGHT & HIDDEN GEM Tour From Hanoi: Skip-The-Line

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4,212 reviews · from $89Our pick

Spend 10 to 11 hours exploring Ninh Binh from Hanoi with a group capped at eight. You’ll ride by boat through Tam Coc or Trang An, climb 500 steps at Mua Cave, eat at a riverside home-style restaurant, visit Hoa Lu and Bich Dong Pagoda, and ride pillion through village roads. Guides such as Q, Louis, Tim, and Huy are known for keeping the full day lively and well organized.

“Awesome day out with a variety of activities. Very much recommend doing the scooters at the end. The van is very comfortable and communication excellent. Tim did a great job with a heap of info.”

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2.Food Tour by Scooter with Eleven Tastings

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

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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3.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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4.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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5.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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6.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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7.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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8.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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9.Hoi An Countryside Vespa Tour: Food, Culture & Daily Life

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 406 reviews · from $93

Ride pillion with an English-speaking driver such as Hanni, Phi Phi, Nick, or Lilla through Hoi An’s rice fields and villages. Visit Cam Kim Island and Duy Vinh, try mat weaving and noodle making, see rice wine production, stop at a Whale Temple, and enjoy a home-cooked meal. You do not drive the Vespa yourself.

“Hanni was a great guide. First we picked up a bite in Hoi A then rode into the countryside on the back of a Vespa. The riding part alone was more fun than I expected. Meeting the craftspersons of the countryside was a great experience to contrast against the crazy tourist scene of Hoi An. If you come to Hoi An, I recommend this tour to see a little of the authentic Vietnam.”

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10.Hoi An Vespa Tours: Hoi An Highlights and Hidden Gems

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 382 reviews · from $57

Ride pillion on a vintage-style Vespa with an experienced English-speaking guide through Hoi An’s Old Town, countryside lanes, Tra Que, Cam Chau, and Bay Mau Coconut Forest. You’ll stop for local coffee, a basket-boat ride, and Hoi An specialties. Guides such as Hanni, Phi Phi, Bao, Ken, and Vu are part of the experienced team.

“Fantastic tour with kind and thoughtful guides. Loved that there were lots of stops and different activities as it certainly kept the kids interested and engaged. Loved it!”

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11.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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12.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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13.Rental of a Scooter from Hue to Hoi An with Bag Transfer

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 330 reviews · from $36

Pick up a scooter in Hue at 9:00 am, send your large bags ahead, and ride toward Hoi An by way of Hai Van Pass. You receive route help, maps, helmets, gloves, and protective pads. Optional guide support is available, and your scooter can be left in Hoi An or another listed Vietnamese destination.

“We rented two bikes one way from Hue to Hội An for the Hai Van Pass. The communication was perfect! The Google maps route they suggested was very nice and the 125ccm scooters were pretty new and had enough power. Luggage transfer went also well. The bikes Read more”

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14.Vespa City Tour &Train Street Female With Ao Dai Riders 4,5 Hours

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 314 reviews · from $58

Spend 4.5 hours touring Hanoi from the back of a new Vespa with a professional female rider in Ao Dai. Visit Long Bien Bridge, West Lake, Huu Tiep Lake, Ba Dinh Square and Train Street, then enjoy egg coffee, local food and hotel pickup.

“This trip was very enjoyable. My guide Lynn was so informative and interesting. She explained each place we went to and gave me a wonderful insight into Vietnamese life and culture. I would highly recommend this trip. Pauline”

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15.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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