Explore Hidden Markets of Saigon: An In-Depth Motorbike Tour
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Ho Chi Minh City
Embark on an immersive motorbike tour through Saigon's hidden markets. Discover unique local markets, visit a Chinese temple, make your own Vietnamese coffee, and explore the city's oldest apartments.
Duration:
4 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
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Ho Thi Ky Flower Market - This is the biggest flower market in Hochiminh city. You will have a true feel of how the locals make a living from flowers and how beautiful they decorate their flowers for selling. Besides, you will also immerse yourself into the real local lifestyle by walking around this market with our guide.
NOTE : Many local markets for this tour CAN’T BE FOUND on this feature. This is why this tour is HIDDEN SAIGON. They are : - Second hand stuff market
- Wooden furniture market
- Electronic device market
- Herbal medicine street.
- Wholesale Textile market
- Fruit market
- Typical wet market
- Ba Thien Hau Temple - This is where the Chinese worship Lady of the Sea who was believed to help them over come waves of difficulties when migrating to Saigon. You will be amazed NOT ONLY by the peaceful atmosphere BUT ALSO by the great ancient architecture of this nearly 300 year old temple. Through our guide’s intense explanation, you will understand deeply about traditional and modern Chinese-Vietnamese residents.
- Binh Tay Market - This is the biggest Chinatown’s market selling all kinds of items from fake to real, from wet to dry and from cheap to expensive items. Especially the market was built in 1920s by the 4th richest man of Saigon in 1920s in French style. Each store is only 3-4 square meters selling a few specific items. You will walk around this market with our guide and enjoy the busy lifestyle of Vietnamese and Chinese residents here.
- Cửa Hàng Phụ Tùng Xe Máy Huỳnh Văn Chói - This market is Tan Thanh market selling parts of motorbikes. Hochiminh city has nearly 9 million motorbikes of all kinds, so there’s lot of work related to motorbikes. This market sells all kinds of motorbike parts on the streets like tyres, brakes, electricity wires, whistles, lights, and a lot more. The whole area is so lively and busy all day long. You will walk around this market with our guide.
What's Included
- Private transportation
- Motorcycle driven by English speaking guides
- Bottled water
- Cutie Cricket tours safety helmet
- Tea and coffee
- Rain coat
- Complimentary hotel pick-up and drop-off in districts 1 and 3
What's Not Included
- Tips for guides
Additional Information
During this tour, you will pass by and stop to visit 10 different local markets. Each market has its own unique features that make Saigon and Chinatown area charming to discover.
- Second hand or used objects market
- Biggest flower market
- Electronic device market
- Wooden furniture market
- Wet market (selling alive fish and vegetables)
- Motorbike parts market
- Herbal medicine market
- Fruit market Beside that
- Wholesale textile market.
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Biggest French style Chinese market
+Visit the most beautiful and oldest Chinese temple.
- Moreover, you will a typical Vietnamese cup of coffee MADE BY YOU through our guide’s instructions.
- Get a sweet souvenir from our Cricket Tours team
- Visit one of the oldest apartments in Hochiminh city where you can witness 3-4 generations live in small rooms of about 25 square meters.
Location
Ho Thi Ky Flower Market
Ho Thi Ky, Ward 1, District 10
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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Jennyfong88
Feb 27, 2020
Scootering through the hidden alleys and seeing many many markets! - Did the Hidden Saigon tour with Long and Bien. Great experience scootering (on the back) through the various districts of HCMC seeing alleys and markets you would never see otherwise. Most of the time there were almost no other tourists! There were no gimmicks and no queues. Tour guides were friendly and professional. We are even considering doing the night food tour with Cricket. Would definitely recommend to others.
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P8238glmichaelh
Dec 30, 2019
Great way to see hidden HCM - Great food walking tour of the hidden streets of HCM... super accommodating (we have young kids so chose to walk & Grab our way from place to place)... tour guide Long Drake showed us the back streets, markets and different food spots along the way. Great way to spend a morning
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Hazel_liao
Oct 6, 2019
The hidden Saigon you should explore! - Due to flight cancelled, I had one day more in Saigon unexpectedly. I reserved by hotel just 2 hours before the tour, I'm so glad it was still available!! I had spent 4 days in HCMC, so almost visited all the famous sights and tried delicious food, that's why I chose hidden Saigon scooter tour, to visit more local part of this city.
My tour guide Lucas picked me up at the hotel lobby, it was only me and tour schedule was flexible. We've gone over several local market, and stopped by a temple, coffee shop, and Pho restaurant. It was wonderful to made my own coffee, and Lucas explain more story behind the Vietnamese traditional coffee. I also received coffee powder which made by me as a souvenir in the end of journey.
Since similar culture in Asia, we exchanged some cultural and historical things. Special thanks to my 4 hrs friend Lucas, I had a lot of fun. It is recommended to the one who travel alone, it is a safe and fantastic way to experience Saigon!
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