Walk with local students and discover some of the culinary gems of Saigon on a tasting tour of the local eateries of Ho Chi Minh City. Learn more about Vietnamese food and sample a selection of tasty dishes at night markets and other locations.

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Duration 4 hours: Check availability to see starting times.
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Live tour guide: English
Pickup included: Free pickup from hotels in Ho Chi Minh City District 1 and District 3. For hotels outside these areas, an additional fee of VND 100,000 is payable on pickup.

Highlights

Sample some of the best food in Ho Chi Minh City
Meet some of the street food vendors of Saigon
See the old apartments built in 1968 for the Tet Offensive
Visit the biggest night flower market
Stroll the maze-like back alleys

Full description

Following pickup from your accommodation, travel by taxi or motorbike to experience the buzz of the nightlife and the city's most exciting street food scenes. Join the locals in the busy night markets to sample an array of tasty dishes, such as beef noodle soup, grilled pork with rice noodle, and Vietnamese pancake (banh xeo) with herbs and sauce. Quench your thirst with a refreshing sugar cane drink, and enjoy a Saigon beer on the terrace of a local restaurant. Try a traditional banh mi sandwich at a famous restaurant, and indulge your sweet tooth with a sweet soup or ice cream dessert. Then, see some of most significant cultural landmarks of the historic city center, such as the apartment terraces built in 1968 for the Tet Offensive. Go to the biggest night flower market, and lose yourself in the maze-like back streets.

Includes

Pickup and drop-off
Local dishes
Beer and sugar cane juice
Food costs

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Wear comfortable clothes and shoes
Vegetarian options are available
Food allergies and mobility issues can be accommodated if advised on booking

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4.9 /5

based on 26 reviews

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5/5
Value for money
5/5
Service
4.9/5
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The food experience is one of the most beautiful i have ever had. I could never imagine that these places are real and that exist in Vietnam. Casey our tour guide explained everything we tasted, all of them were tasty and delicious. This tour was special because of the guide, she was so friendly and happy person like being a friend of mine. Thank you Casey, hope to see you soon.

November 26, 2019

A true flavour of the city

We were wary of eating street food but this sounded like the ideal option. The guide was very knowledgeable and took us to places that we never would have gone ourselves. The traditional food was delicious, particularly the pancake but there was so much food that were unable to finish it. We opted for the taxi transfer rather than the bike!

October 15, 2019

friendly lovely student guides

We did our food tour shortly after getting off the plane to HCMC and it was an amazing introduction to the real city where local eat. Our lovely guides, Casey and Tuan, were fantastic. They were informative but also casual, it was like hanging out with mates on a Friday night. The food we had was great. I even got to have a go at making some rice paper rolls. This should be the first thing on your list of things to do in HCMC.

May 8, 2019

Ho Chi Minh City: Saigon Flavors Private Walking Food Tour

Ho Chi Minh City: Saigon Flavors Private Walking Food Tour

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A true flavour of the city

friendly lovely student guides