HO CHI MINH CITY
Saigon’s best days out.
The 15 most popular city sightseeing tours in Ho Chi Minh City. The ones worth building a day around, with prices, run times and who runs them.
See the Cu Chi Tunnels and ride the Mekong Delta on a full-day tour with hotel pickup, lunch, entrances, and snacks included.
Most Popular“Amazing experience exploring the Mekong Delta and Cu Chi tunnels. Hubert was an excellent tour guide. Highly recommend doing this tour.”
Ride through Saigon by motorbike and eat your way across local districts with 7 or 12 tastings, drinks, and guide-led sightseeing.
“Loved this experience. Not a fan of scooters on holiday, thought I would take a risk in one of the busiest scooter cities!! It was great, we felt very safe, weaving in and out of traffic. Thanks to Ben and Zen. Great range of food in small restaurants and street stalls, Bun Bo [Beef noodle…”
Small-group Mekong Delta day trip from Ho Chi Minh City: Vinh Trang Pagoda, My Tho islands, boat rides, honey-coconut stops, lunch.
“We had a wonderful day exploring the Mekong Delta. Our guide Heidi was very knowledgeable & made the experience very enjoyable. We saw a pagoda and some huge Budda's, travelled in 3 boats of various sizes, visited the candy factory Read more”
Cu Chi Tunnels half-day tour from Ho Chi Minh City: small-group van, English guide, Ben Duoc tunnels, traps, and hotel pickup.
“We had a great expedience and an amazing insight to how these people had to live Going inside the tunnels was truly was brilliant”
Cu Chi Tunnels half-day tour from Ho Chi Minh City: guided Ben Duoc tunnel visit with documentary, cassava, water, and entrance fee.
“Great tour to see the Cu Chí Tunnels. The guide was friendly and informative. Great price on the tour and is perfect duration for a day trip (approximate departure of 8am and return around 2pm in HCM). Take this trip if you want to skip the river portion the other tours do. Try going into…”
Small-group Cu Chi Tunnels half-day tour from Ho Chi Minh City with hotel pickup, Ben Dinh stop, English guide, and optional AK47 shooting.
“This was a great tour. Our tour guide, Slim Jim, was very knowledgeable (having served in the war himself), his storytelling was very captivating and he was a lovely guy! I would definitely recommend this tour :)”
Half-day Saigon scooter tour with French Quarter classics plus alleyway life and Chinatown, plus optional food tastings for $25.
“Absolutely brilliant , felt so safe with Finn and ladies who drove us . Kind and considerate . Informative about what we visited . Yes traffic can seem chaotic but we all felt so comfortable . Food on the tour was outstanding . A great chance to try some Vietnamese food which we might otherwise…”
Ride through Ho Chi Minh City in an open-top U.S. Army Jeep, hitting key sights in 4 hours with smart timing and helpful guides.
“Excellent tour. Fantastic driver and tour guide. Hit all the necessary locations. Perfectly timed for a half day.”
Saigon hop-on hop-off buses with 2 routes, headset audio in 9 languages, free Wi‑Fi, and stops for Ben Thanh and War Remnants.
“Great way to see the city. We found that on the blue line, the audio didn’t appear to align with the buildings it was referring to.”
A budget-friendly 45-minute double-decker night loop through Ho Chi Minh City’s top landmarks, photo stops, and street performers.
“It rained but the bus’s provided ponchos and was very accommodating with seating.”
Small-group half-day Ho Chi Minh City tour with Independence Palace, War Remnants Museum, colonial landmarks, Jade Emperor Pagoda, Ben Thanh.
“Just over 4 hours touring the city in a comfortable air con bus with our capable driver and knowledgeable guide Nam. Plenty of time at each spot and enough information so we were not overwhelmed! Nam was a great guide and we would strongly recommend this introduction to some of the city and its history”
A small-group Cu Chi Tunnels trip to Ben Duoc: quieter tunnels, real war details, hands-on crawling, tapioca, and underground wartime life.
“We were taken on this tour by Safa. He was quite funny and spoke really good English. He spoke about all areas of the tunnels and was able to give us a lot of information. It definately was less crowded and we were able to get around with ease.”
A full-day Mekong Delta trip from Ho Chi Minh City with boat rides, honey tea, tropical fruit stops, lunch, and Vinh Trang Temple.
“The goal of the tour is to try to sell everything and we visited several shops. The guide was not interested in the tour. Lunch was really pour, the food was not enough for all. I did several tour, but this was the worst experience that I had.”
Afternoon small-group Cu Chi Tunnels tour with pickup, English guide, and a guided visit to Ben Dinh Tunnels plus war-era context and sights.
“The experience was informative and well-organized. We learned some very interesting pieces of history. The stop at the handicapped people's art shop was not necessary and could have been improved if the people working on the art were INSIDE, in the air-conditioned room as opposed to the sweltering heat outside.”
Ride a scooter through Saigon’s French Quarter and wartime sites with hotel pickup, included admissions, and an Ao Dai rider option.
“wonderful way to see Saigon! All the sights, zipping through the city on a scooter with 2 amazing guides - Jus and Navin! Extremely friendly and knowledgeable and felt very safe in the crazy traffic of the city. Best way to travel and see so many sights in one afternoon! Highly recommend to do right…”
Every corner of the city, and every road out of it.
