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Private Street Food Tour by Motorbike/Car with Local Students
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Private Street Food Tour by Motorbike/Car with Local Students

By Saigon Back Alley Tours
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There’s no better way to get into the swing of Saigon than riding a motorbike. Enjoy the immediacy of scooter travel without the self-driving risks on this private guided foodie adventure. Pull up a kindergarten chair and channel Anthony Bourdain as you sample eight separate tastings at a range of street eateries. Savor city signatures from beer to banh mi sandwiches and curios such as sweet soup and barbecued scallops.
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S$34.94
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Ages 1-99
Duration: 4h
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Highlights
  • Whizz through Ho Chi Minh City on a scooter pillion, sampling street food
  • Pick a time that works for you: breakfast, lunch, or dinner
  • Taste eight different local favorites, from noodle soup to ice cold beer
  • Save time and stress with pickup and drop-off direct from your door
Travellers’ Choice Best of the Best
2023

  • Bottled water
  • Beverages
  • Food tasting
  • Dinner
  • Snacks
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off (selected hotels only)
  • Transport by private vehicle
  • Coffee and/or Tea
What's not included
  • Gratuities


Departure details
  • Traveller pickup is offered.
  • We will pick you up at the time you book: 8.00AM or 1.00PM or 5.30PM at the provided address. Please make sure to give us your address. We automatically confirm free pick up when you provide address in District 1,3,4 & 5. A small extra fee of 100.000VND (4.5USD) per person will be collected on arrival for the other districts.
  • Hotel pickup is offered. View the hotel list on our checkout page to see if yours is included among the pickup points.
Return details
  • Returns to original departure point

  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Near public transportation
If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 70153P1

  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
  • Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
  • Please provide hotel address for the pick up when you book (or via Whatsapp)
  • We offer free pick up in District 1,3, 4, 5. Small extra pick up fee of 100.000VND (4.5USD) per person will be applied for the other districts.
  • This tour is only for guest weight less than 120kg (265lbs). If you are 100-120kg (220-265lbs) please let me know after booking.
  • Not recommended for pregnant travellers
  • Most travellers can participate
  • If you are afraid of being on the motorbikes, we have a food tour option by car and walking, check it when you choose the date.
  • This experience requires good weather. If it’s cancelled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
  • This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

  • For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.

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Private Street Food Tour by Motorbike/Car with Local Students price starts from S$34.13. Discover and book Private Street Food Tour by Motorbike/Car with Local Students on Tripadvisor
What is the Private Street Food Tour by Motorbike/Car with Local Students cancellation policy?
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Private Street Food Tour by Motorbike/Car with Local Students is hosted by Saigon Back Alley Tours. Read reviews, discover additonal experiences or contact Saigon Back Alley Tours on Tripadvisor. Discover and book Private Street Food Tour by Motorbike/Car with Local Students on Tripadvisor

If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 70153P1

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About the operator
Saigon Back Alley Tours
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Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Joined in January 2018

#1 of 872 Tours & Activities in Ho Chi Minh City
  • Norvelt
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    Eat, Pray, Eat and Eat Some More!
    This 76-year old spent a half day on the back of a scooter with Chamber while my daughter road through the madness of the Saigon streets with Kayla. Thrilling, fun, exciting and an only close-your-eyes-if-you-need-to experience not to be missed! Chamber and Kayla knew their way around the back alleys, the markets, the old and historical points of interest and provided a lively and knowledgeable history of the city while darting through the improbable traffic and stopping at delicious and unique restaurants that feature the real Vietnamese cuisine you came here to try. Do yourself a favor and take this tour. It was the highlight of our Vietnam adventure.
  • Craig M
    Craig M
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    Great food, great guide, we’ll worth it.
    Minh Quang was our guide tonight and we had a great time. Food was excellent and Quang was a great guide, very knowledgeable on the food we tasted and the history of the city areas we visited. We felt very safe with Quang, always keeping an eye in use and the vast number of scooters around. Great tour and food was delicious.
  • Alice M
    Alice M
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    Once in a lifetime
    Incredible! A once in a lifetime experience, Trang and Thanh were both incredible tour guides, so friendly, easy to understand and knowledgeable about the city. This was a perfect experience for day 1! They made you feel so safe on the scooters and the food was absolutely divine - Vietnam really has so much to offer! I would recommend this tour to family and family without hesitation.
  • F458CTdanielr
    F458CTdanielr
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    Steve the Walking Tour King
    Steve AKA Quang is a fantastic tour guide, he knows all the best spots. It was a rainy evening, but not an issue for our walking tour, in fact it made the temperature more bearable! He took us from district 1 to district 3 by car first as it's more local style foods. The walking between meals was perfect to digest because you will eat a lot! There are a couple of extra non-food stops as well such as the flower market and old apartments. My favourite dish was probably the noodles + soup pictured, my wife enjoyed the avocado ice-cream for dessert.
  • Explore44872634605
    Explore44872634605
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    Great Tour - Very Filling!
    Steve (Quang) was a great host not only filling our bellies with the delicious cuisine HCMC has to offer, but also teaching us a little bit about life in this exciting city.
  • VekiSydney
    VekiSydney
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    Fun and interesting and yummy
    I had the best time with my guide Trang on the Hidden-Gem Sightseeing tour. I felt safe on the bike with her and she customised the tour for me. A couple of the sights Trang took me to were awe inspiring. I enjoyed the coffee at the local coffee shop and I tried a new Vietnamese food which I’ve been dreaming of eating again every since. I recommend this tour if you’re more interested in the local experience than seeing the major tourist attractions.
  • K5365VIiant
    K5365VIiant
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    Awesome foodie tour with great guides
    Yen and Kai were fantastic tour guides, it was such a pleasure to explore Saigon's food scene with them. All the dishes were incredible and varied, personal favorite was the prawn noodle spring roll-esque starters with 4 different types of mint (drooling). The evening was well paced, we ended up full but not bursting, and definitely appreciated the walks in between spots to digest! They were so knowledgeable about the dishes but were also able to share so much about the history and culture of Vietnam and Saigon, and were friendly and open. Bonuses for Kai who gave us a great recommendation for a sports bar to watch the Premier league after the night had wrapped up, and to Yen who saved me from death by chili 🌶️🌶️ thank you both! Ian and Vanessa
  • jeaninecolless
    jeaninecolless
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    Definitely worth it
    We had the most amazing guide in Qui. I cannot recommend the walking tour or Qui highly enough. He was so knowledgeable, charming, interesting and funny. Definitely was fantastic way to see and eat foods you probably wouldn’t normally see or eat.
  • Graham W
    Graham W
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    Zip around and prepare to be surprised
    A great way to see around some of the hidden nooks and crannies, or otherwise less signposted areas of interest, in downtown Saigon. How better to gain insight into a regular vibrant neighbourhood and market, some perfectly preserved reminders of the war’s guerilla history, and the city’s spiritual side, than on the backs motorbikes, with some clued-up guides and great coffee. Highly recommend it.
  • Arnau88
    Arnau88
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    HO CHI MINH MOTORBIKE EXPERIENCE
    We had an awesome day with Steve (Quang) and Thãng. We learnt a lot about the real livestyle in Ho Chi Minh with them. We also drank the typical milk coffee and we visited more local places of the city by motorcycle. Such us, the flower market, the pagoda in China town and another amazing market. We spent time talking and having a great conversation. We felt very comfortable during the tour, despite of the caothic traffic through the city. We highly recommend because you gonna have fun for sure! Thanks Steve (Quang) and Thãng!!!
  • lizrobb21
    lizrobb21
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    Great sightseeing around Saigon
    This was a great little morning of sightseeing. Perfect length of time. Cruising around town on the back of the bike was a great way to see the real HCMC. We visited some really great places off the beaten track, learned a lot of history and found time to fit in a tasty snack! We had done a tour with Linh and Hung the day before and loved it so much we booked this for the next day. They were brilliant once again! Thanks for having us
  • Nik B
    Nik B
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    Solid food, wouldn't have made it alone
    Tien was such a great guide! She was really funny and knowledgeable. Gave me a good idea of slice of life of a student in Vietnam, and the food itself was solid.
  • denisecP7096HG
    denisecP7096HG
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    Excellent mix of insights!
    Very nice tour with really interesting insights! We only visited spots we wouldn't have found by ourselves. It was a great mix of a bit of history, religion, culture and the local life in Vietnam. Our guides, Quang & Long, were really friendly and helpful. Would definitely recommend!
  • gtosh1977
    gtosh1977
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    Amazing experience
    Phi was sensational. His knowledge and English was fabulous. We had a great time walking the streets, tasting the food and being immersed in the true Vietnamese life.
  • nikhilj2013
    nikhilj2013
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    Must do
    Phenomenal experience. I think everyone who visits must do it not just to understand the changing landscape of Vietnam but also to understand the history and how the youth of the country are moving forward. Great conversations with Son and Phuc too. We picked up coffee from one of the places they advised us too and it’s the best after taste of Vietnam we’re having back home.
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Camille M
Bangkok, Thailand6 contributions
We had an amazing time. Hung and the other students were so kind, funny and knowledgeable it was the best way of discovering a lot of HCMC in a short amount of time. We did the tour from 5:30 to 9 so we had a chance to see a beautiful sunset and explore the city by night when it is (only slightly!) less hot. The motorbike were very safe and so fun! My mom who was very nervous with my teenager brother loved it in the end and thanked me for convincing her to do it! Absolutely great time away from tourists learning about the culture and tasting great local food!
Highly recommend!
Written 24 February 2020
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qu_ch_ngp2016
We were very happy to help you experience the best flavors the well-known Vietnamese cuisine in the local authentic restaurant in local way, thank for being our friends, your laughs made our day!! Take care and enjoy your trip. " Please feel free to contact us for any more detail and for making a booking, we can customize to make your tour special too. (24/7 service). Sincerely, Mr. Hung, Saigon Back Alley Tours Team, Whatsapp: +84932181106 Imess or Local number: +84932181106 Email: bmquochung@gmail.com"
Written 25 February 2020
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LarsVielfrass
Munich, Germany69 contributions
The tour is wonderful. We were a bit worried about getting onto the back of a scooter and joining into the scooter craze of HCM but actually we would highly recommend it to anyone as it gives you a total different and much deeper understanding of the city and it’s people. This seeming chaos all dissolves in a quite harmonious flow once we gave up our inner resistance and just trusted and enjoyed our wonderful guides, Quinn and Charlie. Not only did they lift us swift, safe and seemingly effortless through the Saigon night but also brought us to some very interesting sights we would never have found by ourselves. They were also very knowledgeable about the areas and of course the foods we tasted. We enjoyed the evening thoroughly and thank you very much again for broadening our horizon- because thats what’s traveling is about, isn’t it?
Written 16 January 2020
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qu_ch_ngp2016
We were very happy to help you experience the best flavors the well-known Vietnamese cuisine in the local authentic restaurant in local way, thank for being our friends, your laughs made our day!! Take care and enjoy your trip. " Please feel free to contact us for any more detail and for making a booking, we can customize to make your tour special too. (24/7 service). Sincerely, Mr. Hung, Saigon Back Alley Tours Team, Whatsapp: +84932181106 Imess or Local number: +84932181106 Email: bmquochung@gmail.com"
Written 17 January 2020
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Paige W
9 contributions
Jan 2020
Hung's teams are awesome! The team that my two friends and I were taken on with was with Tom, Anh, and Mai. My friends and I had taken a food tour in Phu Quoc (an island off the coast of Vietnam and Cambodia) and had tried quite a few Vietnamese dishes there so Tom improvised and made sure he showed us different foods than we had already tried! Whizzing through the streets of Ho Chi Minh at night was so pretty and busy but I felt totally safe with Tom at the wheel. The three of them made great conversation and made us feel comfortable despite having already done multiple tours that day! We never would have been able to get all these delicious dishes without their help and expertise. Highly recommend this tour especially if you're on a time crunch in the city as we were!
Written 1 February 2020
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qu_ch_ngp2016
Thank you for your kind words! My friend enjoyed the time with you too. It was our pleasure to experience our beautiful city with you on our Street food tour. We were happy to be your friend and bring you to hidden places and try the best foods in town. Hope to see you again soon to do another must do tour of us in this amazing city. Thank you " Please feel free to contact us for any more detail and for making a booking, we can customize to make your tour special too. (24/7 service). Sincerely, Mr. Hung, Saigon Back Alley Tours Team, Whatsapp: +84932181106 Imess or Local number: +84932181106 Email: bmquochung@gmail.com"
Written 3 February 2020
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Sheila
2 contributions
Jan 2020 • Couples
We had a wonderful time with Sierra and Long exploring the Saigon food scene via motorbike. We were able to see areas of the city that we never would have been able to without having local guides. The food was delicious and the bike ride would be worth the fee alone. Thank you!
Written 4 January 2020
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qu_ch_ngp2016
Thank for being our friends and ate with us in the best local street foods places. We hope you have a wonderful trip in Vietnam and hopefully you can practice at home cooking some of the dishes we explain for you. With our Vietnamese food passion We loved to share our beautiful and healthy cuisine with all friends around the world. Hope to see you next time soon. " Please feel free to contact us for any more detail and for making a booking, we can customize to make your tour special too. (24/7 service). Sincerely, Mr. Hung, Saigon Back Alley Tours Team, Whatsapp: +84932181106 Imess or Local number: +84932181106 Email: bmquochung@gmail.com"
Written 5 January 2020
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Laura F
Budapest, Hungary99 contributions
Feb 2020
My husband and I were joined by Dennis and Hannah for our evening food tour around HCMC. They took excellent care of us, making sure we were comfortable on their motorbikes and with the different food selections. They were thoughtful in their answers to our many questions and made every effort to make sure we're enjoying the evening. We highly recommend this tour and be sure to request Dennis & Hannah. They are amazing hosts!
Written 9 March 2020
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qu_ch_ngp2016
Thank you for your kind words regarding your street food tour! It is great to hear that you had the amazing time with us! We also believe this is the best way to see the night life from the back of bikes and it is always our pleasure to help you get a full experience. And the most delicious and authentic foods that the city can offer. Thank you so much for joining us for the evening and hopefully to see you really soon! " Please feel free to contact us for any more detail and for making a booking, we can customize to make your tour special too. (24/7 service). Sincerely, Mr. Hung, Saigon Back Alley Tours Team, Whatsapp: +84932181106 Imess or Local number: +84932181106 Email: bmquochung@gmail.com"
Written 9 March 2020
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Julia C
Darlington, UK12 contributions
Angie was my guide and I was initially nervous about going on the bike but she was an amazing driver and I felt really safe. She took me to see some interesting cultural sights and ate the local foods and drinks. Angie was good explaining everything and it was so lovely I really really enjoyed it . I would recommend this tour to anyone who wants to see the real food and sights of Saigon. Thank you Angie so much .. fab ❤️
Written 22 February 2020
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qu_ch_ngp2016
We were more than happy and can't thank you enough for booking your tour with us on our motorbike street foods Tour with local students. Your student local friend Trang and Navie had a blast too. It was great to hear that you were pleased with our service and had a wonderful night out with our local guides and we are glad that you enjoy our foods, still have more sizzling pancake, steamed rice roll and rice paper rice rolls and beef noodle soup for you next time. We would like to bring our best service to accommodate your needs anytime flexible to guests. Thank you see you next time with your family. " Please feel free to contact us for any more detail and for making a booking, we can customize to make your tour special too. (24/7 service). Sincerely, Mr. Hung, Saigon Back Alley Tours Team, Whatsapp: +84932181106 Imess or Local number: +84932181106 Email: bmquochung@gmail.com"
Written 23 February 2020
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Rachel Y
5 contributions
Jan 2023
Pham Khanh picked me up at my hotel right on time, and he was the such a nice guy, so easy to talk to and took me to honestly the most delicious spots I've been to all trip. Even though it was a solo tour and I was worried it would be awkward, it was not awkward at all as Pham's got a ton of natural charm.

He operated the motorbike very safely especially as it was my first time on one and I never felt in danger at all.

Overall, I'd highly recommend the tour and it's a very reasonable price at all for a one tour guide to one guest ratio.
Written 1 February 2023
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Ryan H
2 contributions
Jan 2020
We had a wonderful time on this food tour! After going on two motor scooter based food tours in Vietnam, i'm convinced this is the best way to explore Vietnam and especially Ho Chi Minh CIty. The flavor and variety of the food introduced was amazing. I grew up near a large Vietnamese community in the United States and still had not eaten the dishes that we were introduced to. In addition to telling us about the preparation and origins of the food, we were taught additional information about the life of the area of the restaurants we went to. Riding on the back of a motor scooter was super fun and I felt safe the entire time. Getting to meet real locals and enjoying their customs/culture with them is an experience that i'll never forget.
Written 22 January 2020
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qu_ch_ngp2016
Thank for being our friends and ate with us in the best local street foods places. We hope you have a wonderful trip in Vietnam and hopefully you can practice at home cooking some of the dishes we explain for you. With our Vietnamese food passion We loved to share our beautiful and healthy cuisine with all friends around the world. Hope to see you next time soon. " Please feel free to contact us for any more detail and for making a booking, we can customize to make your tour special too. (24/7 service). Sincerely, Mr. Hung, Saigon Back Alley Tours Team, Whatsapp: +84932181106 Imess or Local number: +84932181106 Email: bmquochung@gmail.com"
Written 3 February 2020
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bmorrison3
Vicksburg, MS13 contributions
We’re a group of older couples (ages 64 to 69) who have traveled extensively together and on our own. At the bar following our evening food tour excursion with these beautiful young people, one of our seasoned members exclaimed, “That was the best tour we’ve ever taken,” to which the rest responded, “H@ll, yes, it was!”

The cool evening and bright city lights, being part of the incredibly disorganized but highly functional traffic flow with super-skilled and safe scooter drivers, and experiencing the tastes, sights, smells and people of “the real Saigon” where people really live was amazing. The best part, however, was how these intelligent, articulate students (who could have been our own kids) shared their beautiful spirits with us while we rode and dined together.

If you miss this tour, you will miss the real Saigon.
Written 3 February 2020
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d10k
SanktPeterburg, Saint Petersburg City, Russia2 contributions
This tour is a great way to explore street food of Saigon especially if you don't have much time in the city. Beat is an amazing tour guide who will tell you a few stories and answer all your questions. Highly recommended!
Written 21 February 2020
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qu_ch_ngp2016
We were very excited to have you as our new friends, we had a great time, we would love to see you next time to explore more of the truly local aspect of our beautiful city, tell you more about the local live facts and cultures. Thank you! " Please feel free to contact us for any more detail and for making a booking, we can customize to make your tour special too. (24/7 service). Sincerely, Mr. Hung, Saigon Back Alley Tours Team, Whatsapp: +84932181106 Imess or Local number: +84932181106 Email: bmquochung@gmail.com"
Written 22 February 2020
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