Explore the hidden slum areas of Saigon on a motorbike tour. Learn about the city’s history and social contrasts from your guide, and enjoy a Vietnamese bánh mì and coffee.

Highlights

  • Discover the hidden slum areas of Saigon on a motorbike tour
  • Learn about the city’s history and social contrasts from your guide
  • Visit old slum neighborhoods in former mafia-controlled areas
  • Stop at a local coffee shop to enjoy Vietnamese coffee and relax
  • Enjoy a Vietnamese bánh mì as part of the experience
Full description
Begin your 4-hour adventure with hotel pickup at 8:00 AM. During this unique experience, explore Ho Chi Minh City, still commonly known as Saigon — a fast-growing city full of energy, development, and sharp contrasts between rich and poor, old and new, local life and modern urbanization.

Ride through the city on the back of a motorbike like a true local while your guide shares stories about daily life in Saigon. Go beyond the typical tourist attractions and discover hidden slum communities both inside and outside the city center.

Visit old slum neighborhoods in former mafia-controlled areas, as well as riverside communities stretching through Districts 3 to 7. Witness areas currently undergoing demolition and redevelopment, showing the rapid transformation of the city and the challenges faced by low-income residents.

During the tour, stop at a local coffee shop to enjoy Vietnamese coffee and relax while learning more about local culture and everyday life. You will also enjoy a Vietnamese bánh mì as part of the experience.

Along the journey, hear honest perspectives from your local guide about life in the slums, post-war Vietnamese society, and how many families survive through small businesses and daily labor.

This experience offers a rare and eye-opening look into another side of Saigon — helping visitors better understand the city’s history, social contrasts, and the resilience of its people.

Hotel pickup and drop-off (within District 1, 3 or at meeting point at Saigon Opera House)

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Motorbikes, helmets and ponchos

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One local drink – coconut, coffee or a local drink

Enjoy Vietnamese Baguette ‘Bánh Mì’

Items of a personal nature

Additional food and drinks

Gratuities for guides

Not suitable for
  • Pregnant women
  • People over 220 lbs (100 kg)
Important information

Know before you go

  • – Free pick-up for hotels in Districts 1, 3 or at meeting point at Saigon Opera House
  • – A surcharge applies for pick-up outside these areas 5 USD/ person

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