Private Street Food Motorbike Tour in Ho Chi Minh City
Explore the food scene of Ho Chi Minh City from the back of a motorbike and sample typical Vietnamese foods on this 4-hour night tour. This private, guided tour will take you to experience the vibrant streets and night markets of the city on a trip that combines culture, adventure and local gastronomy. You will experience 9 mouth-watering dishes included the best Central and South Rice Pancake, Beef Stew, Banana Girdle-cakes or Vietnamese Pizza, Coconut Ice Cream, a Seafood Meal with 3 different dishes or BBQ meat if you are allergic to seafood, a nice dessert of flan cake with caramel, coffee and coconut milk. Especially, you will have chance to taste Homemade Forest Banana Sticky Rice Wine which is brewed in the clay pot by Street Food Man Vinny.
Stop At: Street Food Man, 199/23A Đ. Cách Mạng Tháng 8, Phường 4, Quận 3, Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh 700000, Vietnam
Meet your local guides in the evening and join thousands of other motorbikes as you ride through the colorful city streets. Explore notable neighborhoods, including district 3 where the locals live and learn all about Ho Chi Minh City. Stop to enjoy some "Bánh Xèo" and "Bánh Khọt" (South and Central rice pancakes), and learn how they are made from a chef with over 20 years experience. Or the option 2, you will taste the best 3 amazing local dishes with crispy fried shrimp spring rolls enjoy with chili sauce; steamed rice pancake rolled with grilled pork and herbs, served with fish sauce and young jackfruit salad with pork and shrimp served with sesame griddle cake enjoy with sweet and sour fish sauce.
Go exploring and climbing up to the top of old buildings to see the contrasting architecture between the modern and the traditional. You can even visit a local pagoda which was built inside an old apartment by a female monk.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: District 10, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Discover the biggest night flower market and street food paradise then soak up the wonderful bouquets. Take a short walk around the area and immerse yourself into the flow of Vietnamese cuisine dating back thousand of years and get a special gift from your guide. Go deep into a true maze of local market to taste the authentic dishes which are Banana Girdle Cake and Vietnamese Pizza grilled on charcoal fire or grilled beef with lemongrass.
Next, drive to the heart of District 10 and stop at a local 2nd-generation restaurant since 1975 to savor the best Vietnamese Beef Stew "Bò Kho" in the clay pot. Bò Kho is packed with tender, fall-apart braised chunks of beef loaded with herbs, aromatics and a delicious broth that go perfectly with Vietnamese baguette! Or the other option is Bánh Canh Cua, regarded as one of the best seafood noodle soups. Banh Canh Cua features thick noodles in a light yellow broth with a variety of toppings.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: District 5, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Venture into district 5, where the city’s street food scene really thrives. Reward your taste buds with a heavenly dish of Coconut Ice Cream or Coconut Jelly which is made from coconut water and coconut milk in the coconut shell at a local stall. Watch as the owner prepares some coconut ice cream right before your eyes. Take a spin around the city for enticing views of the night life, and experience the hustle and bustle of fashion street. Squeeze through narrow alleyways that cars can’t access, and journey along the banks of the Saigon River with a welcoming breeze.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: District 4, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
End your motorbike street food experiences in district 4, where you will enjoy a seafood meal of 3 different dishes (if you are allergic to seafood, it will be replaced by BBQ meat). Tuck into a nice dessert of flan cake with caramel, coffee and coconut milk. Wash it all down with local beer or soft drinks, mineral water and especially homemade Forest Banana Sticky Rice Wine which is brewed in the clay pot by Street Food Man Vinny. Banana was picked from huge banana trees in the depth of giant forest in the North West of Vietnam. Rice wine was distilled in the most traditional way in Vinny's village where is far away from the city.
Duration: 1 hour
Sample Menu • Bánh xèo - Vietnamese rice pancake - This “Vietnamese pancake” has a yellow outer layer and is filled with boiled pork strips, shrimp, bean sprouts and spring onion
• Bánh Khọt - Mini rice pancake - Bánh Khọt have the topping with shrimps or pork and coconut milk are served rolled up in fresh mustard leaves and herbs, then dipped in fish sauce.
• Bánh Tráng Nướng - Saigon Pizza - It has various toppings such as green onions, sausage, pork, shrimps, chicken egg, cheese on rice paper then grilling on charcoal fire.
• Grille Beef with Lemongrass - This is the savory dish and beef is soaked with many different spices and skewered with a lemongrass then grilling it on charcoal fire.
• Bo Kho - Beef Stew in clay pot.
• Stir fried crab's legs with chilly pepper salts
• Grilled scallops with spring onion
• Fried chicken's wings with butter, garlics and shallots
• Flancake with coffee, condensed milk and ice.
• Coconut ice-cream in a coconut shell.
Informacion Adicional
"Not wheelchair accessible"
"It is recommended that you leave your handbags, passports and jewelry at your hotel for safekeeping"
"A camera is always encouraged, however it is not recommended that you take pictures while on the motorbike as this can be dangerous. If you wish to take pictures, please ask your guides to pull over. Please take extra care of your camera to avoid theft"
"Cool and comfortable clothing is recommended. Shorts, t-shirts and light pants are also suitable"
"Most travelers can participate"
"Note: we can accommodate and carter to all your allergies or dietary requirements, so please feel free to contact us if you may have. If your"
"We will have a surprised birthday cake as our present for guests who have the birthday on the date of the tour so please message us."
"This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled 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"
"Confirmation will be received at time of booking"
Duration: 4 Hours
Start location: Traveler pickup is offered
We pick up and drop-off from accommodation within District 1, 3, 4, 5, 10. Any pick-ups outside this area will incur an extra charge depending on the location & distance of the accommodation.
Alternatively, you may make your way to the Saigon Opera House, 7 Lam Son Square, District 1. We will pick you up and drop you off there.
Ports- Dragon Wharf - Ho Chi Minh Museum (HCMC Branch), 1 Nguyễn Tất Thành, Phường 13, Quận 4, Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh, Vietnam
Cancellations and refunds:
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start time of the experience.
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