Private Tour
Saigon Walking Food Tour & Hidden Alleys with Locals
Overview
Available languages
4 hours
Mobile ticket
Go Beyond the Guidebook: We skip the tourist traps. Your local guide takes you into the heart of local neighborhoods and hidden alleyways you'd never find on your own.
Authentic Interactions: This is a walking tour designed for connection. Walk, stop, eat, and chat with vendors and your guide, gaining genuine insight into daily life in Saigon.
Curated Food Journey: We've selected the best street food stalls known to locals for quality and taste. Enjoy a full meal across 5-6 different food and drink stops.
Small Group Experience: To ensure personal attention and a smooth walking flow, our groups are kept small.
Group Type: Small Group (Max 8-10 people) / Private Option Available
Customizable: Yes (For private bookings, dietary restrictions can be accommodated with advance notice)
Additional Info
Wheelchair accessible
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
All travelers are allowed
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What To Expect
Ho Chi Minh City
Your personal English-speaking tour guide will be waiting for you in the hotel lobby to greet you. We will provide you with a quick briefing on how to ride safely and what you need to do while seated behind us on the motorbikes. Hold on tight, and let's begin an exciting adventure!
Phố Tau Sai Gon (Chợ Lớn Quận 5)
We will go with the flow of traffic during the rush hour but we guarantee it's not a big problem since we are good drivers. After 20 - 25 minutes, we will be completely outside of those tourist destinations and be at real local vendors, where you have a chance to try Vietnamese pancakes while learning about the history and also special significant of each dish.
What‘s Included
Guide: In-person: English
Bottled water
Snacks
Lunch
All Fees and Taxes
Coffee and/or Tea
Personal expenses such as souvenirs and tips.
Additional activities or excursions not mentioned in the tour package.
Pickup points
Select a pickup point
Options
Private Tour w/ Locals
Free pick-up & drop-off: Hotel pick-up & drop-off in central Saigon.
Meals and/or Drinks: Your own private food journey, fully customizable for your group. From the route and dishes to the timing.
Itinerary: Clients can discuss route preferences, special dishes, and specific stops in advance.
Pickup included
Female Driver Option
Guide & Driver: Your tour guide and scooter driver will be a friendly, English-speaking female expert.
Comfort & Pespective: Experience the city from the unique viewpoint of local Saigonese women. Many guests find this creates a more relaxed and rela
Meals and/or Drinks: Includes the exact same food and drink tastings as the standard tour menu
Tour Itinerary: Follows the same curated route and food stops as the standard "Saigon Authentic Street Food Scooter Tour."
Pickup included
12 Tastings – Ultimate
Itinerary: Explore 5–6 local eateries and hidden gems with 12 tastings, including iconic Saigon street food and desserts
Meals and/or Drinks: 12 local food tastings + vegetarian options and drinks included
Pickup included
Small Group
Pick-up & Drop-off: Free pick-up & Drop-off at the hotel
Meals and/or Drinks: Included
Itinerary: Visit 4–5 local eateries and markets, with 7 tastings ranging from savory street food to sweet desserts
Pickup included
Reviews
12 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Authentic food tour
Juergen G,Feb 7, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Harry was a great guide, different places with backgrounds. No food that didn't taste good. Thank you again. Also offers other tours. English easy to understand.
Favourite part of the Vietnam Holiday.
Spikey23,Jan 6, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00My husband and I had a fantastic time at this tour. We were at HCMC for only 2 nights and didn't have the time to explore the food scene by ourselves. So this was the best ever decision we made. Bao and Truong, where exactly the kind of hosts we were hoping to take the tour with. They were actually reflective of Vietnamese culture I have read so much about. Warm, funny, welcoming and vibrant. The tour covered essentially everything we wanted to have a taste of, with a little bit of walking, and history thrown in. More than the food, what was an eye opener for me, was to be able to see the city from the eyes of the locals. Both of them were perceptive and quickly understood our expectations from the trip. Will fully recommend to anybody that wants to see the city not as a tourist, but as s local.
Awesome night out in Saigon
Krishnan R,Dec 31, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00We had a wonderful experience with Vinh who took us around on a private tour via grab cabs. The highlights were definitely the Banh Mi and the Bun Bo. There was also that walking trip thru the street food market which was a surreal experience. This is definitely a great way to spend an evening in Saigon if you do not know what to pick or rather, what to eat for your next Vietnamese meal.
Great guide
spicykorean11,Oct 13, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Super helpful and insightful I would definitely recommend taking this guided tour so many places to see which short time can’t always rely on other sources
Highly recommended food and culture tour
Darcy W,Aug 8, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00This was such a unique experience. We got the feel of the city and tried new delicious foods for the first time. Riding around on scooters in rush hour traffic was crazy but super fun. It added to the experience of the local culture and will be one of the most memorable experiences of our Vietnam trip. Even with the chaotic traffic, we felt safe the entire time. Tien and the rest of the crew made us feel welcome and Tien did a great job explaing the history and culture of the different foods and sites. Thank you for offering a vegetarian option for us that don't eat meat. Even though my family does eat meat, they loved the food too!
Food, fun and friends. Fantastic!
441samirap,Aug 6, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Kieran and Lucas took our group of 9 from Australia on an exceptionally fun and informative tour of Saigon. The food was delicious, and the locations we were taken to enjoy it were authentic and away from the tourist strip. Our guides were fun, friendly and passionate about sharing their love of Vietnam, its citizens and its delicious cuisine. They were also happy to accommodate a soecial request to surprise our friend whose birthday we were celebrating. I thoroughly recommend this tour as a perfect introduction to Saigon.
We had an amazing trip. 2 adults, 4 children (4, 6, 8, 9 years old). The guides were very friendly and we felt very safe
Ciaran C,Aug 5, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We had an amazing trip. 2 adults, 4 children (4, 6, 8, 9 years old). The guides were very friendly and we felt very safe. We would highly recommend it.
Amazing food tour with super fun guides
G8049GLmarch,Jul 21, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We just spent a fantastic evening zipping safely through throngs of scooters and tasting wondrous food with Kevin and David. As vegetarians it seemed daunting to us to venture out into Saigon’s street food scene by ourselves and we are so glad we chose to book this tour. Everything tasted beyond delicious, and spending time and many laughs with our guides put the experience over the top. After all, food is about getting together with people! We are so pleased with this tour. Thank you!
Y8922RZlauras,Jul 21, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Our guides were fun and had a clear plan to ensure we had new experiences as this was the 2nd time to HCMC. The food they chose was absolutely delicious and covered a HUGE range of Vietnamese culinary delights! Would highly recommend specially if you have already done the obvious food tours already. Our whole evening was captured on photos the guides took and then shared with us. We had a very memorable evening sharing food with our new Vietnamese Friends :) Thank you team
Fantastic vegetarian food tour with Khoa!
lunchbartheo,Jul 5, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We had a great night in Ho Chi Minh thanks to our guide Khoa. He is super friendly, patient and really knows everything about the city and Vietnamese cuisine. No question was too much – from culture to ingredients – he had an interesting answer to everything. Khoa took us to places we would never visit ourselves and let us taste many vegetarian dishes that we did not know yet. Everything was delicious and surprising; from crispy snacks to savoury noodle soups and sweet desserts. He also made sure the flavors and portions were well tuned for us and our 6-year-old daughter. We immediately felt comfortable with him. He has a great energy and made the tour very personal and fun. Highly recommended if you are looking for a food tour that is authentic, informative and 100% vegetarian. 💯 Thank you Khoa, you made our evening unforgettable!
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