02 Jun 2023
You absolutely MUST do this tour! Worth the money. Option 2, 6:30pm 3-4hrs.
Casa and Tong were two passionate guides from contrasting parts of the country who made our 1 night visit to Ho Chi Minh full of wonder, adventure around the city and sensational foodie experiences.
Their English was of a high standard with clear communication and flow. Embodying both expertise and joyful humour, they told us very fascinating stories about the food and interweaving culture of each dish.
They arrived early at our hotel and explained thoroughly our journey for the coming hours including: how to sit and ride safely on the back of their motorbike, and an overview of the districts we’d be visiting for our food and history stops.
We felt safe with them on foot especially in District 10 around the flower market, in local areas, and also riding on the motorbike. This was a very nice feeling considering the dangerous and chaotic reputation for foreigners on the roads in HCMC.
The food!! The food was exactly what we were looking for… a collection of local street food and famous dishes from vendors and restaurants that were safe to buy from (and wouldn’t make us sick). It was clear that it had been carefully selected and organised with a lot of thought and planning. The only thing to note was that It was a bit too much food for us. Towards the end, we asked them if they could order half of what we had been eating so as to not waste food and also to enable us to still try the food at the rest of the stops. In the end, we actually just visited the last 3 stops to see the food because we simply could not fit anymore into our bellys. Even without eating at the last few stops though it was still worth it!! Just don’t eat lunch and you’ll be fine.
- Amy & Brandon, Australia