Booking fee
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* This tour requires at least one of the following per booking: Adult, Senior
During this tour, you will pass by and stop to visit 10 different local markets. Each market has its own unique features that make Saigon and Chinatown area charming to discover.
1. Second hand or used objects market
2. Biggest flower market
3. Electronic device market
4. Wooden furniture market
5. Wet market (selling alive fish and vegetables)
6. Motorbike parts market
7. Herbal medicine market
8. Fruit market Beside that
9. Wholesale textile market.
10. Biggest French style Chinese market
+Visit the most beautiful and oldest Chinese temple.
+ Moreover, you will a typical Vietnamese cup of coffee MADE BY YOU through our guide’s instructions.
+ Get a sweet souvenir from our Cricket Tours team
+ Visit one of the oldest apartments in Hochiminh city where you can witness 3-4 generations live in small rooms of about 25 square meters.
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Private transportation
Motorcycle driven by English speaking guides
Bottled water
Cutie Cricket tours safety helmet
You will practise grinding your own coffee beans and making your own cup of coffee by our guide’s instructions
Rain coat
We offer free pick up and drop off at your hotel within D1 and 3
Tips for guides
Departure Point
Traveler pickup is offered
We offer free Pick up and Drop off at any hotel within D1 and 3. Other locations please pay 50.000dong extra/person for pick up and drop off and be ready 30 minutes before departure time.
Ho Thi Ky Flower Market, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam This is the biggest flower market in Hochiminh city. You will have a true feel of how the locals make a living from flowers and how beautiful they decorate their flowers for selling. Besides, you will also immerse yourself into the real local lifestyle by walking around this market with our guide.
NOTE : Many local markets for this tour CAN'T BE FOUND on this feature. This is why this tour is HIDDEN SAIGON. They are :
- Second hand stuff market
- Wooden furniture market
- Electronic device market
- Herbal medicine street.
- Wholesale Textile market
- Fruit market
- Typical wet market 20 minutes
Ba Thien Hau Temple, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam This is where the Chinese worship Lady of the Sea who was believed to help them over come waves of difficulties when migrating to Saigon. You will be amazed NOT ONLY by the peaceful atmosphere BUT ALSO by the great ancient architecture of this nearly 300 year old temple. Through our guide’s intense explanation, you will understand deeply about traditional and modern Chinese-Vietnamese residents. 20 minutes
Binh Tay Market, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam This is the biggest Chinatown's market selling all kinds of items from fake to real, from wet to dry and from cheap to expensive items. Especially the market was built in 1920s by the 4th richest man of Saigon in 1920s in French style. Each store is only 3-4 square meters selling a few specific items. You will walk around this market with our guide and enjoy the busy lifestyle of Vietnamese and Chinese residents here. 30 minutes
Chợ Tân Thành Sạp 50G, Phường 12, Quận 5, Phường 12, Quận 5, Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh, Vietnam This market is Tan Thanh market selling parts of motorbikes. Hochiminh city has nearly 9 million motorbikes of all kinds, so there's lot of work related to motorbikes. This market sells all kinds of motorbike parts on the streets like tyres, brakes, electricity wires, whistles, lights, and a lot more. The whole area is so lively and busy all day long. You will walk around this market with our guide. 20 minutes
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
jennyfong88
27 Feb 2020
Did the Hidden Saigon tour with Long and Bien. Great experience scootering (on the back) through the various districts of HCMC seeing alleys and markets you would never see otherwise. Most of the time there were almost no other tourists! There were no gimmicks and no queues. Tour guides were friendly and professional. We are even considering doing the night food tour with Cricket. Would definitely recommend to others.
P8238GLmichaelh
30 Dec 2019
Great food walking tour of the hidden streets of HCM... super accommodating (we have young kids so chose to walk & Grab our way from place to place)... tour guide Long Drake showed us the back streets, markets and different food spots along the way. Great way to spend a morning
hazel_liao
06 Oct 2019
Due to flight cancelled, I had one day more in Saigon unexpectedly. I reserved by hotel just 2 hours before the tour, I'm so glad it was still available!! I had spent 4 days in HCMC, so almost visited all the famous sights and tried delicious food, that's why I chose hidden Saigon scooter tour, to visit more local part of this city.
My tour guide Lucas picked me up at the hotel lobby, it was only me and tour schedule was flexible. We've gone over several local market, and stopped by a temple, coffee shop, and Pho restaurant. It was wonderful to made my own coffee, and Lucas explain more story behind the Vietnamese traditional coffee. I also received coffee powder which made by me as a souvenir in the end of journey.
Since similar culture in Asia, we exchanged some cultural and historical things. Special thanks to my 4 hrs friend Lucas, I had a lot of fun. It is recommended to the one who travel alone, it is a safe and fantastic way to experience Saigon!
This tour in
Ho Chi Minh City
is organized by
Cricket Tours Vietnam
We always double-check the availability with our local partners for each booking. Even though this is usually a swift process, it can take up to 24 hours. Once this process is completed you will receive your voucher or ticket by email. If our local partner is not able to confirm your booking we will offer you the best possible alternative. If the new date and/or time doesn’t fit your itinerary, we will reimburse the full amount paid.
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