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Ride pillion on a classic Vespa through Saigon's back lanes and headline sights on this shared small-group half-day tour (max 15 travelers - not a private charter). Start the morning at a traditional bird club where locals gather their singing finches, then weave past the Thich Quang Duc Monument and into the Flower Market and Chinatown's Chinese Medicine Market for the sights, smells, and stories most visitors miss. Photo-stop at the Saigon Central Post Office and Notre Dame Cathedral, cross under the river through the Thu Thiem Tunnel, and finish with a look at the Independence Palace. Your English-speaking guide-driver handles traffic, parking, and the cultural context - you just hold on and take it in.
What's Included
Meeting and pickup
Please be at the pickup location 15 minutes prior to the pickup time.
Itinerary
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1The Venerable Thich Quang Duc Monument
Pay respects at the memorial to the Buddhist monk whose 1963 self-immolation became one of the defining images of 20th-century Vietnam.
15 minutes • Admission ticket free -
2Tao Dan Park
Start the morning at this leafy District 1 park where local bird-keepers gather at dawn to hang their caged songbirds in the trees and share tea - a rarely-visited Saigon ritual.
30 minutes • Admission ticket free -
3Ho Thi Ky Flower Market
Walk through narrow lanes packed with fresh-cut flowers, where Saigon's florists buy their blooms before sunrise - a riot of color and scent most tourists never see.
30 minutes • Admission ticket free -
4Central Post Office
Step inside the Gustave Eiffel-designed hall to see the original hand-painted maps and one of the city's last public letter-writers - a postcard-perfect colonial landmark.
15 minutes • Admission ticket free -
Saigon Notre Dame Cathedral (Pass by)
A French colonial cathedral built 1877-1880 from bricks shipped in from Marseille - currently under restoration, so we photo-stop for the exterior view.
Admission ticket free -
5Binh Tay Market
Weave through the apothecary alleys of Saigon's Chinatown around Binh Tay Market, where stalls are stacked with dried herbs, seahorses, and roots still used in Vietnamese-Chinese traditional medicine.
30 minutes • Admission ticket free -
The Independence Palace (Pass by)
Drive past the gates where a North Vietnamese tank crashed through on April 30, 1975, ending the Vietnam War. Also known as Reunification Palace.
Admission ticket free
Additional info
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- 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
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Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Cancellation Policy
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start 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.
- This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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