Top Southern Vietnam Culinary Tours

The street food choices of Ho Chi Minh City can be astounding—and overwhelming. A personal guide makes the decisions and communications easier on this evening walking tour. After a convenient hotel pickup by taxi, savor a menu of delicious dishes washed down with beer and homemade Vietnamese rice wine.

This is the real street-food tour of Saigon. You’ll strap on your helmet and hit the streets by motorbike, just like the locals do, scouting the city for truly fresh flavor. Stopping in some of the city’s most diverse districts, you’ll sit down to banh mi, bun bo, banh xeo, Vietnamese barbecue, and more. Those words might not mean much now, but your tastebuds will absolutely remember them.

Please your palate with the culinary delights of Southern Vietnam on a culinary walking tour of Ho Chi Minh City. With an expert gastronomic guide, immerse yourself in the vibrant atmosphere of local markets and rustic restaurants to sample local specialties such as ‘bahn mi’ baguettes and popular rice dishes. Sip aromatic Saigonese coffee and refreshing beers as you explore the appetizing attractions of Ho Chi Minh City. Enjoy an intimate atmosphere on this small-group tour, where numbers are limited to just 12 fellow food lovers.

Join the colorful throngs of motorbikes zipping across Ho Chi Minh City on a private tour that explores the city’s traditional cuisine and night markets. Sample a series of dishes as you taste your way through the city, and see at some fascinating places along the way, including a surprising pagoda inside an apartment and the banks of the Saigon River. With a personal guide to Ho Chi Minh City’s food and flavors, try each food in context, alongside cups of beer, soft drinks, or homemade sticky rice wine.

Dive into the tastes and flavors of Ho Chi Minh City’s back alleys and neighborhood markets on this lively private walking food tour. Head out in the afternoon for lunch or immerse yourself in the bright lights of the city at night with a dinner tour around a series of city food stalls. Enjoy iconic Vietnamese dishes like a beef noodle soup and banh mi – and maybe even a surprise dish.

Sample the hidden side-street food stalls and mouthwatering cafes of Ho Chi Minh City during this private food tour by scooter. Start your trip with some sightseeing, checking out landmarks like the Central Post Office, Ben Thanh Market, and Independence Palace, among others. Navigate the lesser-known side streets of Ho Chi Minh City with your guide as you visit its top street stalls for food, drink, and socializing. This Ho Chi Minh City tour, easily customized to fit your food interests and itinerary requests, also includes a guide, all food and drink, motorbike and helmet, round-trip hotel transport and photos from the trip.

Benefit from a Ho Chi Minh City food tour that is paired with sightseeing by motorbike for the ultimate half-day combo tour of this important city in southern Vietnam. Observe daily life as your driver-guide zips through the streets while you ride as a passenger on the motorbike. Stop at popular local eateries and sample enough dishes to make up a meal, including delicious appetizers, mains, and dessert.

Stray from the beaten path and discover places in Ho Chi Minh City that are usually only reserved for locals on a private food tour. This walking tour, which offers a more intimate glimpse into Vietnam’s second city, reveals six of the best street food joints and is led by local students for an authentic view of the city.

Get around Ho Chi Minh City like a local on this tour of districts 1, 3, 4, 5, and 10 by motorbike. Explore a variety of sights and attractions located off the beaten track, including a colorful flower market, historic areas, and Chinatown. Plus, try local-approved street food like sugarcane juice and steamed rice rolls along the way.

To experience Ho Chi Minh City, you need to do two things: Ride a motorbike, and eat the food. On this tour, you’ll do both. Zooming across five districts with your English-speaking guide, you’ll hop on and off your motorbike to taste bun bo hue, nuoc mia, banh mi, goi cuon, and so much more—including ice-cold juice, perfect for those hot Saigon nights. Menu can be slightly changed depends on Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner CHOOSE YOUR OPTION: 1. SAIGON SIGHTSEEING + 6 TASTINGS: 26$ 2. SAIGON SIGHTSEEING + 11 TASTINGS: 30$ 3. 11 TASTINGS W/ BEER & SEAFOOD: 35$ Our Tastings Menu: 1. Bun Bo Hue - Unique Noodle Soup 2. Grilled Oyster with black pepper sauce 3. Grilled Banana with coconut milk: a bit sweet and salty of of tropical fruit 4. Banh Mi- No1 Street food 5. Bánh Tráng Nướng - a great mix of melted butter, cheese, egg & sausage 6. Banana cracker 7. Jasmine Tea 8. SURPRISE DISH 9. Fresh spring roll with shrimp 10. Cold sugarcane juice 11. Dessert Flan cake

What you get out of this vegan tour is 3 hours of tastiness and probably some fun ;) I will share stories about the history and culture of Saigon and Vietnam from my Vietnamese perspective. I will try not to make it so boring. I will show you the best vegan spots in town (Under your search radar!) You'll taste through the hidden alleys of Saigon vegan dishes that Saigonese loves. Other things to note: 1/ You get our Vegan Food Guide Ebook in Vietnam, which saves you a lot of time researching your trip. 2/ You get the addresses, food names, ingredients, and vegan tips on this tour to show your friends. I have been guiding for more than five years, but, I always find new ways to make my tours better than the last one. You can entertain me by asking questions, but if you are a quiet type, just go along and enjoy the tour. I understand. Join us! I will give you value, share with you good food, and make you relax just a little. What could go wrong? ;)

There’s no better way to learn about Vietnamese cuisine than a cooking class. And Cyclo Resto’s cooking course doesn’t just include a feast of fantastic food but a ride on the classic Vietnamese “cyclo” and a shopping trip to Ben Thanh Market. Choose from different menus for the class, then savor the results followed by an egg coffee for dessert.

Visiting the Mekong Delta on an independent day trip from Ho Chi Minh may mean you spend more time planning than actually experiencing the region. This full-day private trip lets you get the best from your day: by combining cycling and kayaking with opportunities to encounter local life. Paddle a kayak, cycle around orchards and farms to see and meet locals, and cruise around the Cai Be floating market to learn about life on the delta.

Pho. Bun Thit Nuong. Banh mi. Nuoc mia. Banh xeo. Hop on this four-hour tour, and you’ll get to sink into eight iconic Vietnamese dishes—all from fresh, authentic, locally owned eateries you won’t read about in the guidebooks. Your English-speaking guide will show you where and how the locals eat, from street-food stalls to alley-side restaurants to night markets and beyond.

Make the most of your time in Ho Chi Minh City on this private evening food tour, which traverses various districts of the city on a scooter. Taste the flavors of Vietnam and get to know the city, from gorgeous antiquated apartments to the blooms of an enormous flower market. This nighttime tour has all the ingredients for an adventure.

Discover the delicious cuisine of Saigon on this private 4-hour food tour. Take a scooter around the city and visit some of the city’s food stalls to sample some of the local cuisine. Listen to informative commentary from your guide about how the foods are made and the history of the dish. Taste more than eight dishes like Vietnamese BBQ and seafood as you hop around from market to market.

Explore Ho Chi Minh City when temperatures are cooler and crowds are dispersed on a morning walking tour. Ideal for first-time visitors, this tour orients you among Saigon’s bustle and includes Vietnamese snacks that you may not have heard of before, Plus, unlike most food tours, this experience can be tailored to suit the needs of vegans and vegetarians.

See the city at night with this exciting Ho Chi Minh City evening tour by motorbike. Experience the thrill of navigating busy Saigon streets with your professional guide. Get an up-close look at local life and have a chance to sample delicious street food from the vendors. This is a perfect way to take in the sights, sounds, and culture of this historic city, and enjoy a night out in style.

See a different side to Ho Chi Minh City during an evening food tour that promises to take you off the beaten path. You’ll travel like a local by scooter and stop at hard-to-find street food stalls that offer traditional dishes such as meatball bahn mi (baguette) and bahn trang nuong (Vietnamese pancake). Plus, hassle-free hotel pickup and drop-off are included so you won’t have to worry about finding a meeting point.

At 8:00 AM, our guide will pick you up at your hotel First stop: drink coffee at local coffee shop and visit the bunker containing the weapons to attack independent palace in 1968 After that, we will drive you to Nguyen Thien Thuat street, one of the oldest apartment in Ho Chi Minh city. We continue on driving to the biggest flower market in Saigon. Almost all kinds of flowers which are sold here are from all parts of Vietnam and this market also the famous wholesale one of Ho Chi Minh City. After that, our guide will take you to stop at the local restaurant to try Vietnamese pancake with wild vegetables. On the way, we go to district 5 to visit the Chinese heritage and "Thien Hau " temple, this is the oldest temple in China town Then we will drive you floating market to drink coconut juice. The next stop is district 4 – which is also known as the smallest district in Saigon ( this is the mafia area) to enjoy spring roll vermicelli.

Explore a medieval complex of Hindu temples famous for its erotic sculptures. After a convenient airport or rail station or airport pickup, head to Khajuraho and check out a newly opened museum and a sound and light show at the complex’s western temples. Enjoy a delicious complimentary dinner and breakfast the next morning before spending the day marveling at temples dedicated to Shiva, Devi Jagdamba, Parsvanath, and others.

Soak up the electric atmospheric of Ho Chi Minh City at night and tuck into the city’s famous street food on this evening tour by motorbike. Hop on the back of your bike and whizz your way around the city’s markets, boulevards and backstreets, stopping at street food hotspots along the way. Learn about local cuisine and culinary traditions from your guide as you travel around town and fill up on delicious barbecue meats, noodles and vegetable dishes, including unique Vietnamese specialties and sweet desserts.

Discover local eateries that serve authentic Vietnamese favorites on a half-day street food tour of Ho Chi Minh City. Travel by motorbike with your guide to various locations to sample a range of food and drink, getting an intimate experience of Vietnam's vibrant street life along the way.