Top Southern Vietnam Dining Experiences

Prebook to secure your place on your preferred day and enjoy a River Saigon dinner-and-sightseeing cruise in Ho Chi Minh City. Then, when it's time, board a traditional or modern riverboat and admire the floodlit sights of Ho Chi Minh City—formerly called Saigon. Pass sights such as the Bitexco Tower, and with the illuminations as a backdrop, enjoy a 5-course Vietnamese dinner and traditional local music. Hotel transfers included.

Embark on a dinner cruise on the Saigon River during your stay in Ho Chi Minh City. See the city at night — a beauty to behold when draped in shimmering lights against the night sky. Crossing the heart of the bustling city, the river cruise offers a tranquil escape aboard a wooden yacht. Enjoy dinner accompanied by traditional musical and dance performances.

Travel deep into the Mekong Delta on a full-day tour from Ho Chi Minh City, and explore rural villages, river islands, and lush, plant-fringed canals. You’ll travel by bus, river boat, and row boat, stopping along the way to taste local foods and listen to traditional South Vietnamese music. This Mekong Delta tour includes all activities, lunch, and round-trip transport from select hotels in Ho Chi Minh City.

Go beyond the well-trodden path and experience a lesser-known side of the Cu Chi Tunnels. On this half-day tour, you’ll visit Ben Duoc Tunnel—considerably bigger than the Ben Dinh tunnels—and get a realistic look at what it was like to live and hide in this underground network during the war. Break for a complimentary lunch and explore a nearby market before your worry-free transportation back to Ho Chi Minh City.

Dive into the tastes and flavors of Ho Chi Minh City’s back-alleys and neighborhood markets on this lively private 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 pho and banh mi – and maybe even a surprise dish.

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.

Visit two major attractions of southern Vietnam—one historical, one natural, both cultural—on this full-day tour to the Cu Chi Tunnels and the Mekong Delta from Ho Chi Minh City. Explore the tunnel system and learn about its role as a hospital, living quarters, storage, and more during wartime, and then cruise through the canals of the delta on a motorboat and rowboat to visit a village.

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.

Combine two popular tours in one day: the War Remnants Museum and Cu Chi tunnels. First, get a look at preserved artifacts and documents from of Vietnam War, the go underground to explore the vast network at Cu Chi. The peaceful rural scene belies the area’s violent history, and visitors will find it hard to imagine the destruction, damage, and defoliation that took place over the area in the 1960s. Lunch and round-trip hotel transport are provided from Ho Chi Minh 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.

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.

Skip the dangers of Vietnamese traffic and relax as your driver eats up the miles on this door-to-door combo day tour. Traveling with a guide in a group no larger than 12, arrive at the Cao Dai Temple in Tay Ninh in good time to watch worshippers pray. After a 5-course restaurant lunch, head to the Cu Chi Tunnels, a wartime network that once extended over 155 miles (250 kilometers).

Discover the Cu Chi Tunnels and the thriving Mekong Delta on a small-group tour from Ho Chi Minh City. Take a guided tour through the vast network of underground passages once used by the Viet Cong and learn about the long history of the Vietnam War. After a delicious Vietnamese lunch, take a cruise down the Mekong Delta to discover life on the waters and visit a few island villages.

Head down the tunnels once used by Vietcong soldiers during the Vietnam War on this close encounter with a well-preserved relic of Vietnam’s recent history. Instead of finding your own way out to the Cu Chi Tunnels, though, drive the approximately 43 miles from Ho Chi Minh City on a pre-booked tour bus, with pick-up provided direct from your inner-city hotel. Experience the labyrinth of tunnels and caverns first hand and learn about how they were used from your guide.

For those of you who doesn’t have a lot of time in Ho chi minh city, this trip give you a quick look on the major sites of tourists spots in the city including the Reunification Palace, the Notre Dame Cathedral, the Old Central Post Office and the War Remnants Museum.

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.

See a piece of Vietnamese history on this tour to the Cu Chi Tunnels with a private guide. Get a look at where soldiers lived and fought underground, and learn about the role the tunnels played during the fight against the French in the 1940s and the Vietnam War, aka  American War, of the '60s and '70s.

Highlights: • Water puppet show • Dinner on Saigon Cruise • Vietnamese traditional music • Vegetarian meal option available Water-puppetry is an ancient puppet tradition and an important part of Vietmanese culture. In water-puppetry, puppets are played on the surface of a pool of water, while a Vietnamese orchestra of professional musicians accompanied by an array of talented singers provide background music for the performance. Enjoy watching the puppet show and learning more about Vietnamese rural life and folklore. Many of the programs, especially those involving the tales of day-to-day living, often have a humorous twist. After the show, you will be driven to Saigon river to board a junk for a cruise. Take the time here to admire the lights of Saigon city from the river. Dinner will be served on the cruise, which you can enjoy while listening to our selection of relaxing music.

Explore the Cu Chi tunnels and Mekong Delta on a private tour from Ho Chi Minh City. Board a long tail boat, then set off to explore the villages along the river. About half of Vietnam’s food supply is produced in the delta, and you will visit a fish farm, a bee farm, and a coconut candy factory along the way. Have lunch at a local restaurant (included) as you reflect on the day’s rich cultural offerings.

Discover a side of Hanoi that’s usually reserved for locals during a walking tour that combines street food with live music venues. This private tour ensures that you receive the undivided attention of your guide and saves you the stress of researching top Hanoi food venues. Plus, you’ll receive tailored recommendations to last your entire trip.

This full-day tour of 3 islands in the An Thoi archipelago offers a relaxing and peaceful day out on the water. At Mong Tay island you can swim and then sunbathe in the warm sun. Gam Ghi island has coral reefs where you can snorkel alongside colorful tropical fish. More snorkeling or even scuba diving can be enjoyed at May Rut island, or just wander along the lovely beach.

- Taste the BEST of street foods in Ho Chi Minh city. - Get deep understandings about local life and cuisine cultures. - Have great fun with dedicated, pleasant and super friendly local guides. This can ONLY be done by Motorcycle. - Get through hidden alleys and secret little Saigon that you CANNOT do on your own. - Small group guarantee with maximum of 6 persons, so you won't feel noisy, crowded and rushy.

We'll be walking through different historical places which are remained most of the precious hidden gems of Sai Gon from hundred years ago. Experiencing through this tour you will understand about the whole story of Viet Nam War and enjoy the peacefulness of the taste of Vietnamese Coffee. Next we will observe the Notre Dame Cathedral and Old Central Post Office and visit the and Reunification Palace and Stroll through Ben Thanh Market. Saigon is the biggest city in Vietnam with diversity of culture and food. Discover this city on this tour with us.

Benefit from the knowledge of your chef-instructor during a half-day cooking class in Ho Chi Minh City that delves into the delicacies of Vietnamese cuisine. Learn how to prepare a number of dishes with the tools of a traditional Vietnamese kitchen, then enjoy a lunch of the meal you helped to make. Your class includes a market tour, cooking instruction, lunch, and hotel pickup by cyclo.