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This tour picks you up from your hotel in District 1, 3 or 4 and takes you around Saigon's slum areas on the back of a motorbike ridden by a local guide. Moving between the high-rise city center and the poor neighborhoods in and around it, you see the contrasts of a fast-growing city up close. You pass through slums in the old mafia area, along the riverside in Districts 5 to 7 and around the floating market, and hear from your guide how residents work and live. The tour also stops at a charity eatery selling meals for just 2,000 VND, and one local drink such as coconut or coffee is included.

Ride between Saigon's city center
and its slum areas by motorbike
Sit on the back of a motorbike ridden by a local guide and explore slum areas across Saigon. The standard tour starts with hotel pickup at 8 AM and lasts about 4 hours, showing you firsthand how different Saigon's tourist center is from the poor neighborhoods in and around the city. A motorbike, helmet and poncho are provided, and photos taken during the tour are included.
Visit the old mafia area and riverside slums

Visit slums in the old mafia area and riverside slums stretching through Districts 5 to 7. You pass through several poor neighborhoods on the city outskirts and around the floating market, and see areas in the middle of demolition and reconstruction.
Hear about local life and post-war Vietnamese society

Meet and talk with residents of the slums, and hear from your guide how they work and make a living and how the government supports these areas. Your local guide also shares views on post-war Vietnamese society and the other side of the bustling city.
Stop at a 2,000 VND charity eatery

You also visit a charity eatery that sells rice and meals for just 2,000 VND. During the tour, you get one drink of your choice: coconut, coffee or another local drink.
※ On Vietnamese public holidays, a surcharge is payable on site (100% for the 2-hour tour, 50% for other tours).
Hotel pickup and drop-off (within Districts 1, 3 and 4; extra charge outside these areas)
Local guide
Motorbike, helmet and poncho
Photos
1 local drink - coconut, coffee or local drink
Accident insurance
Personal expenses
Additional food and drinks
Tips for the guide
Please check your mobile voucher in your email or the WAUG app.
Meet your guide in your hotel lobby or at the meeting point at your booked time to start the motorbike tour.
Valid only on the selected date and time.
Meeting point :
Ho Chi Minh City hotel pickup
Meeting point information:
Free pickup is available from hotels in Districts 1, 3 and 4 (Districts 1 and 3 only for the 2-hour Rush Saigon ride). Instead of a hotel pickup, you can also meet at Saigon Opera House or at the meeting point at 212 Lê Lai, Phường Phạm Ngũ Lão, District 1. Please be in your hotel lobby 5 to 10 minutes before the tour starts. Check your voucher after booking confirmation for the exact pickup location and time.
Saigon Opera House, 7 Cong Truong Lam Son, Ben Nghe, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City