Top Ho Chi Minh City Day Trips

Catherine gave us a wonderful food tour and answered all our questions candidly. I’ve done plenty of food tours all over the world, and this was probably the best. She really helped us understand the Vietnamese culture, and this tour was the highlight of our Vietnam trip. She and Vinny, the founder, also took out feedback very constructively and helped us understand why they do things the way they do. I hope you keep up the great work!

This is an interesting visit to take just outside Ho Chi Minh City, combining a visual experience with knowledge of the recent history of the area. The site itself allows for history to come to life as a visualisation of how people managed during the battles taking place. During transit to the site, Bunny our guide, Indochina Heritage travels booked via Viator, engaged us in a short history lesson with details of the history of the country, differing views and perspectives and really prepared us for the site. A friendly and knowledgeable guide, with great English language skills, answered our many questions and was supportive on site also, with guidance on the tunnels and lengths, as there are differing lengths that may or may not be suitable for people if they feel overwhelmed or claustrophobic. Bunny was aware and supportive while non judgemental at all points. We chose the VIP tour, as a family, which allowed us to make decisions on which site, shooting range and timing too. We then opted for Ben Duoc after reading reviews and discussing with Bunny, and glad we did. Slightly longer in journey time, it was not at all busy, and gave us time to have more history, and time around the tunnel sections. Additionally the shooting range is a little off site which means no noises from there in the tunnel area, which does help in the ambience. Overall an interesting tour, supported by a knowledgable guide.

We did a few tours during our stay in Saigon, and I have to single out Travis as by far the best guide we had. From the moment we met him, he was friendly, funny, and incredibly engaging. Throughout the day, he shared fascinating information about the Mekong Delta, Vietnam's history, and local culture, making every part of the journey interesting. His storytelling and enthusiasm kept everyone entertained and ensured we all had a wonderful time. Like many of the other reviews mention, this tour includes a wide variety of activities, so you really get to experience the Mekong Delta in one memorable day. It never felt rushed, and every stop added something unique to the experience. This was, without doubt, the best day of our trip. If you're considering a Mekong Delta tour, I can't recommend this one—and especially Travis as your guide—highly enough.

Best way to see the city. Learning about the city and its past association with the military felt more alive while riding a jeep. I recommend this tour more than any of the others. My guide was knowledgeable and funny and made the whole tour interesting!

It was an amazing experience in Vietnam. Our tour guide is very knowledgeable he knows everything he was saying about every place we went to. It was a small group tour which is perfect for my family who are mostly introverted 😊 For me the highlight of all the activities we did was the boat ride 🥰

Amazing day trip from Saigon. The tunnels were fascinating and gave us great insight into Vietnam’s history. Black Madonna Mountain was beautiful, a bit of Disney land vibe but over all nice, very pictures and offered stunning views. Everything was well organized with comfortable transport and a friendly guide. Best food we ever had from all different day trips we took. Highly recommend this tour.

Great personal VIP experience. We booked the trip the day before and were contacted by the tour guide on WhatsApp the evening before to confirm pick up time and place, and what to take. Hannah was a very good tour guide and looked after us well. Lunch was included which to our surprise was a large banquet for two at a private table. It was a very enjoyable day.

Our Motorbike drivers were amazing. My Driver, Ruby, was a delight. She made me (age 77) feel at ease as she maneuvered the streets of the city with bikes, cars, vans, busses, etc going this way and that with ease. She never once made me feel unsafe. The stops that we made as a group were perfect. The Burning Monk monument was something we would have missed on our trip without these guides. Our treats in the market were delicious. Anthony, who was my husband's driver, was a perfect city guide as well as driver. He answered all questions. All of the guides spoke excellent English which made us feel at ease. The traffic in Ho Chi Minh city is truly organized chaos, but even though we were right in the middle of it, our experience was spectacular and truly a highlight of our Southeast Asia trip. Thank you Ruby, Anthony, and our other two drivers for this amazing and fun way to see the city.