Ho Chi Minh City private walking tours with young local volunteers
Ho Chi Minh City private walking tours with young local volunteers
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As a non-profit club, we charge no service fee, you are only paying for the booking system and in need of covering the transportation fees, attraction entrance fees and meals.
Founded in 2006, Saigon Hotpot is a non-profit organization and voluntary student club committing to promote the beauty of Ho Chi Minh city by taking visitors on private walking street tours. We have accompanied friends from all around the world - from the US, the UK, Greece,... to Korea, Singapore, Hong Kong,...
At busy times, we can conduct more than 200 tours per month with top-notch quality service as all our guides spend at least 3 months in training. We peaked at TripAdvisor top 5 and remains one of the top choices for visitors ever since.
The tour is totally customizable to give you the most personalized experience. For further information as well as free booking, please visit our website.
For weekday booking, please visit our website.
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District 1
3 hoursAdmission Ticket Free- City Option, including: The Independence Palace, Notre Dame Cathedral of Saigon, Central Post Office, and many more. Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) is the important economic, political, cultural and educational center of Vietnam. This city is a combination of modern and classic, skyscrapers and ancient architectures in the Western style which is associated with interesting stories of Vietnamese history. What can be more interesting than having a tour around the city center in a fresh morning? With young and dynamic locals, fun facts and fantastic untold stories, we will unveil the history and the culture of Saigon through some of the most symbolic places of this 300-year-old city.Chinatown (Cho Lon) - District 5
3 hoursAdmission Ticket Free- Chinatown Option, including: Ba Thien Hau Temple, Ong Bon Pagoda, Father tam Church, and many more. “Chinese culture always has its own uniquely ancient vibe” There is an existing downtown area in Saigon where Cantonese people predominantly resides. Taking a long ride from early morning or enjoying sunlight during the afternoon, Saigon Hotpot will blow your mind with many interesting facts, mysterious religious stories and legendary anecdotes among top destinations in Chinatown. Also known as Cholon, China town covers a broad area, including District 5, part of District 11 and District 6 in Ho Chi Minh City. This place is now a significant commercial center of the Chinese in Ho Chi Minh City which still preserves the precious values of culture, religion and architecture dating back thousands of years. The pipe-shaped tiled roofs in Chinatown streets combining with typical Chinese architectures feature a unique classic beauty.District 3
3 hoursAdmission Ticket Free- Inside Out Option, including: Cheo Leo / Do Phu Cafes, The Secret Weapon Cellar, Tan Dinh (pink) Church, and many more. Is this the first, the second or the x time you have been to Ho Chi Minh city, or as many people intimately call “Saigon”? It does not matter how many times you have visited this city, because it still has a lot more to offer. From the perspective of local student, we would like to be your partners from little alleys to corners of the streets to discover the hidden historic building and unique cuisine that creates the “true” Saigon.District 10
3 hoursAdmission Ticket Free- Night Food Option, including: Ho Thi Ky Flower Market, Nguyen Thien Thuat apartment buildings, with special local dishes. Saigon is most definitely a magical place for your taste buds. The street food here is diverse with specialties from the North to the South of Vietnam. Various dishes come from the flexible combination of fresh ingredients, delicious spices and processing methods, which varies between different regions. Join us on a tour and you will have the chance to dive into local life in bustling alleys packed with food vendors who have spent decades perfecting their special dishes, see the whole process of preparing a dish and experience Saigon’s history and culture through its foods.
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