Saigon Morning Walking Street Food Tour

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If anyone mentions Saigon, the first thing that crosses your mind is street food. Do you want to explore this active city and try the tasty local dishes? Don’t worry about the chaotic traffic there! There is a wholehearted team always in ready status to take you around Saigon. Contact us, we offer a “Saigon morning walking tour”.

What is the life in the ordinary area like? For answering, let’s to district 4 - the unique island of HCMC.

At 8:00 AM, from your hotel, we will get on a cab to Xom Chieu market in district 4, which is crowded with people buying things for their family meals. After satisfying your stomach, we will try some tropical fruits as dessert. Thanks to the diverse climate, Vietnam is blessed with many types of tasty tropical fruits that you must taste once, such as longan, rambutan, custard-apple, lychee.

Then, you are recommended to try Banh mi – a kind of food in Vietnam which is internationally famous. You a winde range of ingredients to fill in. Banh mi is really tasty and can easily satisfy anyone’s taste.

After that, it's better to wait for everything down by walking around some cultural places like Thien Hau Pagoda and Xom Chieu Church which Built in 1856, Xom Chieu Church is one of the earliest architecture. Although located in the crowded and noisy area in District 4, the church still keeps its classical architecture reminiscent of years gone by. Ba Thien Hau (Lady of the Sea) temple in Saigon is a Buddhist temple dedicated to the Chinese sea goddess, Mazu. It’s believed that she had protected and rescued ships and fishermans by flying around on a mat or cloud.

After a long while of walking, there are 3 more food and drink for you: broken rice (an integral part of life in Saigon), coffee, and a flan cake - a dessert which is especially made in an eggshell. At 12:00, when the heat of HCMC is on top, we will take a taxi to get back to your hotel.

TOUR INFORMATION

Duration

4 Hour(s)

Price per Participant

$ 39

Price per child

$ 28

Languages

English

Group size

1 - 6 People

Tropical fruit

With the diverse climate, Vietnam is blessed with many types of tasty tropical fruits that you must try, such as longan, rambutan, custard-apple, lychee, mangosteen, etc.

Banh mi ( Vietnamese bread )

Mentioned as the best street food around the world by Condé Nast Traveler magazine, banh mi has been listed as a must-try dish when coming to Vietnam. It stuffed with meat, vegetable, butter, one or two tablespoon of meat and chili sauce. Customers can choose from a wide variety to fill inside the baguette such as fried egg, pate, grilled pork, pork roll etc. and vegetable (coriander, cucumber, onion, carrot etc). Banh mi is really tasty and can easily satisfy anyone’s taste.

Coffee and tea time

In China town, we will visit an old apartment and enjoy tea with many types of jams in the local coffee shop.

Over 250 years old temple

Ba Thien Hau (Lady of the Sea) temple in Saigon is a Buddhist temple dedicated to the Chinese sea goddess, Mazu.

It’s believed that she had protected and rescued ships and fishermans by flying around on a mat or cloud. Mazuism is connected with traditions and beliefs from both Taoism and Buddhism. You will find this temple in ‘Cholon’ (Chinatown) in District 5, which is roughly a twenty minute drive from the city centre.

Ancient church since 1986

Although located in the crowded and noisy area in District 4, Xom Chieu church still keep the classical architecture reminiscent of years gone by. The time that the bell resounds clear and inviting bringing peace and serenity to people’s souls as the old days.