Inside Cholon Saigon Chinatown, Temples, Local Tasting by scooter

D5 discovery in Saigon

Super tour around Cho Lon, very interesting facts about Saigon's Chinatown! We were accompanied by 2 guides, Duy and Vi, very fluent in English and helpful with every questions we had :) We'd recommend the tour to anyone and will come back for other visits for sure! Thank you so much!

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Unique tour in HCMC

Highly recommend this tour. It was very interesting and informative. It was a great way to learn about Vietnam and people’s spirituality. The tour felt very unique. The tour utilises motorbike which is a nice way to experience local transportation. The guides Mallorie, Bean and Kathie were very friendly, respectful, funny and knowledgeable. They took us to a range of places. They personalised the tour for my friends and I. Highly recommend this tour and will request for my friends who visit to have Mallorie, Bean and Kathie as guides. Thank you very much!

Response from the operator: Thank you so much for your wonderful review! We are very happy to hear that you found the tour unique, interesting, and informative, and that Mallorie, Bean, and Kathie made the experience friendly, respectful, funny, and personal. Our team truly appreciates your recommendation and hopes to welcome you again soon!

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Incredible way to see the city

It was a great experience- Jay and Alissa were excellent hosts, guiding us with information about the city, the spiritual beliefs- and where the best place to eat was. They were incredibly friendly, and the night time motorbike riding was the icing on the cake

Response from the operator: Thank you so much for your wonderful review! We are very happy to hear that Jay and Alissa helped you experience the city, local beliefs, great food, and night motorbike riding in such a memorable way. Our team truly appreciates your support and hopes to welcome you again soon!

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Thrilling night

First, a huge thank you to the travel agency staff and my guide, Mallorie! Because my previous itinerary was delayed due to traffic and I couldn't get back to the hotel, I urgently called the travel agency before the deadline to explain the situation. They were very nice and told me not to rush, and that the guide was already waiting for me in the hotel lobby. I'm so grateful to them!Mallorie knew that I had just returned from my previous itinerary, so she took me to dinner first and told me how to eat authentic beef pho. It's supposedly a famous restaurant, but I didn't remember the name, but it was very delicious Then the itinerary officially started. The first two stops, "Van Phat Temple" and the "Funeral Home", exceeded my expectations, because they have similarities with Taiwanese culture, but are also different (as for what's different, please come and join the tour hahaha). So when listening to Mallorie's explanation, I found it very interesting. Mallorie also proactively exchanged information and asked if there were any differences in Taiwanese culture. I think it's great to be able to promote cultural understanding The third stop, the haunted house, had less historical and cultural context. It was really just a ghost story ghost tour, but it was still pretty good.But I want to remind everyone not to take pictures at the third stop take pictures three times) In addition to the content related to these three stops, Mallorie also chatted during the process. You can ask her any questions. For example, we talked about why many motorcycles in Vietnam don't have right-side mirrors, and how she watched others play a game when she was a child that I call "Canned Fairy" (a combination of tag, Ouija board, and a can). It really felt like don't take pictures don't (important things must be said three times) In addition to the content related to these three stops, Mallorie also chatted during the process. You can ask her any questions. For example, we talked about why many motorcycles in Vietnam don't have right-side mirrors, and how she watched others play a game when she was a child that I call "Canned Fairy" (a combination of tag, Ouija board, and a can). It really felt like having a very personal guide taking you on a night tour. Oh, and to add, Mallorie is fluent in both Chinese and English! I think it's great that she can explain in both languages.😊

Response from the operator: Thank you so much for your thoughtful review! We are very happy to hear that Mallorie and our team were able to support you with flexibility and create a meaningful night experience, from authentic local food to culture, temples, and local stories. Our team truly appreciates your support and hopes to welcome you again soon!

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A unique experience of Saigon at night!

Overview: What an experience! A great tour to get you into the streets and some exposure to the real spiritual side of Vietnamese people. Great tour guide who has great picks for food too. There are parts of this tour that you would probably not date to experience except with the guide. This would probably not be for you if you're looking for a ghost hunting kind of trip, but plenty of spooky ghost stories along the way. So far, one of my favorite night/ghost/city tours. Duration: 3 hrs Crowd size: personal tour on a scooter. 1 driver per attendee. Price: as listed but with a holiday premium (2 days before Tet, which was reasonable considering how many holiday closures already started) Details: My wife and I went on the night tour with Vincent and Tram. The tour guide makes or breaks the tour. Our guides were knowledgeable, fun, professional and actually passionate about the subjects. Most importantly, they approached the subjects respectfully, otherwise I wouldn't imagine we'd get access to some of these experiences. They were also super flexible to work with us on scheduling and picked us up from our hotel in District 1. The main stops included a popular Buddhist temple, a real funeral home with active funerals, an abandoned residential complex, crippled by superstition and bad luck, and the statue of the self-immolating monk. All woven together with a great narrative to talk about Buddhist beliefs, death rituals, superstitions and life if Saigon. Secondary, we got to experience the rush of Saigon streets at night from the seat of a scooter, instead of the relative safety of a car. Not quite ready to take that on solo yet. A must have perspective of culture in Vietnam. Amazing views, less hot. Food picks were fantastic. Our fave was the warm sticky rice with egg custard.

Response from the operator: Thank you so much for your kind review! We are very happy to hear that you enjoyed the experience with Toward Local. Our team truly appreciates your support and hopes to welcome you again soon!

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