Saigon Cyclo Tour: Journeys to Saigon Heritage

Option 1 | Main sites

This route is ideal for first-time visitors who want an easy introduction to Ho Chi Minh City’s best-known landmarks. Your guide and cyclo driver will collect you from a central District 1 hotel or an agreed meeting point.

Begin with the Saigon Central Post Office, a celebrated French-colonial landmark that remains a working post office in the heart of the city.

Ride along the Saigon River on Ton Duc Thang Street, then continue to Nguyen Hue Walking Street to see the city’s lively pedestrian boulevard, colonial façades, cafés and everyday street life.

Pass Ben Thanh Market, one of Saigon’s best-known commercial and cultural landmarks, before visiting the Thich Quang Duc Monument and Xa Loi Pagoda for stories connected to the city’s Buddhist history.

Finish the sightseeing route at Independence Palace, a defining landmark in modern Vietnamese history, before returning to your hotel or the agreed drop-off point.

Option 2 | Local sites

Choose this route to explore local neighbourhoods, markets, trades, religions and everyday routines away from the main tourist circuit. Pick-up is from a central District 1 hotel or an agreed meeting point.

Start at Ho Thi Ky Flower Market, the city’s largest wholesale flower market, and pass the nearby pet market and local trading streets.

Continue through an electronics district and Tan Thanh Motorbike Market for a closer look at Saigon’s practical trading culture and the city’s relationship with two-wheeled transport.

Ride through Soai Kinh Lam Fabric Market, known for its wide range of textiles, colours and patterns used by local tailors and designers.

Visit Cha Tam Church, where European and Chinese architectural influences meet, then continue to Thien Hau Temple, an important spiritual and cultural landmark for Saigon’s Chinese community.

End the private cyclo journey with a return to your hotel or the agreed drop-off point.