Day 01
Saigon Night Food Adventure by Tuk-Tuk
- Begin the tour around 6 pm with a short walk from your hotel to Tortoise Lake, where you will try "Vietnamese pizza." This is not a traditional dish, but a special grilled rice paper topped with eggs, butter, cheese, and jambon, made popular by the younger generation. Your Ho Chi Minh guide will also share the story of Tortoise Lake and its connection with Nguyen Van Thieu, President in the 1975s.
- At 6:30 pm, you will be picked up by tuk-tuk for a seafood dinner with plenty of choices, including snails, shrimps, crabs, and more, together with your Saigon tour guide. Your tuk-tuk will take you through the city from District 1 to District 3, where you will stop at an authentic local bistro for snails and seafood. There, you will be served some of the most popular street foods among Saigonese and enjoy a bottle of local beer the way locals do. You might even be challenged to try some local food you never imagined eating, all in good fun.
- After finishing your dish at 7:45 pm, take a walk through the old condominium, where you can see locals selling their home-cooked food.
- Then, get back into the tuk-tuk for the next stop at a night flower market, where you will see tons of flowers from different regions of Vietnam. Here, you will have the chance to enjoy your third dish: Vietnamese pancakes. The crunchy pancakes, served with rice paper and vegetables in the bustling market atmosphere, will fill you up deliciously.
- Travel to the other side of the market for the last, but certainly not least, interesting stop: sweet dessert. This final stop will amaze you with hundreds of desserts, from pumpkin flans and coconut puddings to ice creams and much more. You will be free to choose anything you want to try. If you are curious about the taste and smell of durian, this is also a perfect chance to try it. It is worth the effort.
- Around 9 pm, your tuk-tuk will be ready to take you home safely, where the tour ends.
