Add dates

Ho Chi Minh CityBus & minivan tours

Our most recommended Ho Chi Minh City Bus & minivan tours

Saigon: Hop-on Hop-off Bus Tour

1. Saigon: Hop-on Hop-off Bus Tour

Explore Saigon and its beautiful French colonial architecture on an unlimited hop-on hop-off bus tour. With a 24 or 48-hour pass to choose from, you can discover this fabulous destination at your own pace. Along the way, you'll get a chance to see the Notre Dame Cathedral, one of the best kept buildings, not to mention one of the most important Ho Chi Minh City attractions. Hop off at the War Remnants Museum and Surroundings, or stay on the bus and be astonished by the panoramic views of this vibrant city. Enjoy the audio guide in multiple languages full of interesting facts. Fancy a spot of shopping? Then why not hop off at Ben Thanh Market? Saigon markets are perfect to purchase souvenirs or get a bite with some delicious street food. They are also a great way to observe a bit of local life. The exclusive red buses are always waiting for you to hop back on and continue with your sightseeing. Bus Stops: 1) Saigon Opera House 2) Nguyen Hue Street 3) Nha Rong Wharf 4) Nha Rong Wharf 5) Museum of Vietnamese History 6) War Remnants Museum 7) Pham Ngu Lao Street 8) Ben Thanh Market 9) Independent Palace 10) Saigon Notre Dame Cathedral / Central Post Office

Saigon: 45-Minute Panoramic Night Tour

2. Saigon: 45-Minute Panoramic Night Tour

Discover Saigon after dark with its bright lights, energy, and noise, all from the comfort of a double-decker bus. Hop aboard this comfortable bus and see some of the city's most popular landmarks. Enjoy views of Saigon's best street performers, musicians, dancers, jugglers, and skateboarders all in 45-minutes. Start your adventure by exchanging your voucher at the starting location. Choose one of the bus rides that depart every 30-minutes and set off on your journey through the streets of Saigon. Ride along and see Saigon's amazing Opera House as it magically transforms at night whilst lit up. See Turtle Lake - a hub of social activity where you'll get to see locals enjoying the busy atmosphere and enjoying sizzling street food. Discover Ngyuyen Hue, a bustling boulevard popular amongst tourists and locals alike. Get your camera ready to take incredible photos as you witness some of the city's most famous landmarks. Saigon Night Tour Route: • Opera House • Ngyuyen Hue Walking Street • Nha Rong Harbour • Tran Hung Dao Statue / Saigon Water Bus • Thu Thiem Bridge 1 • Thu Thiem Bridge 2 • Turtle Lake • Diamond Plaza • Notre Dame Cathedral / Central Post Office • Opera House

Ho Chi Minh City: Hop-On Hop-Off Vietnam Bus Tour

3. Ho Chi Minh City: Hop-On Hop-Off Vietnam Bus Tour

Experience the highlights of Ho Chi Minh City from atop a double-decker bus. Ride through the city with a live guide or pop on a headset and learn about its triumphs, tragedies, and thriving culture. With a flexible hop-on hop-off tour schedule, fit this trip in whatever your plans may be. Choose your ideal time of day and enjoy different atmospheres whether you go in the morning or later on. Pick daytime slots and zoom around the busy streets or an evening slot to watch the storefronts light up as the sun goes down. See the multicultural influences on architecture as you pass by the Notre Dame Cathedral of Saigon, the Central Post Office, Independence Palace, and City Hall. Learn about how each building came into being and how the city transformed from Saigon to Ho Chi Minh City. Weave through the streets of Ben Thanh Market, Bui Vien, Pham Ngu Lao, and Nguyen Hue Street, and witness the lively and diverse atmospheres around each corner. The Bach Dang Pier is a beautiful stop for admiring the Saigon River, even more so in the evening when the city lights up.  You’ll pass by museums, the zoo, and more, giving you plenty of ideas for what to do on the rest of your trip in this unique city. If you'd like maps, brochures, or more information, your guide will be happy to help.

Ho Chi Minh City: Sai Gon City Half Day Tour

4. Ho Chi Minh City: Sai Gon City Half Day Tour

Brief Itinerary Perfect way to discover the most bustling Saigon and their culture as well as history. •Notre Dame Cathedral •Saigon Post Office •Reunification Palace •War museum •Local market (if enough time)

Saigon: Private Half-Day Car Tour of Ho Chi Minh City

5. Saigon: Private Half-Day Car Tour of Ho Chi Minh City

Explore the fascinating city of Saigon, also known as Ho Chi Minh City, on this half-day tour. Travel in comfort in your private, air-conditioned car, and learn about the city's landmarks with your helpful guide. Meet your guide at your hotel, and head first to the Ban Thanh Market. Snap photos of the lively market's activities, or take the opportunity to buy kitchen equipment, souvenirs, garments, fruit, and many other foods. Next, pay a visit to the neo-Romanesque Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica of Saigon, which dates from the 19th century. Keep an eye out for local couples taking their pre-wedding shots at this beautiful basilica, officially known as the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of The Immaculate Conception. Admire the surprising architecture at your next stop, the Saigon Central Post Office. Hear how the building is often mistakenly attributed to Gustave Eiffel, even though it was designed by Alfred Foulhoux. Then, it's decision time. Choose between the War Remnants Museum to learn more about the American War in Vietnam, or the Reunification Palace. Also known as the Independence Palace, the latter site is a landmark of Saigon history and architecture, which once served as the home and workplace of the President of South Vietnam during the Vietnam War. Finally, end your tour at the Jade Emperor Pagoda. See the local worshippers in prayer for their careers, love, and fertility. Enjoy this taste of Taoist worship culture, before being dropped off back at your hotel.

Black Virgin Mountain, Cao Đài Temples & Củ Chi Tunnels Tour

6. Black Virgin Mountain, Cao Đài Temples & Củ Chi Tunnels Tour

Depart Ho Chi Minh City and travel by private vehicle to Tây Ninh Province. Visit the Cao Đài temples near the Black Virgin Mountain (Núi Bà Đen), and learn why the mountain is revered by the people of Vietnam.  Ride the cable car to the pagoda temple dedicated to the local Khmer deity, Bà Đen. Get breathtaking views of the surrounding fruit orchards, mango trees, and woodland flowers, and learn the ancient legends of the mountain, towering 3,000 feet above rice fields and jungle. Take an optional hike further up the mountain to discover two more temples, if you desire. Then, visit the amazing Củ Chi tunnels, with a break for lunch on the way to the subterranean city that served as the operations base of the Viet Cong for the Tết Offensive during the Vietnam War. Return to Ho Chi Minh City after exploring the labyrinth of tunnels, and get dropped off at your hotel.

Mekong Day Tour by Car: Floating market, Cooking & Cycling

7. Mekong Day Tour by Car: Floating market, Cooking & Cycling

Your lovely and friendly tour guide will meet up with you at 7:30 a.m. at your hotel and head down to Tien Giang province together in a private car. The drive will last for around 2 hours, you will have the chance to have a full view of the local life changing the farther the car takes you away from the busy city. Arriving at Cai Be floating market at 9:45 am, your private boat will leisurely cruise you along the famous Cai Be floating market. Here your tour guide will provide a full commentary about the area so that you can learn more about the local life here and how people purchasing goods as well as living on boats. Continue your visit to: ·   The coconut candy factory, sampling the sweets, admiring the skillful hands of the makers ·   Sit down at the honey bee farm and sip on some hot tasty honey tea, which is said to be very good for you. Seeing how pop rice is made, a very popular and close to hearts of many Vietnamese ·   Enjoy traditional Vietnamese Southern music at local house and sampling some tropical fruits that are grown from this land ·   Visit a tropical fruit garden and take a sampan ride along a small canal Around midday, stop to have lunch at a local house while sitting in the middle of a beautiful green garden. After lunch, a small exercise is much needed. You can choose either a short walk or cycling after lunch to see the local village. Say good bye to the peaceful and beautiful Mekong Delta during you last ride on the big boats. Get back in the car to head back to HCM city at around 3:00 p.m. Arrive at your hotel at 5:30 – 6:00 p.m.

Ho Chi Minh: Evening Cultural Experience

8. Ho Chi Minh: Evening Cultural Experience

Your tour will begin at 5:30PM, at which point you will be picked up from your hotel to begin your trip. From there you will enjoy the unique art of a water-puppet show, a traditional art form closely connected with the long-standing spiritual life of the Vietnamese people. It is performed in a pool of water, with the water surface acting as the stage. The puppeteers will stand behind a screen and control the puppets using long bamboo rods and string mechanisms which are hidden beneath the water surface. A traditional Vietnamese orchestra will provides background music accompaniment, and singers with origins in north Vietnam will sing songs which tell the story being acted out by the puppets. Although the authentic shows are exclusively in Vietnamese, the tales depict rural life in villages and are easy to understand. The shows typically last for one hour and offer a colorful way to enjoy an ancient tradition. At 7:15PM you will continue to the harbor for a dinner cruise, which will allow you to enjoy the city lights and panoramic views of Ho Chi Minh city. You'll enjoy sumptuous Vietnamese cuisine throughout a magical dinner as you cruise aboard a traditional boat, before your tour concludes at 9:30PM.

Ho Chi Minh ( Saigon ) City Half Day Tour

9. Ho Chi Minh ( Saigon ) City Half Day Tour

Soak in the atmosphere of Ho Chi Minh City on a 4 hour tour with an English speaking guide. Explore the city and its key attractions and learn about Ho Chi Minh’s rich historical heritage. After a morning pick up from your hotel, head to the War Remnants Museum, Reunification Palace and Saigon Post Office. The highlights of the tour include beatutiful Notre Dame Cathedral Basilica of Saigon.

Ho Coc Beach, Nature Reserve & Dragon Fruit Farm Day Tour

10. Ho Coc Beach, Nature Reserve & Dragon Fruit Farm Day Tour

After an early pick-up from your hotel, drive directly to Xuyen Moc (Ba Ria-Vung Tau) province by air-conditioned private car. The 55-km section of Thống Nhất, Cẩm Mỹ, Long Khánh, and Xuân Lộc in Đồng Nai Province is the great green way that provides the most beautiful scenery of many fruit gardens, paddy fields, pepper farm and local villages. After 2.5 hours' driving, short visit at pepper farm you will arrive at Ms. Loan’s house in Bong Trang commune. Experience a taste of local live in this community. Explore her fruit farms in the area and learn about its farming. Chat with her and enjoy learning more about local life, exchanging cultures and perspectives, walking around her garden, learning how the local people take care of their farms, drinking Vietnamese traditional coffee or ice tea, enjoying local fruits (dragon fruit, jackfruit, etc. depending on the season) and freshen up after your drive.  Depart the local house for a short drive to visit one of local wet sea-food market and explore the nature beauty inside Phuoc Buu Nature Reserve. You can spend half an hour walking through the jungle if you want. Afterward, a tasty authentic Vietnamese lunch cooked by Mrs. Thuan is waiting for you. Enjoy a range of dishes from seafood to freshly-picked vegetables and yummy dessert.  After lunch, it's beach time. Depart Bong Trang commune, and drive to Ho Coc Beach. You can truly feel the peaceful and natural atmosphere by watching cashew farms and Phuoc Buu Nature Reserve on the way. When arriving at the beach, you will have free time to relax, enjoy the cool wind and fresh air from the ocean. Drive back to Ho Chi Minh City for a drop off.

Available activities

29 activities found
Sort by:
Page 1 of 2

Frequently asked questions about Ho Chi Minh City Bus & minivan tours

What are other things to do than Bus & minivan tours that are worth visiting in Ho Chi Minh City?

The other unmissable things to do in Ho Chi Minh City are:

Which Ho Chi Minh City Bus & minivan tours are taking additional COVID-19 precautions?

Other Sightseeing Options in Ho Chi Minh City

Want to discover all there is to do in Ho Chi Minh City? Click here for a full list.

What people are saying about Ho Chi Minh City

Overall rating

4.5 / 5

based on 6,031 reviews

It is an excellent way to navigate the city in the early part of your visit. We first caught the bus at the start at 9 am and did the one hour lap. The next time we got off at a chosen stop and later used the bus to return to our hotel area. We were unable to use the bonus evening trip due to other plans. We were satisfied with the 24 hr ticket because we were happy to use taxis or walk to locations on our other days.

We got stuck in traffic and started late, but that’s Ho Chi Minh City for you - full of motor bikes! Loved the time spent in understanding the history of the place. Although would have liked if it were a walking tour.

We really enjoyed visiting Independence Palace, the Central Post Office, and Notre Dame Cathedral on our tour. It was really good to get historical insight into some of Ho Chí Minh city's major sites.

The guide was very attentive, responded to all needs and could tell a lot, especially about the history and development of Vietnam.

Harry was excellent. He spoke english very well and had a great attitude. I'd recommend him to anyone!