About Miss Saigon Tours
We are a small team of Vietnamese women from Ho Chi Minh City who show visitors our city from the back of a motorbike. Every guide is also your driver. This page explains who we are, how a pickup works, how we keep you safe, and what we do not do.
- Guides: 100% Vietnamese women from Ho Chi Minh City, each one your driver.
- Tours: six rides, from $37 to $77 per person.
- Pickup: hotels in Districts 1, 2 and 3 only.
- Paying: no deposit, pay on the day, free cancellation up to 24 hours before.
- Kids: from 6 years old, riding with a parent, child-size helmets.
Who we are
Miss Saigon Tours runs motorbike tours of Ho Chi Minh City. Every guide is a Vietnamese woman from the city, and every guide is also the driver. You sit behind her as a passenger, she rides, she explains.
We started in 2019.
Three food tours, including the Street Food Tour, and four city rides, including the City Tour. All six are on our tours page.
Many of our guests have never sat on a scooter. That is fine: you never drive.
How a pickup works
- 1Booking
You send a request
Through the form on this site or on WhatsApp. Tell us your date, hotel and number of riders. We reply within 2 hours.
- 2The day before
Your guide messages you
She sends her name, her photo and a picture of her bike, so you recognise her in the lobby.
- 3Pickup
She meets you at your hotel
Helmet fitting first, then a two-minute briefing on how to sit, where to hold, and what to do with your bag.
- 4On the road
You ride pillion
On the City Tour, about 25 minutes of the 4 hours are spent on the bike. The rest is on foot, at your pace.
- 5The end
Drop-off
Back at your hotel, or at a lunch or dinner spot if you prefer. Your photos arrive on WhatsApp.
Pickup is included for hotels in Districts 1, 2 and 3 only. Not sure where your hotel falls? Our guide to Ho Chi Minh City districts maps the old names onto the new wards.
Safety, explained plainly
Motorbikes are how this city moves, and they carry real risk. Nationwide, motorcycles are involved in more than 90% of traffic deaths. Here is what safety means on our bikes.
| What we do | Why it matters |
|---|---|
| A helmet for every rider, cleaned after every tour | Helmets are legally required for driver and passenger. Riding without one, or with the strap open, costs 400,000 to 600,000 VND (about $15 to $23) since January 2025. |
| Child-size helmets, kids from 6 with a parent | The law fines the driver when a passenger aged 6 or over rides without a helmet. A loose adult helmet on a child protects very little. |
| You ride as a passenger, never as the driver | The UK government calls motorbike travel in Vietnam much riskier than at home. |
| A bag briefing before the first stop | Bag and phone snatching from passing bikes is the most common crime against visitors. Wear a cross-body bag on the side away from traffic. |
| Your guide rides sober | Vietnam has a zero alcohol limit for every driver since 1 January 2020. |
Safety also means knowing the city. Our honest guide to safety in Ho Chi Minh City covers scams, taxis, health and emergency numbers.
A local guide or a driver for hire
You can book a ride-hailing motorbike to any address in the city. What you get with us is different: the person driving is the person explaining, and she grew up here.
| Situation | Driver for hire | Our guide |
|---|---|---|
| Choosing where to eat | Takes you to the address you give | Picks stalls with high turnover, food cooked to order and served hot |
| Ice in your drink | Not part of the ride | Knows factory tube ice (with a hole in the middle) is safe, hand-chipped block ice is for chilling beer |
| Ordering | You point at the menu | Orders in Vietnamese and explains each dish as it arrives |
| Children | Child helmet not guaranteed | Child-size helmets, kids ride with a parent |
At the War Remnants Museum, for example, we skip the graphic upstairs galleries with children under about 12.
Our Saigon street food guide shows how locals pick a stall, dish by dish, with 2026 prices.
How to book and pay
There are two ways to book:
- The booking form on any tour page. We answer within 2 hours, by WhatsApp or email.
- WhatsApp, directly, on +84 981 864 072.
Tell us your date, hotel, number of riders, children's ages and any dietary needs.
If you are planning the rest of your trip, our Ho Chi Minh City travel tips cover SIM cards, cash machines, tipping and the metro.
What we do not do
Who we suit, and who should look elsewhere.
Worth it for
- Families with children aged 6 and over
- First-timers who have never ridden a scooter
- Solo travellers who prefer a female guide
- Guests staying in Districts 1, 2 or 3
Skip it if
- You want to drive the motorbike yourself
- Your child is under 6
- Your hotel is outside Districts 1, 2 and 3 and you expect a pickup
- You want to pay a deposit weeks ahead: we only take payment on the day
Questions we get on the bike
Yes. All our guides are Vietnamese women from Ho Chi Minh City, and each one drives her own guests.
Yes, from 6 years old, riding with a parent. We bring child-size helmets.
At hotels in Districts 1, 2 and 3. If you stay elsewhere, message us on WhatsApp before booking.
No. You pay on the day, and cancellation is free up to 24 hours before the tour.
Clara grew up just outside Saigon and moved to the city five years ago to study. She has been riding its streets ever since. Most evenings you’ll find her leading our night rides, usually with a bowl of snails waiting at the end. Everything in this guide is what she tells her own guests before the first stop.
Ride With a Local Woman Who Knows the City
Tell us your date and hotel. We reply within 2 hours, and you pay nothing until the day.
