Best Private Tours in Ho Chi Minh City

Best Private Tours in Ho Chi Minh City

Top 5 Tours in Ho Chi Minh City

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    The 10 Tastings of Ho Chi Minh City: Street Food

    456 reviews
    3 hours | food tours | Ho Chi Minh City

    Ready to taste the best food in Ho Chi Minh City? Satisfy your cravings for local food and culture with highlights along the way, together with a foodie host. Enjoy 10 delicious and typical tastings that range from sweet to savory as well as drinks on a tasty food tour in Ho Chi Minh City.

    €46.94per person
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    Portrait from local Jecky - More than a guide – your storyteller & local friend in Vietnam
    Portrait from local Ted - The Funny Local
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    The Ultimate Cu Chi tunnels Day Trip

    299 reviews
    6 hours | day trips | Ho Chi Minh City

    Embark on a Cu Chi tunnels day trip outside of Ho Chi Minh City where many treasures, insights, and stories are waiting. Let a local host show you around and experience this cultural attraction from a local perspective. Give yourself the gift of a Cu Chi tunnels day trip with a local - it’s a must-do!

    €83.28per person
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    Portrait from local Tu - The Enthusiastic and Friendly Local
    Portrait from local Thien - The Hip Storyteller
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    The Ultimate Mekong Delta Day Trip

    527 reviews
    9 hours | day trips | Ho Chi Minh City

    Embark on a Mekong Delta day trip outside of Ho Chi Minh City where many treasures, insights, and stories are waiting. Let a local host show you around and experience this cultural attraction from a local perspective. Give yourself the gift of a Mekong Delta day trip with a local - it’s a must-do!

    €110.54per person
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    Portrait from local Hoàng - The Curious Creator: BJJ Explorer, Storytelling Photographer, Part-Time Crooner & Full-Time Cat Enthusiast
    Portrait from local Jecky - More than a guide – your storyteller & local friend in Vietnam
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    Highlights & Hidden Gems of Ho Chi Minh City

    448 reviews
    3 hours | city highlight tours | Ho Chi Minh City

    Want to see the best of Ho Chi Minh City? We got you covered. But as you can expect from a Withlocals experience, the real excitement is its hidden gems. Join your favorite local and get a feeling of the city's real vibe on a tour that has it all, so you can say: I experienced the real Ho Chi Minh City!

    €27.26per person
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    Portrait from local Hoàng - The Curious Creator: BJJ Explorer, Storytelling Photographer, Part-Time Crooner & Full-Time Cat Enthusiast
    Portrait from local Thien - The Hip Storyteller
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    Off the Beaten Track in Ho Chi Minh City: Quân 6 Tour

    304 reviews
    2.5 hours | off the beaten track | Ho Chi Minh City

    Take a walk off the beaten track, away from the tourist crowds, and see the real side of Ho Chi Minh City. On this private tour, go beyond the classic route and explore Quân 6 where you’ll experience a different Ho Chi Minh City, like a local with a local by your side!

    €20.44per person
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    Cultural Heritage • Castles • Myths & Legends...

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Learn about their personal stories, and find out how you can explore Ho Chi Minh City together

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    Jecky
    More than a guide – your storyteller & local friend in Vietnam
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    Thien
    The Hip Storyteller
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    HUYEN
    Local Explorer
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    Tu
    The Enthusiastic and Friendly Local
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    Elise
    A Life Lover
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    Hoàng
    The Curious Creator: BJJ Explorer, Storytelling Photographer, Part-Time Crooner & Full-Time Cat Enthusiast
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    Ted
    The Funny Local
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    Tan
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    Spring or Hieu
    Everything Vietnam from our Vietnamese perspective
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Tours in Ho Chi Minh City

Ho Chi Minh City (Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh), the former Saigon city, is located in the south of Vietnam and its urban area has over 9 million people. If you go with a local it is very easy to find your way around. The culture, lifestyle and the hidden gems will be included in your tours.

  • Motorcycle Tours of Highlights in Saigon

    The most populated city in Vietnam is Ho Chi Minh City. After the Vietnam War, when the South lost the battle from the North of Vietnam in 1975, Saigon was renamed to Ho Chi Minh City. It got its name after the communist leader Ho Chi Minh. Locals still call it Saigon, especially the center of the city. With so many people around, the best way to discover its highlights is with the insights and tips from a local.

    Instead of hopping on one of the tour buses, hop on the back of the motorcyle of a private guide and experience the War Remnants museum, Reunification Palace, Notre Dame Cathedral, Ben Thanh Market, Diamon Plaza and many more highlights in this bustling city. Personalize your private tour in HCMC with a private guide 100% to your liking!

  • Local Vietnamese Street Food Tours

    Com Tam and Banh Mi food stalls can be found all over the city at literally every street corner, and locals eat this food at any given time of the day. Make sure you taste it at the stalls where you see many locals fussing around. Your private guide can take you to their favorite ones, where they usually dine themselves. You can learn a lot about the culture through its food.

    Some of the most common local dishes in Saigon City and Vietnam are Com Tam Moc, Banh Mi, Rice Paper Rolls, Pho, Bun or Banh Canh. Have no idea what they taste like? Choose one of our private food tours in Ho Chi Minh City. Your local guide can explain the ingredients and the cooking process. You can even book our home dinners and cooking classes to learn how to prepare a typical Vietnamese dish.

  • Culture and History Tours in HCMC

    We all love cities with history and Ho Chi Minh City has a bunch of well-kept stories to tell. HCMC takes you back to World War II with the war bitterness and glory of former Saigon. You can follow the footsteps of the Vietnamese soldiers escaping to Burma in the well preserved Cu Chi tunnels. Along with the tunnels, an absolute must see in Ho Chi Minh City is the War Remnants Museum. It's rich with photo stories narrating the history of the Vietnam war.

    Other interesting collections of art and history in Saigon are Fine Arts Museum, Vietnamese History Museum and FITO museum. If you visit them together with a local guide, everything becomes real and you can almost experience the history with their stories. They live there and are your closest point to reaching out and understanding the culture and history of this fascinating city.

  • Tours with Shopping in Saigon City

    Diamond Plaza, Saigon Centre and Vincom Centre Diamond Plaza are one of the most high-end places in Vietnam. There is a massive amount of clothes, electronics, jewellery and perfume shops around. You can even play a game of bowling or billiards as part of the personalized private tour! Saigon Centre and Vincom Centre also house some famous international and national brands, along with nice places to have a coffee or a bite to eat.

    Looking for something authentic? Our locals gave us insights on where to go. The major antique shopping street, Le Cong Kieu, in Saigon city is the place to be for original art objects. You can find literally everything here, such as Buddha images and statues, vintage money, vases and old electronics. Talk to your local guide for best tips and tricks about shopping in Ho Chi Minh City.

  • Night Tours in vibrant Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh

    There are many nightclubs and bars you can find in Ho Chi Minh City. Imagine how amazing it is to discover the best places for going out under the guidance of a local? He or she will be able to show you all the party hotspots of this massive city. You can either go on a nighttime tour to experience the city and its lights, or head for the night out just like the locals do it.

    Live tunes in the Acoustic Bar is one of the best experiences to have in Ho Chi Minh City if you are in for live music. Prefer amazing city views? Go with your private HCMC guide for the Alto Heli Lounge Bar on the 52nd floor of the Bitexco Financial Tower. If you are a culture junkie then go see a show at the Opera House, particularly the Hon Viet (the soul of Vietnam).

Private Tours in Ho Chi Minh City with a local

Ho Chi Minh City is wonderful with a local! From delicious food tastings and cooking classes to highlight tours and unique day trips, there are Withlocals tours in Ho Chi Minh City that are fantastic for you! With a welcoming local host at your side, you will see what makes Ho Chi Minh City so special; the local way! Whether you want to try the best street grub you can find or learn how to prepare the dish yourself, there are tours in Ho Chi Minh City that will please every taste bud! From Saigon Street Food Tour: the 10 Tastings to the local Vietnamese Cooking Class, you will not go hungry on a private tour of Ho Chi Minh City. Want to find out what it is like to live as a local? On a city tour of Ho Chi Minh City, discover the hidden secrets of the city and see how the locals spend their day. From A Night Out in Saigon With a local to Morning Saigon Motorbike tour with Breakfast, learn about the local culture and heritage on a city tour of Ho Chi Minh City. Have a blast on exhilarating day trips to give yourself a one of a kind experience on your private tour of Ho Chi Minh City. From The Only Authentic Cu Chi Tunnels tour With a local to Around Saigon, you will explore the plentiful ways to have a good time on a local tour of Ho Chi Minh City. With so many options to choose from, you will without a doubt find tours in Ho Chi Minh City that will excite you. A Withlocals guided tour is completely customizable and you can ask your local host to go to specific places should you wish!

What other travelers love about our local experts

Divya
About local
25 July 2025
Ho Chi Minh with a twist

Thien was interesting, fun and intellectual. I found her to be great with conversation and her passion for her country and culture was the highlight of the tour. Definitely recommend

Highlights & Hidden Gems of Ho Chi Minh City
Georgina
About local
21 July 2025
Fun Filled tour

Thank you Thien for a fun and informative tour. I really loved visiting and learning about the Architecture and history of Saigon. Thien has a wealth of knowledge about life in Saigon and we enjoyed a delicious Pho and Vietnamese coffee as part of the tour. I would highly recommend the your with Thien if you are short on time and want a locals perspective of Saigon.

Full Coverage Ho Chi Minh City City Tour
Toke
About local
15 July 2025
Fun family cooking event - and tunnels

This was great. We were picked up as agreed, and drove to the village where the cooking class took place (our host was not Tan, but another super nice guide, with great English). We were a family of 6, and each of us had our own tools, own wok and and cooking area. We started off with a super interesting tour of the various ingredients, tasting it all and learning about how it was used. Then we proceeded to cooking and with some nice helpers (also cleaning up) it ended up great. We did four dishes in total. Probably this was the family highlight of our trip in Vietnam, and definitely in everyone's top 3. After eating we went to see the tunnels - a very interesting insight into the war and how the Americans were out-smarted with low-tech means. Our kids ended up shooting some overpriced bullets (not part of the tour), and loved that part. Overall this was super nice, and a day excursion I would recommend to anyone (our youngest kids were 15, probably min age is 10-12).

Cu Chi Tunnels Visit with Cooking Class included
Neil
About local
12 July 2025
Saigon from a local perspective

My son and I joined Huyen for an intensive morning of local history, culture, food and traditions. She was an outstanding ambassador for the city and community providing us with the background and cultural norms for each place we visited. We valued her investment in time with us to make our short visit to Saigon memorable and educational

Off the Beaten Track in Ho Chi Minh City: Quân 6 Tour

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