ON THREE WHEELS · NIGHT TUK TUK TOURS IN VIETNAM
This is the shortlist you would text a friend: 9 night tuk tuk tours in Vietnam worth the fare, each with its price, its traveller verdict and the one thing to check before you commit.
Spend about three hours exploring Ho Chi Minh City by cyclo with a private guide. Visit Ho Thi Ky Flower Market and Nguyen Thien Thuat apartments, then taste bun bo Hue, Vietnamese pizza, and grilled food. Guides named in the tour’s feedback include Tom, Michael, Dom, and Jodie, though your guide may differ.
Meet your English-speaking guide around 6:00 PM for a cyclo ride from Hanoi’s Old Quarter to Hoan Kiem Lake, the Opera House, and the Sofitel Legend Metropole. Around 6:30 PM, watch a water puppet show, then walk the Old Quarter for chicken noodles and egg coffee. Guides may include Trang, Chip, or Jackson.
“All the top class! Prepared with passion by Trang!”
Start at 6pm with hotel pickup in central Hue, then ride by cyclo between local food stops. Try banh beo, nem lui, banh khoai, com hen, bun bo Hue, and che while guides such as Minh, Linh, Chum, or Chamie explain Hue’s food traditions. The tour runs four hours and continues in the rain.
“Our guide Chum was lovely. She explained lots about the different foods we tried. There was a good variety of foods to try and plenty to eat. It was all very fresh and tasty and they were things that we would never have known to order or probably been game enough to try if we weren’t on the tour Going on the cyclo was a fun way to get between the restaurants and see some of the city and the drivers took good care of us at each stop and when it started to rain provided plastic covers to keep the rain out. I know this tour was a bit…”
Ride a cyclo through Hanoi’s French Quarter to Hoan Kiem Lake, walk the Old Quarter with an English-speaking guide, eat beef pho, and watch a 50-minute water puppet show. Guides including Ashley, Tina, Leon, Paul, and Jackson have led this private evening outing, with hotel pickup and drop-off included.
“Tour guide, Stella, was very friendly and knowledgeable. She took her time to answer our questions and explain the history. We thoroughly enjoyed our trip with her!”
Starting at 6 pm, a guide such as Minh, Linh, Sang, or Nguyen Ngoc An takes you by cyclo to local eateries around Hue. Try banh nam, banh loc, banh beo, grilled pork skewers, sizzling crepes, com hen, and bun bo Hue, with hotel pickup, drinks, and bottled water included.
Ride a traditional cyclo through Nha Trang with an English-speaking guide, stopping for banh can, wrap-and-roll dishes, grilled beef, fresh seafood, dessert, and bia hoi. The small group is limited to 10, and guide Thu has earned special praise for her friendly, engaging approach.
“very nice trip, tried 5 traditional dish, vietnam shares the same food culture with my hometown but slightly different. The tour girl is really nice.”
Ride a traditional cyclo through Nha Trang with a small group of up to 10 people. Led by guides such as Lê Tu, Tyler, or John, the three-hour evening tour pairs local food stories with banh can, grilled beef, seafood, and bia hoi. It starts and ends at Nha Trang Center at 5:30 pm.
“We had an amazing time getting to know Nha Trang’s street food scene with our guides, Tyler and John. We loved their energy and passion and it was rather infectious! We zipped around on the backs of their scooters and got to sample absRead more”
Spend four hours tasting Hue classics from a cyclo, with hotel pickup in central Hue, an English-speaking guide, mineral water, and food included. Try banana leaf-shaped cakes with shrimp paste, pork and shrimp rice dumplings, beef noodles, and traditional Vietnamese sweet soup. Private and small-group options are available.
“nothing, just include some cooling due to the heat. the guide was excellent, the food surprising and delicious. a real discovery in an extraordinarily lively street atmosphere.”
Start with hotel pickup in central Hue and a cyclo ride to a meal of local specialties, including beef noodle soup, banh beo, banh loc, and grilled pork. See Truong Tien Bridge and the Citadel at night, enjoy Hue sweet soup, then hear traditional music aboard a dragon boat on the Perfume River. Guide Thuy may lead the evening.
“Very enjoyable mixture of activities...Cyclo ride through evening traffic, selection of local food, then a selection of desserts, explanation of buildings and history. A ride on the dragon boat with traditional singing and musical instruments. Read more”
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