Best Tuk Tuk City Tours in Vietnam: Our Top 15 Picks

1.Small-group Saigon City Tour: 3-Hour Cyclo Ride to Hidden Stories

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 203 reviews · from $30 per person Our pick

Ride through Ho Chi Minh City with an English-speaking guide and cyclo driver, visiting Ho Thi Ky Flower Market, Thien Hau Temple, and Binh Tay Market. Guides such as Barney, Queenie, Nam, and NKay have been praised for clear local insight. Hotel pickup, water, and admissions are included.

“Fun experience in the middle of the chaotic Saigon traffic. Amazingly, we never felt unsafe. The riders are very agile.”

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2.Small-group Saigon City Tour: 1-day Must-See Icons & Cyclo Ride

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 103 reviews · from $109 per person

Spend about eight hours seeing Ho Chi Minh City’s key sights with an English-speaking guide, hotel transfers, a cyclo ride, and Vietnamese lunch. Visit the Flower Market, Thien Hau Temple, Reunification Palace, War Remnants Museum, Central Post Office, Jade Emperor Pagoda, and Ben Thanh Market. Pickup is available in Districts 1, 3, and 5.

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3.Private Tour: Hanoi City Tour Including Water Puppet Show and Cyclo Ride

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 57 reviews · from $103 per person

This 8 to 10-hour private Hanoi tour combines an Old Quarter cyclo ride, Vietnamese coffee, Ho Chi Minh sites, the Temple of Literature, Ethnology Museum, Hoan Kiem Lake, lunch, and a water puppet show. English-speaking guides such as My, Sam, Thanh, and Huong have led highly praised outings, but clear timing and itinerary checks matter.

“Started out a little shaky. The tour guide was late and there was no breakfast included we did eat at the hotel prior so it was no big deal for us. Our guide turned out to be awesome. Knowledgeable and very friendly. We booked out tour for a Read more”

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4.Ho Chi Minh City Shore Excursion: Private City Tour Including Cyclo Ride

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 44 reviews · from $163 per person

Spend about eight hours exploring Ho Chi Minh City from Phu My or Lotus port. Visit the National History Museum and Emperor Jade Pagoda, enjoy Vietnamese lunch, ride a cyclo along old Dong Khoi Street, and shop at Ben Thanh Market. The tour is designed for groups of up to 15, with guides such as Hai, Tien, Henry, and Kien reported on different departures.

“We had a lovely trip to Ho Chi Minh city and our guide Hai was great. He was very knolwedgeable and shared personal stories which added to the experience. The tour was customisable which worked well for us and included a delicious lunch.”

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5.Ho Chi Minh City Sightseeing Panoramic Cyclo Private Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 24 reviews · from $31 per person

Ride slowly through Ho Chi Minh City in a traditional cyclo with a local rider and English-speaking guide. Choose a shorter highlights route or a longer custom outing covering the Central Post Office, Pink Church, weapon bunker, markets, Bui Vien Street, and more. Hotel pickup and drop-off are included, while the cyclo rider fee is paid separately.

“Excellent experience in HCMC on the cyclo for myself and my husband on two cyclos. We booked at very short notice, just 1 hour ahead, and the whole process was quick and seamless with instant confirmation. We also received a WhatsARead more”

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6.City Highlights Tour by Cyclo

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 17 reviews · from $39 per person

Ride through Ho Chi Minh City in a front-seat cyclo, stopping at Ho Thi Ky Flower Market, Thien Hau Temple, and Binh Tay Market. An English-speaking guide explains local life, Chinese-Vietnamese traditions, and market culture. Hotel pickup is included in District 1, with morning and afternoon departures.

“De mannen die fietsen zijn zo aardig. En zo respect voor hun. We hebben erg genoten.”

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7.Hanoi 2.5 hour Guided Sightseeing Cyclo Tour & Egg Coffee Class

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 16 reviews · from $42 per person

Start at Cafe Minh near Ta Hien Beer Street with an English-speaking teacher such as Ruby, who shows you how to make four kinds of Vietnamese coffee. Then ride a cyclo through Hanoi’s Old Quarter, pause at St. Joseph’s Cathedral, and optionally finish with a Thang Long water puppet show. Dessert and coffee ingredients are included.

“This was a great experience. Ruby was a gem and she was an excellent teacher whose English was perfect with an American accent even. She taught us to make 4 types of coffee while we frothed and poured. I learned a new party trick Read more”

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8.Ho Chi Minh City Sightseeing Panoramic Cycling Tour By Cyclo

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 11 reviews · 1 - 4 hours · from $24 per person

Explore Ho Chi Minh City from a private cyclo with an English-speaking guide. Visit the War Museum, Independence Palace, City Hall, Chinatown, a Chinese pagoda, local markets, and the riverfront. Guides such as Paul, Lucas, Kieran, and Dwam have led recent tours. Choose one to four hours, with night routes available.

“I really wanted to book a motorbike tour, but it was sold out, so we chose this tour instead. It was above my expectations and I would recommend it to anyone who wants to explore the highlights of Saigon. I want to thank our guide very much for his help and kindness.”

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9.Hanoi Cyclo City Tour Including Water Puppet Show

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 8 reviews · from $40 per person

You’ll ride a private cyclo through Hanoi’s Old Quarter and French Quarter, passing the Opera House, Sofitel Metropole, churches, and old trading streets before a water puppet show at Thang Long Theatre. The ride lasts about 45 to 60 minutes, and the show runs about 50 to 60 minutes. Hotel pickup is included, but English guiding is not.

“Fascinating and Relaxing! Imagine just filming the areas as you pass through...in the comfort of a Cyclo! We even visited the St. Joseph Church before the actual Tour Started. It was quite a surprise for me to know and see A Catholic Church tRead more”

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10.Water Puppet Show Plus Sightseeing By Cyclo and Saigon Dinner Cruise

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 6 reviews · from $85 per person

Begin with pickup near District 1, then see the Golden Dragon Water Puppet Theater with live traditional music, ride a pedal-powered cyclo through Saigon, and board a dragon boat for a Vietnamese and Western dinner on the river. The group is capped at 20, and the evening ends back at the starting point.

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11.Nha Trang city tour by Cyclo

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · from $30 per person

Ride a traditional Vietnamese cyclo through Nha Trang on a private or small-group tour lasting one hour or two and a half hours. Choose beach views and a mountain church, or add Hon Chong, Ponagar Tower, a craft village, and grilled spring rolls. English, Vietnamese, and Korean-speaking drivers are available.

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12.Trishaw Cyclo Tour Hanoi Old Quater Highlights

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 4 reviews · from $9 per person Best value

Take a roughly 45-minute cyclo ride through Hanoi’s Old Quarter with a professional driver. You’ll pass the Opera House, Hoan Kiem Lake, Ham Long Church, and busy old streets such as Hang Bac and Ma May. The tour includes a cyclo, driver, and driver tip, but not an English-speaking guide.

“Firstly we had some confusion that we would be picked up from are hotel but this was not the case we had to walk to the tour shop what was not to much of a problem as it was very close to are hotel luckily putting this to one side to tour is a must the sights and soundRead more”

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13.City Sightseeing Cycling Panoramic Tour By Cyclo

★★★★★★★★★★3.0 · 3 reviews · from $32 per person

Ride through Hanoi’s Old Quarter in a private cyclo while an English-speaking guide points out Dong Xuan Market, the Opera House, St. Joseph’s Cathedral, Sword Lake, and other city sights. Choose 1 to 4 hours, stop for photos, and return to Hanoi with pickup and drop-off included.

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14.Private Half-Day Hanoi City Tour with Cyclo and Train street

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 2 reviews · from $75 per tuk tuk · seats 2

Spend a half-day with an English-speaking guide exploring Ma May ancient houses, Ta Hien beer street, Dong Xuan Market, and Hanoi’s Old Quarter. You’ll taste pho, bun cha, or banh cuon, sip coffee beside Train Street, and ride a cyclo past the cathedral and Hoan Kiem Lake. Hotel pickup is available in Hoan Kiem.

“Unser Guide war sehr nett und hat uns mit viel Informationen versorgt. Wir waren als Familie zu viert mit 2 Kids unterwegs und konnte das Programm flexibel anpassen auf unsere Wünsche, was uns sehr gut gefallen hat.”

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15.Half-Day Private Cyclo Tour Of Ho Chi Minh Highlights

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2 reviews · from $60 per person

Spend four to five hours in a private cyclo with an English-speaking guide, traveling from District 1 to the Independence Palace, Notre Dame Cathedral, the Central Post Office, Nguyen Hue Street, and the War Remnants Museum. You get banh mi, water, hotel pickup and drop-off, plus a local view of Saigon’s colonial past and wartime history.

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