Ho Chi Min City is awash with energy; its motorbikes and foodie culture playing a significant role in the buzz that guests experience when visiting Vietnam’s most populous city.   It almost goes without saying then that one of the best ways to really experience Ho Chi Min City (HCMC) as a traveller is to jump on the back of a bike and get amongst the hustle and bustle on an XO Foodie Tour. Even better?  Make your ride with the first company in Vietnam to employ only female tour guides, ensuring that young Vietnamese woman are given the opportunities and independence they so rightly deserve. Oh, and did we mention there’s lots of food on these tours?  Seriously, tonnes of it! With one fabulous driver each, we raced through these varied neighbourhoods, sampling the incredible food that Vietnam is so well known for whilst learning about the history of this intriguing city. Through in a great deal of laughter, a chopstick challenge or two, motorbike fun and some Vietnamese-language-learning and you’ve got a recipe for a great night out! Starting in District 1, the area that generally plays home-away-from-home for tourists, we ventured through District 5, 6, 8, 7 and finally 4, […]

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