Book your Saigon tour

Parties of 4 people or less that have a confirmed hotel reservation do not have to put down a deposit to book a tour. For groups of 5 guests and up, private tours, guests that book the video option, and guests that are not staying at a hotel, we require a 20% deposit in order to reserve a booking.

If you break up a larger group in order to avoid paying the deposit, we will not be able to guarantee that everyone in your party will be put in the same tour group.

We currently only accept cash payment in either Vietnamese Dong or US Dollars on the day of the tour. Bills must be in good condition without tears or markings. If you want to prepay for your tour(s) by credit card and you did not choose the online payment option at the time of booking, you can request a Onepay or PayPal invoice from us. Payment using this method can only be accepted if payment is received at least 1 day before your tour date.

Our conversion rate is 1 USD = 26,000 VND, which is favourable to guests versus the official rate. Current prices per person:

1. The Sights of Saigon: $58 or 1,508,000 VND
2. Saigon by Night: $58 or 1,508,000 VND
3. The XO Foodie: $82 or 2,132,000 VND
4. Saigon Through the Lens: $75 or 1,890,000 VND

Although we welcome last minute bookings (subject to availability), we recommend that you book your tour(s) at least 2 weeks ahead of your desired tour date, as our tours often fill up quickly.

If you are booking the Sights of Saigon tour, the booking cutoff time is 9 pm the night before the tour date. If you are booking our Saigon by Night or The XO Foodie tour, the booking cutoff time is 3 pm on the day of the tour. For last minute booking requests, please message us on WhatsApp or iMessage at +84 93308 3727.

For parties of 1 to 10 people: there is no penalty for cancelling your tour if you provide us with at least 5 days notice. Cancellations made between 1 and 4 days of your tour date will be charged a 20% cancellation fee. If you cancel on the day of your tour, there will be a 50% late cancellation charge.

For groups over 10 people: there is no penalty for cancelling your tour if you provide us with at least 2 weeks notice. Cancellations made between 8 and 13 days of your tour date will be charged a 20% cancellation fee. There will be a 50% late cancellation charge for any cancellations made within 7 days of the tour date.

No shows on the day of the tour due to flight delays, flight cancellations, or late arrival from other tours will also incur a 50% late cancellation charge.

If we cancel a tour due to bad weather and you have already paid for the tour in full or placed a tour deposit, we will refund your payment in full.

Please keep in mind that PayPal refunds exclude PayPal’s transaction fee, which varies by country and can be up to 4.5% in Vietnam. Any PayPal refunds made 6 months after a payment will also incur a $4.99 service charge, because PayPal does not allow us to issue refunds directly to a payment beyond that time.

We only offer pickup service in Districts 1, 3, 4 and 5 (some exclusions apply). For guests staying outside of our pickup area, we kindly request that you meet us at the Saigon Opera House in District 1 for the start of your tour(s).

We also do not currently offer airport pickup or drop-off service.

Our group sizes vary depending on the tour:

1. The maximum group size for the Sights of Saigon tour is 8 people
2. The maximum group size for the Saigon by Night tour is 8 people
3. The maximum group size for the XO Foodie tour is 16 people
4. The maximum group size for the Saigon Through the Lens tour is 4 people

We do make exceptions for single large parties or corporate (MICE) groups, so please contact us if you want to book a group larger than the sizes listed above.

Yes! We design our tours to be suitable for guests of all ages, and take children on our tours regularly. Parents trust XO Tours to offer the safest possible experience for their children because our drivers are the best in the business! We are also the first motorbike tour company to provide accident insurance for all our guests!

Children 7 years and younger are allowed to share a single motorbike with one of our drivers and another adult. Children 8 years and older must sit on a separate motorbike with their own driver, as required by Vietnamese law.

We only charge $30 for children sharing a motorbike, however children 8 years and older are charged the same rate as other guests.

In our experience children enjoy our evening tours much more than our morning city tour, because the weather in the evening is much cooler, and the evening tours focus more on culture and food, which is much more interesting to most children than history.

We love children and they love XO Tours! Watch the video to see how much fun kids have on our tours.

Want to be the star of your own personal music video? We can make it happen! Our video option is a great way to capture your adventure in Vietnam with XO Tours! We film your tour and then create a fun 8 minute video with music of your choosing.

Two of our employees will follow behind you on a separate motorbike and film your entire tour. We will then choose the best parts from the video and edit it with some fun music and effects. We will email you a link to download your video (in about 2 weeks) once it is done.

You only need to book 1 video per party. Please also note that we only offer 2 videos per day, and once they are booked, the option will no longer be available. The video option requires a 20% deposit. Add 50 USD or 1,300,000 VND.

All our tours are by default offered in ENGLISH, however we also provide an option to book a Chinese (Mandarin) OR Korean translator on our evening tours (for an additional fee). A minimum of 4 guests is required to book a translator on a group tour, or 2 guests on a private tour, and we require at least 48 hours notice.

Yes, we offer a car/bus option if you book a private tour (minimum of 2 adults). There is a $60 USD surcharge to book a car for 2 to 4 people and an additional $5 USD per person for groups over 4 people ($60 for 4 pax, $65 for 5 pax, $70 for 6 pax, etc.). The surcharge is to cover the cost of the car/bus rental (with driver). Please keep in mind that the car/bus option is only available for private tours, and we cannot mix different transport methods (car + motorbikes), so everyone in the same group will have to use the same transport option. We also require at least 24 hours notice if you wish to join one of our tours by car/bus.

We do not offer a car/bus option for the group tours, since travelling by car/bus is much slower than by motorbike, and out of consideration for our other guests we cannot delay the tour for any single party.