The 15 Best Lunch Experiences in Ho Chi Minh City

1.Ho Chi Minh City private full-day tour with Lunch included

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 411 reviews · from $89Our pick

Spend eight hours touring Ho Chi Minh City in a private air-conditioned vehicle with an English-speaking guide. Visit the Independence Palace, War Remnants Museum, Chinatown, temples, markets, and French colonial landmarks. Lunch, entry fees, water, and hotel or Phu My port pickup are included.

“Tony provided our group of 4 a hugely entertaining and informative tour of Saigon/Ho Chi Minh City. Being a local gave us a real Vietnamese perspective on life and knowledge of several of the city’s best tourist attractions. He also organised a fantastic set course lunch. The air conditioned van was very comfortable as well. Would highly recommend. A++++”

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2.Mekong Delta Trip To Cai Be – Tan Phong Island With Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 72 reviews · from $45

Spend about 10 hours traveling from Ho Chi Minh City to Cai Be and Tan Phong Island. You’ll cruise the Mekong, visit a coconut candy workshop, taste orchard produce, prepare lunch, hear folk music, and cycle through village lanes. Guides may include Dana, Danny, Frank, Jack, or Jay Jay.

“Really enjoyed this tour, in part due to our tour guide Danny. He was very knowledgeable, humorous and accommodating. We packed a fair amount in a day, including the floating market which unfortunately by the time we got there was fairly quiet, cooking class, wonderful lunch and bike ride. It would recommend it to anyone in a heart beat.”

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3.VIP Tour: Mekong Delta 1 Day | Option: Better Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 59 reviews · from $13Best value

Join guide Thuy or another English-speaking guide for a full-day trip from Ho Chi Minh City to My Tho and Ben Tre. Cruise past river islands, visit a coconut candy workshop, row through green canals, enjoy local food and music, and return around 5:30pm.

“Really nice guide Thuy! Friendly, always helpful to take a picture. Silk factory didn't have to for me, felt like salespeople...”

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4.Cu chi Tunnel & Mekong Delta Full Day BBQ Lunch Lux Group 10 pax

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 25 reviews · from $139

Spend about nine hours visiting the Cu Chi Tunnels and Mekong Delta from Ho Chi Minh City. You will travel in a small group, eat a Vietnamese BBQ lunch, cruise the river, row a canal, visit a bee farm, and hear Southern music. Guides may include Thao, Thai, or Mr Son.

“We have amazing awesome trip combine Mekong delta and cu chi tunnels in one day ,Our group was small just only 9 persons total - Thai was Great ,we have wifi and water ect ,, Our Guide Called Thao Was amazing with professional ENGRead more”

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5.Ho Chi Minh City Tour | Option: Half Day – Full Day with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 17 reviews · from $25

This guided Ho Chi Minh City tour covers the Independence Palace, Notre Dame Cathedral, Central Post Office, War Remnants Museum, Cho Lon, Thien Hau Pagoda, and a Saigon River water bus ride. Choose a morning half-day visit or a full-day version with local lunch and afternoon sightseeing.

“Terrible service, no even lunch was provided, but received a thrrets from the tour organiser, as she wwould commit suicide if give her a bad review. Search for a different tour- that is my advice. Viator couldn't even deal with it. Money lost Read more”

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6.Private Mekong Delta Tour – Boat Ride & Local Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 15 reviews · from $119

Leave Ho Chi Minh City with a private guide for My Tho, then ride a motorboat on the Tien River, paddle through coconut canals, taste fruit, honey tea, and coconut candy, hear folk music, and enjoy a riverside lunch. Guides have included Leon and Ben, with Jessy handling pre-tour WhatsApp contact.

“This was a fabulous tour and a great introduction to Vietnam. It was really great learning about the importance of the Mekong Delta region and getting to see some of the local culture in action. I enjoyed the variety of the transport, howeveRead more”

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7.A day to Mekong River Delta & Cu Chi Tunnels – with lunch

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 14 reviews · from $45

You’ll visit the Cu Chi Tunnels in the morning, then cruise the Mekong River and narrow coconut-lined canals near My Tho. Expect an English-speaking guide, air-conditioned transport, Vietnamese lunch, tropical fruit, honey tea, and coconut candy. Groups are limited to 12 people.

“As I did not go to Vietnam, 55 years ago, I wanted to go and see this tour to see these tunnels, and it was a super tour and a great town tour and with it our tour guide was phenomenal. Thank you.”

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8.Vung Tau 1-Day Tour with Christ Statue & Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 13 reviews · from $35

Spend a full day from Ho Chi Minh City exploring Vung Tau with an English-speaking guide. Climb toward the Christ Statue, visit the Whale Temple and White Palace, pause at Back Beach and Nghinh Phong Cape, and enjoy a Vietnamese seafood lunch. Guides such as Tin and Binh are part of the local team.

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9.Cu Chi Tunnels Tour with LUNCH (Pho)-LESS TOURISTY-Max 7pax

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 10 reviews · from $40

Travel from Ho Chi Minh City to the Ben Dinh Cu Chi Tunnels with a group capped at seven. Guides such as An and Steven have led lively history-focused visits, with hotel pickup, entrance fees, pho, tapioca, tea, and an optional crawl underground included.

“Very good lesson to understand history and how was war going on. If stay in HCMC this trip you must take. Car trip will take around 1,5 hrs from HCMC district 1.”

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10.Cu Chi Tunnels & Mekong Delta: Private Full-Day Tour with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 10 reviews · from $119

Spend about 11 hours with a private vehicle and English-speaking guide visiting the Cu Chi Tunnels and Mekong Delta. You’ll crawl through wartime tunnels, eat a local lunch, row on the river, taste honey tea, and visit coconut candy and handicraft stops. Guide Luc is praised for clear, thoughtful explanations.

“Our family was very lucky to have Luc as our tour guide. He was very kind and informative in explaining the significance and history of the places we visited on the tour. Traveling abroad is made much more meaningful by learning about the lRead more”

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11.Ho Chi Minh City Cu Chi Tunnels Full Day Tour with Local Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 9 reviews · from $45

Spend about 12 hours with a local guide exploring Ho Chi Minh City’s colonial landmarks, the War Remnants Museum, and Cu Chi Tunnels. Air-conditioned transport, hotel pickup, lunch, bottled water, and entrance fees are included. Guide Bin has earned special praise, though guide assignments can vary.

“We had an excellent tour guide Bin who's knowledge and jovial personality made the day that much more enjoyable. The day was very confronting in parts but well worth seeing.”

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12.Mekong Delta Day Trip with Lunch & Drinks

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 8 reviews · from $76

You’ll spend 12 hours exploring Ben Tre with an English-speaking guide, including a motorbike ride with an experienced driver, ferry crossings, kayaking or a rowing boat, lunch, drinks, coconut candy, and a tuk-tuk ride through local streets. Guide Chi may lead your day.

“Best tour I had in Vietnam! Completely off the tourist route - plenty of stops to explore and visit places at a great pace - I never felt rushed! Super nice guide - 100% recommended.”

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13.PRIVATE LUXURY Mekong 1 Day with Biking, Fishing, Cooking Class & BBQ LUNCH

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 8 reviews · from $119

From central Ho Chi Minh City, your English-speaking guide leads a private 9-hour Mekong Delta outing to My Tho, Unicorn Island, and Turtle Island. Expect boat rides, village stops, fruit, honey tea, coconut sweets, biking, fishing, a cooking class, swimming, and a Vietnamese BBQ lunch.

“Incredibly enjoyable and well planned tour, We had observe the people's life honestly along the Mekong River, I also try taking pictures with the real bee hive. It was a bit nervous at first, but it's also fun after. And a lots of tasty snacks and lunRead more”

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14.SMALL GROUP – Mekong Delta 1 Day Tour with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 8 reviews · from $30

Spend about eight hours exploring the Mekong Delta from Ho Chi Minh City with hotel pickup, an English-speaking guide, lunch, and a group capped at 12. Expect Vinh Trang Pagoda, river boats, coconut sweets, fruit orchards, honey tea, traditional music, and an electric-car ride through the countryside.

“The tour was lots of fun! We stopped at the temple and then on to the Mekong delta. The food was delicious, even though I was nervous and a picky eater. The coconut candy was great and we especially liked the pandan leaf flavour. Just remember to bring cash to purchase drinks along the way and to top the service people.”

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15.Mekong Delta Day Trip with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · from $39

Travel from Ho Chi Minh City to My Tho and Ben Tre for Vinh Trang Pagoda, Mekong River cruises, coconut-lined canals, village music, tropical fruit, honey tea, and a local lunch. Small groups may be available, and guides such as Steven are praised for adapting to guests’ requests.

“We were very pleased with this tour. Our guide was a highlight, making the experience truly enjoyable. Even though the locations were quite touristic, the small group of seven provided a fantastic sense of freedom that is often missing in larger tours. The only aspect that could be enhanced is the lunch, as the options were somewhat limited and not to our liking.”

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