Where to Go Next: The 6 Best Tuk-Tuk Tours

1.Guided Tour by Tuk-Tuk & Optional Douro River Cruise

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 5,980 reviews · 50 - 105 minutes · from $20Our pick

Get your Porto bearings in a 50-minute electric tuk-tuk ride past São Bento Station, the Cathedral, Clérigos Tower, Aliados Avenue, Lello Bookshop, and Miragaia. Add an open-ticket Douro cruise on a traditional rabelo boat for six-bridge views. Guides speak English, Spanish, French, or Portuguese, and private rides are available.

“our guide, Lukash, was very friendly and he knew the city very well. he gave us many interesting trivia about Porto.”

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2.CuChi Tunnels&Mekong Delta-Boat,TukTuk,Coconut Village SmallGroup

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3,113 reviews · from $32Top rated

Spend about 11 hours visiting the Cu Chi Tunnels and Mekong Delta from Ho Chi Minh City. Crawl through a tunnel, see wartime traps, ride motorboats and sampans, visit a coconut village, taste tropical fruit and honey tea, and enjoy Vietnamese lunch and traditional music. Guides such as Xem, Jackie, and Lockie are noted for lively storytelling.

“Great day exploring the Cu Chi tunnels learning about war history as well as a very relaxing afternoon on the Mekong Delta seeing the local way of life. We had an amazing guide Mr Toan who gave us a thorough explanation of everything during the day and went out of his way every time to provide good service. Mr T ensured we experienced everything on the itinerary despite a slightly late start. A very enjoyable day out!”

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3.HCM: Mekong Delta Islands Boat & Tuk-Tuk Tour with Tastings

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 2,285 reviews · 9 hours · from $14Best value

Spend nine hours traveling from Ho Chi Minh City to My Tho and Ben Tre by air-conditioned van, motorboat, rowboat, tuk-tuk, and bicycle. Visit Vinh Trang Pagoda, four Mekong islands, a bee farm, coconut candy workshop, and village orchards. Guides such as Steve, Phong, Lam, and Little Trung add history and humor to this excellent-value day.

“It was a great experience! Our guide did all the best and told us a lot about the places we visited and country, was very attentive and polite. Thank you!”

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4.Tuk Tuk Day Pass App & Boat Chao Phraya River

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 593 reviews · 1 day · from $22

Use the MuvMi app to call clean, electric tuk-tuks between Bangkok’s major sights, then ride the Chao Phraya tourist boat to riverside landmarks such as Wat Arun. The one-day pass runs from morning to early evening and includes an eSIM. Hotel transfers may be available, but pickup zones are limited.

“Flexibel Option for getting around the City. Great Experience!”

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5.HCM: Authentic Mekong Delta – Boat, TukTuk, Khot Cake Making

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 380 reviews · from $23

Spend a full day exploring the Mekong Delta from Ho Chi Minh City with an English-speaking guide such as Kevin, Lily, Robert, or Lenny. Visit Vinh Trang Pagoda, cruise by motorboat and rowing boat, ride a tuk-tuk, taste tropical fruit and honey, make bánh khọt, hear Southern folk music, and enjoy a local lunch.

“During our tour, we visited so many places, learned so many interesting things and acquired new skills. None of this would have happened without our guide Tom. He turned out to be a very pleasant person, an interesting interlocutor and a true expert in his field. He took care of every member of our group and it was largely thanks to him that we, people from different countries, became friends. As Tom was born in the neighbourhood of the places we visited, he knew lots of things and facts which we would never learn without him. He also gave us a lot of useful advice. Our trip was a real…”

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6.Private Tuk Tuk Tour with Optional Boat Cruise

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 344 reviews · from $108

You’ll tour Lisbon in a private electric tuk tuk with a local guide such as Catarina, Noel, Hugo, or Junior. Choose a 3-hour highlights route, a 4-hour tour adding Belém and Pastéis de Belém, or an 8-hour day with Costa da Caparica, Cova do Vapor, lunch, and a Tagus boat crossing.

“Gonçalo gave the perfect balance of accurate history during the tour. His flexibility allowed us to jump off the tuk tuk to run into attractions along the way. The tour was completely personalized to our interests. Tuk tuks are bumpy, but he discretely avoided large bumps for our comfort, and even had a blanket on a chilly day. My only word of caution is to be mindful of the height of the seat if you have a bad back. It’s less than a foot from your foot rest. If you have a bad back and can’t have your knees above your hips for too long, you may want to keep…”

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