MOTORBIKE SCOOTER IN SAIGON
By far the most noticeable way every- one that lives in Ho Chi Minh City gets around is by motorbike (also known as the scooter).
Saigon may very well be the scooter capital of the world There’s an as- tounding quantity of scooters in the city
There are two ways to join the army of motorbike scooter traffic:
• Rent a motorbike - If you have the confidence to rent and drive a motorbike yourself, there are plenty of rentals agencies, especially located in the Pham Ngu Lao area You’ll probably pay around $10 per day
• Motorbike taxi - On just about every corner of every street in Saigon, you’ll see men reclining on their motorbikes, sometimes sleeping, sometimes just gazing into the traffic and patiently waiting. These men are motorbike taxi drivers. For a price, they will take you anywhere in the city you want to go, small journeys usu- ally start around 20,000 - 40,000 VND
