Vietnamese Water Puppet Performance & Saigon River Dinner Cruise Experience

Experience a night of cultural immersion in Ho Chi Minh City with a Vietnamese Water Puppet performance, live folk music, motorbike tour, and a dinner cruise along the Saigon River.

Duration: 6 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Golden Dragon Water Puppet Theater - At 5:45, we will pick-up you right at you hotel and then we enjoy the show at 6:30 PM in an AC theatre, no intermission.
    Puppetry is now firmly a proud Vietnamese tradition.
    Puppets dance on a “stage”, essentially a tank of water. The puppets are manipulated by puppeteers standing waist deep in the water hidden…
What's Included
  • Puppet Show ticket
  • Buffet Dinner
  • Free pick-up and drop-off right at your place
  • Friendly, experienced and super-informative English tour-guide
  • Entrance fee, parking fee
What's Not Included
  • Personal expenses
  • Tips
  • Drinks on Cruise
Additional Information

With this tour we will treat you to a fantastic night out in HCMC, see a traditional Vietnamese Water Puppet performance, and delight in live folk music and native dancing and relish a sumptuous meal on cruise along the Saigon River. Our English-speaking tour guide will pick you up right at your hotel at 5:30 PM, then head to the Golden Dragon Water…

Location
District 1
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Aliobz
Nov 15, 2022
Thumbs up for the Traditional Water Puppet Show. Thumbs down for the Dinner On Cruise - I will break this review down into parts to make it easier: TOUR GUIDE - Asher was a really friendly guy. He made sure I was okay throughout the entire night. I felt completely safe with him. WATER PUPPET SHOW - this was awesome! Despite the fact that it is entirely in the Vietnamese language, the whole performance was entertaining and you can get the gist with the visuals. Plus there is a leaflet before you enter which has the order of show in the English translation. A huge shout out to the puppeteers and the narrators. DINNER - from here is the reason why this review is only average. First thing to note is that it is a buffet, which is fine. The issue is that the food was left out on dinner plates, not in chafing dishes which meant the food was cold after some time. Also, personally, I do not think keeping food out in the open is a good idea for reasons. Plus some dishes didn't have labels so I had to ask a few times what something was. Not great if you have dietary requirements/food allergies. CRUISE - there was onboard entertainment in the form of dancers and singers which was nice, but being out on the actual open deck was kind of...boring. You are really just looking at buildings. You do see the saigon skydeck, but because of how basic it looked at night, I didn't notice what it was at first. Plus, the boat was going super slow, apparently because of how big it is. Overall, I would give this a 3.5 out of 5 because the cruise ship portion of the tour was a bit of a letdown. Better to pay separately to see the puppet show on its own, in my opinion.
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From $69
up to 15 guests
1 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).