Saigon Evening: Water Puppet Show & Dinner Cruise Experience

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Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

4 hours (approx.)
Pickup offered
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Maximize your short time in Vietnam with one fabulous evening—combining traditional water puppetry, a dinner cruise, and gorgeous city lights into one seamless experience. You’ll glide along the Saigon River in a classic junk boat, take in an ancient water puppet show, and get fabulous views of this world-class city. No navigation or dinner reservation hassles required.

Get dinner and a show—and witness Vietnam's most famous theatre
Choose from authentic Vietnamese or Western cuisine for dinner
Catch the city from the Saigon River, getting exquisite views
Hassle-free round-trip transfers from your District 1 hotel

What's Included

Transportation by car / minivans
Local English speaking tour guide
Pickup and drop-off at your hotel in Dist 1 in Ho Chi Minh City
Dinner

Personal expenses; Tips & Tax
Beverage
Insurance

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Pickup details

* Pick up and transfer to the centrally located hotel/accommodation in District 1 (except Đa Kao Ward, Tan Dinh Ward) from the following streets: Lý Tự Trọng, Lê Thánh Tôn, Trương Định, Nguyễn An Ninh, Phan Chu Trinh, Lưu Văn Lang, Lê Anh Xuân, Đồng Khởi, Nguyễn Huệ, Thi Sách, Thái Văn Lung, Mạc Thị Bưởi, Hồ Huấn Nghiệp, Nguyễn Thái Bình, Lê Thị Hồng Gấm, Bùi Thị Xuân, Sương Nguyệt Anh, and Ký Con. * If you are not staying on any of the above streets, please make your own way to the meeting point (112 Trần Hưng Đạo Street, District 1, Hồ Chí Minh City). * The pickup time in the above-prescribed ranges varies according to the position of the customers’ hotels or the required pickup points. Because of the traffic rule, the hotels/accommodations in the alley will not be served the pickup service. * Show the mobile or printed voucher to the staff before commencing the activity.

Operating hours
.6:00 pm

What To Expect

Golden Dragon Water Puppet Theater

45 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Saigon River

2 hours • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Infants must sit on laps
Not recommended for travelers with back problems

Not recommended for pregnant travelers
No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
Most travelers can participate

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Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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Reviews

4.7

based on 39 reviews

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Wonderful

Andrew_S, Mar 2025

Fantastic show piece for Ho Chi Minh. The pick up was brilliant in an air conditioning vehicle comms were brilliant. Tom & driver Jerry were professional. The puppet show was a gem. The river cruise and meal was fantastic, it was a real top trip for our final night in Vietnam

Lovely night out

Diana_R, Nov 2024

Really enjoyed the puppets, so well done and the cruise was restful & food very nice ) we could not eat all of it.

Very enjoyable

Helen_T, Mar 2024

water puppet show was very enjoyable even though didn’t understand the story as it was all in Vietnamese didn’t effect the overall experience as very cultural … the cruise and dinner was very good would of been better if we arrived earlier as didn’t have much time to experience the view as we were eating but would definitely recommend.

Water puppet show was really good

Sue_B, Mar 2024

The water puppet show was very entertaining Even though the commentary wasn’t in English we grasped the meaning It was very well presented The river cruise not so great A very quick dash about 45 minutes sailing total there and back A rushed meal (total time onboard was 1 hour 15 minutes) I didn’t think to contact the tour operator to say I don’t eat fish of any kind Four of the dishes were fish The boat was very crowded and with the short time allocated we struggled to take any photographs Our guide was a likeable young man who spoke excellent English