Visit: Golden Dragon Water Puppet Theater, 55B Nguyen Thi Minh Khai District 1, Ho Chi Minh City 700000 Vietnam
Pick you up from the hotel for your first stop and enjoy the busy street of Saigon in the late evening, getting yourself into the Saigon atmosphere.
Next, enjoy the unique art of the water puppet show, a traditional art form closely connected with the long-standing spiritual life of the Vietnamese people. It is performed in a pool of water with the water surface being the stage. A traditional Vietnamese orchestra provides background music accompaniment. Singers with origin in north Vietnam sing songs which tell the story being acted out by the puppets (which are carved out of wood). Although the authentic shows are exclusively in Vietnamese, the tales depict rural life in villages and are easy to understand. The shows typically last for one hour and offer a colorful way to enjoy an ancient tradition.
Duration: 45 minutes
Visit: Saigon River, Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam
Then, continue to the harbor for a dinner cruise, and enjoy the city lights and panoramic views of Ho Chi Minh City. Enjoy sumptuous Vietnamese cuisine on this magical dinner cruise aboard a traditional-style Dragon Boat or the Modern Style Boat (depending on the day)
The trip ends back at your hotel around 9:30 pm.
Duration: 2 hours
See Availability.
Traveler pickup is offered
* 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.
06:00 PM
4 hours(approx.)
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
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Posted By : PJB5
Absolutely excellent tour!! Bao was a great tour guide, full of information about Vietnam. His English was very good. Picked us up at our hotel and dropped us back off. First class all the way! Puppet show was fantastic with live music. Dinner on the ship was excellent! We Loved it all. Thank you TNK travel and thank you to Trip Advisor! We highly recommend this tour!
Rating :
Posted On : 2024-04-20
Posted By : Helen_T
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.
Rating :
Posted On : 2024-03-06
Posted By : Sue_B
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
Rating :
Posted On : 2024-03-03
Posted By : 240zyral
One of the best way to experience cultural shows with our very enthusiastic and friendly tour guide (Patrick from TNK travel) really a good communicator with his good english accent!
The cruise also have a good food
Rating :
Posted On : 2024-02-25
Posted By : joanneaN7796QP
We loved our tour and Sally was a wonderful guide. She was very friendly and gave au a good introduction to the experience. We enjoyed the puppet show a great deal and the dinner cruise was a great way to see the city skyline and feast on tasty food.
Rating :
Posted On : 2024-01-25
Posted By : michealc2024
The water puppet show was amazing, and the night cruise was great. This tour arrangement was rather tight. You can save much of time.
Rating :
Posted On : 2024-01-05
Posted By : C7286HN_
Sally thank you!! She was cheerful, kind and fun to talk to me! The scenery of this cruise was beautiful.
I enjoyed this tour very much!
Rating :
Posted On : 2024-01-05
Posted By : Fearless65758913973
Sally was an awesome tour guide. Really friendly and went above and beyond to make sure our experience was fantastic. All in all, awesome!
Rating :
Posted On : 2024-01-03
Posted By : Go15787627511
Best tour guide David ever. Patient and informative. Highly recommend and will book again. Good job!!!
Rating :
Posted On : 2023-12-21
Posted By : chuk0l
Thoroughly enjoyable performance that you can follow even if you don’t understand the Vietnamese language. Do read the program sheet so that you can follow the various scenes.
We were lucky and got the row A seats. Great view of the stage.
Rating :
Posted On : 2023-12-15
