Vietnam · Performances

Water Puppet Show-Cyclo & Dinner On Cruise in Ho Chi Minh City

5 Hours Round trip from Ho Chi Minh City Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights
  • 01 Watch a traditional Vietnamese water puppet show
  • 02 Learn about Vietnamese rural folklore and daily life through performance
  • 03 Ride by cyclo, a classic form of local transport
  • 04 Enjoy dinner aboard a river cruise on the Saigon River
  • 05 Take in Ho Chi Minh City’s nighttime skyline from the water
  • 06 Hotel pickup and return included

Experience a memorable evening in Ho Chi Minh City that combines traditional culture, local transport, and dining on the water. Begin with a classic Vietnamese water puppet show, an art form deeply rooted in folklore, brought to life with live music and storytelling.

After the performance, continue by cyclo to Bach Dang Wharf and board a river cruise for dinner along the Saigon River. As you enjoy Vietnamese cuisine and live traditional music, take in the city’s illuminated skyline before returning to your hotel.

There you’ll enjoy a truly wonderful puppet show that is performed in a pool of water with the water surface serving as the stage!

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 5 Hours
Tour type Shared
Activity level Easy
Accommodation Not included
Transport Included
Wheelchair access No
City Ho Chi Minh
Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

1
Day 01

At 18:00 we’ll pick up at your hotel, and then head to the Water Puppet Theater. There you’ll enjoy a truly wonderful puppet show that is performed in a pool of water with the water surface serving as the stage! The show’s musical background is provided by a contemporary orchestra accompanied by solo vocalist and professional musician instruments.

Watching the show, you will learn more about the Vietnamese rural folklore and various rural concepts and superstitions. Many of these programs, especially those involving the tales of day-to-day living, often have a trick ending with humorous twist …After show, we’ll take you to Bach Dang wharf by “Xich Lo” – the most popular transportation means in Vietnam in the past but is now a representation of the Vietnamese way of life. You shall have a relaxing dinner aboard a dazzlingly decorated Riverboat. You’ll enjoy real Vietnamese foods while cruise along the Saigon River – entertained by a live band playing Traditional Vietnamese Music – while Saigon’s nighttime skyline floats quietly by to provide the perfect mood for your after-dinner drinks … At 21:00 the boat will return to Bach Dang Wharf and you’ll be driven back to your hotel.

Get back to the hotel about 21:30, the tour ends.

The route

Where you'll travel

Tour route map
Round trip from Ho Chi Minh City 1 city · 5 Hours

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

  • Car & Xichlo cycle
  • pick up and transfer
  • Water puppet show ticket
  • Dinner on cruise
  • English speaking guide

What's Not Included

  • Drinks
  • Personal expenses

Know before you go

  • STROLLER OR PRAM ACCESSIBLE
  • PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION NEARBY
  • INFANT SEATS AVAILABLE
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Not suitable for pets
  • Infants must not sit on laps

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point
Ho Chi Minh City, VN
Tour start
Ho Chi Minh City, VN
Tour ends at the same location as the start point.
End of the journey

Your 5 hours finish where they began, in Ho Chi Minh City.

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