Vietnamese Water Puppet Show & Dinner Cruise - Ho Chi Minh City

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Tour Information

Key Details

  • Mobile Voucher Accepted
  • Hotel pickup Available
  • Duration: 3 Hrs
  • Language:
    English
  • Departure Time :
    06:00 PM
  • Return Details :
    Return to original departure point
  • Cancellation Policy :
    This activity is non-refundable Tours booked using discount coupon codes will be non refundable.

Overview

Experience Ho Chi Minh City at night with dinner at a traditional Vietnamese restaurant followed by a water puppet show. With orchestral music in the background, the puppets act out scenes of daily life, rural folk tales, and other cultural legends.

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We will make our way to the theater to enjoy the Water Puppet Show. Puppets are made from light timbers, carved, polished and decorated with different colours to demonstrate the clear personalities of each character. Water puppetry is a unique Vietnamese art form performed in a large pool using the water as a stage. The artisans inside the cabin control puppets. They perform each pole, rope, puppets with the system of ropes arranged outside or under the water. The stage is decorated with flags, fans, parasols. It is considered as one of the most traditional and important parts of Vietnamese culture. You will also enjoy the Vietnamese orchestra, which provides the background music for the show. The orchestra is manned by an array of talented singers accompanied by professional musicians performing with traditional musical instruments.
After the show, we will head to the wharf, the original commercial port of Saigon, where we will enjoy a dinner served on board a cruise. The atmosphere of having dinner on board is very interesting and cozy. The cruise will have a live entertainment by traditional folk style songs. And young and enthusiastic waiters/waitresses serve you well and surely will not make you disappointed. On the board, you can extend your vision of all the colorful city at night.

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We will make our way to the theater to enjoy the Water Puppet Show. Puppets are made from light timbers, carved, polished and decorated with different colours to demonstrate the clear personalities of each character. Water puppetry is a unique Vietnamese art form performed in a large pool using the water as a stage. The artisans inside the cabin control puppets. They perform each pole, rope,… puppets with the system of ropes arranged outside or under the water. The stage is decorated with flags, fans, parasols. It is considered as one of the most traditional and important parts of Vietnamese culture. You will also enjoy the Vietnamese orchestra, which provides the background music for the show. The orchestra is manned by an array of talented singers accompanied by professional musicians performing with traditional musical instruments.
After the show, we will head to the wharf, the original commercial port of Saigon, where we will enjoy a dinner served on board a cruise. The atmosphere of having dinner on board is very interesting and cozy. The cruise will have a live entertainment by traditional folk style songs. And young and enthusiastic waiters/waitresses serve you well and surely will not make you disappointed. On the board, you can extend your vision of all the colorful city at night.

Inclusions

  • Hotel pickup and drop-off in Ho Chi Minh City Center
  • Travel insurance
  • Bottled drinking water
  • Dinner
  • Transportation with air-conditioning
  • Entrance fees
  • English speaking guides (other languages available upon request with surcharge)

Exclusions

  • Personal expenses such as: shopping, telephone, beverage, etc.
  • Tips and gratuities

Additional Info

Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Face masks required for travellers in public areas

Face masks required for guides in public areas

Transportation vehicles regularly sanitised

Traveler Reviews

  • 03-Jul-2019

    My brother has been living in Ho Chi Minh for 3 months and I booked this while visiting him. He had walked past the puppet show and dinner cruise daily and said he never imagined how much he was missing out on. Huong was our guide and he went out of his way to make sure we were completely satisfied. He picked us from our airnbn and communicated with us with ample time. I would recommend this to anyone visiting because it made everything seem effortless.

  • 24-Jun-2019

    My brother has been living in Ho Chi Minh for 3 months and I booked this while visiting him. He had walked past the puppet show and dinner cruise daily and said he never imagined how much he was missing out on. Huong was our guide and he went out of his way to make sure we were completely satisfied. He picked us from our airnbn and communicated with us with ample time. I would recommend this to anyone visiting because it made everything seem effortless.