DAY 1: EVENING: DINNER CRUISE WITH INDOCHINA JUNK

Itinerary

MORNING: ARRIVAL & FREE

Enjoy a 1 hour traditional puppetry art show - a very special moment for grownups and children alike. Take a ride on a cyclo for an adventure winding through the sights, sounds & smells of this historic metropolis - the ideal way to experience the city at night. 

Unforgettable 2 hour scenic cruise along the Saigon River in a traditional junk & Vietnamese / Western dinner. 

18.00

Pick up at your hotel to start the trip and transfer to Water Puppet Theater by car.

18.30

Enjoy the unique art of a 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. The puppeteers stand behind a screen and control the puppets using long bamboo rods and string mechanisms hidden beneath the water surface.

A traditional Vietnamese orchestra provides accompanying background music. 

19.15

Continue to the harbor by Cyclo for a dinner cruise, enjoy the city lights & panoramic views of HCM city.

Enjoy scrumptious Vietnamese cuisine on this magical dinner cruise aboard a traditional-style Dragon Boat, Indochina Junk

21:30

The tour ends

Price Inclusions

Pick up and drop off in the hotel

Transportation

Licensed and professional English speaking Guide

Mineral water 

Cyclo

Dinner on cruise

Water puppet show ticket

DAY 2: HO CHI MINH CITY TOUR

Private tour

Itinerary

09:00 – 17:30

Start your day visiting two iconic architectural landmarks the Notre Dame Cathedral and the Central Post Office built between 1877 and 1883 by renowned designer Gustav Eiffel.

From the cathedral, take a short stroll along Dong Khoi Street to the Opera House.

Next, visit the Reunification Palace, once a symbol of the South Vietnamese Government.

In the afternoon continue on to the War Remnants Museum. Here, your guide will tell the story of the city’s darkest and most tragic hours during the Vietnam War. The museum contains displays of military aircraft, weaponry and many photographs – some that are quite graphic in nature.

Have lunch try all famous local cuisines/food and all of MUST-TRY dishes in Ho Chi Minh

Head to Cho Lon – the city’s Chinatown and Thien Hau Pagoda which is dedicated to the Goddess of the Sea.

Then observe street life with a cyclo ride through the narrow streets to Binh Tay market that sells everything from hats to dried squid!

Price Inclusions

Pick up and drop off at your hotel

Private car of 16 seats and driver

Licensed and professional English speaking guide

Water

Full Entrance Fees

Lunch to try all MUST-TRY dishes / famous local cuisines