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Ho Chi Minh City Water Puppet Show Including Dinner Cruise
4 h
Dinner
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About this activity
Pick up at your hotel to start the trip.
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. Singers originating from 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.
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.
End the trip at your hotel.
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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. Singers originating from 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.
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.
End the trip at your hotel.
Included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off (selected hotels only)
- Air-condition car/van transfer with experienced driver throughout the tour
- English speaking tour guide throughout the tour.
- 1 Vietnamese set-menu dinner on cruise
- Cyclo fare
Not included
- Drinks & other personal expenses
- Gratuities
Additional
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- If your hotel isn't located in district 1, Ho Chi Minh city. Please take a taxi by yourself to our office (220 De Tham street, district 1). We will meet you there at 5:30 pm
- Most travelers can participate
Features
Nightlife
90%
Tourism
80%
Cultural
50%
Food
30%
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The puppet show was great! We were picked up at our hotel by cyclo and driven to the theater. This was such an experience since we were right in the scooter traffic, it made you really experience the city life. The dinner cruise was not good at all. I would recommend just doing the water puppet show and skipping dinner cruise.
The Water Pupptet was amazing, never saw anything like it. Found out the history of the Water Puppet Show which was also very interesting. Must see. As for the Dinner Cruise, seeing Ho Chi Minh City lit up at night was great. The dinner part, no so, rubber chicken fare.
One of the best tours we did, the puppet show was great and very funny, even though it was in Vietnamese we could still understand it. The Dinner cruise was great as well, a lot of great Delicious food and great views along the river.