HO CHI MINH CITY
Saigon’s best days out.
The 15 most popular saigon river cruises in Ho Chi Minh City. The ones worth building a day around, with prices, run times and who runs them.
Cruise the Saigon River for about 1 hour from District 1. Get skyline views, an English guide, a sliding roof, and drinks onboard for $12.
Most Popular“Excellent tour. We enjoyed ourselves so much thanks to Howey, our guide.”
Saigon River dinner cruise in Ho Chi Minh City with pickup, 60–120 min on the river, Vietnamese buffet or set menu, live music.
“I don’t recommend this outing. Food is very sub par. Entertainment no good. The guides and hosting support was very good so my review has nothing to do with them. They were great. We had some food and it was inedible. Luckily, we were able to exit the boat before it left the port otherwise…”
A 1-hour guided Saigon River cruise from Ho Chi Minh City, with night views, a sliding roof, and onboard snacks and drinks for $12.50.
“This was a great experience the boat our trip of one hour was just enough to give us a taste of the The View for the marina the classic older wooden small boat with a convertible top with a real joy to be on.”
Walk Nguyen Hue with an English guide, then take a 45-minute Saigon River cruise at sunset or neon night, with great city views.
“Beautiful views, great commentary, great live music, and dancer. Comfortable seating.”
Ho Chi Minh City water puppets by night, then a traditional Saigon River dinner cruise with live music, city views, and easy hotel pickup.
“Great front row seats. Everything explained by a great guide. Definitely go to see this dhow.”
HCMC’s Saigon River dinner cruise with small-group pickup, Vietnamese buffet, live music, and night views from the deck near Bach Dang.
“We loved having Harry and Jessica as our tour guides! It was a great time, the food was great, the atmosphere was so fun. We would totally reccomend to anyone.”
Private Saigon night tour: cyclo or scooter landmarks, then Saigon River dinner cruise with live dance and music.
“Great night did not realise the city was on rickshaws absolute scream ,boat and food were of a good standard all round very good value best valentines day my wife's had in years unforgettable”
Ho Chi Minh City night: Golden Dragon water puppet show, dinner cruise on the Saigon River, and District 1 hotel pickup. Mobile tickets included.
“Really enjoyed the puppets, so well done and the cruise was restful & food very nice ) we could not eat all of it.”
Private-table dinner cruise on the Saigon River with Vietnamese and international food, plus live music and city-light views.
“Fun boat with many opportunities for photo op and group dancing. The food alone was with the price. Tour guide was friendly and patient and organised. For entertainment we had Singers, bands, and surprisingly Samurais”
Ho Chi Minh City evening: water puppet show at Golden Dragon, then a Saigon River dinner cruise with live music and city lights.
“The day before the tour we received a text message advising that the buffet option which we had booked months in advance had sold out and our only option was to upgrade and pay for the VIP option. As this had been booked for nye wRead more”
Saigon night private tour with water puppet show or foot massage, plus a Bến Bạch Dằng dinner cruise with live Vietnamese entertainment.
“When I booked the trip I just wanted the water puppets and dinner. I could not figure out what the difference between the 2 experience offered so I took the shorter/cheaper one. When I got the confirmation it showed all 3 experiences. WhRead more”
A O show and Saigon River dinner cruise in Ho Chi Minh City with pickup, skyline views, and a choice of show seats.
“This is an amazing way to start your trip! Great food, great entertainment, lovely skyline cruise with many photo opportunities and attentive guide! AO Lune Productions was a real treat. I must say, the cruise buffet was wayyyy better Read more”
Private jeep at night, then a Saigon River dinner cruise with French colonial sights, skyline views, and live music.
“The tour guide "Alex" was great, so much fun.... he showed us around Saigon and then waited for us while we had dinner. Then he went with us after the tour had finished and took us to the "Walking Street" in central Saigon, we had a gas. as for the dinner it was just ok...…”
Saigon River dinner cruise in Ho Chi Minh City with hotel pickup, Vietnamese food, and live music. 3–4 hours, small group, $37.
“We went on our first dinner cruise, we were collected at our motel and driven to the venue, we were given a great table near the buffet, after dinner we went up to the roof to enjoy the cruise, Note:please allow for traffic when getting collected they may be a little late.”
Ben Thanh Princess luxury dinner cruise on the Saigon River with live band, skyline lights, and hotel pickup for $79.
“Great experience - food was very good and the service was excellent. Views were spectacular and the band were also good adding to the overall atmosphere. The magician was very talented- we could not work out how he was doing his tricks!”
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