The 15 Best River Dinner Cruises in Ho Chi Minh City

1.Saigon River Dinner Cruise: Buffet, Set Menu, Fine Dining (3hrs)

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 592 reviews · from $50Our pick

Spend an evening aboard a Saigon River dinner boat, with hotel pickup, a 60 to 120 minute cruise, Vietnamese buffet or set menu, live music, and views of floodlit Ho Chi Minh City. Guides such as Joey, Daniel, and Barney help with transfers and timing. Drinks cost extra, and your menu must be chosen before boarding.

“Excellent and enjoyable cruise along Saigon river. Panoramic view with dinner cruise, enjoy the city lights along HCM city. Music was excellent but a bit disappoint about the meals. Portion was small compared with dining at local restaurant”

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2.HCM: Saigon River Dinner Cruise

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 110 reviews · from $55

Meet your English-speaking greeter near central Ho Chi Minh City, transfer to Bach Dang Harbor, and spend about two hours on the Saigon River with a Vietnamese buffet or set dinner, music, and city views. The scooter option adds guided evening rides past Ben Thanh Market, the Opera House, and other central sights.

“My girlfriend and I really enjoyed it, nice dinner on a boat, plenty to choose from. our guide Mai was great, very knowledgeable and nice personality.”

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3.Dinner Cruise on Saigon River with Private Table

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 31 reviews · from $40

Board at 6:30 pm at 5 Nguyen Tat Thanh for a three-hour Saigon River dinner cruise. You get an assigned private table, Vietnamese and Eurasian food, city views, and live music and dance. Drinks, hotel transfers, and a guide are extra, and vegetarian or allergy requests should be made ahead.

“Brilliant night food lovely and our guide Edward was very attentive and on time for our hotel pickup. Made himself available on board the cruise and constantly checked up we were happy.... would 100% recommend.”

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4.Water Puppet Show And Dinner Cruise On Saigon River Private Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 29 reviews · from $47Top rated

Start with Vietnam’s traditional water puppetry at Golden Dragon Theater, then ride to the Saigon River for a two-hour dinner cruise with Vietnamese food, music, and skyline views. Your private guide, including guides such as Levi, Kieran, Castle, or Oliver, handles transport from District 1, 3, or 4 hotels. Show and dinner fees are paid separately.

“We booked this tour because we weren’t confident enough to book a dinner cruise and get to the boat dock by ourselves. This was the only tour I could find that had a dinner buffet instead of a course dinner (we are picky eaters lol) Read more”

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5.Unique Saigon Dinner River Cruise with Live Music

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 12 reviews · from $37Best value

At 6 pm, you are collected from Districts 1, 3, or 4 and driven to a riverboat for a three to four hour evening cruise. Expect Vietnamese buffet food or a set menu, live music, an English-speaking guide, and views of Ho Chi Minh City after dark. Drinks cost extra, and the group can reach 30 people.

“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.”

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6.From Ho Chi Minh: Private Dinner Cruise on Saigon River Tour

★★★★★★★★★★3.4 · 9 reviews · from $74

You’ll leave your District 1 hotel for a four-hour evening aboard a traditional wooden Saigon River cruise. Expect Vietnamese or Asian dinner, live music, cultural performances, skyline views of Landmark 81 and Bitexco Tower, an English-speaking guide, and return transport. The group is private, but the boat experience may include shared dining areas.

“Hello, the pick-up was at 6:15 p.m. The guide came at 6:15 p.m. and normally the activity lasted 5 hours but it only lasted 3 hours. Why did we pay for 5 hours? Very disappointed.”

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7.Saigon River Dinner on Cruise with Buffet and live music

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 7 reviews · from $52

Spend 3.5 hours on the Saigon River with an English-speaking guide, a Vietnamese and international buffet, live music, and flamenco dancing. The small group is limited to 10 people, and A/C transportation, bottled water, and entrance are included. Tai has earned praise for guiding the evening.

“A fantastic experience on the river. The staff were exceptional, the food delicious and the dancers were wonderful. Thank you for a lovely time. I would recommend this trip to everyone.”

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8.Dinner on Cruise on Saigon River

★★★★★★★★★★3.7 · 6 reviews · from $52

Spend three hours on an evening cruise along Ho Chi Minh City’s Saigon River. An English-speaking guide, car transfer, dinner, entrance fee, and cruise are included. Expect Vietnamese and international buffet dishes, vegetarian choices, illuminated bridges, the Bitexco Financial Tower, riverside activity, and live traditional Vietnamese music.

“You have to move fast, and the friendliness of the staff is generally deplorable, but fortunately we had a young man who spoke very good English and was very smiley. The navigation to the city center is magnificent, with all those illuminated buildings, but then 30 minutes of navigation that serves no purpose.”

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9.Indochina Queen Dinner Cruise on Saigon River

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 6 reviews · from $49

Spend about 90 minutes aboard Indochina Queen, leaving at 7:00 pm from District 4 for Saigon River views, a Vietnamese buffet, live music, and Flamenco dancing. English-speaking staff handle the evening, which suits families and first-time visitors, but the boat can feel crowded and entertainment tastes vary.

“TERRIBLE TERRIBLE STAY AWAY FROM THIS COMPANY! Very unreilable! They charged me and then the cancelled my reservation because of overbooking ! They did not give the money back!!! TERRIBLE TERRIBLE TWRRIBLE. I’m still waiting!!”

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10.Water Puppet Show And Dinner Cruise On Saigon River Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 6 reviews · from $80

Spend three hours with an English-speaking guide, beginning with a traditional water puppet show and ending with dinner on the Saigon River. Hotel pickup, a private group, city views, and edited videos are included. Kieran and Levi may be available as guides, though the cruise boat and menu can vary.

“The guide was good. The puppet show was cool. It wasn’t the same boat as the pictures and the food was awful”

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11.Small Dinner on Cruise in Saigon River

★★★★★★★★★★3.8 · 5 reviews · from $52

Spend about three hours on the Saigon River, starting with District 1 hotel pickup around 18:00. Your English-speaking guide, such as Nooo or Finn, escorts you to the boat for a Vietnamese dinner, city views, and traditional music before returning by 21:00. The cruise is scenic and social, though food and entertainment can vary.

“The guide Nooo was excellent, but the experience was let down by the food quality on boat, which was very underwhelming”

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12.Experience Dinner On Luxury Cruise Along Saigon River

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 3 reviews · from $62

Spend an evening on the Saigon River with hotel pickup, an English-speaking guide, dinner, live band music, and Flamenco dancing. The cruise runs for about an hour, with the full outing lasting roughly 18:45 to 21:30 or 22:00. Drinks cost extra, and dinner may be served as a set menu if the buffet is full.

“The cruise was beautiful and the food was great”

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13.HCM: Night Experience Dinner Cruise on Saigon River

★★★★★★★★★★3.3 · 3 reviews · from $45

Spend an evening on the Saigon River with hotel pickup, air-conditioned transport, an English-speaking guide, dinner, music, and dancing. Choose a buffet or set menu, watch Ho Chi Minh City glow after dark, and add an optional scooter ride past Ben Thanh Market, the Post Office, Notre Dame Cathedral, City Hall, and the opera.

“They did not ask for any information until the day before and I was in the airplane and then decided to cancel because I was responding. Very poor experience”

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14.Cruise Dinner On Saigon River

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 3 reviews · from $55

Spend about two hours aboard a traditional boat on the Saigon River, pairing a Vietnamese dinner with nighttime views of Ho Chi Minh City. Gray Line Vietnam provides an English-speaking guide, hotel pickup and return for District 1 hotels, and a private car transfer. Guide Kelvin has earned special praise for his attentive service.

“Super buffet excellent, magique pour 1 dernière soirée a Saïgon.”

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15.Dinner on Cruise Saigon River – Group tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2 reviews · from $51

Spend about three hours enjoying a buffet dinner on the Saigon River, with hotel pickup and drop-off in Districts 1, 3, or 4. You’ll see Ho Chi Minh City by water at sunset, listen to live music, and watch a traditional dance show. The English-speaking guide’s name is not provided. Drinks cost extra.

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