Reviewed · RIVER DINNER CRUISES IN VIETNAM

15 River Dinner Cruises in Vietnam Worth Booking

23 sailings  ·  from $15 a head

Every trip has one evening that needs deciding. These 15 river dinner cruises in Vietnam earn it, priced and timed so you can choose in minutes.

Saigon River Dinner Cruise: Buffet, Set Menu, Fine Dining (3hrs) - Boarding the boat and choosing your table
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Saigon River Dinner Cruise: Buffet, Set Menu, Fine Dining (3hrs)

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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HCM: Saigon River Dinner Cruise - Boarding at Bach Dang Harbor around 7 PM
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HCM: Saigon River Dinner Cruise

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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Ho Chi Minh City: Saigon River Dinner Cruise with Live Music - Boarding the Riverboat
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Ho Chi Minh City: Saigon River Dinner Cruise with Live Music

3.Saigon River Dinner Cruise with Live Music

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 83 reviews · from $48

Spend three hours on the Saigon River with a Vietnamese dinner, live music, and night views of Ho Chi Minh City. Hotel pickup and return are included from districts 1, 3, and 4. Dinner is usually a buffet, though a set menu may replace it when the buffet is full. Drinks need checking before departure.

“The two guides were great. Really enjoyed meeting them and their care for us every step of the way. I recommend them.”

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Private Hoi An Bike, Thu Bon River Cruise & Dinner Experience - Cam Thanh, canals, and village roads
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Private Hoi An Bike, Thu Bon River Cruise & Dinner Experience

4.Private Hoi An Bike, Thu Bon River Cruise & Dinner Experience

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 50 reviews · from $69

Start near Hoi An Post Office at 3 pm for a private ride through Cam Thanh and Tra Que Vegetable Village, covering about 10 kilometers on mostly flat roads. Then cruise the Thu Bon River as the light changes and finish with a six-dish Vietnamese dinner. Guides have included Ha, Luong, Lou, Luc, and Luke.

“Wonderful tour. Beautiful countryside and our guide was fantastic, informative with excellent english, and the bbq dinner at the end was well cooked and extremely enjoyable. Can not recommend this tour enough.”

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Dinner Cruise & Music Folk Song on the Perfume River in Hue - Dinner on the Perfume River from 7:00 to 7:45
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Dinner Cruise & Music Folk Song on the Perfume River in Hue

5.Dinner Cruise & Music Folk Song on the Perfume River in Hue

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 40 reviews · from $35Top rated

Start at Toa Kham boat station at 6:45 pm for a 90-minute evening on a family-run dragon boat. You’ll wear Hue-style clothing for photos, eat seven local dishes at a private table, hear live Ca Huế music, and release a lantern on the Perfume River. Vegetarian meals require one day’s notice.

“Well worth it. We had a great time. Good food, professional musicians and singers. It was very nice. Highly recommended.”

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Hue: Perfume River Dinner Cruise with Traditional Show - Meeting at 49 Le Loi Street
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Hue: Perfume River Dinner Cruise with Traditional Show

6.Hue: Perfume River Dinner Cruise with Traditional Show

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 38 reviews · 1 - 2 hours · from $15Best value

Meet at 49 Le Loi Street for a roughly two-hour evening on a refrigerated VIP dragon boat. You’ll eat up to eight Hue-style courses, watch a 50 to 60-minute traditional singing performance, try royal costumes, and release a flower lantern. Drinks and fruit are included, but hotel pickup is not.

“Le prix reste assez élevé mais l'activité est super. nous avons bien mangé une série de plusieurs plats, pas très copieux. Le bateau fait plusieurs aller retours entre deux ponts . un groupe de musique traditionnel rejoint le bateau et c'est très sympa. on peut enfiler des costumes traditionnels pour toute la durée du repas.”

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Dinner Cruise on Saigon River with Private Table - Saigon’s skyline from the river
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Dinner Cruise on Saigon River with Private Table

7.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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Water Puppet Show And Dinner Cruise On Saigon River Private Tour - Dinner on the Saigon River
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Water Puppet Show And Dinner Cruise On Saigon River Private Tour

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

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 29 reviews · from $47

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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Unique Saigon Dinner River Cruise with Live Music - Key points to know before booking
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Unique Saigon Dinner River Cruise with Live Music

9.Unique Saigon Dinner River Cruise with Live Music

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 12 reviews · from $37

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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Tasty Dinner Han River Dragon Cruise by Yatch & Tradictional Show - Boarding at Bach Dang Street
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Tasty Dinner Han River Dragon Cruise by Yatch & Tradictional Show

10.Tasty Dinner Han River Dragon Cruise by Yatch & Tradictional Show

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 11 reviews · from $17

Board a 40-seat, two-level yacht at Bach Dang in Da Nang for a 60 to 80-minute Han River cruise. Enjoy a five-dish Vietnamese dinner, local tea, two traditional performances, and views of Dragon Bridge, Han Bridge, the Dragon Fish statue, APEC Park, and the city lights. Friday and weekend sailings may include Dragon Bridge’s fire and water show.

“The seating was awesome, the food was excellent and the entertainment was nice. We had a very relaxing evening.”

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From Ho Chi Minh: Private Dinner Cruise on Saigon River Tour - Boarding a traditional wooden cruise
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From Ho Chi Minh: Private Dinner Cruise on Saigon River Tour

11.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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Saigon River Dinner on Cruise with Buffet and live music - The river cruise and Saigon’s changing lights
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Saigon River Dinner on Cruise with Buffet and live music

12.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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Dinner on Cruise on Saigon River - Boarding and Getting Settled on the Boat
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Dinner on Cruise on Saigon River

13.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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Indochina Queen Dinner Cruise on Saigon River - Boarding Indochina Queen and finding your place
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Indochina Queen Dinner Cruise on Saigon River

14.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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Water Puppet Show And Dinner Cruise On Saigon River Tour - Starting in District 1 with private pickup
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Water Puppet Show And Dinner Cruise On Saigon River Tour

15.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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