There are lots of things to do and experience when you take Ho Chi Minh city tour full day in your Vietnam holiday. It’s said that Ho Chi Minh city will be more charming and magnetic when the dark covers the Vietnam’s sky. It’s also the right time you should go out and get nightlife experiences in Ho Chi Minh city. What are those experiences? Keep an eye on Ben Thanh Night Market, Water Puppet Show, Cruise on Saigon River and others.
Ben Thanh Night Market
Ben Thanh Market is full of activity all day, and especially the coming of night is the best time you are advisable to experience it. It’s not easy to find about 20 eateries around Ben Thanh Market at nightfall. Further, there are the small souvenir and fashion stalls in which you can contemplate and buy unique items. Some impressive and delicious dishes with the fragrant flavor which are recommended to tourists include Bun Cha, Banh Xeo, Pho, and sweet soups. It will be an awesome feeling to savor the Vietnamese street food by all your senses.
Water Puppet Show
Be situated on Nguyen Thi Minh Khai street, Golden Dragon Water Puppet Theatre is just 15 minutes away from the Reunification Palace by bus. Here, the water puppet show is performed within 50 minutes and revolves about Vietnamese fairy tales related to dragons, goddesses, talking fish, heroes, and others. The most special feature here is that marionette puppets will be controlled to be able to flexibly move in the water. Before the performance, you will be given the pamphlet which helps understand more the story.
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Cruise on Saigon River
In order to have a fully romantic night in Ho Chi Minh city, experiencing cruise on Saigon River is indispensible. Pleasurably relish the gentle atmosphere on board with the amazing traditional Vietnamese cuisine while gaining a beautiful and view of Saigon in twinkling lights. Additionally, you will be attracted to a live jazz performance or a special traditional Vietnamese dance while the board slowly moves in the gentle wind.
A O Show
A O Show is considered as a unique type of art performance which has been popularized these days. A O means that it’s amazing; this word implies that the audience will get amazed when watching the show simulating the daily life of Vietnamese in a real way just within 20 minutes. All facts and details included in the show reflect souls of Vietnamese and their heritage. With lots of different tones of emotions the audience will get from the performance, it will be among nightlife experiences in Ho Chi Minh city.
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Motorbike tour to explore Saigon
There are many different tours from Vietnamese travel companies, which help you to explore Saigon and gain the most wonderful experiences. However, discovering the Ho Chi Minh city by motorbike will be rather amazing as you can go through every small corner here, enjoy street food in hidden areas, and try encountering the streets full of traffic. Not only that, the motorbike tour brings you a special feeling of really living like you are a local.
Beer Drinking at the backpackers’ town
One of the nightlife experiences in Ho Chi Minh city is Beer Drinking at the backpackers’ town. It will be a wonderful feeling to have a glass of beer at a restaurant in the backpacker’s town. There is a wide selection of restaurants in this area where you can drink beer and relish the tranquil atmosphere. Beer and drinks here are not expensive, and you will get excited to take a sip of your bear while having a view of the outside to know a corner of Saigon at nightfall.
Beer club Sahara
The bear club Sahara lies at 111 – 113 Bui Vien, District 1, Ho Chi Minh city. Because it’s situated in the backpackers’ town and carries some amazing qualities, most tourists will tend to choose it as their indispensable entertainment spot. You will be impressed by the club’s large space along with eye-catching decoration. The cocktail lounge is in its heart and has the extremely professional and eye-catching design. In front of the cocktail lounge is a large stage on which a DJ will have great performances every night.
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