HO CHI MINH CITY
Saigon’s best days out.
The 9 best tickets in Ho Chi Minh City, with how long each one runs, what it costs and who you book it with.
Fast Track to Saigon Skydeck in Bitexco Tower: quick 49th-floor ride, 360 views, binoculars, Ao Dai costumes, plus Wi-Fi and water. From $10.
Most Popular“We went at around 8.30pm which is a good time to go, we had the whole viewing floor to ourselves. Great views of the city at night, well worth the money and a visit.”
See Vietnam’s 1,000-year-old water puppetry with live music in Ho Chi Minh City. Ticket is $17 and lasts about 45–75 minutes.
“Authentic Vietnamese experience.. something completely different for me and thoroughly enjoyable”
Bitexco Financial Tower Saigon Skydeck ticket: fast elevator and 360° Ho Chi Minh views, usually under 1 hour.
“The building was easy to locate. Amazing view of the city. The building also offered us complementary bottled water.”
See traditional Vietnamese water puppetry at Ho Chi Minh City Golden Dragon, with easy mobile/email ticketing and a 45-minute family show.
“Superb would recommend the show to everyone. Booked online got e-ticket then had to go the booking office to get tickets.”
Skip the line to see Vietnamese water puppetry at Ho Chi Minh City’s Golden Dragon Theater. Choose your showtime for a classic 45-min show.
“The water puppet show is about 45 minutes, and is a unique experience to learn more about the Vietnamese culture. Highly recommend!”
Book ahead for the Golden Dragon water puppet show in Ho Chi Minh City. Ticket includes admission for a family-friendly, live-music 45–50 min performance.
“The whole show was simply delightful recommend anyone to go its only 50 mins extraordinary talent. The kids loved it the most it was lovely to see this. Traditional music all in Vietnamese but it did not matter at all”
Golden Dragon water puppet show in Ho Chi Minh City: 45 minutes of live music, humor, and Vietnamese legends on a water stage.
“Very enjoyable evening. Great entertainment, amazing what they manage to do with the puppets. A little difficult to see around the people Infront which was a shame”
Independence Palace entry plus a 48-hour hop-on hop-off bus pass in Ho Chi Minh City, with multilingual audio and easy pacing.
“The video tour didn’t match where we were. Driver and assistant were very aloof and not open to questions.”
Visit Ho Chi Minh’s Fito Museum with a $9 admission ticket. Explore nearly 3,000 artifacts of Vietnamese traditional medicine.
“Great museum to visit if you are fan of traditional medicine and natural medicine! Exhibition was amazing collection and very photogenic - highly recommended!”
The districts, the war years, the markets and the food, all in one place.
