On Wednesday March 5, we had dinner on the Saigon Boat, touring the Saigon River for an hour. The weather was perfect and we were seated on top deck, so the views and the breeze were very appealing. The boat had three levels, each with a different type of music. Menu items ran from roughly 50K to 150K, but we spent just 315K for tickets (13K each), a Lau Hai San for two, a Fried Rice with Crabmeat, and drinks. They don’t serve ice teas here, but the waiter was nice enough to make me three glasses of Vietnamese ice tea — they were good.
Regarding schedule, the tour boat leaves at 8:30PM and returns at 9:30PM, but I suggest you get there at about 7:00PM, order your food, and finish you meal early, so that you can have dedicated time to enjoy the breeze and the views surrounding the Saigon River as soon as it leaves dock. By the way, the dock is Ben Bach Dang right across from the Majestic Hotel.
There are four or five boats from which you can choose, but we chose the one that didn’t have marketing people pester us. I think they are all comparable, because they all take the same route. Listen to the music they play to see whether you like it and just get on the one that looks appealing to you. Bon voyage!
Posted by Tommy @ 8:47 pm on March 5, 2008.
March 9th, 2008 at 1:23 pm
Hey Tommy,
I been read your entries, sounds like you are having a relaxing time there, enjoying the food and the scenery. It sucks that prices went up, do you actually see more foreigner than before? Is english more common?
March 14th, 2008 at 10:05 pm
Good to hear from you, Danny. There are more foreigners, especially in Phu Quoc. English usage is still the same as last time we’re here.