The
cruise includes a picnic hamper, brimming with sweets and savories from
a choice of five menus to choose from – including selections such as
potato cream soup, smoked duck & egg sandwiches, cherry compote and
traditional Vietnamese banh mi – all exquisitely prepared by the hotel’s
culinary team and served by one of its butlers, and paired with a
bottle of Taittinger champagne.
Leaving
from a riverside pier near the hotel, the sunset cruise by Les Rives
plies the storied waterway through the late afternoon, skirting giant
rafts of water hyacinth and myriad river traffic, from sampans to
ocean-going vessels.
The
boat’s captain may elect to steer up lesser travelled canals and
tributaries, though the main event is the river itself, lined with a
colourful array of structures illustrative of Saigon’s past, present and
future – from the landmark Dragon Wharf built in 1863 and the
monumental Gustav Eiffel-designed ‘Rainbow Bridge’ of the same era, to
the modern residential enclaves rapidly sprouting at the water’s edge
and the corrugated tin-roofed shacks that intermingle between them.
As
the sun sets over the city’s rapidly changing skyline, Cruising Saigon
abandons waterways for roadways for a night-time adventure right out of
La Dolce Vita. Part night excursion, part street food fest, the ‘Saigon
After Dark’ excursion by Vespa Adventures lets travellers experience the
city’s nightlife the way most locals do, and from the back of a vintage
Vespa scooter. The evening begins with a six o’clock pick-up at The
Reverie Saigon and a chauffeured transit to the first stop, Café Zoom,
to meet one’s guide and kick-off the evening with casual drinks and
appetisers.
From
there, the tour ventures to a popular local, street-side eatery,
cruises through Chinatown and then into the busy streets and alleys of
District 4 for street-side snacks, including banh xeo (savoury
Vietnamese pancakes) and more cold drinks. Along the way, the four-hour
tour also makes a stop at a tucked-away coffee house for a taste of live
Vietnamese music, before concluding at a lively club with a local cover
band.
The
Cruising Saigon package also includes round-trip airport transfers via
choice of a Mercedes-Benz S-class or BMW 7 series, breakfast daily at
Café Cardinal, as well as access to the lofty Reverie Lounge on the
hotel’s uppermost floors.
The Reverie Saigon
A
member of The Leading Hotels of the World, The Reverie Saigon offers an
astonishing hotel experience, showcasing extravagant, unapologetic
European opulence in a storied Asian setting. The latest luxury addition
to the country’s flourishing hotel scene features 286 rooms and suites
alongside 89 fully furnished serviced apartments, all of which are among
the largest in the city and feature incomparable views of the winding
Saigon River and the city skyline.
Renowned
Italian brands furnished the rooms and suites of both the hotel and
residence, and set the ambiance with exquisite and, in some cases,
one-of-a-kind pieces. The property features five distinctive food and
beverage outlets, a 1,200-square-metre spa & fitness centre, an
expansive outdoor swimming pool and 16 versatile and elegantly decorated
function spaces.
The
hotel and residences are located in the 164-metre tall Times Square
building, a mixed-use development, which includes eight storeys of prime
office space and the showrooms of some of the same high-end Italian
furniture brands whose pieces are featured throughout the hotel.
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