Northern Vietnam · SHOW
In the busy months the good shows fill up first. Below: the 7 to book early, what each includes and how they differ.
Reserve a Hanoi Water Puppet Show time and seat category, then collect your physical ticket at 31 Lo Su, Hoan Kiem, 30 minutes before the performance. The 50-minute show pairs water puppetry with live Vietnamese music and stories of village life, legends and myths. An audio guide is available at the theater for 50,000 VND.
“Cultural and fun! Great live music. If you don’t speak Vietnamese, rent the translator radio.”
Book a 50-minute performance at Hanoi’s Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre, where puppets glide across a pool to live Vietnamese music. Choose ticket collection near the theater or add hotel delivery, and consider renting an audio guide at the entrance to follow the stories. The performance is in Vietnamese, with episodes drawn from village life, legends, myths, and history.
“The staffs were very quick and professional! Extremely kind! The show puppet was awesomeeee”
See 50 minutes of Vietnamese water puppetry at Hanoi’s Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre, with live folk music and stories drawn from village life, legends and history. Your ticket includes a multilingual program flyer. Exchange it at 78 Hang Quat 30 minutes before showtime; an audio guide costs extra at the theatre.
“Penelope was a fantastic and knowledgeable guide who looked after us brilliantly from the start. She was very thoughtful personable and spoke very good English. A very enjoyable evening that I would thoroughly recommend.”
At Hanoi’s Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre, watch a one-hour Vietnamese-language performance of water puppets, live music, singing, and traditional dance. Scenes draw on village life, legends, myths, and historic events. Choose a showtime, collect your ticket at the counter with your voucher, and arrive at least 15 minutes early.
“Wasn’t a tour just a show, they had our tickets ready with my name on them, very easy.”
Book a seat for Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre’s roughly 50-minute performance of village scenes, legends, and history, accompanied by live traditional music. The $9 ticket service is run by Charming Vietnam Travel. It includes a program flyer and fees, but not an audio guide. Confirm whether your paper ticket will be delivered to your Old Quarter hotel or collected at 31 Lo Su Street.
“Prebooking is highly advised with VIP seats. Delightful and unique show. Highly recommended. Lovely theatre and show, perfect length.”
Cover Hanoi’s major sights in a day, from Tran Quoc Pagoda and the Ho Chi Minh complex to the Temple of Literature, then end with a 50-minute water puppet show. An English-speaking guide, transport, entrance fees, and lunch are included. Guides on this route have included Tu, Son, Tommy, Lee, Phong, Sunny, and Chuong.
“Overall it’s a nice city tour. Our guide Lee was very knowledgeable and he constantly gave information about his country’s and city’s history. The lunch was tasty and the transportation was good.”
Take a non-stop, two-hour loop past more than 20 Hanoi sights on an open-top double-decker bus, with multilingual audio, Wi-Fi and a city map. Your ticket also covers a traditional water puppet show at Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre. Staff help you get to the theatre, but you can use the bus and show tickets at different times.
“I was very well attended by the tour receptionists who dropped me off inside the theater. They were excellent, and when I got back they quickly put me on the city tour bus. I highly recommend it.”
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