Northern Vietnam · TICKETS
These are the 12 tickets & entry passes worth your time, each with its price, how long it takes and who it suits best. The first one is the safest booking on the list.
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 Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre in Hanoi, spend about an hour watching water puppets act out Vietnamese stories to live music and singing. Choose standard, deluxe, or VIP first-class seating, then use priority entry at the theater near Hoàn Kiếm Lake. The ticket is for the performance only; no guide is named.
“The shows we’re all sold out at the ticket booth, but the service was quick and easy to use to make sure we got to see a show before we left Hanoi!”
Spend about an hour at Hanoi’s Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre, where skilled puppeteers bring stories to life on water with live traditional music and singing. Choose standard, deluxe, or VIP seating and a showtime that fits your day. The ticket covers the theater only; nearby Hanoi sights are not guided stops.
“Although I had purchased VIP tickets, when I arrived at the theater, I was told that the VIP ticket section was already sold out. The performance was good, however, it would’ve been nice to get a brochure, in your spoken language, that describe the story of the performance.”
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.”
At Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre in Hanoi’s Old Quarter, you’ll see a roughly 50-minute Vietnamese performance built around folk life, legends, and music. Choose from several showtimes and seating options. The show is in Vietnamese; translation headsets are recommended if you want story context.
“The show was great, beautiful tradition, expert actors and musicians. Definitely worth going, but beware rude tourists talking through show and taking pictures with flash and through their iPads. Consider getting seats closer to stage to avoid watching boomers scroll Facebook. Vendor was hard to find to get tickets. Was sitting left of box office with no signage.”
Reserve an advance ticket for a one-hour performance at Hanoi’s Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre. The show presents legends and scenes from traditional Vietnamese life, with several showtimes to fit your plans. Arrive at least 15 minutes before the performance. No guide is specified.
“Staff at counters were very helpful to guide us since we couldn't understand Thai and were unable to find our way. The show itself was splendid and fun. Helpful in understanding rural Vietnam. Thanks”
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.”
Choose a showtime and a Standard, Deluxe, or VIP First Class seat for a one-hour water-puppet performance at Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre in Hanoi. Puppets perform on water alongside storytelling and music. The ticket is for the theater at 57B Đinh Tiên Hoàng; no guide is named.
“Don’t get on the ticket queue. Go up to one of the people at the entry and show them your skip the queue ticket and they will go and retrieve it for you. Definitely worth it as the line for tickets was long.”
At Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre in Hanoi, lacquered puppets act out scenes on a waist-deep pool while musicians play traditional instruments and add live sound. The show lasts about 50 minutes. This ticket is listed at $7.92 per person, but prices and the claimed skip-the-line service deserve a careful check before booking.
“Nice Vietnamese experience and important tradition! Almost every tourist visits the water puppet theatre And if you visit it too, you will experiense something really original!”
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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