Hanoi · HANOI WATER PUPPET SHOWS
Fifty minutes, a live band and dragons that swim. These 15 tickets cover the Thang Long theatre sittings, the seat classes and the ones delivered to your hotel, with prices and what a skip-the-line ticket actually skips.
Collect your ticket at 31 Lo Su, then watch a 50-minute Vietnamese water puppet show with live traditional music, village scenes, legends, and colorful puppets. Choose a show time and seat category in advance. An English audio guide and other languages can be bought at the theater for 50,000 VND.
“A lovely show, with beautiful music and a great atmosphere.”
Spend 50 minutes at Hanoi’s Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre, watching Vietnamese legends, village life, music, and singing performed over water. Your ticket includes a show program and skip-the-line access. Collect the physical ticket near the theater or choose hotel delivery, and add a multilingual audio guide for 50,000 VND.
“Loved it. One of the best shows I’ve seen. It would be good to make more obvious the info about audio in your own language. This would have made it a 10/10!”
Collect your reserved ticket at 78 Hang Quat, then walk to Hanoi’s famous Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre for a 50-minute show of water puppets, folk tales, live music, and traditional Vietnamese artistry. The performance is in Vietnamese, with optional audio guides for 50,000 VND.
“Interesting and unique show, the puppeteering and music was really well done!”
Meet at Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre beside Hoan Kiem Lake for a one-hour Vietnamese puppet show performed on water, with live music, singing, and traditional stories. Choose standard, deluxe, or VIP seating. Prebooking can help when the theater is full, but arrive early to locate the ticket handoff.
“It was ok. Cute but very loud. At least it was something to do while it continued to rain outside. Unfortunately, it didn't hold our attention”
Spend about an hour at Hanoi’s Thang Long Water Puppet Theater, where puppets move across a water stage to Vietnamese music and storytelling. Choose a showtime and seating level, then redeem your voucher at 57B Đinh Tiên Hoàng near Hoan Kiem Lake. Check your seat and ticket time carefully at arrival.
“The puppet show is definitely a must do in Hanoi! Buying the skip the line ticket helped save time and perhaps an extra trip to the ticket counter. The lines weren't that long though and it was a bit difficult to find the guy who had my ticket.”
At Hanoi’s Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre, you’ll watch a one-hour Vietnamese-language performance of puppets, music, singing, and traditional scenes on water. Choose a showtime, arrive 15 minutes early at 57B Dinh Tien Hoang, and collect your physical ticket from staff at the counter.
“Great cultural experience. Would suggest the ticketing system to improve. Had to wait a bit to get a physical ticket rather than a digital scan which caused us to be late for the concert.”
Spend about 50 minutes watching Vietnamese water puppetry at Hanoi’s Thang Long Theater. Puppets act out village life, legends, farming, fishing, and sacred tales beside Hoan Kiem Lake. Advance tickets help secure a showtime and seat, but direct box-office prices may be lower.
“I learned more about Vietnamese history and culture in an hour at this theatre than in a week at other attractions - and it was entertaining. Things I had seen around Hanoi that seemed odd suddenly made sense: why is there a gold plated turtle in the One Pillar Pagoda? Why is the lake called Restored Sword Lake? It all makes sense now. If you aren't fluent in Vietnamese, get the audio guide - it is really well put together and provides a translation of each item automatically as the show plays.”
Book a $8.01 ticket to Hanoi’s Thang Long Water Puppet Theater and watch a one-hour performance based on Vietnamese legends and traditional rural life. Choose a showtime, arrive 15 minutes early, and return to the same central Hoàn Kiếm location after the performance.
“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”
You’ll watch a 50-minute Thang Long Water Puppet performance featuring colorful puppets, Vietnamese folk music, singing, legends, village life, and historic tales. Tickets cost $9 per person, with delivery to Hanoi Old Quarter hotels or exchange at 31 Lo Su Street. Arrive 10 to 15 minutes early.
“I paid. The ticket was waiting for me when I arrived at my hotel. Went to the theatre. Skipped the queue. Went straight upstairs. Was directed to take my seat in the front row. Couldn’t have been easier.”
Meet at Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre on Hoàn Kiếm Lake for a one-hour performance of puppetry on water, with storytelling and music. Choose standard, deluxe, or VIP first-class seating, then use your priority ticket to avoid the ticket queue.
“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.”
See Hanoi’s key sights in one guided day, from Tran Quoc Pagoda and Ho Chi Minh’s complex to the Temple of Literature. Lunch is included, and the day ends with a 50-minute water puppet show. Guides such as Tu, Tommy, Lee, and Son are praised for clear explanations and helpful service.
“Tommy was a great guide, and we saw so much in such a short time that we would not have been able to do without him. Having a private car and driver to achieve this was very useful. Highly recommend.”
Spend 55 minutes at Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre in Hanoi’s Old Quarter, where Vietnamese folk tales unfold on water with colorful puppets, traditional music, singing, lights, and skilled puppeteers. The performance is in Vietnamese, so an audio guide can help explain the stories.
“We enjoyed the show, was unique and interesting to learn about Vietnamese folklore . Definitely get an audio guide!”
You’ll watch lacquered puppets act out Vietnamese stories on a waist-deep pool, backed by live traditional music and singing. The 50-minute performance is held at Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre on Hoan Kiem Lake, with several fixed show times and tickets for your own group.
“Paid 3 times the price to guarantee the tickets and skip the line but once I got there and after much arguing and confusion they said show was sold out and I they didn't have my tickets even though I booked 2 days in advance. Waste of time and money. Now trying to get refunded...”
See traditional Vietnamese water puppetry on a flooded stage at a theater near Hoan Kiem Lake. The 55-minute performance combines village life, legends, myths, and historic scenes. Mobile tickets, central location, and selected show times make it easy to fit into a Hanoi day.
“Definitely a very good cultural experience in Hanoi. Fun for children and adults. Not too long a show with some funny bits. Highly recommend if you are in Hanoi and looking for something different to do in the evenings!”
Take one non-stop, two-hour loop past Hanoi’s major sights with multilingual audio, free Wi-Fi, water, and rain gear. Then attend a Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre performance at 16:10, 17:20, or 18:30. The bus and show can be used at separate 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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