The 14 Best Skip-the-Line Tickets in Hanoi

1.Ninh Binh HIGHTLIGHT & HIDDEN GEM Tour From Hanoi: Skip-The-Line

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4,212 reviews · from $89Our pick

This 10 to 11-hour small-group tour takes you from Hanoi to Ninh Binh by comfortable vehicle, boat, scooter, and foot. Expect a 500-step climb at Mua Cave, a riverside home-style lunch, village roads, Bich Dong Pagoda, Hoa Lu, and guides such as Q, Louis, Tim, or Huy.

“A great day out!! All activities were very good and very well organised. Loius was a top guide and managed the whole day very well. Totally recommend this tour.”

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2.Thang Long Water Puppet Show Ticket – Skip The Line

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 836 reviews · 50 min · from $7Best value

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!”

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3.Skip the Line: Thang Long Water Puppet Theater Entrance Tickets

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 414 reviews · from $8

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”

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4.Skip the Line: Thang Long Water Puppet Theater Entrance Tickets

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 386 reviews · from $7

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.”

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5.Skip the Line: Thang Long Water Puppet Theater Entrance Tickets

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 224 reviews · from $8

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”

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6.Skip the Line: Thang Long Water Puppet Theater Entrance Tickets

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 131 reviews · from $7

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.”

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7.Skip the line: Thang Long Water Puppet Theater Entrance Tickets

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 102 reviews · from $7

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...”

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8.Skip the Line: Thang Long Water Puppet Entrance Tickets

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 69 reviews · from $8

Meet near the ticket counter at Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre, 57B Đinh Tiên Hoàng, and collect your physical ticket for a roughly one-hour show. Expect Vietnamese folk music, live singing, comic water puppets, and scenes linked to village life and harvests. Seating is assigned.

“While I think the tickets were a tad expensive through Viator, our booking was last minute and it was convenient as there was a person waiting near the ticket counter to handover the tickets.”

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9.Skip the Line: Thang Long Water Puppet Theater Entrance Tickets

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 53 reviews · from $7

You’ll attend a one-hour water puppet performance at Hanoi’s Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre, with storytelling and live music from the water. Choose standard, deluxe, or VIP first-class seating, then redeem your ticket at 57B Đinh Tiên Hoàng in the Old Quarter.

“We purchased 2 VIP tickets, which were “confirmed”. Showed up almost an hour before the show started and they said they were sold out and that the tickets we paid for were not actually available.”

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10.Skip the Line: Thang Long Water Puppet Entrance Tickets

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 47 reviews · from $8

See a 50-minute Vietnamese water puppet performance at Thang Long Theater beside Hoan Kiem Lake. Choose standard, deluxe, or VIP seating, collect your ticket at 57B Đinh Tiên Hoàng, and expect music, folklore, puppets, and limited English explanation.

“Had a lovely night -the theatre is set beautiful area worth taking your time to walk around before and after. The show itself was quite amazing to see - and hear as the musicians are all quite amazing too. Also worth getting the unit that explains what is happening in your own language for you too- think it was about $3. Only negative the night was the number of tourists being inconsiderate and filming on their blocking the view of others.”

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11.Skip the Line: Thang Long Water Puppet Theater Entrance Tickets

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 32 reviews · from $8

Book a 45 to 50 minute water puppet performance at Hanoi’s Thang Long Theater on 57B Dinh Tien Hoang Street. Choose standard, deluxe, or VIP seating and watch Vietnamese legends, village life, music, and singing unfold on water. English explanation is not included unless you purchase an audio guide.

“The Water Puppet show was fantastic from start to finish. I really enjoyed the accompanying instruments and songs as well. The puppeteers are so talented, they brought the characters to life! I didn't feel it necessary to have english translatiRead more”

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12.Skip the Line: Thang Long Water Puppet Theater Entrance Tickets

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 16 reviews · from $9

Book a 65-minute visit to Hanoi’s Thang Long Water Puppet Theater and watch legends and daily life acted out on water with live music and storytelling. Choose standard, deluxe, or VIP first-class seating, arrive 15 minutes early, and return to the same Old Quarter theater.

“The performance itself was excellent. We were in line at the ticket window when instructed but did not receive the tickets by the time the performance started. Though we paid premium price our seating was at the edge and not very good to see the full performance.”

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13.Skip the Line: Thang Long Water Puppet Theater Entrance Tickets

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 11 reviews · from $9

Book a one-hour Thang Long Water Puppet performance in Hanoi’s Old Quarter, with standard, deluxe, or VIP first-class seating. Arrive 15 minutes early at 57B Đinh Tiên Hoàng, then watch puppets act out Vietnamese legends and daily life to live music.

“A colourful, entertaining professional show. We bought the first class seats and got to sit front and centre. The traditional music added to the atmosphere. The puppets and their master did a wonderful job at entertaining and delighting the audience. Would recommend taking the time to support this memorable local event in Hanoi.”

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14.Skip the line: Thang Long Water Puppet Theater Entrance Tickets

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 5 reviews · from $7

Spend about 55 minutes at Hanoi’s Thang Long Water Puppet Theater, where traditional puppetry unfolds over water. Choose standard, deluxe, or VIP first-class seating and use the priority ticket entrance at 57B Đinh Tiên Hoàng, near Hoan Kiem Lake. The show is easy to pair with an Old Quarter walk.

“The local box office sells the same ticket (standard class) for approximately 50% of the Viator cost. Well, but you do save the time to queue for tickets at the box-office, on the day I went the queueing of the box-office took roughly 10 minutes.”

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