The 7 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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