The 15 Best Water Puppet Shows in Vietnam

1.Water Puppet Show Tickets

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 7,029 reviews · 50 min · from $7Our pick

Reserve a 50-minute Hanoi Water Puppet Show before your visit, then exchange your voucher for a physical ticket at 31 Lo Su, 30 minutes before the performance. Choose a showtime and seat category, enjoy colorful puppets, folk stories, and live Vietnamese music, and add an audio guide at the theater for 50,000 VND.

“Loved water puppet show. Never seen anything like it. Very glad I decided to do this. Should be an experience on everyone’s list.”

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2.Water Puppet Show Ticket with Hotel Delivery Add-On

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 1,554 reviews · 50 min · from $7

Spend 50 minutes at Hanoi’s Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre, watching Vietnamese legends, village life, music, and singing performed by puppets across a water stage. Reserve ahead for better seats and avoid the venue ticket queue. Collect tickets 30 minutes before the show, or choose hotel delivery and arrange the details with the local operator.

“The staffs were very quick and professional! Extremely kind! The show puppet was awesomeeee”

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

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

Collect your Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre ticket at 78 Hang Quat 30 minutes before showtime, then enjoy a 50-minute performance of Vietnamese legends, village life, music, and comic puppet scenes. The show is in Vietnamese, with optional audio guides available at the theatre for 50,000 VND.

“Wow, really interesting show. I did not get the audio guide but understood what was going on. Humorous and cute. Definitely recommend :)”

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

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 414 reviews · from $8

Meet at Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre on Hoan Kiem Lake for a one-hour performance of Vietnamese folk stories told by puppets moving across the water. Choose standard, deluxe, or VIP seating. Prebooking can save time when shows sell out, though the theater entrance may still feel crowded.

“We booked tickets at the last minute for our final night in Hanoi. We were not sure what to expect, but we were pleasantly surprised. The artistry of the show was amazing! The musicians and puppeteers did an incredible job of sharing Vietnamese stories. Really well done!”

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

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 386 reviews · from $7

Book a one-hour water puppet performance at Hanoi’s Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre. Choose a showtime and standard, deluxe, or VIP seating, then redeem your voucher at 57B Đinh Tiên Hoàng. Expect puppets moving across water, live Vietnamese music, storytelling, and an optional audio guide.

“Place worth visiting while in Hanoi. The show is really nice, actors are so professional, the musicians amazing.”

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6.Thang Long Water Puppet Show Entry Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 329 reviews · 1 hour · from $8

You’ll watch a one-hour Vietnamese water puppet performance at Hanoi’s Thang Long Theatre, with live musicians, singers, traditional dances, and short scenes about village life, legends, romance, and children at play. Shows run at several times, and your voucher is exchanged for a physical ticket before the performance.

“Wasn’t a tour just a show, they had our tickets ready with my name on them, very easy.”

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

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 224 reviews · from $8

Book your Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre ticket in advance and watch a one-hour performance about Vietnamese legends and traditional rural life. Choose a showtime, arrive at 57B Đinh Tiên Hoàng at least 15 minutes early, and enjoy a simple, affordable cultural stop in Hanoi’s Old Quarter.

“Stayed in Bangkok for five days, found the BTS easy to use, it’s a must for getting around Bangkok fast. Very clean. The bonuse is the BTS is linked to the metro, which offers you more options of travel around Bangkok”

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8.Full-Day City Tour and Water Puppet Show

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 107 reviews · from $52

Spend a full day seeing Hanoi’s major sights with an English-speaking guide such as Tu, Son, Tommy, or Lee. Visit Tran Quoc Pagoda, the Ho Chi Minh complex, One Pillar Pagoda, the Ethnology Museum, and the Temple of Literature. Lunch and a 50-minute water puppet show are included, with Old Quarter pickup available.

“I really enjoyed this tour! Chuong was really knowledgable which made him a really good guide and I got to see some amazing sights. I’d recommend this to anyone who wants to get a quick stop tour of all the great things in Hanoi.”

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9.Thang Long Water Puppet Theater

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 104 reviews · from $7

At Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre in Hanoi’s Old Quarter, you’ll watch a 55-minute performance built from Vietnamese folk tales, music, puppets, lighting, and water effects. The show is in Vietnamese, but its visual storytelling works across language barriers. Tickets are listed at $7.92 per person, with entry at 57B Đinh Tiên Hoàng.

“We enjoyed the show, was unique and interesting to learn about Vietnamese folklore . Definitely get an audio guide!”

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10.Thang Long Water Puppet Show Entrance Tickets

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 84 reviews · from $7

Spend about 55 minutes watching colorful wooden puppets act out village life, legends, myths, and Vietnamese history on a flooded stage at Thang Long Water Puppet Theater near Hoan Kiem Lake. The central Old Quarter location, mobile ticket, and $7.74 price make this an easy evening addition, though seat and schedule issues deserve attention.

“A must see in Hanoi. Well done by all the entertainers. Enjoyed a bit of Hanoi history. Venue was great.”

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11.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, then settle in for a one-hour performance of Vietnamese water puppetry. Live traditional music, singing, agricultural scenes, and comic stories bring local culture to life. Tickets cost $8.01, but seat location and the actual line-saving benefit deserve attention.

“One of the most memorable show. Must watch. Depicted the viatnamese culture. Great coordination of artists.”

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

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 53 reviews · from $7

Book a one-hour water puppet performance at Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre in Hanoi’s Old Quarter. Choose standard, deluxe, or VIP first-class seating, then collect your ticket at 57B Đinh Tiên Hoàng. The show combines puppetry on water, music, and storytelling, with several start times to fit your day.

“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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13.Half-Day City Tour with Thang Long Water Puppet Show

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 48 reviews · from $7

This $7 half-day outing links Hanoi’s Tran Quoc Pagoda, Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, and Temple of Literature with a 50-minute Thang Long Water Puppet Show. An English-speaking guide leads the afternoon tour, with guides such as Anna praised for clear explanations and family-friendly help. You can also book the theater ticket alone, but check the option carefully.

“It is expensive, the ticket price is 100.000 vnd and it is easy to buy tickets at the entrance. Here you pay double. The show itself is really beautiful and amazing, highly recommend doing it when visiting Hanoi.”

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

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 47 reviews · from $8

At Hanoi’s Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre, you’ll watch painted wooden puppets glide, leap, and splash across a shallow pool while musicians play traditional Vietnamese instruments. Choose standard, deluxe, or VIP seating, collect your ticket at 57B Đinh Tiên Hoàng, and fit the 50-minute performance around your Hoan Kiem sightseeing.

“The Show was great though we didn't get English translation still we enjoyed it. However this company Viator charged 100% more than actual charge . i fully understand they need to have some cut on the charges . The charge is only 200K in VND so 4 tickets it costs only 48 dollar where the company charged me 108 dollars. Pl book directly and enjoy the show”

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15.Water Puppet Show Entry Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 38 reviews · 50 min · from $5Best value

You’ll watch a 50-minute Vietnamese water puppet performance at Hanoi’s Lotus Water Puppet Theater. Expect folk music, dragon dances, village scenes, comedy, legends, and a multilingual program. The $5 ticket includes advance booking, with several showtimes available, but seat quality may vary.

“The show was beautiful and the performer very talented. However, we paid more for better seats and were placed in the second to the last row. So that was very frustrating.”

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