Visit: Charming Vietnam Travel, 31 P. Lò Sũ, street, Hoàn Kiếm, Hà Nội 100000, Vietnam
Water puppetry is a traditional art form with distinctive culture identity of Vietnam.
Tickets are sales by us. Book online with us to confirm your show time in advance. Just make a stop at our office to take your tickets for the show then enjoy your great time with Water Puppet Show for 50 minutes.
It came into existence, developed and diversified over a thousand years ago in the Red River Delta.
Thanks to unique performances on the water, this puppetry art is famous and highly appreciated all over the world. In early days, water puppetry showed the daily life of villagers such as farming, fishing, romance and children playing.
Now, the topics of the plays are also picked from ancient legends, myths and historic stages.
Book your ticket in advance with us, then Exchange the Voucher at our office for the Real Tickets and Program Flyer.
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50 minutes(approx.)
Your voucher is not the ticket
Please exchange your voucher at Exchange Office at 31 Lo Su Street before your show at least 30 minute. And then make your way to the Water Puppet Theater to have Official tickets and Program Details 2 minute walk from office). We do not accept the late arrival for real tickets exchange!
Not wheelchair accessible
Skip the line
Please provide us with your hotel name and address in case of the showtime change or full of booking
Near public transportation
The theater does not accept an electronic ticket or voucher. Please use the official tickets, exchanged at tour office
For the last minute booking. Sometimes the show is Full booked. We would change your show time to the next show.
For the shows booked for the private show at Special events. We would change your show to another show time. Please advise us your hotel name and address for contacting in case.
Infant seats available
Most travelers can participate
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 20 travelers
Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Posted By : Heather_M
We really enjoyed this experience, the puppeteers were so clever and it was great to see them appear at the end of the show. We found the audio guide helpful to understand some of the stories. The wooden puppets were adorable. A very enjoyable hour in Hanoi.
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Posted On : 2024-03-16
Posted By : nnyd
A must go experience. Lively and enjoyable performance. Totally enjoy even without getting the audio for translation.
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Posted On : 2023-12-20
Posted By : JoEllen_M
The play was enjoyable. The traditional music was an added bonus. I would highly recommend using the audio translator.
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Posted On : 2023-04-11
Posted By : Pratkx
The water puppet show was interesting - the way they could control and move the puppets on/under water was amazing to watch. The show is for 50mins which is the perfect duration for this. Any longer and people would get bored.
Some tips:
1. Audio guide is a must or you won’t understand what’s going on.
2. Take the VIP tickets which is the first 4 rows or it’s too far to see the tiny puppets. The first row is the best.
3. If you are booking online, the tickets are very expensive. I paid nearly 60% extra on Tripadvisor. The other sites like booking.com were charging nearly double. Also you won’t be able to select which row or which seat when you book online. I saw many people book directly at the theatre on the day they land in Hanoi and they could choose their seats at the counter. This seems to be a better option.
A few things they should do better.
1. Stop allowing people after the show starts. Many people came in 10mins late and made others get up while they got to their seats. Very bad.
2. Ask people not to record. Many people just held up their phones to record the show for extended durations. This obstructs the view (which is not great to begin with). Yet another reason to get the first couple of rows.
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Posted On : 2022-12-31
Posted By : anjulitenzin
If you are in Hanoi do not miss this show. 50 minutes well spent. I enjoyed it a lot. Great music, great show!
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Posted On : 2020-02-05
Posted By : Coully11
Lovely show well done.Puppets are amazing.Musicians are fantastic.Fully recommend.You should see this if you are able to.
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Posted On : 2020-01-16
Posted By : Ashok_G
This is most certainly over rated, what complicates this further is that there is absolutely no prelude/explanation provided in English so while the entire show is in Vietnamese (understandably) its purely upto your creative imagination to figure out what scene is being depicted.
However if you have never seen a puppet show ever in your life and you have a hour and some extra cash to spare then it is probably something you should consider to visit.
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Posted On : 2020-01-02
Posted By : tonykok29
The show is very interesting & innovative. Generally well performed on Vietnamese fishermen life in old days
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Posted On : 2019-10-24
Posted By : Threekidsandamum
My three children (9, 11, 13) all enjoyed the water puppets. Tickets were easy to collect and theatre was not far away for collection agency.
Although the show was in Vietnamese we all enjoyed the show. It was very entertaining, colourful and there was good humour throughout. The musicians were live and very talented. My only criticism was that the seats were not staggered enough and we all found it hard to see past the people n front if us(despite being in row G). There was a little girl (around 4 years old) in front of us who found the show too scary and her parents took her out.
Overall it was worth the $.
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Posted On : 2019-07-09
Posted By : Kimberly K
The Water Puppet show was quite interesting. We got there early to be able to get in and sit down, but they open the doors pretty late compared to when doors open for USA performances, so don't rush to arrive too early. The music is very beautiful and lulled a few of us to sleep a few times.
