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Thang Long Water Puppets: Hanoi's Cultural Gem
3.2
24 Ratings
Hanoi
Discover Vietnam’s ancient art at Thang Long Water Puppet Show. Experience captivating storytelling and tradition in Hanoi’s historic theater.
Discover Vietnam’s ancient art at Thang Long Water Puppet Show. Experience captivating storytelling and tradition in Hanoi’s historic theater.
Duration:
1 hour, 20 minutes
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Thang Long Water Puppet - Bypass the queues at the Water Puppet Theater with this handy service that provides show tickets and flexible timing options. Delight in a live 50-minute performance that highlights one of Vietnam’s most renowned art forms, water puppetry, which began over a millennium ago in the Red River Delta. Originally illustrating…
- Thang Long Water Puppet - Bypass the queues at the Water Puppet Theater with this handy service that provides show tickets and flexible timing options. Delight in a live 50-minute performance that highlights one of Vietnam’s most renowned art forms, water puppetry, which began over a millennium ago in the Red River Delta. Originally illustrating the everyday lives of villagers through activities like farming, fishing, and children’s games, contemporary performances now incorporate ancient legends and myths, providing an intriguing insight into Vietnam’s cultural heritage.
What's Included
- Skip-the-line Thang Long Water Puppet Theater ticket
- Multilingual Audio Guide (if selected)
- All taxes, fees, and handling charges
- Show program
- Skip-the-line Thang Long Water Puppet Theater ticket
- Multilingual Audio Guide (if selected)
- All taxes, fees, and handling charges
- Show program
Additional Information
Explore the captivating history of the Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre in Hanoi, where an ancient art form from the 11th century is brought to life. Originating in the waterlogged rice fields of rural Vietnam, villagers once stood waist-deep in water, animating stories with puppets that seemed to glide effortlessly across the surface. Concealed behind…
Explore the captivating history of the Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre in Hanoi, where an ancient art form from the 11th century is brought to life. Originating in the waterlogged rice fields of rural Vietnam, villagers once stood waist-deep in water, animating stories with puppets that seemed to glide effortlessly across the surface. Concealed behind screens, puppeteers skillfully maneuvered the intricately designed puppets using long rods, creating the illusion of life on water. This renowned theater continues to enchant audiences with its distinctive blend of tradition, artistry, and storytelling, providing a window into Vietnam’s rich cultural heritage.
- Confirmation will be received at the time of booking
- A Viator/TripAdvisor confirmation booking will be sent at the time of confirmation is not the official ticket.
- The official ticket will be sent to you within 24 hours
- For assistance with redemption/ticket issues, kindly contact GlobalTix Customer Support Live Chat by WhatsApp Message
- No flash photography is permitted
- Please note that you have to collect the actual tickets at the local operator’s office at least 30 minutes before the show
- Show times occasionally change due to availability. In this case the local operator will contact you in advance
- Please note that you have to be at the theater at least 10-30 minutes before the show start time
Location
Thang Long Water Puppet
57B Dinh Tien Hoang - Hoan Kiem - Ha Noi,
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
3.2
(24 Ratings)
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Harel
Dec 17, 2025
Wonderful.... - Wonderful! What interested me most was the curiosity of what happens behind the scenes and how it is done with such precision, more than the plot, which is unnecessary to take the audio for it. Warmly recommend but check the prices because even thru viator the same activity has different prices.
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Probal_r
Dec 4, 2025
Brilliant show - Exceptional show, one of a kind. It is a must do, when visiting Vietnam. Foreigners should take an audio guide as the entire show is in Vietnamese language
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Christoph_s
Nov 12, 2025
Should you look at - Water puppet theatre is a very worth seeing. Takes about 1 hour.
The conversion from the voucher is a bit exciting but in the end it worked out 100% at the last push.
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Esmeemaaike
Dec 4, 2025
Totally avoidable this operator - Please avoid unless into cultural show. You don’t undertaand anything as it’s in local
language. Totally avoidable. My kids left from between We paid for the VIP tickets and upon arrival they put us in the middle of the regular rows.
The difference in price between our seating and the amount paid was alot money
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Joannelariviere6009
Dec 2, 2025
Disappointing and not worth it - Do not buy online, it is nonrefundable and it doesn’t matter if you have reserved VIP. They sell paper tickets at the ticket booth and will sell in person even if they sold out online. I went with VIP online tickets and they said they sold out for the entire day and would not give me a ticket. Disappointing and not worth it
This is not a skip the line event, you still join a very long queue. When we finally got to speak someone we were made to wait longer until after the show had started. Given our VIP tickets to then be told at the door we couldn’t enter, the show was sold out. Because we were unable to come back they seperated our group of 4 and we had to sit in the cheap seats and had missed a third of the show.
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Sharonjesper
Nov 28, 2025
Busy and boring - Tourist spot at very busy time and location with crowd of tourists queuing up. This show is overrated as such i have high expectations but unfortunately it quite boring.
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Ambassador818592
Nov 26, 2025
Water puppet show - The puppets didn‘t look as great as there were discribed. The movements were absolutly disapointing. I could also have done this.
If I were you I would not spend your time and watch it. There are better atractives to do in Hanoi. We had been booked on by our tour Which I hadn't noticed until the last minute otherwise would have asked not to attend.
It is literally puppets in a small pond with traditional singing for an hour !
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Extraordinary818530
Nov 25, 2025
Very disappointed ,not happy - I've had the misfortune to see this show twice and the supremely good fortune to miss out when there weren't enough tickets for sale... If at all, the Water Puppets is a once only experience. Preferably, it's an experience to be avoided at all costs.We booked in to see water puppets after others raved about it. Very disappointing show except for brilliant musicians. Your time would be better spent walking around the lake.
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Passenger818468
Nov 25, 2025
Tourist Trap - Not entertaining, I would say it's a tourist trap just to get you pay for some puppet show. I would not recommend it, save your money and buy ice cream instead .Boring, weird and honestly overpriced. Appreciate it's local art and culture but it's tacky and touristy. No English translation either.
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Pobudadebor
Nov 23, 2025
Waste of time - Terrible experience in my traveling in Hanoi. Waste of time and money and never book tickets online.Book directly from the ticket office
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