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The 15 Best Water Puppet Shows in Vietnam

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An hour of dragons, fishermen and rice farmers worked on poles through a flooded stage, with a live band at the side. The 15 below cover Hanoi and Saigon, and the only real decisions are the seat row and the start time.

Hanoi: Water Puppet Show Tickets - Live music gives the show its local character
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Hanoi: Water Puppet Show Tickets

1.Water Puppet Show Tickets

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

See Hanoi’s famous 50-minute water puppet show with reserved tickets, traditional music, colorful legends, and optional audio guides.

“Incredible! I had no expectations but this turned out to be amazing. So mesmerizing and impressive. Highly recommended!”

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Hanoi: Water Puppet Show Ticket with Hotel Delivery Add-On - From rice paddies to the Thang Long stage
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Hanoi: Water Puppet Show Ticket with Hotel Delivery Add-On

Hanoi: Thang Long Water Puppet Show Ticket - Skip The Line - Collecting your ticket on Hang Quat Street
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Hanoi: Thang Long Water Puppet Show Ticket – Skip The Line

Skip the Line: Thang Long Water Puppet Theater Entrance Tickets - Arriving at 57B Đinh Tiên Hoàng
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Skip the Line: Thang Long Water Puppet Theater Entrance Tickets

Skip the Line: Thang Long Water Puppet Theater Entrance Tickets - Arriving at 57B Đinh Tiên Hoàng
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Skip the Line: Thang Long Water Puppet Theater Entrance Tickets

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

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 386 reviews · from $7

Watch Hanoi’s charming water puppets with live music, choose your seat and showtime, and save a ticket-buying trip at Thang Long Theater.

“Do not book! Absolute scam. Booked on the day and got there and they said it was sold out and they shouldnt have sold them to me. Tried to contact the provider but got no help or response. Be very very wary. So as for the puppets, no idea!”

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Thang Long Water Puppet Show Entry Ticket - The ticket handoff at 57B Dinh Tien Hoang
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Thang Long Water Puppet Show Entry Ticket

6.Thang Long Water Puppet Show Entry Ticket

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

See Hanoi’s Thang Long water puppets, live music, and Vietnamese legends in a one-hour show with simple hotel ticket delivery.

“it was entertaining..the singing was beautiful and the puppets definetely the highlight. should have bought the audio guide as I didnt understand the language spoken but I still loved and enjoyed the show.”

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Thang Long Water Puppet Theater Tickets - The music and audio guide question
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Thang Long Water Puppet Theater Tickets

7.Thang Long Water Puppet Theater Tickets

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 251 reviews · from $7

See Hanoi’s traditional water puppets, live music, folk legends, and village life in a 50-minute show near Hoan Kiem Lake.

“My recent purchase of puppet theatre tickets through Viator left me deeply disappointed. Not only were the tickets exorbitantly priced, but the promised perk of "skip the queue" seemed to be nothing more than a marketing gimmick. Firstly, the tickets purchased on Viator were more than double the price compared to purchasing them directly at the venue. This price gouging was already disheartening, but I was willing to overlook it for the convenience of skipping the queue. However, upon arrival at the puppet theatre, there was no designated queue for those who had purchased tickets through Viator. In fact, we ended up waiting in line just like everyone else, with…”

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Skip the Line: Thang Long Water Puppet Theater Entrance Tickets - Arriving at 57B Đinh Tiên Hoàng
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Skip the Line: Thang Long Water Puppet Theater Entrance Tickets

Hanoi Water Puppet Show Tickets: Convenient Delivery Service - What happens inside the 50-minute performance
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Hanoi Water Puppet Show Tickets: Convenient Delivery Service

Skip the Line: Thang Long Water Puppet Theater Entrance Tickets - Arriving at 57B Đinh Tiên Hoàng
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Skip the Line: Thang Long Water Puppet Theater Entrance Tickets

Hanoi: Full-Day City Tour and Water Puppet Show - Tran Quoc Pagoda and the calm edge of West Lake
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Hanoi: Full-Day City Tour and Water Puppet Show

11.Full-Day City Tour and Water Puppet Show

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

Explore Hanoi’s pagodas, temples, museums, street food, and water puppets on a full-day guided tour with lunch and transport.

“I forgot our guide's name, but he was very knowledgeable. He's the kind of guide that beyond just the tour, if you have extra questions related to the tour or Hanoi in general, will be able to answer.”

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Thang Long Water Puppet Theater - The theater location near Hoàn Kiếm Lake
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Thang Long Water Puppet Theater

12.Thang Long Water Puppet Theater

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 104 reviews · from $7

See Hanoi folklore brought to life in a 55-minute water puppet show at Thang Long Theatre, with traditional music, colorful puppets, and a central Old Quarter location.

“The show is a unique experience, which I highly recommend. The ticketing experience was unfortunately really stressful. Although we booked ahead online, when we got to the theatre they said our ticket had been changed to a show 3 hours Read more”

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Skip the Line: Thang Long Water Puppet Theater Entrance Tickets - Arriving at 57B Đinh Tiên Hoàng
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Skip the line: Thang Long Water Puppet Theater Entrance Tickets

Thang Long Water Puppet Show Entrance Tickets - The theater’s Old Quarter setting
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Thang Long Water Puppet Show Entrance Tickets

Ho Chi Minh City: Golden Dragon Water Puppet Ticket - What Happens During the 45-Minute Performance
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Ho Chi Minh City: Golden Dragon Water Puppet Ticket

15.Golden Dragon Water Puppet Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 81 reviews · from $16

See colorful Vietnamese water puppetry, live music, and countryside legends at Ho Chi Minh City’s Golden Dragon Theater.

“This was a wonderful and entertaining experience. One that you will be pleased to attend and will make you feel as though you have experienced some Vietnamese culture.”

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