HANOI · VIETNAM
Hanoi’s best days out.
The 15 show tours worth planning a day around in Hanoi and the north. What each one includes, what it costs, and who runs it.
Skip the ticket line for Hanoi’s famed water puppet show. Pick your time, choose seats, and see 50 minutes of traditional Vietnamese art.
Most Popular“Amazing- just loved it. Music was wonderful and puppeteers so talented- if you don’t speak Vietnamese, get they audio translator”
Hanoi water puppet show tickets with easy voucher pickup or hotel delivery. Watch Thang Long Theatre’s 1,000-year tradition in 50 minutes.
Skip the hot Hanoi ticket lines and watch the Thang Long water puppet show with live music. 50 minutes of Vietnamese folklore.
See Hanoi’s Thang Long water puppet show: a 1-hour traditional performance of legends and village life, with easy hotel ticket delivery.
Prebook Hanoi water puppet tickets with hotel delivery, skip the box office, and enjoy a 50-minute Old Quarter show of 1,000-year tradition.
“It was unexpectedly great fun! We loved the traditional music and it didn’t matter we couldn’t speak Vietnamese.”
Full-day Hanoi tour with Old Quarter lunch, top pagodas, museums, and a 50-minute water puppet show near Sword Lake.
“Our tour guide Phong was very knowledgeable and friendly. He was also kind to be our photographer. Although, the food was not that good for our liking.”
Prebook Hanoi’s Thang Long water puppet show at the Lotus Theater near Hoan Kiem Lake. Pick a time, enjoy 55 minutes of culture.
“Very lovely & .Magical Puppet Show. I learned the Culture through Puppets. Very Fun experience. Very helpful the tour Operator to help me accommodate my ticket, the days, I was able to go”
Private full-day Hanoi tour with cyclo ride, egg coffee and local lunch, Ho Chi Minh sights, Ethnology Museum, Hoan Kiem, and water puppets.
“I was not satisfied with this tour. I booked a private tour for the day, but we were joined by another person, who had also booked a private tour and was not happy. Our guide seemed quite confused as to what was on the agenda for the day i.Read more”
Half-day Hanoi Old Quarter tour with Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, Temple of Literature, Tran Quoc Pagoda, plus a 50-minute Thang Long water puppet show.
“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.”
Hanoi water puppetry at Lotus Water Puppet Theater with reserved entry, a 50-minute traditional show, and a multilingual program.
“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.”
See Hanoi’s Thang Long water puppetry in a 50-minute live show. Reserve ahead, exchange tickets in person, and enjoy Red River folktales.
“An activity to do once, typical of Hanoi.”
See Hanoi’s famous Thang Long water puppets on a glowing pool, with live music and Vietnamese stories. Tickets start at $5.99.
“The show itself was excellent. The booking on Viator was a complete disaster. I booked a few days before the show. When I arrived at the theatre to pick up my tickets, the representative had no record of it. I missed the show while she was trying to figure out what happened. Finally I got…”
Hanoi’s Quintessence of Tonkin turns live music, dance, and water puppetry into an outdoor lake show with included transport and ticket tiers.
“Are utilize the private transfer option to be driven directly to and from the show from my hotel. This saved time of not having to arrive too early and got me back quickly. Highly recommend this approach. Ation with the tour operator was excellent, driver was very good, and the show itself was spectacular, just…”
Private Hanoi evening by cyclo and foot with pho, plus a classic water puppet show near Hoan Kiem Lake and hotel pickup included.
“The description does not do this tour justice! It was so much fun -- the water puppet show was so interesting, and all six of us are still laughing about the cyclo tour. I cannot imagine that there is a better way to experience Hanoi!”
Private Hanoi highlights with Ho Chi Minh, Hoa Lo Prison, Ethnology Museum, lunch, and a water puppet show option for $40.
“Enjoyed our private tour very much.Our guide Miss Twi was excellent,very informative and kind.Definitely recommended.Thank you Twi,hope to see you soon.”
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