What You Will Do
If you are ever in Hanoi it will be regretful to miss the Water Puppet Theater – even if you think you are not a puppet kind of person. Water Puppets literally means “puppets that dance on the water”. This Vietnamese Water Puppet show is not just geared for kids, but meant to delight adults as well.
Book your skip-the-line ticket in advance to the Water Puppet Theatre in Hanoi, and select your preferred showtime and seats. Option for standard, deluxe, or VIP first class seats (first four rows). You’ll experience one of Vietnam's most distinctive traditional art forms, live on stage. Bonus: enjoy a city sightseeing tour that includes the Old Quarter and French Quarter or Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum and the Temple of Literature.
The ticket will be drop on your hotel receptionist, so please leave your address and you have a plus free walking tour (Hanoi Old/French or food tour) with our volunteer guide, leave your whatsapp number to know detail about that tour
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Itinerary
1
Thang Long Water Puppet
50 minutes
Water Puppetry is a traditional art form with distinctive culture identity of Vietnam. 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.
2
Lotus Water Puppet Theater
10 minutes
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 tickets, then the tickets and program flyer, complete with the details of program, will be delivered to your hotel. Just bring your tickets and enjoy the show.
3
Hanoi Old Quarter Culture Exchange Center
10 minutes
The Old Quarter in Hanoi is an intriguing neighbourhood, home to a mix of Vietnamese architecture, green spaces, ancient shops and fresh-as-it-gets street food — all of it easily explored on foot.
4
Ancient House
10 minutes
The architecture located in 87 Ma May is one of 14 traditional houses in the Hanoi Old Quarter. Ma May ancient house, also called Hanoi ancient house by the locals, was built in the 19th century serving the purpose of living and running business.
5
Dong Xuan Market
10 minutes
Đồng Xuân Market (Chợ Đồng Xuân) is a market in the center district Hoan Kiem of Hanoi. Originally built by the French administration in 1889, Đồng Xuân Market has been renovated several times with the latest in 1994 after a fire which almost destroyed the market. Nowadays, Đồng Xuân Market is the largest covered market of Hanoi where the wholesale traders sell everything from clothes, household goods to foodstuffs.
6
Long Bien Bridge
10 minutes
Long Bien Bridge (Vietnamese: Cầu Long Biên), is about 2km from Hoan Kiem Lake, with a history of over 100 years, is not only a traffic construction but also a meaningful historical and symbolic witness to the resilience of Hanoi during the two greatest resistance wars against the French colonialists and American imperialism as well as the dramatic changes of this city in the new era.
7
Lake of the Restored Sword (Hoan Kiem Lake)
10 minutes
Hoan Kiem Lake is a natural freshwater lake in the heart of Hanoi. Previously, the lake was also known as Luc Thuy Lake (rough translation: Emerald Lake) because of its year-round green water or Thuy Quan Lake (rough translation: Naval Lake) because it was used in naval drills. Around the 15th century, it was renamed Hoan Kiem Lake (Sword Lake) because it was associated with the legend of King Le Thai To (1385 – 1433) returning the magical sword to the turtle deity.
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