IN HANOI
36 Tours Reviewed
A pond show in the middle of Hanoi? That’s the hook. This Lotus Water Puppet Show is Vietnam’s famed water puppetry tradition, built on a story-and-music format that’s been around for centuries and brought to life by puppeteers working right…
That first splash of movement is surprisingly captivating. This Thang Long Water Puppet show turns a plain stage into a small world of Vietnamese folk storytelling—legends and everyday life—done with puppets that “swim” through a water-covered platform. I love how…
Hanoi’s street food is easier when someone maps it for you. This private tour strings together a cyclo ride through the Old Quarter plus a water puppet show, then feeds you in the middle of daily life. I like that…
A pedal-powered evening beats standing in traffic. This Hanoi experience pairs a cyclo city tour with a water puppet show at the Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre, so you get both the street-level sights and one of Vietnam’s most unusual…
Water puppets make no sense until you see them move. Then it clicks. At the Thang Long Water Puppet Theater in Hanoi, you watch a traditional Vietnamese folk art performed right on the water, with storytelling and music that run…
Eight a.m. in Hanoi sets the tone. This small-group city tour strings together big landmarks and calmer cultural stops, then gives you time to add the famous Thang Long water puppet show. It’s built for people who want to see…
A wooden puppet show, but it floats on water Hanoi at night has a special kind of calm, and this tour pairs that feeling with the water puppet show plus a real local-food dinner. I like that you’re not just…
Seeing puppets on water is magic. At Thang Long Water Puppet Theater in Hanoi, you get a traditional performance where stories and music play out on a water stage, using skilled puppetry and stagecraft you can actually see up close.…
Hanoi can feel like a lot at once. This day tour helps you pace it with a private guide and air-conditioned transport, hitting the big-history sites without the slow shuffle. I like that the commentary is designed around what you…
Water puppets in Hanoi feel like magic. This skip-the-line ticket gets you into the Thang Long Water Puppet Theater smoothly, with priority seating choices that help you match the show to your day. I like that the performance is done…
Hanoi has a serious side, and this tour shows it fast. You’ll spend a full day with an English-speaking private guide, moving from the Ho Chi Minh Complex to Taoist and temple landmarks, then on to everyday scenes in the…
A good show in Hanoi needs two things: timing and understanding the story. This one nails the skip-the-line part, and it also gives you the basics for following the action in under an hour. Water puppetry is a Red River…
Water puppetry is a Hanoi must, and this ticket option keeps it low-stress. You’ll prebook for the Thang Long Water Puppet Theater, then redeem your voucher at a nearby pickup point, so you can get to your seats faster than…
Hanoi at night has a way of feeling quieter. This private evening cyclo and walking tour mixes classic Old Quarter lanes with a scenic ride to Hoan Kiem Lake, then finishes with the old-school magic of a water puppet show.…
Water puppets make Hanoi feel like magic. This is an ancient art form from the Red River Delta, dating back to the 11th century, where stories were once performed in flooded rice paddies. I love the show’s precision mechanics—puppets glide…
