Ho Chi Minh Water Puppet Show: A Unique Display of Vietnamese Traditional Art

Experience the captivating Ho Chi Minh Water Puppet Show, featuring traditional Vietnamese art and music. Watch as puppets come to life in a mesmerizing display of dance, music, and storytelling.

Duration: 45 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Golden Dragon Water Puppet Theater - Water Puppet show : A Part of Vietnam’s Cultural Heritage. A Living Portrait of Vietn’s History and Cultrure
What's Included
  • Skip-the-line entrance
  • Guided tour available in multiple languages
  • Access to all permanent and temporary exhibitions
  • Free downloadable app for a self-guided tour
  • Exclusive discounts at the gift shop
  • Complimentary map of the venue
What's Not Included
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • Private transportation
  • Parking fees
Additional Information
  • MUSIC PRELUDE\n+ WATER PUPPET SHOW\n\n- Flag Hoisting Ceremony\n- Master of Ceremonies: Teu\n- Dragon Performance\n- Riding a Buffalo Playing a Flute\n- Farming Scenes\n- Frogs Hunting Activities\n- Duck Husbandry and Fox Trapping\n- Angling Demonstrations\n- Lion Display\n- Phoenix Performance\n- King Le Loi’s Nautical Parade or the Renowned…
Location
Golden Dragon Water Puppet Theater
55B Nguyen Thi Minh Khai, District 1
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Sally
Oct 11, 2024
Exciting and terrifying not knowing the local scooter rules. - Andy, Giang and Daniel showed us the local sights. We got to taste alot of different food. It was delicious and we rode around all the little streets and back streets.
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Giustiliano
Sep 20, 2024
To see - Fun and unusual show, with puppets moving in the water accompanied by traditional music and songs
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91shanmugamm
Aug 9, 2024
Ho chi min city tour - Nice tour. We enjoyed visiting multiple places.. V is our tour guide and she is so kind and patient to walk us to many places
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Ruth_s
Jul 31, 2024
Puppet show fun - A family group of 7 . Had a great time .Music was very good and soundeffects . All round light entertainment .
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Adam
Jun 5, 2024
Intriguing - We booked this interesting cultural venture and were met at the theater by an informative lady. I would advise travelers to experience some Vietnamese water puppetry and folk tales.
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Vcpolin
Aug 27, 2023
I like the tourist guide. - I booked for this tour early but we got the farthest seat. Since we all have an eyeglasses so it was just so so. The food that was served in the cruise was not reasonable for the price I paid for 4 people. But the tour guide is a very nice person.
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Quynh_v
Feb 21, 2025
For a family with young kids - A pretty simple show. It’d be good if you have Young kids. Though it is interesting how the puppeteers maneuver, the puppets underwater. They must be holding their breath or something, which is incredible.
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O3237sqjenniferm
Nov 22, 2023
Only for children! - Everything seemed like it could be nice. The elaborate decor, the accompanying musicians on the side. A performance for the handlers to stay in the water for 45 minutes, well done! Puppets, even if poorly articulated, remain worked. The sound of the very loud show mixed itself with the sound of the room next door (techno loud)! The show is made for children aged 3 to 6 years maximum. If you're an adult, you're clearly going to be bored for 45 minutes.
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Howard_m
May 7, 2025
Don't book this on here, just buy tickets at the venue - TL;DR: Don't bother with this booking, you can easily buy tickets at the theater and it's less expensive at the theater I'm not really sure what I received with this booking. I saw people buying tickets at the theater for 300-330 VND while my booking with this site was about double that price. I was told to meet them by the venue between 6pm-6:15pm so I arrived at 6:13pm. In Vietnam, most people are punctual, so I was surprised to wait about 10 minutes. When the person with the ticket finally arrived, very close to the show start time (I would have preferred to wait inside where there was air conditioning but couldn't enter without a ticket), they said I needed to walk back out to the street because they were on a motorcycle. At least deliver the ticket with some service since it's double the price! Also, the ticket I received was not a good seat so it wasn't like that (a premium seat) was what I paid for. I also requested to be somewhere that I could hear better. Fortunately, the theater staff delivered service much better than the ticket people. The show was somewhat entertaining, but not in English as mentioned in the description. So don't be a fool like me, if you want to go to the show (which I would still recommend), do not book the experience here. Just go to the theater.
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Roberto
Nov 8, 2023
Buying tickets through trip advisor was a mistake - Bought tickets through TripAdvisor the day before the show , received tickets and confirmation. The day of the show received an email stating my reservation had been cancelled. . Also the address was not listed. Went on my own paid again for tickets at window.plenty of unsold seats.show was ok. 7/10.
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From $26
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).