Vietnam

Hanoi’s Famous Water Puppet Show

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day tour

Tour Level: Relaxed / Easy

Tour Comfort: Budget

Tour Period:

1 hour       Hanoi

tour highlights

  • Learn about some of the techniques and traditions of water puppetry
  • Enjoy a traditional water puppet performance
  • Get an explanation of the history of water puppetry
  • Admire the incredible skill and dexterity of the puppeteers

tour details

Enjoy the traditional art of water puppetry, a unique art form performed by the farmers in the region to celebrate festivals and harvests.

Why choose this tour?

Learn about the unique traditions, history, and techniques of water puppetry, then enjoy a show.

tour description

Enjoy the traditional art of water puppetry, a unique art form performed by the farmers in the region to celebrate festivals and harvests. The puppets are made of wood and usually stand sixteen inches high, but can be as tall as three feet. Puppets are attached to a long bamboo pole and dipped in and out of the water by a person behind a rattan curtain. Learning to manipulate the puppets is usually a tradition that is passed on as a family secret. It takes a great deal of skill and because the puppeteer's hands are underwater it is easy for them to hide their methods. The fascinating part is that the central stage is below the water line, and the puppeteers stand in the waist-deep water. A rattan curtain hides them, but they can see the stage and the audience through the bamboo slats.

includes

  • Transfers and tours with local English-speaking guide in air-conditioned vehicles
  • Entrance fee as mentioned in the programme
  • Drinking water and cold towels available on the vehicles
  • Service charges, Government taxes and 10% VAT

excludes

  • Surcharges for other language guides
  • Optional tours
  • Meals and services other than mentioned in the program
  • Personal travel insurance
  • Expenditures of a personal nature (drinks, phone calls, mini bar consumptions, laundry etc.)
  • Surcharges for Lunar New Year (TET) holiday
  • Tips for guide and driver (at your discretion)
Tour code: EXHEWPSB

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