We visited here and paid I think 300,000 each for a ticket. The show last about 45-50 minutes. It is in Vietnamese but each story is slightly different along the way and most of the time you can follow what is going on! The show itself is very clever and the puppeteers are very talented. The musicians and voices are also very good! It makes a change from your usual SE Asian activities so I would recommend giving this activity a go one evening!

Was raining ad I went here thinking that was a tourist trap. I made a big mistake. it is a puppet show on the water where the authenticity and simplicity of the Vietnamese people is exalted overbearingly. A simple but at the same time articulated show that manages to excite. I highly recommend it in the evening version.

The water puppet show contains many small acts and each displayes a part of the vietnamese culture. The puppets were really beautiful and the show was lovely. It was totally worth the money and an amusing show.

This show lasts about 1 .5 hours and the program includes 12 scenes that represent life for the farmers in Vietnam. The puppet masters stand behind a screen in knee deep cold water and the puppets are on the end of long poles that are extended under the screen. Some scenes were hard to understand while others were quite funny.

The Hoi An Water Puppet Theater it at the edge of the Old Town, and easy to walk to. We enjoyed a show on a Friday and it wasn't particularly busy, we got there 15 minutes before the show and got our tickets and seats no problem. The cost is 80,000 for adults, which is more than fair. The show is just under an hour. You get a program in several languages when you enter (English is one of them) that tells you about the show. It's a bunch of different skits with the puppets, about farmers, catching fish, fairies, and village life (mostly). The sound system announces the up-coming skit in English to give you some context, but the skits are easy to understand without knowing any Vietnamese (for example, anyone can relate to a wily fish outsmarting a fisherman). The puppets are colorful and fun, there are dragons, snakes, farmers, children, cats, and more. The theater is open-air, but it's covered so if it rained you wouldn't get soaked, but this is no indoor cushy spot - hard chairs aren't super comfy but hey, the show's pretty short. Taking photos or video is no problem here. Shows start at 6:30pm most days of the week. If you're in Hoi An for at least 2 days, you're guaranteed to be able to see this show. Well worth it! Hey - if you found this review helpful, give it a thumbs up so others can find it. Thanks!

DO NOT miss this. You don’t need to be a culture buff or art aficionado. This just stands alone as a spectacle of intricate water puppetry, which I had never seen before and is incredibly clever and well choreographed. It last about 45 minutes. DON’T buy tickets through an agency, there are plenty available in the booths around town and cost very little. Just enjoy!

Cost only 80000Dong and for this one is treated to over an hours unique entertainment reflecting farming life, culture and legends. Shows are Tues, Fri, Sat at 18.30. The artists are from the Centre for Culture and Sports so I assume they volunteer their time to put on the show in the City's outdoor covered stadium. There is an English explanation at the beginning of each "scene" Try and get to see the show as it's definitely worth it

I had hear about this unique Vietnamese entertainment and it is well worth seeing. It is so clever and very entertaining. It gives an insight in the culture and the imagination that goes into the presentation is great. There is no problem understanding as there is an English voice advising what is coming so you get an idea of what to expect. It is approximately an hour of fun suitable for all ages.

I'd heard of the Vietnamese culture of water puppets. From a Western perspective the whole thing makes no sense and one is expecting a very Punch & Judy. But no, it's a recreation of Vietnamese traditional village tales through the medium of puppets seemingly floating on the water and interweaving with other puppet characters in the water. For a while I focused on the How it was done, but then just relaxed into it and enjoyed the show. They do explain things very well with details of the stories being portrayed. In some ways it's more like ballet than puppetry. And it is very cheap too - buy your tickets from the kiosks which charge you for your entry into the old town. All over inside an hour and I recommend getting a taxi out there and then walking back into town.

Water puppet show is something very different and typical for Viet Nam. I really recommend to visit it. We didn’t buy ticket in advance. You can do it at the entrance just before the show. It is an open air theatre, so during winter bring a jacket. There is not specific seat number, so for those who would like to get central close to the stage seat I recommend to come 15-20 min earlier.