Saigon Water Puppet Show

Saigon Water Puppet Show

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English/Vietnamese
Private group
Hotel pick up
5 Hours
4.6(15 reviews) 354+ booked
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Ho Chi Minh City


                 Saigon Water Puppet Show 

Time Schedule Every Evening: 5 PM & 06:30 PM

 

Have you ever witnessed firsthand the water puppet performances so unique? Don’t miss this opportunity to see this interesting show when you're in Viet Nam.

The puppets are made out of wood and then lacquered. The shows are performed in a waist-deep pool. A large bamboo rod supports the puppet under the water and is used by the puppeteers, who are normally hidden behind a screen, to control them. Thus the puppets appear to be moving over the water. When the rice fields would flood, the villagers would entertain each other using this form of puppet play.

Water puppetry is an art form of traditional folk theater is unique in Viet Nam. The water stage, actors are puppets made of wood, combined with the effects of light, sound, the artist has created vivid performances, attractive, conquered all viewed from domestic to international friends, bring water puppetry became a unique artistic product of Vietnam

Up to 8 puppeteers stand behind a split-bamboo screen, decorated to resemble a temple facade, and control the puppets using long bamboo rods and string mechanism hidden beneath the water surface. The puppets are carved out of wood and often weigh up to 15 kg.

We arrange free pick up at your hotel location in Ho Chi Minh City 

Tour Included: Tickets, free pick up and drop off

Tour Excluded: Happy tip, personal expenses

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  • John Davis
    ch
    Verified
    Nov 11, 2018
    Fantastic

    Oh what a fantastic way to spend 45 minutes with the family in Saigon. We loved the show and yes it's all in Vietnamese but you're in Vietnam. Charming, funny and we all left with a smile on our face. Also good value souvenirs on the way out. Thank you Johnny for this great experience!

  • Arijit Chatterjee
    es
    Verified
    Jan 04, 2019
    Great experience

    Didn't understand a word of it, but the stories were self explanatory. Great experience.

  • brand nyu day
    th
    Verified
    Feb 10, 2019
    Absolutely amazing

    Though the show is thoroughly in Vietnamese, the puppet show was very easy to understand because of the huge actions. The puppetiers are very skillful, making no mistakes at all. And the musicians are wonderful. Very good experience.

  • Kevin Nanayakkara
    es
    Verified
    Feb 03, 2019
    Glad we booked this tour with Johnny Tour Company

    Simply amazing! You need to get the leaflet to understand the programme lineup. Otherwise, you won't be understanding any of it as the matter of fact the show continues in the Vietnamese language. The show is about the Vietnamese culture and life representation using puppets. There are shows daily at 5 pm & 6.30 pm(I am not sure pm show about the 7.45 pm show) and lasts for 45 minutes each show. Front seats are better and cost more.Would do it again with Johnny Tours

  • 冠清ho
    my
    Verified
    Mar 21, 2019
    Love it so much!

    Good experience in Theater, even through, don’t understand Vietnamese, but you can enjoy the traditional music and amazing player.

  • Vladana Bačová
    ru
    Verified
    Apr 27, 2019
    Fun and lovely

    Water puppet theatre is something every visitor needs to see when visiting Saigon. The puppet movement was magnificant, live musicians great and front rows of audience ended up wet 😀

  • Vik Tvo
    ca
    Verified
    May 19, 2019
    Very lively to watch

    The movement of the water puppets is magnificent. Very lively and great to watch. The music played by the live band was a great connection to the show. Even though this show is in Vietnamese that didn’t matter because the water puppets and music were more than enough to entertain anyone from the age of 3-99 year old. The puppets seem quite simply decorated but it makes it more authentic. The show is 50 minutes and has mini short stories. I would highly recommend watching this show, it is so different and is extremely memorable! You can buy tickets at the box office next to the theatre, they seem to have two showing times of 5pm and 6pm.

  • 邵幼雲
    ru
    Verified
    Jun 24, 2019
    very unique

    A very unique show. Although all the contents are spoken in Vietnamese, it is still very easy to understand. It's very interesting and diverse. A demonstration of Vietnamese agriculture and tradition. If you haven't seen the water puppet show, you must visit this show in Ho Chi Minh City.

  • Tanna K
    sg
    Verified
    Aug 04, 2019
    Wonderful Tour with Johnny

    This is a traditional Vietnamese puppet show performed in water, with live music accompaniment. The puppets depict the story from the songs during the show, which reflects the peaceful life of the Vietnamese countryside, so its not difficult to understand whats going on. There's a puppet outside the entrance which is good for photo ops 😍

  • Susan William
    uk
    Verified
    Nov 05, 2019
    We had a great time

    I went to there 3 times with my friends. The water puppet show is very popular. Recommend as a hidden spot for sightseeing in HCMC. In the evening, many tourists come by sightseeing bus.

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