Hanoi Evening Tour With Cyclo and Water Puppet Show

Discover the charming French quarter of Hanoi on an evening Cyclo Tour, pick up from your hotel, cyclo ride around the trading area in Hanoi Old Quarter then take you past Hoan Kiem Lake to see the peaceful water. This scenic lake is part of the historical center of Hanoi, playing a significant part in the daily cultural life of its people. There is a local legend of the Golden Turtle God appearing to an emperor above the lake.

And then we will stop at the Opera House in central Hanoi, built in the French colonial era and now become one of Hanoi’s symbols. Start a cyclo ride to a Water puppet show to enjoy the water puppet show - Water Puppet (or Puppetry) is a unique traditional folk theatrical art form, formed in rice culture. Being folk art, water puppetry art has become a traditional art, a special creation of the Vietnamese people.

Water puppetry has been born for over 10 centuries in the Red River Delta. This type has been usually performed in festivals, village festivals, fun days, and New Year's Day, using the puppet to make fun on the water. Water puppet is also considered intangible cultural characteristics of the Vietnamese people. Due to its unique, form of folk art, water puppetry has quickly become a traditional art that can be comparable to the classical drama, traditional operetta which has a high position on the national stage. Puppetry appears in many countries around the world, but water puppetry is only available in Vietnam.

After that, we will take a walk on the streets in the old quarter and enjoy the Vietnamese traditional food: Beef noodles (PHO)