During this full-day tour of Hanoi you will visit memorials of war and disasters. You will also visit the most impressive attractions in the city center such as Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, Vietnam Museum of Ethnology, Temple of Literature, Hoa Lo Prison and Tran Quoc Pagoda. You will be amazed as the beauty of Hanoi, known as the heart of Vietnam, is revealed to you. It is the center of culture, politics, economy and trade. Throughout the thousand year's of its eventful history, Hanoi has preserved many ancient architectural works including the Old Quarter.
Highlights
8 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
8 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
English-speaking tour guide
Bottled water
Entrance fees
Vietnamese lunch
Hotel pick-up and drop-off in the Old Quarter
Transport by air-conditioned bus
Tips & Personal expenses
Meeting Points
Departure
Hanoi Opera House
If your hotel is located outside Hanoi Old Quarter, please come to wait at Hanoi Opera House for meeting.
Return
Important Information
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Public transportation options are available nearby
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Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
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Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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On Mondays and Fridays, Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum is closed, we just can visit outside.
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You should bring a hat and sunscreen
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Wear comfortable walking shoes and clothes. Please DO NOT wear shorts as we visit Mausoleum and Pagoda
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Additional transfer fee for customers staying outside the Old Quarter
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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During this full-day tour of Hanoi you will visit memorials of war and disasters. You will also visit the most impressive attractions in the city center such as Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, Vietnam Museum of Ethnology, Temple of Literature, Hoa Lo Prison and Tran Quoc Pagoda. You will be amazed as the beauty of Hanoi, known as the heart of Vietnam, is revealed to you. It is the center of culture, politics, economy and trade. Throughout the thousand year's of its eventful history, Hanoi has preserved many ancient architectural works including the Old Quarter.
Highlights
8 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
8 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
English-speaking tour guide
Bottled water
Entrance fees
Vietnamese lunch
Hotel pick-up and drop-off in the Old Quarter
Transport by air-conditioned bus
Tips & Personal expenses
Meeting Points
Departure
Hanoi Opera House
If your hotel is located outside Hanoi Old Quarter, please come to wait at Hanoi Opera House for meeting.
08:00 - 08:30: Tour guide and bus will pick you up from your hotel in Hanoi Old Quarter or Hanoi Opera House.
30 minutes
2
Chua Tran Quoc
First, you will set your foot at Tran Quoc Pagoda, the oldest pagoda in Hanoi from 6th century. The pagoda has a good position near West Lake. In Lunar New Year, the pagoda always attracts a big amount of people with good luck wishes before finishing the tour.
30 minutes
3
Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum
Next, we visit the Complex of President Ho Chi Minh (Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum and Stilt house), this is place where our great leader lived and worked until the last years of his life. Here, you will have the opportunity to learn about Uncle Ho's simple life. In addition, stop by One Pillar Pagoda to admire one of the 4 symbols of Hanoi. On Mondays, Fridays and yearly plan from 10 June 2024 until 13 August 2024, Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum is closed for maintenance under , we just visit outside.
1 hour
4
Vietnam Museum of Ethnology
This is the most recent yet probably the largest and undoubtedly the most interesting Museums in Ha Noi and Viet Nam. There are both indoors and outdoors section, while the in – housed exhibition is particularly informative, the outdoors display and activities make the museum stand out from the rest. There are a number of houses modeling after the traditional architecture of ethnic minorities, especially those who live in Northern and Central highlands. The Museum closes on Mondays and New Year Holidays, we visit Ho Chi Minh museum OR Vietnamese women museum instead
1 hour
5
Temple of Literature & National University
After lunch at local restaurant, we visit Temple of Literature - Quoc Tu Giam (Imperial Academy), which was considered the first university in Vietnam. Literature lake, Khue Van Pavilion, stele house... are valuable highlight objects that you cannot ignore. The tour guide will tell you about of 82 doctor stele stones with names of 1306 people standing until nowadays. After that, we will have lunch at local restaurant.
1 hour
6
Hoa Lo Prison
We will continue tour at Hoa Lo prison, one of the most “terrible hell” in Vietnam in 20th century. The prison was established 1896 by French colonial government to detain political prisoners. Spend your time to listen stories about Vietnam war from tour guide while observing items in the prison. The city tour ends. You can choose to continue with Cyclo ride or having Water Puppet show (select options)
