Hanoi City Tour 1 Day

Bright:

08:00 - 08:30:  Car picks you up at hotels in the Old Quarter or the Opera House and departs for a tour of Hanoi capital.

The group began the tour with:

• Tran Quoc Pagoda - West Lake:  The pagoda is located on an island in the East of West Lake (Tay Ho district). The pagoda has a history of nearly 1,500 years with a Bodhi tree hundreds of years old originating from India, considered the oldest pagoda in Thang Long - Hanoi. The pagoda's architecture has a harmonious combination of solemnity, antiquity with elegant landscape in the quiet background of a vast lake. It was the Buddhist center of Thang Long citadel during the Ly and Tran dynasties.
• Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum Complex   (including the Mausoleum and the stilt house area): Where the great leader lived and worked from 1954 until the last years of his life. Here, you will have the opportunity to learn about Uncle Ho's simple life. In addition, you will have the opportunity to visit the One Pillar Pagoda to admire one of the four symbols of Hanoi.
  Note:  On Mondays and Fridays, the Mausoleum Management Board will maintain the Mausoleum, you will only visit the outside of the Mausoleum, then visit the stilt house area, fish pond and One Pillar Pagoda.
• Museum of Ethnology:  This is the newest museum but probably one of the most interesting museums not only in Hanoi but also in Vietnam. The museum has both indoor and outdoor sections, while the indoor exhibition section is particularly informative, with outdoor displays and activities that make the museum stand out from the rest. There are several houses modeled after the traditional architecture of ethnic minorities, especially those from the North and Central Highlands. Note
  :  On Mondays, the Museum of Ethnology is closed, so a visit to the Women's Museum will be made instead.

Lunch:

The group will have lunch at a restaurant in the Old Quarter and rest. After the meal, you can take a few minutes to walk around and learn about the names of Hanoi's 36 streets...

Afternoon:

You continue to visit:

• Temple of Literature - Imperial Academy : Considered the first university in Vietnam. It is an ancient architecture, built on a large scale, built from October 1073 and still exists today. The Temple of Literature was built to worship Confucius, the founder of Confucianism and Chu Van An - the principal of the Imperial Academy - representing the high moral philosophy of Vietnamese education.
• Hoa Lo Prison:  Formerly a prison located in Hanoi, Vietnam, also known as the Central Prison or ironically the Hanoi Hilton. It was built when Indochina was an integral part of the French Empire. Partially demolished in 1990, it is now used as a museum.

16h00:

At the end of the Hanoi City tour program, the car will take you back to the hotel or depending on the needs of the tourists, the car can take you to the Ham Ca Map area so you can freely visit and experience (self-sufficient for any additional costs) at one of the locations below, then you will return to your hotel on your own.

• You are free to walk around  Hoan Kiem Lake  , also known as  Hoan Kiem Lake,  learn about the Vietnamese and French architecture around the lake area. Visit  Ngoc Son Temple,  worshiping Van Xuong Saint and Tran Hung Dao - a famous general in Vietnamese and world history, and  The Huc Bridge.
• Rent a cyclo or electric car  to go around the Old Quarter and Hoan Kiem Lake area.
• Buy tickets to see  the water puppet show .

End of tour program, see you again on the next trips!