Hà Nội City & Craft
Immerse yourself in the cultural and historical heart of Vietnam’s capital with this full-day Hanoi city tour. Perfect for first-time visitors, the tour covers all the essential landmarks, offering a deep insight into Hanoi’s heritage, traditions, and daily life.
Begin your journey at Tran Quoc Pagoda, the oldest pagoda in Hanoi, peacefully located by West Lake. Continue to the Ho Chi Minh Complex, where you’ll visit the President Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum, his humble Stilt House, and the iconic One Pillar Pagoda, symbolizing compassion and spiritual balance.
Next, explore Vietnam’s incredible ethnic diversity at the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology, home to fascinating displays from 54 ethnic groups. (Note: On Mondays, this stop will be replaced with the inspiring Vietnamese Women’s Museum, celebrating the roles and contributions of women in Vietnamese society.)
Enjoy a flavorful Vietnamese lunch at the elegant Mesdames Linh Restaurant, before stepping back in time at the Temple of Literature, Vietnam’s first university and a symbol of intellectual legacy.
Conclude your day with a visit to the thought-provoking Hoa Lo Prison, also known as “Maison Centrale,” a former French colonial prison that later housed American POWs during the Vietnam War.
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Incense Craft Village and Hanoi City Tour
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Incense Craft Village - Temple of Literature - Hoa Lo Prison
07h45 - 8h15: Our tour guide and driver will pick you up at the hotel in Hanoi old quarter area.
08h30: Depart for the Quang Phu Cau village, which has been producing incense for more than 100 years.
10h00: Arrive center of the village. Take a walk to see how locals make incense on the artisanal, family scale. Meet a family who specializes in dyeing incense sticks and take in the colorful bundles of incense.
Learn how incense is made from scratch and more about the lives of manual workers. Take home memories of your visit with incense souvenirs from the place they’re produced before returning to Hanoi.
11h00: Get on limousine back to Hanoi City
12h30: Have lunch with Vietnamese cuisine at our Luxury restaurant name “ Mesdames Linh ”.
13h45-14h00: Visit Temple of Literature - the Vietnam’s first national university, the temple was founded and first built in 1.070 at the time of Emperor Ly Thanh Tong.
15h00: We continue to visit Hoa Lo Prison - was built in Hanoi by French in dates ranging from 1886 to 1889 to 1898 to 1901, when Vietnam was still part of French Indochina. The French called the prison “ Maison Centrale ” which originally used by the French colonists in Indochina for political prisoners and later by North Vietnam for United States prisoners of war during the Vietnam War from 1964 to 1973.
16h00-16h30: Tour ends. Drop you off at your hotel in Hanoi Old Quarter.
Included
Not included
Know before you go
The guests should dress modestly by covering from shoulders to knees when visiting Ho Chi Minh mausoleum, temples, pagodas…
On weekend, some roads will not allow vehicles to make room for the Walking street, therefore our limousine will drop you off at the closest and suitable point in the Old Quarter instead.
What should I bring?
Should bring the necessary things such as: cash, cellphone or camera, raincoat/ umbrella, sun cream…
Hanoi City Tour
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Hanoi City Tour
07h45 - 8h15: Our tour guide and driver will pick you up at the hotel in Hanoi old quarter area.
08h30: Visit The Tran Quoc Pagoda - the oldest pagoda in Hanoi, originally constructed in the 6th century during the reign of Emperor Ly Nam De under Ly Dynasties.
09h15: Arrive Ho Chi Minh complex, The President Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum is a mausoleum which serves as the resting place of Vietnamese revolutionary leader and President Ho Chi Minh. You have chance to see the Ho Chi Minh’s Stilt House, where he lived & worked from 1954 to 1969. Then visit One Pillar Pagoda where worships the Godess of Mercy – It is the Asia’s most unique piece of architecture.
11h00: Visit Vietnam Museum of Ethnology, which focuses on the 54 officially recognized ethnic group in Vietnam.
Note: The Women Museum instead of Ethnology Museum closed on every Monday.
12h30-12h45: Have lunch with Vietnamese cuisine at our Luxury restaurant name “ Mesdames Linh ”.
13h45-14h00: The next destination to explore Hanoi City today is Temple of Literature - the Vietnam’s first national university, the temple was founded and first built in 1.070 at the time of Emperor Ly Thanh Tong.
15h00: We continue to visit Hoa Lo Prison - was built in Hanoi by French in dates ranging from 1886 to 1889 to 1898 to 1901, when Vietnam was still part of French Indochina. The French called the prison “ Maison Centrale ” which originally used by the French colonists in Indochina for political prisoners and later by North Vietnam for United States prisoners of war during the Vietnam War from 1964 to 1973.
16h00-16h30: Tour ends. Drop you off at your hotel in Hanoi Old Quarter.
Included
Not included
Know before you go
- The guests should dress modestly by covering from shoulders to knees when visiting Ho Chi Minh mausoleum, temples, pagodas.
- Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum is closed on Mondays and Fridays
- Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum is closed at least 2 months (15thJune -15thAugust) for the annual maintaining but still can take picture Mausoleum and visit around that area.
What should I bring?
Should bring the necessary things such as: cash, cellphone or camera, raincoat/ umbrella, sun cream…
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