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Hanoi Traditional City Tour - 1 Day

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Experience the heart of Vietnam's capital with an expert-led journey through history, culture, and architecture.

Itinerary

Day 1Hanoi City Tour Full DayLunch

8.00- 8.30: Get picked up by our friendly guide and start to explore Hanoi City

08.45: Arrive at Tran Quoc Pagoda which built in the 6th century located on Golden Fish IsLand in West Lake

09.30: Visit Ho Chi Minh complex, you have a chance to see the embalmed body of Ho Chi Minh then walk around the garden to see 2 houses where he lived & worked from 1954 to 1969. Then visit One Pillar Pagoda where worships the Godess of Mercy - It is the most unique padoga in the world 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

11.15: Visit Vietnam Ethnology Museum to learn about the culture of 54 ethnic groups living in the whole country of Vietnam

Special Note : we will visit Women Museum instead of Ethnology Museum closed on Mondays

12.45: Have lunch at our restaurant. You have an opportunity to enjoy Vietnamese cuisine with 8 delicious dishes.

14.00-14.15 : Continue to visit Temple of Literature - the first university of Vietnam, established in the 11 century

15.15: Leave for Hoa Lo Prison Museum which originally used by the French colonists in Indochina for political prisoners, and later by North Vietnam for U.S. prisoners of war during the Vietnam War. During this later period, it was known to American POWs as the "Hanoi Hilton

16.15 -16.30: Tour finishes. Back to hotel or get dropped off at Train Street

Included

  • Limousine Bus/Shuttle bus during the trip
  • English speaking guide ( at least 5 years of experience)
  • A bottle of water
  • Entrance tickets
  • Vietnamese lunch

Not included

  • Drink for lunch
  • Tips for tour guide & driver
  • Personal expenses or any thing not mentioned above

Good to know

  • Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start time
  • 100% charged for cancellation with in 24 hours before departure or no show
  • From 1-4 years old: Free of charge, sharing the service with parents (Surcharged 5 usd/seat for shuttle bus and 10 usd/seat for limousine bus)
  • From 5-8 years old: 75% of charge (Appy for 1 child, the second child will be charged 100% of adults)
  • From 9 years old and up : 100% of adults
  • Option Cyclo Ride/ Puppet Show will be done in the end of the tour ( extra fee)
  • Tour may finish a bit earlier or later in some cases
  • The order of the itinerary can be changed depending on our guide's arrangement