Vietnam · City Tours

Full-Day Hanoi City Highlights Tour with Old Quarter Lunch

1 Day Round trip from 46 Đ. Thanh Niên Easy pace

Turtle Steles with the names of those successful at the royal exams

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The journey

Trip highlights

01 Explore the Ethnology Museum and learn about Vietnam's 54 ethnic groups
02 Visit Trấn Quốc Pagoda and the Ho Chi Minh complex
03 Experience the peaceful Temple of Literature, Vietnam's first university
04 See Ngọc Sơn Temple at legendary Hoàn Kiếm Lake

Explore Hanoi's Old Quarter, French Quarter, and New Quarter in one day with your Vietnamese guide. Visit Trấn Quốc Pagoda, the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, and the Temple of Literature, and discover the cultures of Vietnam's 54 ethnic groups at the Ethnology Museum. Enjoy the peaceful setting of Ngọc Sơn Temple at Hoàn Kiếm Lake and a delicious local lunch in the city.

Meet your Vietnamese tour guide and begin the trip with a drive to Trấn Quốc Pagoda, a Buddhist temple on a small island near the southeastern shore of West Lake.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 1 Day

Tour type Private

Activity level Easy

Accommodation Not included

Transport Included

Wheelchair access Not applicable

City Hanoi

Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

Day 01

Hanoi City Highlights and Cultural Landmarks

Meet your Vietnamese tour guide and begin the trip with a drive to Trấn Quốc Pagoda, a Buddhist temple on a small island near the southeastern shore of West Lake.
Visit Ho Chi Minh's complex, the final resting place of Vietnam's greatest father, and see One Pillar Pagoda, modelled after a lotus flower, a symbol of Hanoi.
Explore the Ethnology Museum to learn about the cultures of the 54 ethnic groups living in Vietnam.
Take a break and enjoy lunch at a local restaurant in Hanoi Old Quarter.
Continue to the Temple of Literature, constructed in 1070 and dedicated to Confucius, sages, and talented scholars. It is the most famous temple in Hanoi and functioned as Vietnam's first university.
Then visit the legendary Hoàn Kiếm Lake and Ngọc Sơn Temple, dedicated to the former general commander Trần Hưng Đạo for his struggle against the Mongolians.
Return to your hotel or accommodation.