Vietnam · City Tours

Hanoi City tour full day

8 Hours Round trip from Hanoi Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights
  • 01 Visit the Ho Chi Minh Complex and One Pillar Pagoda
  • 02 Explore the Temple of Literature, Vietnam’s first university
  • 03 See Tran Quoc Pagoda, one of Hanoi’s oldest pagodas
  • 04 Visit Ngoc Son Temple at Hoan Kiem Lake
  • 05 Enjoy a Vietnamese lunch with 8 special dishes
  • 06 Discover a lacquer paintings workshop in Hanoi
  • 07 Visit Bat Trang ceramics & pottery village or the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology
  • 08 Travel with an English-speaking guide and included entrance tickets

Discover the cultural heart of Vietnam’s capital on this full-day Hanoi city tour, combining historic landmarks, sacred temples, and local heritage in one well-rounded itinerary. From the Ho Chi Minh Complex and the iconic One Pillar Pagoda to the Temple of Literature and Tran Quoc Pagoda, the day offers a rich introduction to Hanoi’s spiritual and historical character.

You’ll also enjoy a Vietnamese lunch with 8 special dishes and visit either Bat Trang ceramics & pottery village or the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology, depending on the day of travel. With transport, entrance tickets, and an English-speaking guide included, this tour is an easy way to explore Hanoi’s highlights in a single day.

Discover the cultural heart of Vietnam’s capital on this full-day Hanoi city tour, combining historic landmarks, sacred temples, and local heritage in one well-rounded itinerary.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 8 Hours
Tour type Shared
Activity level Easy
Accommodation Not included
Transport Included
Wheelchair access No
City Hanoi
Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

1
Day 01

8:30 : Visit Ho Chi Minh complex, you have a chance to see the embalmed body of Ho Chi Minh then walk around Ho Chi Minh garden to see 2 houses where he lived & worked from 1954 to 1969. 09:30 - 09:45: Visit One Pillar Pagoda where worshipping the Goddess of Mercy – It is the most unique pagoda in the world 10:15 : Visit the Lacquer Paintings workshop – the biggest center in Ha Noi 10:45 : Visit one of these : Option 1 : Bat Trang ceramics & pottery village (On Mondays – Wednesdays – Fridays )

Option 2 : Vietnam Museum of Ethnology (On Tuesdays – Thursdays – Saturdays & Sundays) 12:30: Have lunch at our restaurant. You have an opportunity to enjoy Vietnamese cuisine with 8 delicious dishes. 13:30 – 13:45 : Continue to visit Temple of Literature – the first university in Vietnam in the feudal system. Visit temple and Vietnam Museum of Ethnology 15:00 : Visit Tran Quoc Pagoda – was first built in Ha Noi in 6th century. You will see the oldest Bodha Tree in Vietnam planted by Ho Chi Minh. 15: 45 : Leaving for Hoan Kiem Lake to visit Ngoc Son Temple where worships General Tran Hung Dao who defeated Mongolian invader in 13th certury. 16:15 : Tour finishes. Back to hotel

The route

Where you'll travel

Tour route map
Round trip from Hanoi 1 city · 8 Hours

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

  • Shuttle bus during the trip
  • one water bottle
  • All Entrance tickets
  • Professional English speaking guide
  • Vietnamese lunch (8 special dishes)
  • Free wifi on bus

What's Not Included

  • Drink for lunch
  • Tips for tourguide & drive
  • Personal expenses or any thing not mentioned above

Know before you go

  • PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION NEARBY
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Not stroller accessible
  • Not suitable for pets
  • Infants must not sit on laps
  • Infant seats unavailable
  • GMT+7: 08:00 am 62 Yen Phu Str, Nguyen Trung Truc Ward, Ba Dinh Dict, Hanoi

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point
Hanoi, VN
Tour start
Hanoi, VN
Tour ends at the same location as the start point.
End of the journey

Your 8 hours finish where they began, in Hanoi.

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