Vietnam · City Tours

Full-Day Hanoi Historical Tour with Cooking Class Option

1 Day Round trip from Đ. Thanh Niên Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights
  • 01 Explore the Ho Chi Minh Complex, including the mausoleum, Presidential Palace, and stilt house
  • 02 Visit Trấn Quốc Pagoda by West Lake, one of Hanoi's best-known historic landmarks
  • 03 See the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology, one of Hanoi's largest and most interesting museums
  • 04 Discover the Temple of Literature, the first university in Vietnam
  • 05 Choose how to end your day with a Hanoi cooking class, water puppet show, or city tour

Explore the historical highlights of Hanoi on this full-day tour, visiting Trấn Quốc Pagoda, the Ho Chi Minh Complex, the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology, the Temple of Literature, and Hỏa Lò Prison. Discover Vietnam's first university and gain insight into the city's cultural and political heritage. You can also conclude the day with one of three options: a Hanoi cooking class, a water puppet show, or an additional Hanoi city tour.

Hỏa Lò Prison, built in 1896, is considered one of the five scariest places in Southeast Asia.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 1 Day
Tour type Shared
Activity level Easy
Accommodation Not included
Transport Included
Wheelchair access Not applicable
City Hanoi
Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

1
Day 01

Historical Highlights of Hanoi

  • Meet your tour guide at your hotel in the Old Quarter at about 8 AM and begin the tour.

  • Visit Trấn Quốc Pagoda and West Lake.

  • Explore the Ho Chi Minh Complex. This complex includes places such as the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, the Presidential Palace, and the house on stilts where Uncle Ho lived and worked from 1954 to 1969.

  • See the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology. This is the most recent, yet probably the largest, and undoubtedly the most interesting museum in Hanoi.

  • Proceed for lunch.

  • Explore the Temple of Literature. This was the first university in Vietnam.

  • Visit the Hỏa Lò Prison relic. Hỏa Lò Prison, built in 1896, is considered one of the five scariest places in Southeast Asia.

After this, there are options that you can choose from for the concluding part of your day tour.

  • Option 1: Hanoi cooking class - You can understand Hanoi cuisine by making special Hanoi food yourself under the guidance of a professional chef.

  • Option 2: The water puppet show.

  • Option 3: Hanoi city tour.

  • Head back to your hotel or accommodation at the end of the tour.

Trấn Quốc Pagoda, West Lake, Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, Vietnam Museum of Ethnology

Where this trip takes you

Trấn Quốc Pagoda, West Lake, Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, Vietnam Museum of Ethnology

The route

Where you'll travel

Tour route map
Round trip from Đ. Thanh Niên 1 city · 1 Day

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

  • Full transfers by shuttle bus (A/C, purified bottled water)

  • Entrance fees

  • Lunch

  • Cooking class

  • English-speaking Hanoi tour guide

What's Not Included

  • Drinks with lunch

  • Personal expenses

  • Tips for the tour guide and driver

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point
Old Quarter, Hàng Ngang, Hàng Đào, Hoàn Kiếm, Hanoi, Vietnam
Tour start
Đ. Thanh Niên, Yên Phụ, Tây Hồ, Hà Nội 100000, Vietnam
Tour ends at the same location as the start point.
End of the journey

Your 1 day finishes where it began, in Đ. Thanh Niên.

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