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.