Hanoi Cultural Landmarks and Historic Temples
Meet your Hanoi tour guide at your hotel in Hanoi Old Quarter or at Hanoi Opera House by 8:30 AM.
Visit the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum and Museum at 8:45 AM to explore the architectural and historical aspects of Uncle Ho's final resting place. See Ho Chi Minh's House on Stilts, built in the style of Vietnam's ethnic minorities, and enjoy the surrounding gardens.
Continue to the One Pillar Pagoda, built in the 11th century from wood on a single stone pillar resembling a lotus blossom, symbolising purity rising from a sea of sorrow.
At 10:45 AM, visit either the Pottery Village or the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology, depending on the day of your tour.
Enjoy a traditional Vietnamese lunch at a local restaurant.
At 1:30 PM, explore the Temple of Literature, a Confucian temple and Vietnam's very first university.
Explore Tran Quoc Pagoda next to West Lake at 3:00 PM.
Drive to the legendary Hoan Kiem Lake to visit Ngoc Son Temple, dedicated to Van Xuong Saint and former general commander Tran Hung Dao for his struggle against the Mongolians. You will also see beautiful Vietnamese and French architecture around the lake.
Return to your hotel at 4:30 PM after a fun tour.
