We will pick you up at your hotel in Hanoi Old Quarter Center. If customers stay outside Hanoi Old Quarter Center, Please should be ready at Ha Noi Opera House at 07.30 am to join the tour - Address: No. 01 Trang Tien Street, Hoan Kiem district - about 1.7km from Hoan Kiem Lake.✔️ Morning: Have breakfast at the hotel & ready for the trip in the lobby. ✔️ Our guide will pick you up from 7:45 – 8:30, depending on where you stay. ✔️ 08:30: Start the trip by visiting Tran Quoc Pagoda – which was first built in Ha Noi in the 6th century. You will see the oldest Bodhi Tree in Vietnam.✔️ 09:50: Visit One Pillar Pagoda where worshipping the Goddess of Mercy – It is the most unique Ladoga in the world.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.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 the Temple of Literature – the first university in Vietnam in the feudal system.✔️ 15: 45: Leaving for Hoan Kiem Lake to visit Ngoc Son Temple where worships General Tran Hung Dao defeated Mongolian invaders in the 13th century. ✔️ 16:15: Tour finishes. Back to the hotel.✔️ 09:00: Visit Ho Chi Minh Complex, you have a chance to see the embalmed body of Ho Chi Minh then walk around Ho Chi Minh's garden to see 2 houses where he lived & worked from 1954 to 1969.
Vietnam · City Tours
Full Day Hanoi City Tour with Expert Local Guide
The journey
- 01 Visit Hanoi’s major cultural and historic landmarks in one day
- 02 Explore Tran Quoc Pagoda and the unique One Pillar Pagoda
- 03 See the Ho Chi Minh Complex and learn about Ho Chi Minh’s life
- 04 Discover the Temple of Literature, Vietnam’s first university
- 05 Visit Ngoc Son Temple at Hoan Kiem Lake
- 06 Enjoy a Vietnamese lunch set menu with 8 dishes
- 07 Travel by shuttle bus with an English-speaking guide
- 08 Visit Bat Trang village or the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology depending on the day
Discover Hanoi’s cultural and historic highlights on this full-day guided tour, designed for travellers who want to see more of the city in a single day. Travel by shuttle bus with an experienced local guide as you visit important landmarks including Tran Quoc Pagoda, the Ho Chi Minh Complex, One Pillar Pagoda, the Temple of Literature, Ngoc Son Temple, and either Bat Trang Ceramics & Pottery Village or the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology, depending on the day.
Along the way, enjoy a Vietnamese lunch set menu and learn more about the capital’s spiritual heritage, history, and daily life. With hotel pickup in Hanoi Old Quarter Area and entrance tickets included, this tour offers a convenient way to experience Hanoi’s most notable sights.
Discover Hanoi’s cultural and historic highlights on this full-day guided tour, designed for travellers who want to see more of the city in a single day.
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What's Included
- Shuttle Bus Transfer for all day
- A bottle of water / person
- Experience English speaking guide
- Vietnamese Lunch Set Menu
- ALL Entrance tickets
What's Not Included
- Beverages, Personal Expenses & Tips
- Cyclo and Water Puppet Show on request
- Holiday Surcharge
Know before you go
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Not stroller accessible
- Not suitable for pets
- No public transportation nearby
- Infants must not sit on laps
- Infant seats unavailable
- Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum is closed on Monday and Friday. But still can take picture of the Mausoleum and visit around that area.
- We will visit Vietnamese Women’s Museum instead of Vietnam Ethnology Museum closed on Mondays.
- Should dress modestly by covering from shoulders to knees in the public places like temples, pagodas, HCM Mausoleum, etc
- Should bring the necessary things such as: cash, cellphone or cameras, raincoat/ umbrella, sun block, etc (depending on the weather).
- The order of the itinerary can be changed depending on the situation
- We pick up at your hotel/stay in Hanoi Old Quarter Area. If stay outside this area, please come to meeting point: Hanoi Opera House (01 Trang Tien street)
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