Tour guide and car will pick you up at your hotels (at your expected start times given in our tour program) then start discovering Hanoi City.If Hanoi is the capital, central to politics, culture, and economy, Ho Chi Minh mausoleum is considered the heart of the capital. Not only is it a cultural and historical value, but the Ho Chi Minh mausoleum is also the best thing to do in Hanoi for domestic and international visitors who want to understand and show gratitude to the great father of the nation and learn more about Vietnamese history. Let's find out more about Ho Chi Minh and what we can see at the Ho Chi Minh mausoleum.The next place to move to is One Pillar Pagoda – a group of structures consisting of a pagoda and a tower built in the middle of a square lake. Leave the Pagoda for the Temple of Literature – the first college of Vietnam and the place dedicating to Confucian.Visit Temple of Literature—Vietnam's first university that is dedicated to Confucius. Visiting here, you will know there still exists a place of quietness in the city center.Anyone traveling to Hanoi, visit Hanoi old quarter will not forget to explore Dong Xuan market - a famous market located right in the old quarter of Hoan Kiem district. Hanoi’s largest covered market, Dong Xuan is usually found on most visitors' sightseeing list. It’s a sprawling traditional Vietnamese market best visited early or late in the day.
Dong Xuan Market Hanoi is located in the Old Quarter, the North of the market is Hang Khoai Street, the South is Cau Dong Street, the West is Dong Xuan Street and the East is Dong Xuan Market Lane.In the west side of the lake, the St. Joseph’s Cathedral is a historical building which was built back in 1886. For over 100 years, it is still one of the biggest churches in Hanoi where many local Vietnamese Catholics come and pray.
The church is open to the public. But before you go, please remember to be appropriately dressed and do not take pictures inside the church. After visiting the church, it would be great if you have time sitting in a café near there and enjoy the view of the church.Visiting Hanoi Train Street in Hanoi is one of the Best Things To Do to learn and explore Hanoi local life Rather than being a normal road with car or motorbike traffic, it has actual real railway lines running through it. Homes and businesses literally open out onto the railway lines. For the most part, the locals who live and move through there go about their day as with any other Hanoi street. Motorbikes zoom up and down the side of the railway lines. Local ladies cook delicious smelling foods, crouched over their seasoned cooking pots and surrounded by bundles of herbs and other fresh ingredients. Kids run around, crossing the tracks to each other’s houses. Animals snooze peacefully in the daytime sun.There are so many activities happening around Hoan Kiem lake which make it crowded and busy all day, especially during the weekends. Let’s rock it like the locals, and find out what to see and where to visit around Hoan Kiem Lake!
1. Ngoc Son Temple 2. The Huc Bridge 3. Turtle TowerThe Hanoi Opera House (French: Opéra de Hanoï), or the Grand Opera House (Vietnamese: Nhà hát lớn Hà Nội, French: Grand Opéra) is an opera house in central Hanoi, Vietnam. It was erected by the French colonial administration between 1901 and 1911. Hanoi Opera House is one of three opera houses that the French built during their time in Indochina, the others are Haiphong Opera House and Municipal Theatre in Ho Chi Minh city. It was modeled on the Palais Garnier, the older of Paris's two opera houses, and is considered to be one of the architectural landmarks of Hanoi. The main architectural style of the Opera House is Neoclassicism. As mentioned before, Hanoi Opera House was modeled on the Palais Garnier but with a smaller scale and using materials that are suitable with the environment. After the departure of the French the opera house became the scene for several political events. as well as the scene of street fighting during the fight for Hanoi.Our car and driver will drop you off same pickup place. Say goodbye to tour guide and driver. End of the trip!
