Hanoi City Tour

See the highlights of Hanoi with a full-day tour of the city, jammed packed with culture, history and all the iconic landmarks. See the Uncle Ho’s resting place, the Presidential Palace and the One Pillar Pagoda - all must see landmarks.

Then soak up the culture and history at the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long, an 11th century archaeological site, the famous Temple of Literature and tale a cyclo ride through the Old Quarter, ending your day with a water puppet show.

TOUR 1: HA NOI CITY TOUR
07h45 - 8h15: Our tour guide and driver will pick you up at the hotel in Hanoi old quarter area. 

08h30: Visit The Tran Quoc Pagoda - the oldest pagoda in Hanoi, originally constructed in the 6th century during the reign of Emperor Ly Nam De under Ly Dynasties.

09h15: Arrive Ho Chi Minh complex, The President Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum is a mausoleum which serves as the resting place of Vietnamese revolutionary leader and President Ho Chi Minh. You have chance to see the Ho Chi Minh’s Stilt House, where he lived & worked from 1954 to 1969. Then visit One Pillar Pagoda where worships the Godess of Mercy – It is the Asia’s most unique piece of architecture.

11h00: Visit Vietnam Museum of Ethnology, which focuses on the 54 officially recognized ethnic group in Vietnam. 

Note: The Women Museum instead of Ethnology Museum closed on every Monday.

12h30-12h45: Have lunch with Vietnamese cuisine at our Luxury restaurant name “ Mesdames Linh ”.

13h45-14h00: The next destination to explore Hanoi City today is Temple of Literature - the Vietnam’s first national university, the temple was founded and first built in 1.070 at the time of Emperor Ly Thanh Tong.

15h00: We continue to visit Hoa Lo Prison - was built in Hanoi by French in dates ranging from 1886 to 1889 to 1898 to 1901, when Vietnam was still part of French Indochina. The French called the prison “ Maison Centrale ” which originally used by the French colonists in Indochina for political prisoners and later by North Vietnam for United States prisoners of war during the Vietnam War from 1964 to 1973.

16h00-16h30: Tour ends. Drop you off at the hotel

TOUR 2: INCENSE CRAFT VILLAGE & HA NOI CITY TOUR

07h45 - 8h15: Our tour guide and driver will pick you up at the hotel in Hanoi old quarter area. 

08h30: Depart for the Quang Phu Cau village, which has been producing incense for more than 100 years.

10h00: Arrive center of the village. Take a walk to see how locals make incense on the artisanal, family scale. Meet a family who specializes in dyeing incense sticks and take in the colorful bundles of incense. 

Learn how incense is made from scratch and more about the lives of manual workers. Take home memories of your visit with incense souvenirs from the place they’re produced before returning to Hanoi.

11h00: Get on limousine back to Hanoi City 

12h30: Have lunch with Vietnamese cuisine at our Luxury restaurant name “ Mesdames Linh ”.

13h45-14h00: Visit Temple of Literature - the Vietnam’s first national university, the temple was founded and first built in 1.070 at the time of Emperor Ly Thanh Tong.

15h00: We continue to visit Hoa Lo Prison - was built in Hanoi by French in dates ranging from 1886 to 1889 to 1898 to 1901, when Vietnam was still part of French Indochina. The French called the prison “ Maison Centrale ” which originally used by the French colonists in Indochina for political prisoners and later by North Vietnam for United States prisoners of war during the Vietnam War from 1964 to 1973.

16h00-16h30: Tour ends. Drop you off at your hotel in Hanoi Old Quarter.

• INCLUSION

  ·         Set menu Vietnamese lunch at Luxury restaurant “Mesdames Linh Cuisine”

  ·         Entrance & sightseeing fee 

  ·         Limousine transfer

  ·         English speaking guide

  ·         Free Wifi, 01 bottle of mineral water/1 way on the limousine

  EXCLUSION

  ·         VAT

  ·         Beverages on lunch

  ·         Tips for tourguide & driver

  ·         Personal expenses

  ·         All services and items not mentioned specifically in the list above

  ·         Surcharge on Vietnam public holidays

   

Notes

• Guests should dress modestly, covering shoulders and knees when visiting Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, temples, and pagodas.

• Please bring necessary items such as cash, a mobile phone or camera, raincoat/umbrella, and sunscreen.

• Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum is closed on Mondays and Fridays.

• The mausoleum is also closed annually for maintenance from 15 June to 15 August, but visitors can still take photos outside and visit the surrounding area.

• Programs and schedules may change without prior notice due to weather conditions or other operational reasons.

• Tour prices may change depending on updates to entrance ticket fees for attractions in Hanoi.

• On weekends, some streets in the Old Quarter become Walking Streets, so the limousine will drop guests off at the nearest accessible point.