[SIC] Hanoi City Full-Day

Travel Style: Classic Tours
Trip length: Day Tour

Join a group tour to discover the charm of Hanoi on this full-day city tour, designed to showcase the capital’s rich history, culture, and timeless beauty.

From ancient pagodas to significant historical landmarks, this journey offers a well-balanced introduction to Vietnam’s heritage. Visit iconic sites such as Tran Quoc Pagoda, the serene Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum complex, and the historic Temple of Literature – Vietnam’s first university. Gain deeper cultural insight at the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology and reflect on the past at Hoa Lo Prison.

With comfortable transfers, a knowledgeable guide, and authentic Vietnamese cuisine, this tour is perfect for first-time visitors wanting a comprehensive yet relaxed overview of Hanoi.

• Explore Hanoi’s top landmarks in one day with an expert local guide
• Visit the Ho Chi Minh Complex: Mausoleum, One Pillar Pagoda
• Step into Vietnam’s first university – the Temple of Literature.
• Discover Hanoi’s museums or temples (Ethnology, Women’s Museum).
• Step into Vietnam’s past at Hoa Lo Prison (“Hanoi Hilton”)
• Enjoy a traditional Vietnamese lunch at a local restaurant

8.00- 8.30: Pick up at your hotel in Hanoi center/Old quarter and start to explore Hanoi City.

08.45: Visit to Tran Quoc Pagoda which  built in the 6^th century located on Golden Fish IsLand in West Lake.

09.30: Visit Ho Chi Minh complex, you have a chance to see the embalmed body of  Ho Chi Minh. then walk around the garden to see stilt-houses where he lived & worked from 1954 to 1969. Then visit One Pillar Pagoda where worships the Godess of Mercy – It is the most unique padoga in the world.

• Should dress modestly by covering from shoulders to knees when visiting Ho Chi Minh mausoleum, temples, pagodas…
• Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum is closed on Mondays and Fridays.
• Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum is closed at least 2 months (15^thJune -15^thAugust) for the annual maintaining but still can take picture Mausoleum and visit around that area

11.15: Visit Vietnam Ethnology Museum to learn about the culture of 54 ethnic groups living in the whole country of Vietnam

Special Note : we will visit Women Museum instead of Ethnology Museum closed on Mondays

12.45: Have lunch at a restaurant. You have an opportunity to enjoy local Vietnamese cuisine.

14.00-14.15: Continue to visit Temple of Literature – the first university of Vietnam, established in the 11 century 

15.15: Leave for Hoa Lo Prison Museum which originally used by the French colonists in Indochina for political prisoners, and later by North Vietnam for U.S. prisoners of war during the Vietnam War. During this later period, it was known to American POWs as the "Hanoi Hilton

16.15 -16.30: Tour finishes. Back to hotel or get dropped off at Train Street

GROUP TOUR (Seat-in-Coach)

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