Traveling Around Hanoi In One Day

What To Expect

Hanoi – the heart of Vietnam – is the center of culture, politics, economy and trade of the whole country. Throughout the thousand years of its eventful history, marked by destruction, wars and natural calamities, Hanoi still preserves many ancient architectural works including the Old Quarter and over 600 pagodas and temples. One day tour of us will bring you to the highlights of Hanoi. We also offer some further options. Just discover this charm city in your own way!

Description

Highlights

• Ho Chi Minh Complex
• One Pillar Pagoda, Tran Quoc Pagoda
• Temple of literature-Quoc Tu Giam (Imperial Academy), the first university in Vietnam
• Hoan Kiem Lake
• Museum of ethnology
• Bat Trang ceramic village
• Water Puppet Show/ Electric car/ Cyclo around Old Quarter

Itinerary

At 8:00, get picked up from your hotel. The first destination is Ho Chi Minh Complex, which includes Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum – the final resting place of the beloved national hero, Uncle Ho – and house on stilts where he lived from 1958 to 1969. You also visit the One Pillar Pagoda, a must-see destination in Ha Noi because of its unique architecture and the story hidden behind its construction.

After that, we continue going to Tran Quoc Pagoda on the shore of West lake. Then see the ancient beauty of Temple of Literature - Quoc Tu Giam (Imperial Academy), which was considered the first university in Vietnam.

At 12:30, have lunch at the restaurant in the Old Quarter. Afterwards, you’ll visit Hoan Kiem Lake - the heart and soul of Hanoi.

• OPTION 1: TUE, THU, SAT, SUNDAY

You’ll stop at MUSEUM OF ETHNOLOGY. This superb museum showcases the depth of Vietnamese cultural diversity with an astounding collection of 15,000 artifacts gathered from throughout Vietnam. Maps, displays and dioramas are labeled in Vietnamese, French and English. You can also check out a traditional Black Thai house reconstructed in the museum. There's also a center for research and conservation where scientists from all over the world study traditional Vietnamese cultures.

• OPTION 2: MONDAY, WED, FRI

We will go to Bat Trang ceramic village which is about 20 km away from Ha Noi. This is pottery village with a half- milleary  historic development.

From 15:30, you will take the car coming back to your hotel. We finish unforgettable full day Hanoi Sightseeing and say farewell to each other.

Add some options: Enjoy Water Puppet Show from 15:30 to 16:15 or Electric Car or Cyclo around Hanoi's Old Quarter. If you join in this activity, you will come back your hotel at 17:00.

Tour ends. Our guide will say goodbye and see you again!

ITINERARY IN BRIEF:

7:45 – 8:30: Our guide will pick you up at your hotel. Have breakfast at hotel & ready for the trip at lobby before meeting our guide.

08:30: Start the trip by visiting Tran Quoc Pagoda which was first built in Ha Noi in 6th century.

09:00 : Visit Ho Chi Minh complex.

09:50 : Visit One Pillar Pagoda where worshipping the Godess of Mercy

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.

13:30 – 13:45 : Continue to visit Temple of Literature – the first university in Vietnam in the feudal system.

15: 45 : Leaving for Hoan Kiem Lake to visit Ngoc Son Temple

16:15 : Tour finishes. Back to hotel.

Schedule

• Duration : 8 hours (approx.) from 7:450 to 16:15
• Departure – meeting point : Your hotel in Hanoi Old Quarter
• Return point : Returning to the departure point.

Include

• Transportation in van with A/C;
• English speaking guide;
• Lunch;
• Entrance fees;
• Insurance.

Exclude

• Cyclo or Water Puppet Show Ticket costs 6$/person;
• Personal expenses, tips & gratuities.

Please Note

• Please wait at your hotel lobby at least 15 minutes before the scheduled pick-up time;
• Full refunds will be issued for cancelations made at least 48 hours prior to the travel date;
• To locate your hotel, please visit Booking.com or Agoda.com\ Filter by Neighborhood\ Old Quarter.
• If you stay outside of Hanoi Old Quarter, additional transfer fee will be charged (fee depends on hotel location and will be directly informed you) or our guide will meet you at Hanoi Opera House - 1 Trang Tien, Hanoi.
• Hotel pick up time will be varied from 8:00 – 8:30. We will inform you the exact time as receiving your hotel address. The pickup time depends on traffic jam, weather and other customers in group tour. Therefore, the driver and tour guide take time to collect all customers. If they come late, we hope that you can sympathize for this inconvenience and patiently wait them.
• The price is not applied in holidays.

Tips:

• Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum only opens in the morning except Monday and Friday;
• If you visit Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum, you should not wear shorts;
• Museum of Ethnology is closed on Monday. On Saturday and Sunday, water puppet shows are available;
• You should bring hats, sunglasses and comfortable walking shoes.