07h45 - 08h30: Our guide will pick you up from hotel in Hanoi old quarter
08h30: Arrive Tran Quoc Pagoda – the oldest pagoda in Ha Noi built in the 6th century.
09h00 - 9h15: 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 2 houses where he lived & worked from 1954 to 1969. Then visit One Pillar Pagoda where worships the Goddess of Mercy – It is the most unique pagoda in the world
11h00: Visit one of these
+ Vietnam Museum of Ethnology to learn about the culture of 54 ethnic groups living in Vietnam (Tuesdays – Thursdays – Saturdays & Sundays)
+ Bat Trang ceramic village to explore the daily life of the local & learn about the process how to make a perfect product (Mondays – Wednesdays – Fridays)
12h30: Have lunch at our restaurant. You have an opportunity to enjoy Vietnamese cuisine with 8 delicious dishes.
13h30 - 13h45: Continue visit Temple of Literature – the first university of Vietnam, established in the 11 century
15h45: Leave for Hoan Kiem Lake to visit Ngoc Son Temple, which honors General Tran Hung Dao who defeated the invader in 13th century.
16h15: Tour finishes. Back to hotel
Meals: Lunch
Included: Shared tour guide, shared transfer
Special notes
+ Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum is closed on Mondays and Fridays.
+ Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum is closed at least 2 months every year
(depends on the government)
+ Should dress modestly by covering from shoulders to knees in the public places like a temple, pagoda, Ho Chi Minh mausoleum …
+ Should bring the necessary things such as : cash, cellphone or camera, raincoat/ umbrella ,sun block …( depending on the weather)
+ Option Cyclo Ride/ Puppet Show will be done in the end of the tour.
+ Tour may finish a bit earlier or later in some cases
+ The order of the itinerary can be changed depending on the situation