Hanoi City Tour Half Day – Morning or Afternoon

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Hanoi City Tour Half Day – Morning or Afternoon

Short on time in Hanoi? Choose a morning (Tran Quoc Pagoda, the Ho Chi Minh complex, One Pillar Pagoda, the Museum of Ethnology and an 8-dish lunch) or an afternoon (Temple of Literature and Hoa Lo Prison), with transport and an English-speaking guide.

Illustrative photos: Jakub Hałun, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Itinerary

  1. Day 1 · 08:00-08:30 – Morning – Hotel pickup – Your guide picks you up from your hotel in central Hanoi.
  2. Day 1 · 08:45 – Morning – Tran Quoc Pagoda – Hanoi's oldest pagoda, founded in the 6th century, on a small peninsula in West Lake.
  3. Day 1 · 09:30 – Morning – Ho Chi Minh complex and One Pillar Pagoda – See Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum, walk through the gardens to the stilt house where he lived and worked from 1954 to 1969, then visit the unique One Pillar Pagoda.
  4. Day 1 · 11:15 – Morning – Vietnam Museum of Ethnology – Learn about the cultures of Vietnam's 54 ethnic groups through exhibits and traditional houses in the outdoor garden.
  5. Day 1 · 12:45-14:00 – Morning – Lunch and drop-off – An 8-dish Vietnamese lunch, then back to your hotel.
  6. Day 1 · 14:00-14:15 – Afternoon – Pickup and Temple of Literature – Your guide picks you up for the Temple of Literature, Vietnam's first university.
  7. Day 1 · 15:15 – Afternoon – Hoa Lo Prison – Built by the French for political prisoners and later known to American POWs as the "Hanoi Hilton".
  8. Day 1 · 16:15-16:30 – Afternoon – Tour ends – Drop-off back at your hotel.

Included

  • Shuttle bus throughout the tour
  • Experienced English-speaking guide
  • A bottle of water
  • Entrance tickets
  • Vietnamese lunch (morning only)

Not included

  • Drinks with meals
  • Travel insurance
  • Tips and personal expenses

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