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This experience is the best way to enjoy and learn about Hanoi while avoiding the hot summer!
Whatever your age, you've probably heard about the Vietnam War, one of the most famous wars in modern history. This scenic tour will provide you an insight right into the period of the Vietnamese Battles and their consequences. Our visiting sites will be the Hoa Lo Prison and Vietnam Military History Museum.
If you are a history lover, the Hanoi War Sites Experience should be on your must-see checklist. You'll learn history from stories, not from textbooks! By the end of the experience, you'll have a deep understanding of the roots of history from the perspectives of the young open-minded Vietnamese.
Things to note:
Tickets and English-speaking guides are included in the price.
This tour is for a small group (maximum of 6 people). You'll have a great chance to ask lots of questions.
The Vietnam Military History Museum is closed on Mondays and Fridays, but the Hoa Lo prison is open all week.
What's Included
Meeting and pickup
I will be waiting for you at the meeting point, Vietnam Military History Museum, at 28A Điện Biên Phủ. And please be on time.
This is the last stop, you can take a taxi getting back to your hotel easily.
Itinerary
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Our first and foremost visiting destination is Vietnam Military History Museum. Established in 1956, this is the very first Vietnamese gallery regarding armed forces, particularly about the Communist Party and People's Army of Vietnam. There are hundreds of artifacts like tanks, weapons as well as aircraft wreckage. The gallery not only enlightens Vietnamese people about their own patriotic tradition but also supplies tourists with an insight into the hardships of Vietnam via a lengthy history of the battles against the French, American and Chinese army.
1 hour • Admission ticket included -
2Hoa Lo Prison
Later, to continue our Hanoi War Sites Walking tour, we take a look to discover Hoa Lo prison. Hoa Lo Prison which was formerly called "Hanoi Hilton" by the American prisoners. Lots of Vietnamese revolutionaries such as political prisoners as well as patriots against the French colonial Federal government were captured right here. Throughout the Vietnam War period, American detainees were kept in this jail. French colonialists constructed this main prison of both Central and Tonkin in suburb in 1896. The French name of Hoa Lo prison back then was Maison Centrale. Its Vietnamese name was Nguc That Hanoi (Hanoi dungeon). Its original area was more than 12000 square meters nut now it remains only more than 2000. In the 1980s, the contemporary authority demolished the whole complex but they kept the gatehouse as a sort of museum dedicated to resembling the wartime Exhibits at Hoa Lo Jail concentrate on the French colonial age consisting of the guillotine chamber. The original device with a hefty blade that slides down a wood framework is kept in the jail. This is, of course, a best-chosen destination in Hanoi War Sites Walking Tour. At this museum, you can obtain a deeper understanding right into the difficulties of the Vietnamese throughout the battle period and the secrets behind the victory over French and American.
1 hour • Admission ticket included
Additional info
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Cancellation Policy
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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