Full Day Hanoi City Tour with Expert Local Guide

7 to 8 hours (approximately)
Pickup offered
Offered in: English

See the highlights of Hanoi on this full-day guided tour with an experienced local guide. Make the most of your limited time with a shuttle bus that will take you around to top attractions, including the Tran Quoc Pagoda, Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, One Pillar Pagoda, Temple of Literature, Hoa Lo Prison and either the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology. Includes lunch at a local Vietnamese restaurant.

What's Included

Vietnamese Lunch Set Menu
A bottle of water / person
Experience English speaking guide
ALL Entrance tickets
Shuttle Bus Transfer for all day
Beverages, Personal Expenses & Tips
Cyclo and Water Puppet Show on request
Holiday Surcharge

Meeting and pickup

Pickup points
You can choose a pickup location at checkout (multiple pickup locations are available).
Pickup details:

We pick up at your hotel/stay in Hanoi Old Quarter Area. If stay outside this area, please come to meeting point: Hanoi Opera House (01 Trang Tien street)

OR
Meeting point

If you stay outside our pick-up area, please come to our meeting point: Hanoi Opera House.

End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

Duration: 7 to 8 hours (approximately)
  • 1
    Old Quarter

    8h00 – 8h30: Our Tour guide and our Bus pick up at your hotel/stay in Hanoi Old Quarter Arrea or Hanoi Opera House if outside and start to discover Hanoi City

    30 minutes Admission ticket free
  • 2
    Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum

    08h45: Visit Ho Chi Minh Complex, the final resting place of Vietnamese great father or Uncle Ho. 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. - Should dress modestly by covering from shoulders to knees when visiting Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, temples, pagodas, etc. - Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum is closed on Mondays and Fridays. But still can take picture of the Mausoleum and visit around that area. - Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum is closed at least 2 months (15th June -15th August) for the annual maintaining.

    1 hour Admission ticket included
  • 3
    One Pillar Pagoda

    Visit One Pillar Pagoda where worshipping the Goddess of Mercy – It is the most unique Ladoga in the world.

    30 minutes Admission ticket included
  • 4
    Vietnam Museum of Ethnology

    10h15: 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 Vietnamese Women’s Museum instead of Vietnam Ethnology Museum closed on Mondays.

    1 hour 30 minutes Admission ticket included
  • 5
    Old Quarter

    12h30-12h45: Have lunch at our restaurant. You have an opportunity to enjoy Vietnamese cuisine. Vegeterian foods are available.

    1 hour Admission ticket included
  • 6
    Chua Tran Quoc

    13h30: Visit Tran Quoc Pagoda located on Golden Fish Island in West Lake. It is the oldest pagoda in Hanoi built in the 6th century.

    1 hour Admission ticket included
  • 7
    Temple of Literature & National University

    14h30: Continue to visit Temple of Literature – the first university of Vietnam, The Temple of Literature (Van Mieu Quoc Tu Giam) is one of the most attractive tourist spots in Northern Vietnam. The Temple of Literature was founded in 1070.

    1 hour Admission ticket included
  • 8
    Hoa Lo Prison

    15h30: Keep going to visit Hoa Lo Prison, the prison was built by the French, from 1886 to 1901, when Vietnam was still a part of French Indochina. The French called the prison Maison Centrale. The prison was called “A Hell on Earth” and now the prison is like a war museum for those who want to understand more about the war against France of Vietnamese people.

    1 hour Admission ticket included
  • 9
    Old Quarter

    16h30: Our Bus take you back to the Hotel. We finish the trip! Optional: Cyclo or/and Water Puppet Show can be arranged upon your request with additional fee. Option 1: Cyclo 45 minutes (5usd/person) around Hanoi Old Quarter after visiting Hoa Lo Prison Option 2: Water Puppet Show 50 minutes (5usd/person) .

    30 minutes Admission ticket included

Additional info

  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum is closed on Monday and Friday. But still can take picture of the Mausoleum and visit around that area.
  • We will visit Vietnamese Women’s Museum instead of Vietnam Ethnology Museum closed on Mondays.
  • Should dress modestly by covering from shoulders to knees in the public places like temples, pagodas, HCM Mausoleum, etc
  • Should bring the necessary things such as: cash, cellphone or cameras, raincoat/ umbrella, sun block, etc (depending on the weather).
  • The order of the itinerary can be changed depending on the situation
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Bus Tours
Cultural Tours
Historical Tours
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Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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