Hanoi Trip Overview
Hanoi is a charming, yet eclectic mix of culture, history and everything in between. A day out and about brings you into temples, seeing the Mausoleum of Ho Chi Minh and topping off this day out, admiring a water puppet show at a leading theatre.
• Pay respect at the Mausoleum of Ho Chi Minh
• Cyclo through the charming Old Quarter of Hanoi
• Enjoy folkloric tales at Water Puppet Show theatre
• Learn about the Temple of Literature’s educational value
• Lunch is included at a local Vietnamese restaurant
Additional Info
Duration: 9 hours
Starts: Hanoi, Vietnam
Trip Category: Tours & Sightseeing >> City Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Hanoi, Vietnam, Vietnam
Hanoi is a charming, yet eclectic mix of culture, history and everything in between. A day out and about brings you into temples, seeing the Mausoleum of Ho Chi Minh and topping off this day out, admiring a water puppet show at a leading theatre.
• Pay respect at the Mausoleum of Ho Chi Minh
• Cyclo through the charming Old Quarter of Hanoi
• Enjoy folkloric tales at Water Puppet Show theatre
• Learn about the Temple of Literature’s educational value
• Lunch is included at a local Vietnamese restaurant
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Ba Dinh Square, Hung Vuong Street Quáng truòng Ba Dinh, Hanoi 10000 Vietnam
In the morning, your English-speaking guide will welcome you in your hotel lobby, ready to show Hanoi to you. Accompanied by a local driver with extensive knowledge of the capital, the morning starts with a visit to Ba Dinh Square where silent sentries guard the mausoleum where Ho Chi Minh lies in state, Next door, walk along the simple cottage where Uncle Ho lived and worked. Colonial architecture still flows through Hanoi with ample examples still boasting the downtown area.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: One Pillar Pagoda, Ong Ich Khiem St, Ngoc Ha, Ba Dinh District Ngoc Ha, Ba Dinh District, Hanoi 100000 Vietnam
Before we end the morning, we make a stop at the One Pillar Shrine and the Quan Thanh Temple, a Taoist Temple. This fine example of an 11th century temple was built to keep the evil spirits out of Hanoi’s city centre. A delicious Vietnamese lunch breaks the day perfectly before continuing on this Hanoi encounter.
Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes
Stop At: Temple of Literature, Văn Miếu, Đống Đa, Hà Nội, Vietnam
Next on the itinerary is the Temple of Literature,
constructed in the 11th century. The temple was founded in 1070 by the famous Emperor Ly Thanh Tong and honours Confucius. Six years later, Vietnam’s first university was founded here to teach the children of royalty and aristocracy.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Old Quarter, Hanoi 100000 Vietnam
Experience Hanoi’s famous Old Quarter from a different perspective as you enjoy a local rickshaw ride (Cyclo) before visiting the Ngoc Son Temple and Hoan Kiem Lake. This densely populated corner of the city was once a centre of commerce where goods were sold under the street name of a particular guild. Still thriving to date, you will see street names such as Sugar Street, Tin Street and Paper Street. Well-preserved homes and temples are interspersed with stores, small cafes and quaint little restaurants in this shopping paradise.
Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes
Stop At: Thang Long Water Puppet, 57B Dinh Tien Hoang – Hoan Kiem – Ha Noi, Hanoi 10000 Vietnam
Finishing off this day will be at a Water Puppet Show theatre, a unique form of Vietnamese traditional art has taken its roots from myths and sagas. The theme of the 45-minute show is rural and has a strong reference to folklore, making it a charming end to a perfect day before heading back to your hotel.
Duration: 45 minutes
