Hoàn Kiếm Trip Overview
This 2 hours tour depart every morning from your hotel. It’s offers an exceptional overview of Hanoi essentials. The open roof in the sidecar offers a new perspective on the city and many opportunities to take original photographs.
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Duration: 2 hours
Starts: Hoàn Kiếm, Vietnam
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Hoàn Kiếm, Hà Nội, Vietnam
This 2 hours tour depart every morning from your hotel. It’s offers an exceptional overview of Hanoi essentials. The open roof in the sidecar offers a new perspective on the city and many opportunities to take original photographs.
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Stop At: Hanoi, Hanoi
This 2 hours tour depart every morning from your hotel. It’s offers an exceptional overview of Hanoi essentials. The open roof in the sidecar offers a new perspective on the city and many opportunities to take original photographs.
10:00 – 10:10
After pick up you at your hotel we driver through Hanoi Old Quarter to St Joseph’s Cathedral – lovely charming old church in the middle of a bustling city. People said it’s a mini replica of Notre Dame de Paris.
10:10 – 10:20
Then we drive you around the Hoan Kiem Lake – the heart of Hanoi, there are always something going on around the lake such as exercising, dancing people, artists or students working on assignment, you can feel the peaceful of the city by being at the lake.
10:20 – 10:30
After the lake we drive you to visit Hanoi Opera House – French architecture, conjures up memories of Garnier’s masterpiece in Paris, you will learn about the history of French colonial and take the vibrant atmosphere.
10:30 – 10:40
Then we drive you to Long Bien bridge – the first steel bridge ever made in Vietnam, built in the late 1890s – early 1900s, the bridge is a big part of Hanoi history. If you love art and take photos here is the ideal place.
10:40 – 11:10
Near by the bridge you will have chance to enjoy the famous coffee Egg coffee – since 1946 by an original Hanoian family.
11:10 – 11:20
Along the way to the next stop you will admire Hanoi Ceramic Mosaic Mural which is the world’s largest mosaic. Created to celebrate Hanoi’s thousand anniversary.
11:20 – 11:40
The sidecar man will drive you to the oldest Buddhist temple in Hanoi – Tran Quoc pagoda which is dating back to 6th century built by emperor Ly Nam De, you will also see Buddha tree taken as a cutting from the original Buddha tree in India.
11:40 – 11:50
From the temple you have the beautiful view through West Lake (and smaller lake – Truc Bach lake) – largest freshwater lake in Hanoi, it’s circumference of 17km.
11:50 – 11:55
After across Thanh Nien street and both lakes we will visit Presidential Palace – a French colonial building where the head of Vietnam welcome the diplomat from other country come to visit.
11:55 – 12:00
Near by the palace is Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum – an imposing monument of marble and granite built to house the preserved body of beloved Vietminh leader Ho Chi Minh, affectionately known to the Vietnamese as “Uncle Ho”, perhaps the most highly respected figure in the history of Vietnam.
Before going to your hotel, we will bring you to discover fascinating maze of back streets, fronted by narrow houses known as “tunnel” or “tube houses”, built to avoid taxes based on the width of their frontage onto the street, the wonderfully eclectic glimpse into Hanoi street life.
Duration: 2 hours
