City Discovery of Cultured Hanoi

City Discovery of Cultured Hanoi

Vietnam's delightful capital lies at the heart of Northern Red River Delta, and is a cultured city surrounded by lakes, leafy boulevards and open parks with a prominent French influence. It had been officially selected as the center of governance ever since French colonization period for Indo China Union in 1888, and subsequently remained as the country's capital under the then Independent Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
Today, the unique characteristics of the city combined with the ancient dated buildings since a century ago and modernization had turned the capital into an amazing tourism destination featuring the heritage of former French colonial residence buildings, historical temples and pagodas as well as monuments

Itinerary
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Stop At: Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, 2 Hung Vuong Ba Dinh Square, Hanoi 100000 Vietnam

7:45 – 8:15 The tour guide will come and pick you in the hotel lobby, then transferred you to Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum to explore the architectural and historical aspects of Uncle Ho’s final resting-place. Keep moving to Ho Chi Minh’s stilt house which is located to one side of the Mausoleum, and having a look at the One Pillar Pagoda, which was founded by King Ly Thai To in 1049 – the structure has become an important symbol for the people of Hanoi.

Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Chua Tran Quoc, Thanh Nien, Hanoi 10000 Vietnam

Say goodbye to Ho Chi Minh complex, the tour guide will lead you to visit the Buddhist Tran Quoc Pagoda at West Lake (One of the oldest pagodas in Vietnam).
12:00 Lunch at local restaurant (Vegetarians can be catered for if a prior notice is given at booking time).


Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Vietnam Museum of Ethnology, Nguyen Van Huyen Street Cau Giay, Hanoi 100000 Vietnam

Visit Vietnam Museum of Ethnology, offers an insight into the 54 different ethnic groups of Vietnam in an effort to preserve cultural heritage and promote socio-cultural diversity within the country.

Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Stop At: Temple of Literature & National University, Quoc Tu Giam Street Dong Da District, Hanoi 100000 Vietnam

Visit the Temple of Literature – known as the Vietnam’s first university.

Duration: 45 minutes

Stop At: Lake of the Restored Sword (Hoan Kiem Lake), Hanoi 100000 Vietnam

End your day with a walking tour to Hoan Kiem lake and the Old Quarter of Hanoi.

Duration: 30 minutes