3 Days Classic Hanoi City Highlight Tour
Explore Hanoi’s cultural and historical highlights on this 3-day tour, including the Ho Chi Minh Complex, Temple of Literature, Hoan Kiem Lake, a cyclo ride, and a traditional water puppet show.
day 1:
Arrive in Hanoi
Arrive in Hanoi
Welcome to Hanoi, Vietnam!
Upon arrival at Hanoi Airport, our professional guide and driver will be waiting to pick you up in a comfortable private vehicle and transfer you to your hotel.
Our tour guide will assist you with hotel check-in. The rest of the day is free for you to relax at your leisure.
Overnight in Hanoi.
Day 2:
Full-Day Hanoi City Tour and Water Puppet Show
Full-Day Hanoi City Tour and Water Puppet Show
Meals: Breakfast and Lunch
In the morning, begin your full-day city tour with a visit to the Ho Chi Minh Complex, which highlights the life of Ho Chi Minh, the founder of modern Vietnam.
Explore Ba Dinh Square, an important pilgrimage site for many Vietnamese people, followed by the Presidential Palace, the Ho Chi Minh Museum, and Ho Chi Minh’s traditional stilt house, where he lived and worked.
Continue to the One Pillar Pagoda, one of Hanoi’s most iconic landmarks. Built in the 11th century, the pagoda is dedicated to Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, the Buddha of Compassion, and was designed to resemble a lotus blossom rising from a pond.
Next, visit the Temple of Literature, considered Vietnam’s first university. It was built in 1070 during the Ly Dynasty to honor Confucius, scholars, and outstanding Vietnamese academics.
Enjoy lunch at a local restaurant.
After lunch, continue your city tour with a visit to one museum of your choice:
- Vietnam Fine Arts Museum
- Vietnam National Museum of History
- Vietnam Revolution Museum
- Vietnam Military History Museum
- Vietnam Museum of Ethnology
Please note that some museums are closed on Mondays.
Continue to Hoan Kiem Lake and Ngoc Son Temple before enjoying a one-hour cyclo ride through Hanoi’s historic streets.
Finish the day at the Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre, where you will watch a traditional Vietnamese water puppet performance.
Overnight in Hanoi.
Day 3:
Departure from Hanoi
Departure from Hanoi
Meal: Breakfast
Enjoy your free morning until hotel check-out time.
Our driver will assist you with check-out and transfer you to Hanoi Airport for your flight to your next destination.
End of service.
What's Included
- Private English-speaking tour guide
- Private air-conditioned vehicle
- Entrance fees for all sightseeing activities
- Boat fees
- Lunch
- Mineral water
- Government taxes
What's Excluded
- Travel insurance
- Personal expenses
- Hotel accommodation, available upon request
- International flights, available upon request
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