Hanoi City Highlights Tour: Culture & History
Description
Hanoi City Tours is one of the most famous destinations of Vietnam. Hanoi capital owns its ancient beauty for a thousand years of development with many historical buildings mingling with scenic natural beauty. Traveling with BC Family Tour, the tourists will have the exciting experience to enjoying the various flavors of the most iconic dishes of Hanoi, or walk in bustling old quarter beholding its characteristic of an ancient capital city. Highlights - Sighseeing with a local guide - Visit Ho Chi Minh's mausoleum, One Pillar Pagoda, Ho Chi Minh Museum, Presidential Palace, and Temple of Literature
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Itinerary
07h45 - 8h15: Our tour guide and driver will pick you up at the hotel in Hanoi old quarter area. 08h30: Visit The Tran Quoc Pagoda - the oldest pagoda in Hanoi, originally constructed in the 6th century during the reign of Emperor Ly Nam De under Ly Dynasties.
09h15: Arrive Ho Chi Minh complex, The President Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum is a mausoleum which serves as the resting place of Vietnamese revolutionary leader and President Ho Chi Minh. You have chance to see the Ho Chi Minh’s Stilt House, where he lived & worked from 1954 to 1969. Then visit One Pillar Pagoda where worships the Godess of Mercy – It is the Asia’s most unique piece of architecture.
11h00: Visit Vietnam Museum of Ethnology, which focuses on the 54 officially recognized ethnic group in Vietnam. Note: The Women Museum instead of Ethnology Museum closed on every Monday. 12h30-12h45: Have lunch with Vietnamese cuisine at our restaurant
13h45-14h00: The next destination to explore Hanoi City today is Temple of Literature - the Vietnam’s first national university, the temple was founded and first built in 1.070 at the time of Emperor Ly Thanh Tong.
15h00: We continue to visit Hoa Lo Prison - was built in Hanoi by French in dates ranging from 1886 to 1889 to 1898 to 1901, when Vietnam was still part of French Indochina. The French called the prison “ Maison Centrale ” which originally used by the French colonists in Indochina for political prisoners and later by North Vietnam for United States prisoners of war during the Vietnam War from 1964 to 1973. 16h00-16h30: Tour ends. Drop you off at your hotel in Hanoi Old Quarter.
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Important Information
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- THING YOU TAKE:
- Long sleeve clothes, a hat or an umbrella, sunscreen, sunglasses, cash
Reviews(3)
Lot of wonderful memories. The Ho Chi Minh Complex, the prison, the Museum of Women, the pagoda and the institute of learning were all excellent. So too, was the lunch. And Tom, the tour guide and Tam- the driver were just outstanding. Overall a great day
Excellent and outstanding Service! She is helpful and nice. The city tour was good and enjoyable. Responsible and reliable on handling transportation. Introduce local and unique foods that reached my expectation.
It's a first time being at Vietnam. Very good service, tour guide is nice and helpful. First days visited several great places. 😊
