Ha Noi Full Day City Tour

HANOI FULL DAY CITY TOUR

Option1: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday – (Ha Noi City Tour – Ethnology Museum)

Considered charming colonial city, tourists would find Hanoi very typical feature of oriental city alive. With its tree-lined boulevards and lakes and its blend of French, Chinese and Vietnamese architecture. Hanoi is the jewel of Asia. Hanoi city tour with a cyclo trip will bring you to charming “36 streets and 36 wares” of the fascinating Old Quarter.

07:40 – 8:30 Meet your tour guide .

– Start the trip with Tran Quoc pagoda. This is a Buddhist relic and national heritage lying on the West Lake.             

– Visit Ho Chi Minh’s complex, the final resting place of Viet Nam’s greatest father. His house-on-stil and One pillar pagoda – modeled after a lotus flower, a symbol of Hanoi.

– Arrive Ethnology museum to learn about cultures of 54 ethnic groups living in Vietnam.

13:00 Have a rest and enjoy lunch in a local restaurant in Hanoi Old Quarter.

– Visit Temples of Literature constructed in 1070. Dedicated to Confucius, sages and talented scholars. It is the most famous temple in Hanoi, also functioning as Vietnam’s first university.

– Leave for a legendary Hoan Kiem lake and Ngoc Son Temple. Dedicated to a former general commander Tran Hung Dao for his struggle against Mongolians.

16:00 Arrive back in your hotel. Tour ends. 

Option 2 : Monday, Wednesday, Friday (Ha Noi City – Bat Trang Ceramics Village )

Bat Trang was known as a famous ceramic producing village formed in 14th century. The village is located near by the Red River which is close to Hanoi city. Bat Trang became the center of ceramic making because of the rich deposition of white clay. Whether you’re a browsing amateur art lover or a researching art historian. This tour will give you a comprehensive overview of 700 years of Vietnamese ceramic masterpieces.

07:45 – 08:30 Meet your tour guide at your suggested places around Hanoi Old Quarter.

– Start the trip with Tran Quoc pagoda. This is a Buddhist relic and national heritage lying on the West Lake.             

– Visit Ho Chi Minh complex, the final resting place of Viet Nam’s greatest father. His house-on-stilt and One pillar pagoda – modeled after a lotus flower, a symbol of Hanoi.

– Visit Temple of Literature constructed in 1070 dedicating to Confucius, sages and scholars. It was also the first university of Viet Nam once.

12:30 Relax and have lunch at a local restaurant in Hanoi Old Quarter.

– Explore daily life of traditional ceramics village of Bat Trang. Visit showrooms and see how they model the products.

– Arrive legendary Hoan Kiem lake. Visit Ngoc Son Temple dedicated to Tran Hung Dao – General Commander for his struggle against Mongolians.

15:30 Drop you off. Tour ends.

CYCLO RIDE (OPTIONAL): EXTRA (US$ 5) PER PERSON

A cyclo tour for one hour around the Old Quarter will bring you a wonderful memory in Hanoi. 

IMPORTANT NOTE: Those wearing shorts/miniskirts are not allowed to enter the mausoleum. All visitors’ shoulder must be covered with clothes.