08:00 Our driver and tour guide will pick you up from your hotel in Hanoi Old Quarter or Hanoi Opera House.
In the morning, we will visit:
- Tran Quoc Pagoda is considered as the most ancient pagoda in Thang Long - Ha Noi with its historical progression in 1500 years. It has a harmonious combination between the majesty, hoariness architecture and peaceful landscape of the West Lake. From the period in the Ly and Tran dynasties, it had become the Buddhist centre of Thang Long.
- Visit the Complex of President Ho Chi Minh (Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum and Stilt house) - Where the great leader lived and worked until the last years of his life. Here, you will have the opportunity to learn about Uncle Ho's simple life. In addition, stop by One Pillar Pagoda to admire one of the 4 symbols of Hanoi.
- The Literature Temple - Imperial Academy - the first university in Vietnam. Literature lake, Khue Van Pavilion, stele house are valuable highlight objects that you cannot ignore. The tour guide will tell you about of 82 doctor stele stones with names of 1306 people standing until nowadays.
We will have lunch at a local restaurant with traditional dishes that you will never forget.
In The afternoon: We will visit:
Thang Long Imperial Citadel, that is a complex of relics associated with the history of Thang Long - Dong Kinh and Hanoi city starting from the pre-Thang Long period (An Nam dominated the 7th century) through the Dinh - Tien Le dynasties, flourished under the Ly, Tran and Le dynasties and the citadel of Hanoi under the Nguyen Dynasty. This is a massive architectural work, built by kings in many historical periods and has become one of the most important monuments in the system of Vietnamese monuments.
Hoa Lo Prison: It is a former prison located in Hanoi Vietnam, also called Central House or ironically Hanoi Hilton. It was built when Indochina was an integral part of the French Empire. Partly destroyed in 1990, it is now a museum.
Hoan Kiem lake (Sword lake) is centre of Hanoi with Turtle tower, Ngoc Son Temple (ticket is not included), furthermore, you could discover the Vietnamese traditional and French colonial architecture through buildings surrounding the lake.
16:30 End of Hanoi City tour, the car will take you back to the hotel in the Old Quarter. You can rent a cyclo around the Old Quarter and Sword Lake; or you can watch water puppet show: tickets and transfer back hotel are on your own expenses.