Highlights

Learn the culture and history of Vietnam from your local guide
Visit the Ho Chi Minh Complex, Hoa Lo Prison
See many of the top tourist attractions in Hanoi
Enjoy a great lunch of Vietnamese cuisine
Take an optional cyclo tour of the city

Full description

Get picked up by our friendly guide and start to explore Hanoi City
Arrive at Tran Quoc Pagoda located on Golden Fish IsLand in West Lake
It is the oldest pagoda in Ha Noi built in the 6th century.

Ho Chi Minh complex, you have a chance to see the embalmed body of Ho Chi Minh then walk around the garden to see 2 houses where he lived & worked from 1954 to 1969. Then visit One Pillar Pagoda where worships the Godess of Mercy – It is the most unique padoga in the world

• Should dress modestly by covering from shoulders to knees when visiting Ho Chi Minh mausoleum, temples, pagodas…
• Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum is closed on Mondays and Fridays.
• Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum is closed at least 2 months (15thJune -15thAugust) for the annual maintaining but still can take picture Mausoleum and visit around that area

Vietnam Ethnology Museum to learn about the culture of 54 ethnic groups living in the whole country of Vietnam
Special Note : we will visit Women Museum instead of Ethnology Museum closed on Mondays

Have lunch at our restaurant. You have an opportunity to enjoy Vietnamese cuisine with 8 delicious dishes.

PM :
Temple of Literature – the first university of Vietnam, established in the 11 century
Hoa Lo Prison Museum which originally used by the French colonists in Indochina for political prisoners, and later by North Vietnam for U.S. prisoners of war during the Vietnam War. During this later period, it was known to American POWs as the “Hanoi Hilton

Includes

Hotel pickup and drop-off from the Old Quarter (optional)
Transport by air-conditioned bus
Admission fees as per itinerary
Bottle of water
Set menu lunch at local restaurant in the Old Quarter
English-speaking guide
Cyclo tour (optional)
Other drinks
Tips
Surcharge of $ 7 per person on Christmas, New Year, Tet holidays (from February 16, 2026 to February 20, 2026)

Not suitable for

Children under 3 years

Important information

What to bring

Comfortable shoes

Not allowed

Shorts
Short skirts
Sleeveless shirts

Know before you go

Children under 3 years old are not allowed to get inside Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum
Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum is closed on Monday and Friday morning and from Sep. 5 to October 31
The itinerary may change due to bad weather conditions
Vietnam Ethnology Museum will be visited on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday (without Ethnology Museum)
Ethnology Museum will be visited on Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday (without Vietnam Ethnology Museum )

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