VISIT THE CAPITAL HANOI – 1 DAY

08:00-08:30: The car picks you up at Old Quarter hotels or the Opera House to depart for your visit to Hanoi capital. In the morning, the group visited with:

• Tran Quoc Pagoda – West Lake: The pagoda is located on an island east of West Lake (Tay Ho district). The pagoda has a history of nearly 1,500 years with a hundred-year-old Bodhi tree originating from India, considered the oldest pagoda in Thang Long – Hanoi. The pagoda’s architecture has a harmonious combination of majesty and antiquity with an elegant landscape amidst the quiet background of a vast lake. It was the Buddhist center of Thang Long capital during the Ly and Tran dynasties.

• Relic complex Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum (including mausoleum and stilt house area) – Where the great leader lived and worked from 1954 until his final years life. Here, you will have the opportunity to learn about Uncle Ho’s simple life. In addition, you will have the opportunity to visit One Pillar Pagoda to admire one of the 4 symbols of Hanoi.

Note: On Mondays and Fridays, the Mausoleum Management Board will carry out maintenance of the Mausoleum, you will only visit the outside of the Mausoleum, Then we will visit the area of ​​stilt houses, fish ponds and One Pillar Pagoda.

• Museum of Ethnology, a place to store and display many cultural artifacts of all 54 ethnic groups in Vietnam. This is the newest Museum but will probably be one of the newest and most interesting museums not only in Hanoi but also in Vietnam. There are both indoor and outdoor sections, while the indoor exhibits are especially informative, the displays and outdoor activities make the museum stand out from the rest. There are a number of houses modeled after the traditional architecture of ethnic minorities, especially those in the North and Central Highlands.

On the second day, the Ethnology Museum is closed so a visit to the Women’s Museum will be replaced.

Noon: The group has lunch at a restaurant in the Old Quarter area and rests. You can take a few minutes after the meal to walk around to see and learn about the names of Hanoi’s 36 streets…

Afternoon: You continue to visit:

• Temple of Literature – Quoc Tu Giam, which is considered the first university in Vietnam. It is an ancient architecture, built on a fairly large scale, built in October 1073 and exists to this day. The Temple of Literature was built to worship Confucius, the founder of Confucianism, and Chu Van An – principal of Quoc Tu Giam – representing the high moral philosophy of Vietnamese education.
• Visit Hoa Lo Prison formerly a prison located in Hanoi, Vietnam, also known as Central Prison or ironically Hanoi Hilton. It was built when Indochina was an integral part of the French Empire. Partially demolished in 1990, currently used as a museum.

16:00: At the end of the City tour Hanoi program, the car takes you back to the hotel or depending on your needs Cars can take visitors to the Ham Ca Map area so they can freely visit and experience (all expenses incurred) at one of the locations below, then return to the hotel on their own. mine:

• Free time for a walk to visit Ho Guom, also known as Hoan Kiem Lake,learn about Vietnamese and French architecture around the lake area. Visit Ngoc Son templeworshiping Saint Van Xuong and Tran Hung Dao – famous generals in Vietnamese and world history and The Huc Bridge.
• Rent a cyclo or electric car to take a tour around the Old Quarter and Hoan Kiem Lake area.
• Buy tickets to watch water puppet show