Capital: Hanoi city tour (half day)

Hanoi is arguably Asia’s most charming capital city. Hanoi, meaning ‘where the river bends’ is a city of broad, tree-lined boulevards, elegant French villas and colonial-era buildings painted in muted hues of yellow and orange. It is also one of Asia’s greenest cities with an abundance of parks and lakes as well as a host of cafes and art galleries and an Old Quarter steeped in history. The city’s most interesting places for tourists are all relatively close to each other, which makes it easy to enjoy the best parts of the city on foot or by cycle.

Hanoi was once a collection of villages that eventually grew into quarters dedicated to particular crafts,  where skilled craftsman continue to practise their arts handed down for centuries (Vietnam tour)

Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum closed on Monday & Friday and from September 5th to November 5th for annual maintenance.

Pick up at the hotel and drive to the historic complex of Ba Dinh. Visit Ba Dinh Square, where the late President Ho Chi Minh read the Declaration of Vietnam on 2 September 1945. Next, stroll toward Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum and Museum. Enjoy the architectural and historical aspects of Uncle Ho's final resting - place. Just next door is Ho Chi Minh's house on stilts. Lying to one side of the Mausoleum is the One Pillar Pagoda founded by King Ly Thai To in 1049 the structure has become an important symbol for the people of Hanoi. The tour continues with a stop at Van Mieu - Quoc Tu Giam (Temple of Literature), the first Imperial school in Vietnam built in 1070 during the dynasty of King Ly.

·         Temple of Literature (11th Century)

·         Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum

·         One Pillar Pagoda (11th Century)

·         Presidential Palace

·         Ho Chi Minh’s Museum

·         Tran Quac Pagoda (17th Century)

·         Museum of Fine Arts

·         Hoa Lo Prison, also known as the Hanoi Hilton