8:00: Pick you up at the hotel or early international flight at Noi Bai Airport and transfer you to the center of Hanoi for a day city tour.(If you and your group's flight to Hanoi is late. Our bus and tour guide will pick you up at the Airport and transfer you to the hotel for check-in in and you will have free time on your own and start the Hanoi city tour the next day.)
8h30: Visit Tran Quoc Pagoda, one of the oldest Buddhist temples in Hanoi, near West Lake.
10h00: Move to visit the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, one of the famous attractions that tourists do not want to miss when visiting Hanoi. Let’s take a look at the following attractions included in this complex:
– Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum
– Ho Chi Minh’s Residence
– Ho Chi Minh Museum
– Ba Dinh Square
– Ho Chi Minh Garden
11:15: Visit the neighboring One-Pillar Pagoda, one of the most iconic pagodas in Vietnam
12:00: Stop at a local eatery nearby for lunch.
13:30: Continue your itinerary with a visit to the first university in Vietnam – the Temple of Literature, which was built in 1070.
15:00: Head towards Hoan Kiem Lake, join in on the locals’ activities, and stroll around the lake to unwind. Visit Ngoc Son Temple and take a photo with the iconic red bridge
16:40: Return to the hotel and get ready for dinner. Select one of the following two to continue the itinerary:
Option 1: You can enjoy the famous cuisine of the Old Quarter with our local guide. After concluding the city tour and taking a short break, the guide will pick you up at your hotel around 6 p.m. To begin the 3-hour walking tour in Hanoi Old Quarter, where you may sample some of the city’s most famous foods. At the end of the tour, the guide will drop you off at the closest place so that you can conveniently walk back to your lodging.
Option 2: Following the city tour, the guide will assist you in purchasing tickets for the water puppet show, which starts at 6:00 pm and ends at 7:00 pm. You will need to go back to your lodging on your own after the show is over.
Night at the hotel