Hanoi Highlights: Full-Day City Tour and Water Puppet with Small Group

1 day
Small Group
Full Day
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About this activity
The Bus will pick you up from 7:45 – 8:45 am, depending where you stay.

09:00 : Visit Ho Chi Minh complex, you have a chance to see the embalmed body of Ho Chi Minh then walk around Ho Chi Minh garden to see 2 houses where he lived & worked from 1954 to 1969.

09:50 : Visit One Pillar Pagoda where worshipping the Godess of Mercy – It is the most unique padoga in the world

10:15 : Visit the Lacquer Paintings workshop – the biggest center in Ha Noi

10:45 : Visit one of these :
• Option 1 : Bat Trang ceramics & pottery village

(On Mondays – Wednesdays – Fridays )
• Option 2 : Vietnam Museum of Ethnology

(On Tuesdays – Thursdays – Saturdays & Sundays)

12:30: Have lunch at our restaurant. You have an opportunity to enjoy Vietnamese cuisine with 8 delicious dishes. 

13:30 – 13:45 : Continue to visit Temple of Literature – the first university in Vietnam in the feudal system.

15:00 : Visit Tran Quoc Pagoda – was first built in Ha Noi in 6th century. You will see the oldest Bodhi Tree in Vietnam planted by Ho Chi Minh.

15: 45 : Leaving for Hoan Kiem Lake to visit Ngoc Son Temple where worships General Tran Hung Dao who defeated Mongolian invader in 13th certury.

16:15 : The bus transfer you to the Water puppet theater for the show ( for around 45-50 minutes). Tour ends, tourists find the taxi or walk back to hotel yourself.

Note :
• Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum is closed on Mondays and Fridays.
• Moreover, Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum is closed at least 3 months from Sept 5th until December 5th for maintaining every year
• Should dress modestly by covering from shoulders to knees in the public places like a temple, pagoda, HCM mausoleum …
• Should bring the necessary things such as : cash, cellphone or camera, raincoat/ umbrella ,sun block …( depending on the weather)
Included
  • Shuttle bus during the trip ( Ford Transit, County
  • 1 bottle of water / per
  • English speaking guide ( at least 5 years of experience)
  • Vietnamese lunch ( can see menu)
  • Free wifi on bus
  • Lunch
  • Bottled water
Not included
  • Drink for lunch
  • Tips for tour guide & driver
  • Personal expenses or anything not mentioned above
  • Transportation from the water puppet theater to hotel
Additional
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
  • Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 20 travelers
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Tourism
95% Cultural
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