Private Hanoi Full-Day City Tour with Cyclo Ride

1 day
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Full Day
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About this activity
Enjoy a Full-day tour of Hanoi with tour guide and get a local's insight into Vietnam’s mythology, traditions and customs. Visit cultural and historical sites, such as the Mausoleum of Ho Chi Minh, as well as everyday locales such as the houses of the Old Quarter.

Following a pick-up at your hotel by your guide and driver, go to the Ho Chi Minh Complex to discover the heart of Viernam at “Uncle Ho’s” Mausoleum. Standing before the mausoleum are 79 cycad trees, symbolizing Ho Chi Minh’s 79 springs of life, while 2 bamboo ranges whistle in the wind to commemorate the former president and Father of the Nation.

See the nearby house-on-stilts and quaint One-Pillar Pagoda, built out of wood for the 11th-century Emperor Ly Thai Tong.

Continue to the Ethnology Museum - a public museum exhibiting the ethnic groups of Vietnam. The mission of the Museum is scientific research, collection, documentation, conservation, exhibition and preserving the cultural and historic patrimony of the nation’s different ethnic groups

Next visit would be the Gallery of Lacquer Painting Collection. The best of handicraft of the north of Vietnam. Then you would have lunch at Local restaurant with the deep touch of the art of Hanoi Cuisine.

You will then visit the Temple of Literature, the site of Vietnam’s first university dating back to 1070 and originally built as a temple to Confucius. Inside you can see the stone steles mounted on the backs of turtles, which have the names of Vietnam’s best scholars inscribed. The temple highlights the importance that Vietnamese society place on education both now and in the past.

After the lunch. In the afternoon, explore the vibrant eastern sector of Hanoi, including Hoan Kiem Lake, Ngoc Son Temple, and The Huc Bridge. Walk around the Old Quarter and mingle with the locals as they go about their hectic lives. End with a unique cyclo tour at a leisurely pace is a good way to experience the chaotic traffic consisting primarily of scooters in Hanoi, mainly around the Old Quarters.
Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • English-speaking guide
  • Land transfers
  • Lunch with local cuisine
  • Transport by private car
  • Entry/Admission - Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum
  • Entry/Admission - Presidential Palace Historical Site
  • Entry/Admission - Lake of the Restored Sword (Hoan Kiem Lake)
  • Entry/Admission - Ngoc Son Temple
  • Entry/Admission - Temple of Literature & National University
  • Entry/Admission - Vietnam Museum of Ethnology
Not included
  • Tips and personal expenses
  • Drinks
Additional
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
  • Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
  • Ho Chi Minh Presidential Palace is closed on Monday and Friday. A walk outside will be arranged instead on these days, so please book accordingly- Free pick up at your hotels in Hanoi.
  • Recommend for small group of family or friends
  • This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
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