Private Tour: Hanoi City Full-day Including Cyclo and Water Puppet Show

1 day
Private
Full Day
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About this activity
In the morning:

8.00 AM: The bus with the tour guide will pick you up from your hotel in Hanoi City, then transfer you to the Ho Chi Minh Complex, which includes Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum – the final resting place of the beloved national hero, Uncle Ho – and President Ho Chi Minh’s stilt house where he lived off and on from 1958 to 1969.

10.00AM: Visit the One Pillar Pagoda, which is actually a group of structures that collectively make up a pagoda built over the water in the middle of a square lake. 

10.30AM: After that, you’ll have a chance to explore the Tran Quoc Pagoda on the shore of west lake. 

11.00AM: After short walking at pagoda, we will be heading to the Temple of Literature, which was Vietnam’s first university and is dedicated to Confucius. 

12.00 PM: Have lunch at the local restaurant and enjoy Vietnamese special food such as Noodle soup with Beef/Chicken or Bún Chả (Grilled Pork with Rice noodle)

In the afternoon:
- OPTION 1: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday

1.00PM: Stop in at museum of ethnology. This superb museum showcases the depth of Vietnamese cultural diversity with an astounding collection of 15,000 artifacts gathered from throughout Vietnam. Maps, displays and dioramas are labelled in Vietnamese, French and English. Displays portray a typical village market, the making of comical hats and a Tay shamanic ceremony; videos show the real thing. You can also check out a traditional Black Thai house reconstructed in the museum. There's also a center for research and conservation where scientists from all over the world study traditional Vietnamese cultures.

2.30PM: We will continue to get back Old Quarter then take the cyclo to explore daily life slowly. Cyclo is one of the transportation that Vietnamese people 

3.00PM: After 30 minutes of riding cyclo around, we will stop at Water Puppet Show Theater then you will have chance to enjoy a water puppet show that demonstrates a well-loved traditional Vietnamese art form.

4.00PM: After enjoying the show, we will stop with a cup of egg coffee. Then our tour guide and driver will take you back to your hotel. Finish an unforgettable full day in Hanoi Sightseeing!
- OPTION 2: Monday 

1.00PM:Depart for Bat Trang ceramic village which is about 20 kilometers (about 12 miles) away from Ha Noi, this is a pottery village with a half-milleary historic development.

2.30PM: Getting back Hanoi and take a cyclo and ride around Old Quarter

3.00PM: After 30 minutes of riding cyclo around, we will stop at Water Puppet Show Theater then you will have chance to enjoy puppet show and know more about Vietnamese culture

4.00PM: After enjoying the show, we will stop with a cup of egg coffee. Then our tour guide and driver will take you back to your hotel. Finish an unforgettable full day in Hanoi Sightseeing!
Included
  • Transportation by shuttle bus with Air-condition
  • English-speaking tour guide
  • Special Vietnamese food for lunch
  • Bottle of water
  • Riding cyclo
  • Landing and facility fees
  • Lunch
  • Bottled water
  • Coffee and/or Tea
Not included
  • Personal expenses
  • Tips for tour guide
  • Insurance
Additional
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Please do not wear short pant and tank top that not cover your knee and ampit.
  • This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
Features
Tourism
95% Cultural
80% Nightlife
55%