Hanoi City Tour: Private Exploration with Water Puppet Show Highlight

Experience the best of Hanoi on a private city tour. Visit top attractions, learn about Vietnam’s history, enjoy a water puppet show, and explore Hanoi’s Train Street. Don’t miss the beautiful One-Pillar Pagoda and a delicious lunch at a famous local restaurant.

Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Hanoi City Tour - Introduction

Joining a full-day tour of Hanoi with a private guide and get a local’s insight into Vietnam’s mythology, traditions and customs. Enjoy a traditional water puppet show and visit the most highlight attractions of Hanoi such as Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, One-Pillar Pagoda, Temples of Literature and more

itinerary

08:15: We will pick up from your hotel( located in Hanoi Old Quarter or nearby Hanoi Old Quarter)

Then we start visiting first place named Tran Quoc Pagoda, a Buddhist relic and national heritage lying on the West Lake.

09:15: Visit Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum, the final resting place of Viet Nam’s greatest father, walking along Ho Chi Minh’s stilt house where he lived and worked from 1958 to 1969.

10:30 Visit One-Pillar Pagoda – the one modeled after a lotus flower, a symbol of Hanoi city.

11:00: We leave for Ho Chi Minh water puppet theater to enjoy water puppet show. The show starts at 11:15.

12:30: Enjoy a special set menu lunch at Orchid restaurant in Hanoi Old Quarter.

14:00 Visit Temple of Literature, the most famous temple situated in Hanoi, also functioned as Vietnam’s first university. It was first constructed in 1070 under King Ly Nhan Tong and dedicated to Confucius, sages and scholars. A vast structure that has existed to present day.

15:30 We will take you to St. Joseph’s Cathedral. Its a late 19th-century Gothic Revival (Neo-Gothic style) church that serves as the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hanoi to nearly 4 million Catholics in the country. Then leave for legendary Hoan Kiem Lake, visit turtle tower. You also see the beautiful Vietnamese and French architecture around the lake, take photo at French Quarter and Hanoi Opera House if you want.

16:30: We will drop you off at your hotel. Trip ends.

Note:

Ho Chi Minh mausoleum closes every afternoon, Monday and Friday.

So we will visit Vietnamese Women’s Museum located in Hanoi, in Ly Thuong Kiet Street, near the central Hoan Kiem Lake and the old quarter. This museum is dedicated to Vietnamese women. The museum opened to public in 1995 and had been renovated between 2006 and 2010 instead of visiting Ho Chi Minh mausoleum.

What's Included
  • Inclusive of all entrance fees and water puppet show ticket
  • Complimentary mineral water bottles
  • Professional English-speaking guide
  • Exclusive lunch at a local restaurant
  • Available daily, except during Tet holiday block-out dates
  • Air-conditioned private car or mini van
What's Not Included
  • • Tips( not compulsory), International Insurance and Personal Expenses
  • • Other things are not mentioned clearly in the packages
Additional Information

Highlights
►Explore the city’s premier sights
►Gain knowledge about Vietnam’s history, particularly Hanoi, guided by a seasoned private expert
►Experience a traditional water puppet performance
►Uncover the joy of Hanoi’s Train Street
►Admire the exquisite One-Pillar Pagoda, constructed for Emperor Ly Thai Tong in the 11th century
►Relish a delightful lunch at a renowned local eateries in Hanoi Old Quarter

  • When you visit any temples/pagodas, you should wear long pants or short under the knees and a T-shirt. It is respectful to cover your knees and your shoulders.
Location
Hanoi City Tour
033 Hang Dong Street
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Psbauer135
Oct 10, 2019
Hit all the high spots in Hanoi - Our guide was excellent, both in terms of making sure we saw everything important and in terms of understanding Vietnam and it’s people. We saw the Ho Chi Minh complex, the lakes and temples, the Temple of Literature, the Opera House and the local area, and many other places. Her command of English was excellent as well as her sense of humor. If you are going to do one tour here, this would be it!
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Jackyjones54
Jun 30, 2019
Thank you for making the tours and our holiday very enjoyable and memorable! - We are back from our trip. We had a wonderful time. The guide was very good and the whole trip was good but a little tired because of the heat. Meals were very good as well. Indeed we must thank you for making the tours and our holiday very enjoyable and memorable. We are sad as our holiday is now coming to an end . Thank you so much for looking after us. Jacky
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