🏨 Full Day The Essence of Hanoi Activity

Overview

Hanoi is a charming, yet eclectic mix of culture, history and everything in between. A day out and about brings you into temples, seeing the Mausoleum of Ho Chi Minh and topping off this day out, admiring a water puppet show at a leading theatre.
• Pay respect at the Mausoleum of Ho Chi Minh
• Cyclo through the charming Old Quarter of Hanoi
• Enjoy folkloric tales at Water Puppet Show theatre
• Learn about the Temple of Literature’s educational value
• Lunch is included at a local Vietnamese restaurant

What's Included

A full day tour with a professional English-speaking guide.

All applicable taxes and service charges

All entrance fees for visits as mentioned in the description

Transportation by car / mini-van / coach with professional driver.

What's Not Included

Any airline tickets, visa fees, additional transportation cost from and to the general meeting point

Hotel accommodation in the destination of commencement.

Hotel expenses of a personal nature, should an overnight be included: this includes mini-bar consumption, laundry, room service, any telephone or other communication cost not mentioned in the program

Personal expenses such as meals, drinks, tips and gratuities, shopping, portage fees and optional tours, unless otherwise stated

Tours, inclusions of any kind and other services that are not outlined in the tour description

Transfers for customers arriving or departing from any airport or resorts located outside the general pick-up and drop-off locations, otherwise supplementary charges will be applied

Travel insurance coverage for customers (highly recommendable)

Traveler Information

INFANT: Age: 0 - 1
CHILD: Age: 2 - 11
ADULT: Age: 12 - 80

Additional Info

Contactless payments for gratuities and add-ons
Customers are advised that during the TET celebrations (celebration of Vietnamese New Year), excursions and tours may be subject to supplementary charges and/or may see longer waiting times than normal. We appreciate your understanding on this.
Face masks required for guides in public areas
Gear/equipment sanitised between use
Guides required to regularly wash hands
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Please ensure that you bring sunglasses, a hat /cap and sunblock with a high SPF factor when traveling with us on this tour – even when it is cloudy, the sunrays still have an immense power.
Proof of COVID-19 vaccination required for travelers
Return transfers for this excursion apply only / are inclusive for customers staying in and inside Hanoi city centre. Transfers outside these areas, including any accommodation outside the capital, harbour and the Hanoi International Airport are excluded.
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
The Mausoleum of Ho Chi Minh City is closed very afternoon, on Mondays and Fridays and during the months of October and November.
This tour is operated on full private basis with English-speaking guide. Other languages are on request / subject to availability and supplementary charges may apply.
Visits to the Mausoleum are restricted to outside visits only and/or alternative sightseeing may need to be offered.
We regret that we cannot guarantee in any way, confirmed pre-seating for the water puppet show. The final seating arrangement will be determined on spot.

Contactless payments for gratuities and add-ons
Customers are advised that during the TET celebrations (celebration of Vietnamese New Year), excursions and tours may be subject to supplementary charges and/or may see longer waiting times than normal. We appreciate your understanding on this.
Face masks required for guides in public areas
Gear/equipment sanitised between use
Guides required to regularly wash hands
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Please ensure that you bring sunglasses, a hat /cap and sunblock with a high SPF factor when traveling with us on this tour – even when it is cloudy, the sunrays still have an immense power.
Proof of COVID-19 vaccination required for travelers
Return transfers for this excursion apply only / are inclusive for customers staying in and inside Hanoi city centre. Transfers outside these areas, including any accommodation outside the capital, harbour and the Hanoi International Airport are excluded.
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
The Mausoleum of Ho Chi Minh City is closed very afternoon, on Mondays and Fridays and during the months of October and November.
This tour is operated on full private basis with English-speaking guide. Other languages are on request / subject to availability and supplementary charges may apply.
Visits to the Mausoleum are restricted to outside visits only and/or alternative sightseeing may need to be offered.
We regret that we cannot guarantee in any way, confirmed pre-seating for the water puppet show. The final seating arrangement will be determined on spot.

Cancellation Policy

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

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

Ba Dinh Square

In the morning, your English-speaking guide will welcome you in your hotel lobby, ready to show Hanoi to you. Accompanied by a local driver with extensive knowledge of the capital, the morning starts with a visit to Ba Dinh Square where silent sentries guard the mausoleum where Ho Chi Minh lies in state, Next door, walk along the simple cottage where Uncle Ho lived and worked. Colonial architecture still flows through Hanoi with ample examples still boasting the downtown area.

1 hours • Admission Ticket Included

One Pillar Pagoda

Before we end the morning, we make a stop at the One Pillar Shrine and the Quan Thanh Temple, a Taoist Temple. This fine example of an 11th century temple was built to keep the evil spirits out of Hanoi’s city centre. A delicious Vietnamese lunch breaks the day perfectly before continuing on this Hanoi encounter.

2 hours • Admission Ticket Included

Next on the itinerary is the Temple of Literature,

constructed in the 11th century. The temple was founded in 1070 by the famous Emperor Ly Thanh Tong and honours Confucius. Six years later, Vietnam's first university was founded here to teach the children of royalty and aristocracy.

60 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Old Quarter

Experience Hanoi's famous Old Quarter from a different perspective as you enjoy a local rickshaw ride (Cyclo) before visiting the Ngoc Son Temple and Hoan Kiem Lake. This densely populated corner of the city was once a centre of commerce where goods were sold under the street name of a particular guild. Still thriving to date, you will see street names such as Sugar Street, Tin Street and Paper Street. Well-preserved homes and temples are interspersed with stores, small cafes and quaint little restaurants in this shopping paradise.

2 hours • Admission Ticket Included

Thang Long Water Puppet

Finishing off this day will be at a Water Puppet Show theatre, a unique form of Vietnamese traditional art has taken its roots from myths and sagas. The theme of the 45-minute show is rural and has a strong reference to folklore, making it a charming end to a perfect day before heading back to your hotel.

45 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

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