🏨 Ho Chi Minh Complex & Temple of Literature Tour (half day) Activity

Ho Chi Minh Complex & Temple of Literature Tour (half day)

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From $5.13

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Pricing Info: Per Person

Duration: 3 hours

Departs: Hanoi, Hanoi

Ticket Type: Mobile or paper ticket accepted

Free cancellation

Up to 24 hours in advance.

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Overview

Experience Hanoi like a local and tour the city’s attractions with the kids who live there. Explore Hanoi with 2 famous destination: Ho Chi Minh Complex & Temple of Literature Tour . See the main city sights, that all provide a great way to get culturally connected.

What's Included

English speaking local student

What's Not Included

Entrance fees (if any)

Personal expenses (foods, drinks, tips).

Transfer fees (if any)

Traveler Information

CHILD: Age: 4 - 11
ADULT: Age: 12 - 78

Additional Info

Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Public transportation options are available nearby

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.

This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.

What To Expect

Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum

We can start the tour at 9:00 AM or 2:00 PM depending on your booking.

Our tour guide will welcome you at your hotel and then take you to the Ho Chi Minh complex – the huge construction to express the pride of Vietnamese people to the very first president – Ho Chi Minh (or Uncle Ho), the National Liberation Hero, who founded the Democratic Republic of Vietnam. You can take the chance to visit:

1. Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum.

The Mausoleum, which was made of marble and granite, features a three-stored structure. In the second store places the famous President’s body, lying as if he were sleeping in the simple clothes worn when he was alive.

Notes:

Opening time: 5 days per week, except Monday and Friday.

Cold seasons (from November to March) 8:00 a.m – 11:00 a.m

Hot seasons (from April to October): 7:30 a.m – 10:30 a.m

Closed once per year in October/ November/or December for the body maintenance

No camera, cell phone, bare-shoulder T-shirts, or mini skirts are allowed inside

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Ba Dinh Square

2. Ba Dinh square

This is where Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum lies, is a historical site where President Ho Chi Minh read the Independence Declaration of Vietnam on September 2nd, 1945.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Ho Chi Minh's Stilt House

Refusing to live in the Presidential palace, President Ho Chi Minh lived in a normal electrician’s house nearby. The house has two floors and the beloved President lived here from 1958 until he passed away.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

One Pillar Pagoda

4. One Pillar Pagoda

An ancient pagoda built in 1049 under the Ly Dynasty. There’s an interesting legend referring the construction of the pagoda, telling that King Ly Thanh Tong had this pagoda constructed in the shape of a lotus, based upon his fairy dream, thanks to which he was given a baby boy.

Notes:

Opening time: The pagoda is open daily from 8 a.m to 5 p.m.

Entrance is free.

Remember to wear full-length clothes when you visit any pagoda.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Ho Chi Minh Museum

5. Ho Chi Minh Museum

The museum was built in the shape of a white lotus flower, which is nearly 20m high, including 3 floors. More than 2,000 documents and show-pieces are displayed, systematically reflecting President Ho Chi Minh’s life and revolution cause since late 19th century. Coming here, tourists can share a part of Ho Chi Minh’s tough life.

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Temple of Literature & National University

After that, you will have time to visit the Temple of Literature – the first University of Vietnam and also the place to worship the Confucius. This is often cited as one of Hanoi’s most picturesque tourist attractions. Originally built as a university in 1070 dedicated to Confucius, scholars and sages, the building is extremely well preserved and is a superb example of traditional-style Vietnamese architecture.

This ancient site offers a lake of literature, the Well of Heavenly Clarity, turtle steles, pavilions, courtyards and passageways that were once used by royalty. Visiting the Temple of Literature you will discover historic buildings from the Ly and Tran dynasties in a revered place that has seen thousands of doctors’ graduate in what has now become a memorial to education and literature.

Tour ends around 12:00 PM (for the morning tour) or 5:00 PM (for the afternoon tour).

60 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

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