🏨 Legendary Hanoi: Full-Day City Tour & Water Puppet Show Activity

Legendary Hanoi: Full-Day City Tour & Water Puppet Show

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From $46.00

Price varies by group size

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Pricing Info: Per Person

Duration: 9 hours

Departs: Hanoi, Hanoi

Ticket Type: Mobile or paper ticket accepted

Free cancellation

Up to 24 hours in advance.

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Overview

- Visit important pagodas and temples, and admire the city’s lakes and parks
- Learn about Vietnamese history as well as its culture
- Sample delicious Vietnamese cuisine on the street just as the locals do
- Enjoy a traditional performance: water puppet show

What's Included

Bottle of water on bus

English Speaking Guide

Entrance fees & Sightseeing tickets

Transportation by Shuttle Bus (Hotel pick up in Hanoi Old Quarter area)

Vietnamese Lunch at Local restaurant

Water Puppet Show Ticket (50 minutes)

What's Not Included

Drop off service at hotel

Other Beverages

Personal Expenses

Tip/Gratuities (Optional)

Traveler Information

INFANT: Age: 0 - 4
CHILD: Age: 5 - 8
ADULT: Age: 9 - 90

Additional Info

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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.

What To Expect

Old Quarter

8.00-8.30AM: The bus with the tour guide will pick you up from your hotel in the Old Quarter 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.
9.30AM: 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.
After that, you’ll have a chance to explore the Tran Quoc Pagoda on the shore of west lake. From there, it’s onto the Temple of literature, which was Vietnam’s first university and is dedicated to Confucius.
12.30PM: Have lunch at the restaurant in the Old Quarter. Afterwards, visit Hoan Kiem Lake - the heart and soul of Hanoi.

3 hours • Admission Ticket Free

Vietnam Museum of Ethnology

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

Take a break to enjoy a water puppet show that demonstrates a well-loved traditional Vietnamese art form. Later, explore the Old Quarter by yourself or get a taxi back to your hotel.

4 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Bat Trang Ceramics Village

- OPTION 2: Monday
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.

03.30 - 04.00 PM: Take the car come back the Old Quarter for the water puppet show. Take a break to enjoy a water puppet show that demonstrates a well-loved traditional Vietnamese art form. Later, explore the Old Quarter by yourself or get a taxi back to your hotel.

Finish an unforgettable full day in Hanoi Sightseeing!

3 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

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