🏨 Private Crowd Free Hanoi: Morning Highlights of the City Experience Activity

Private Crowd Free Hanoi: Morning Highlights of the City Experience

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Departs: Hanoi, Hanoi

Ticket Type: Mobile or paper ticket accepted

Free cancellation

Up to 24 hours in advance.

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Overview

Just arrived in Hanoi? Need an introduction to this buzzing city? Leaving soon and haven't seen any of the highlights yet? Never fear, join this Hanoi tour which covers the historic hot spots, must-see monument, and special spaces that you'd kick yourself for missing.

What's Included

1 way transport with minivan

Explore the 1,000-year-old university at the Temple of Literature (Entrance Ticket Included)

Friendly Local English speaking guide

Get tips on what else to see, do and eat during your stay

Marvel the largest and oldest church in Hanoi - St Joseph’s Cathedral

Stop for lunch for a traditional bowl of Pho

Stroll along the legendary Sword Lake

Visit Ngoc Son Temple and experience the spiritual harmony (Entrance Ticket Included)

Visit the so-called “Hanoi Hilton” – the infamous Hoa Lo Prison (Entrance Ticket Included)

Visit traditional teahouse to taste some tea with a green bean cake

What's Not Included

Gratuities

Hotel pick up and drop off

Traveler Information

CHILD: Age: 6 - 11
ADULT: Age: 12 - 99

Additional Info

Children below the age of 6 are not permitted on this tour
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Children below the age of 6 are not permitted on this tour
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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

Hanoi Opera House

We will meet our guide there.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Temple of Literature & National University

Start the city tour with a visit to the Temple of Literature. Originally built in honour of Confucius by King Ly Thai Thong in 1070, a university was added to the grounds six years later. The university provided education to the royal family and children of the aristocracy or "mandarins". The University remained here until King Gia Long moved the country's administrative capital from Hanoi to Hue at the beginning of the 19th century.

45 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Drop into a traditional teahouse to taste some of the best Vietnamese flavoured green teas, and listen to thousand-year-oldstories explaining the significance of tea leaves to local cultures. Tea is even better when served with some authentic snacks such as sweetened lotus seeds and green bean cake.

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Hoa Lo Prison

We'll head to the Hoa Lo Prison museum. Used by French Colonists for political prisoners till 1954 and later by North Vietnam for American POWs, the prison complex was sarcastically nicknamed the "Hanoi Hilton" by American pilots during Vietnam War (1954-1975). Famous ex-prisoners of war include Pete Peterson (the first US ambassador to a unified Vietnam in 1995), and US Senator John McCain.

45 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

St. Joseph's Cathedral

Our next stop will be the largest and oldest church in Hanoi. St Joseph's Cathedral was built in 1886 with an architectural style often compared to the Notre Dame de Paris, this Gothic Revival church is not only a religious site, but is also a popular photo shoot backdrop for local teenagers.

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Cau The Huc

We'll continue to the heart of Hanoi - the Hoan Kiem Lake, with its magnificent The Huc Bridge and Ngoc Son temple. Experience the spiritual harmony of different religions coexisting in the same place.

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Hoan Kiem Lake Walking Street

We stop for lunch with Pho which is one of Vietnam must do before ending the tour.

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

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