• 8.00- 8.30: Get picked up by our friendly guide and start to explore Hanoi City08.45: Arrive at Tran Quoc Pagoda located on Golden Fish IsLand in West LakeIt is the oldest pagoda in HaNoi built in the 6th century.

  09.30: Visit Ho Chi Minh complex, you have a chance to see the embalmed body of  Ho Chi Minh then walk around the garden to see 2 houses where he lived & worked from 1954 to 1969. Then visit One Pillar Pagoda where worships the Goddess of Mercy – It is the most unique pagoda in the world

  Should dress modestly by covering from shoulders to knees when visiting Ho Chi Minh mausoleum, temples, pagodas…

  • Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum is closed on Mondays and Fridays.
  • Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum is closed for at least 2 months (15thJune -15thAugust) for the annual maintenance but still you can take pictures of the Mausoleum and visit around that area.

  11.15: Visit Vietnam Ethnology Museum to learn about the culture of 54 ethnic groups living in the whole country of Vietnam

  Special Note : we will visit Women Museum instead of Ethnology Museum closed on Mondays

  12.45: Have lunch at our restaurant. You have an opportunity to enjoy Vietnamese cuisine

  with 8 delicious dishes.

  14.00-14.15 : Continue to visit Temple of Literature – the first university of Vietnam, established in the 11 century

  15.15: Leave for Hoa Lo Prison Museum which was originally used by the French colonists in Indochina for political prisoners, and later by North Vietnam for U.S. prisoners of war during the Vietnam War. During this later period, it was known to American POWs as the “Hanoi Hilton

  16.15 -16.30: Tour finishes. Back to hotel

Transfer: Private modern AC vehicle
Local guide: Local English speaking guide
Meals: Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: No;