Hanoi Travel Vietnam

Trip Overview

Visit major sites of Hanoi capital and outside - This is great combination tour between major site internal of capital, such as Ho Chi Minh Complex; Army Museum, Hanoi Hilton, Vietnamese Women's Museum, History Museum, local market, and the surrounding areas: the noodle village located long the Nhue River.

• Tour duration: 2 days/1 night
• Tour highlights: Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum - Hanoi old quarter - Army Museum - Ethnology Museum - Hanoi Hilton Prison - Vietnam National History museum - Hanoi's specialty foods - making vermicelli noodle village in out skirt of Hanoi
• Starts/Ends: Hanoi/ Hanoi (Pickup & Drop off at the hotel)
• Tour Level: Easy
• Group Size: Private tour only

Brief Itineray:

• Day 1 Hanoi City Tour (L, D)
• Day 2 Hanoi & Outskirt Villages (L)

Detailed Itinerary

Day 1: Hanoi City Tour (Meals: L, D)
At 8 am we start our tour by visiting Ho Chi Minh Complex, including Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum, his House on the stilts, the One Pillar Pagoda and outside of the Presidential Palace. After that we walk along ever green streets in French Quarter to get to the Vietnamese People Army Museum, where we can see with our own eyes and understand more about resistance wars to defend the nation. Bun Cha (the rice vermicelli severed together with grilled pork with wonderful sauce) is specialty for our lunch. The following destination is the Hanoi Hilton - the old prison where the American pilots used to be detained and the Ethnology Museum - where contains more than 10,000 objects, 15,000 black and white photos and hundreds of video tapes and cassettes which depict all aspects of life, activities, customs, and habits of the 54 ethnic groups of Vietnam. This evening we are going to have special hot pot (the steam-boat pot) for dinner in local restaurant.

Notes:Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum opening time: Open from Tuesday to Thursday and weekends from 8am to 11pm. Closed on Mondays and Fridays. The mausoleum is closed for two months of the year, usually October and November, when Ho Chi Minh’s body is maintenance

Day 2 Hanoi & Outskirt Villages (Meals: L)
At 8 am, once again we leave the hotel to visit the History Museum, in which we have chance to see Vietnamese long history from early of the Stone Age to the present days. The next places are Tran Quoc and Kim Lien pagodas, where we have chance to talk to some monks and enjoy the vegetarian lunch. In the afternoon we continue our trip on Hoang Hoa Tham street, get off the vehicle walking along the narrow alley to the wreckage of B52 airplane. After that we keep walking to other way to get our car for visiting one of the typical markets of Hanoi. Later on we drive out of the city for rambling in making noodle and vermicelli village in the buffer zone. Tonight we will enjoy the Water Puppet show. Tour ends at around 07:30.

Price & Inclusions

This is a private tour and the price per person varies and depends on many aspects, such as your group size, the hotel ratings and your departure date. If you want to get a tailor made price quote for this tour, please kindly fill out the online tour enquiry form and give us as much information as possible about your trip. Our online travel experts will be at your service.

Tour Includes:

• A/C Transportation
• English speaking guide
• 1 night accommodation
• 2 Lunches and 1 dinner
• Entrance fees & sightseeing tickets
• A bottle of water/person/day

Tour  Excludes:

• All airfare
• Entrance fee visa
• Personal travel insurance
• Personal expense such as shopping; telephone, laundry and bar bills etc.
• Pre and post accommodations
• Tips & Gratuities

Meals: If you have any specific food requirements (vegetarian, vegan, food allergies) please inform us in advance so that we can provide notice to our restaurant, tour guide or our partners so that they can serve you better. If you are a food lover, we can be your culinary guide and provide you the opportunity to savor tempting local food and world-famous dishes. Meals are included as specified in the itinerary. Meal codes are: B= Breakfast, L= Lunch, D= Dinner.

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