Hanoi City 1 Day Tour with Vietnam Ethnology Museum

8.00–8.30: Get picked up by our friendly guide and start to explore Hanoi City

08.45: Arrive at Tran Quoc Pagoda, located on Golden Fish IsLand in West Lake

It is the oldest pagoda in Hanoi, built in the 6^th century.

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

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

Ø Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum is closed on Mondays and Fridays.

Ø Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum is closed at least 2 months (15th June–15th August) for annual maintenance, but you can still 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, which is 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 the Temple of Literature, the first university of Vietnam, established in the 11th 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: The tour finishes. Back to hotel