07h45 - 08h15:
Our tour guide and driver will pick you up at the hotel in Hanoi Old Quarter area.
08h30:
Visit the Tran Quoc Pagoda – the oldest pagoda in Hanoi, originally constructed in the 6th century
during the reign of Emperor Ly Nam De under the Ly Dynasty.
09h15:
Arrive at the Ho Chi Minh Complex. Visit the President Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, the resting place of
the Vietnamese revolutionary leader. You will also have a chance to see Ho Chi Minh’s Stilt House
where he lived and worked from 1954 to 1969. Then, visit the One Pillar Pagoda – a unique architectural
structure in Asia, worshiping the Goddess of Mercy.
11h00:
Visit the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology, which focuses on the 54 officially recognized ethnic groups in Vietnam.
Note: Visit the Women's Museum instead on Mondays when the Ethnology Museum is closed.
12h30 - 12h45:
Enjoy lunch with traditional Vietnamese cuisine at our luxury restaurant named “Mesdames Linh”.
13h45 - 14h00:
Continue to the Temple of Literature – Vietnam’s first national university, originally built in 1070
during the reign of Emperor Ly Thanh Tong.
15h00:
Visit Hoa Lo Prison – built by the French between 1886 and 1901 during the colonial period.
It was originally called “Maison Centrale” and used to detain political prisoners. Later,
it was used by North Vietnam to house American prisoners of war during the Vietnam War.
16h00 - 16h30:
Tour ends. Drop-off at your hotel in Hanoi Old Quarter.
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