ITINERARY:

8:00- 8:30: Our car & guide ready at your hotel for Hanoi City Tour.

Firstly, visit Ho Chi Minh Complex with Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, his house on stilt, the botanical garden and the Presidential Palace while learning about his life and revolutionary activities. This used to be the residence of the Governor of Indochina. After 1954 it was named the Presidential Palace and became the place where Ho Chi Minh lived and worked until he passed away in 1969.

On the way out visit One Pillar Pagoda. The pagoda was constructed in 1049 by King Ly Thai Tong according to his dream of Bodhisattva sitting on a lotus flower and led him to the pagoda. In 1954, the pagoda was destroyed by the French before their withdrawal. After taking over the city on October 10th 1954, Vietnam Ministry of Culture restored the pagoda. The pagoda of today remains since this restoration.

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

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 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

TOUR INCLUDED

• Transfer ( 17- 19 persons)
• English speaking guide ( at least 5 years of experience)
• A bottle of water
• Entrance tickets
• Vietnamese lunch

TOUR EXCLUDED

• Drink for lunch
• Tips for tourguide& driver
• Personal expenses or any thing not mentioned above

CHILDREN POLICY

• Children: from 1 - 4 years old : Free of charge
• Children from 5 - 9 years old : 75 % of charge 
• Children from 10 years old : 100 % of charge 

SPECIAL NOTES:

• Should bring the necessary things such as : cash, cellphone or camara, raincoat/ umbrella ,sun block …( depending on the weather) 1
• Tour may finish a bit earlier or later in some cases
• The order of the itinerary can be changed depending on our guide’s arrangement