Hanoi History & Culture

Duration

1 day

Tour Type

City Break

Group Size

6 Persons

Tour Guide

1 English-speaking tour guide

Red River Delta

Hanoi History & Culture

Hanoi, our one-millennium capital, is a city of contrasts, where main roads and boulevards are a cacophony of traffic, but a few steps away tiny back streets are calm and peaceful. This full-day program brings you to the best of what Hanoi offers.

Highlight

Explore Hanoi Old Quarter on foot
Enjoy Phở and Vietnamese arabica coffee
Walk along city railway tracks to experience local life
Visit the Temple of Literature and Ethnology Museum
Watch traditional Water Puppetry
Optional stop for bia hoi (fresh beer) or trà chanh (lime tea)

Destination	Hanoi Old Quarter, Vietnam
Included	Travel in an appropriate air-conditioned vehicle with an experienced driver Meals as mentioned in the program The services of an experienced English-speaking guide Coffee/ juice All entrance fee Water puppet show
Excluded	Hotel in Hanoi Drinks, gratuities, and personal expenses Camera fees (if any) Insurance Surcharge for peak season (Christmas and New Year) VAT and other taxes
Travel by car

Price

Price per person based on a private tour

Group of

1 person

2 persons

3 persons

4-6 persons

Price

VND 2,812,000

(US $ 116.70)

VND 1,800,000

(US $ 74.71)

VND 1,512,000

(US $ 62.75)

VND 1,353,000

(US $ 56.16)

Total for group

VND 2,812,000

(US $ 116.70)

VND 3,601,000

(US $ 149.42)

VND 4,537,000

(US $ 188.26)

VND 5,413,500

(US $ 224.63)

Details

At 8:00 AM, our guide will pick you up from your hotel and we will begin the day by exploring Hanoi Old Quarter on foot. This bustling area of Hanoi is a maze of shopping streets and restaurants with a mix of traditional tube houses, religious buildings, artisans' workshops and cottages, colonial houses and modern concrete edifices. We will stop at Bat Dan Street for a bowl of Phở (Beef noodle soup) and then stroll out to Ly Nam De Street for a cup of arabica coffee in Vietnamese style.

We will then take an unusual trail - the city railway tracks - to discover the local life around the line, which is surprisingly quiet as well. There will be enough time to visit the lovely Temple of Literature - Vietnam's first university, established in 1070 - before we take a lunch break at a Vietnamese restaurant in a hidden alley. In the afternoon, we will head to the excellent Ethnology Museum for an overview of Vietnam's 54 distinct ethnic groups and enjoy a performance of traditional Water Puppetry, an art form unique to northern Vietnam, at the museum's outdoor stage. It will be a good, light-hearted introduction to our rural culture.

On the way back to your hotel, if you wish, let's stop for a bia hoi (fresh beer), a popular draft lager beer in Vietnam, or a trà chanh (lime tea) at a street-side shop. You'll see the charming chaos of Hanoi passing by. Return to the hotel at around 5 PM. This is the end of our service.