Hanoi arrival – Hanoi city tour
Flight detail: to be advised Upon your arrival at Noi Bai International Airport, you will be greeted by our tour guide and transfer to your hotel. (check in time: 14.00hrs, early check in on request). From 13.00hrs: Our tour guide will pick you up at the hotel then your trip starts with Tran Quoc Pagoda, next, Ba Dinh Square and next, Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum (closed on Mons & Fris, all afternoons and from Sep 10 until Dec 10 for annual maintenance, some years to be closed earlier, outside visit applied); an imposing monument lavishly built using marble and granite, and where the preserved body of “Uncle Ho” resides. A short walk from the mausoleum is the lotus-like shaped One Pillar Pagoda – resting on a single stone pillar emerging from the water. Inside is a statue of the Goddess of Mercy with its legendary “thousand arms and thousand eyes”. Wind your way afterwards to the Temple of Literature, the first University for the sons of mandarins, for an overview about Hanoi culture and ancient Vietnamese architecture. In the afternoon, visit the serene Museum of Ethnology is a 30-min drive out of town and offers a chance to get to know Vietnam’s 54 ethnic groups better. Visit Hoan Kiem Lake and Dong Xuan Market get on a walking tour through the old quarter to enjoy the bustling local life. 18.00hrs transfer back to your hotel. From 19.30hrs: Dinner in the local Indian restaurant. Meals included: Dinner Accommodation: Hanoi Capital.