Hanoi Full-Day City Tour Including Cyclo Ride and Water Puppet Show

Hanoi Full-Day City Tour Including Cyclo Ride and Water Puppet Show

Take your time to explore and learn about the history and culture of Hanoi as you spend a day touring this bustling city. See the most important attractions with a guide who will take you to the Ho Chi Minh complex, the Temple of Literature, the Museum of Ethnology, and other sites.

Enjoy the atmosphere of the four thousand year city with its own beauty, not only the places but also the food, the culture, and the people. 

Watching the water puppet show one of the must-see shows in Hanoi.

AM: 7.45 – 8.15: Free pick up at your hotel. Then visit the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum to explore the architectural and historical aspects of Uncle Ho’s final resting-place. Just next door is Ho Chi Minh’s house on stilts and lying to one side of the Mausoleum is the One Pillar Pagoda, which was founded by King Ly Thai To in 1049 - the structure has become an important symbol for the people of Hanoi. Then continue on to the Buddhist Tran Quoc Pagoda at West Lake (One of the oldest pagodas in Vietnam). Lunch at local restaurant.

PM: After lunch, proceed to visit the Ethnology Museum (apply on Sun, Tue, Thu & Sat), the Literature Temple and Quoc Tu Giam, see Vietnam’s first university, constructed in 1070 - it’s gardens and well-preserved architecture will offer a relaxing glimpse into Vietnam’s past. Take you past Hoan Kiem Lake to see the peaceful water and the beauty of Ngoc Son temple. At the end, you will watch Water Puppet show a traditional performance that dates back as far as the 11th century in the villages of the Red River Delta area of northern Vietnam. Then the tour will finish around 17h00 - 17h30.