Explore Hanoi Daily Life as Locals – 3 Days

Tour Highlights

Enjoy a cyclo tour around the Old Quarter and a Water Puppet show in the evening.
Hanoi City Tour: Explore Hanoi’s highlights, including the Ho Chi Minh Complex and the Temple of Literature.
Visit Duong Lam Ancient Village for an authentic cultural experience.

Category: Hanoi Tours

Hanoi is located in the Red River Delta, in the center of North Vietnam. Hanoi means “the hinterland between the rivers”. Throughout the thousand years of its eventful history, marked by destruction, wars and natural calamities, Hanoi still preserves many ancient architectural works including the Old Quarter and over 600 pagodas and temples. Famous sites include the One Pillar Pagoda (built in 1049), the Temple of Literature (built in 1070), Hanoi Citadel, Hanoi Opera House, President Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum…Welcome to Hanoi!

General Information

Duration : 3 Days
Starts / Ends :Hanoi / Hanoi
Tour Route: Hanoi – Duong Lam Ancient Village

Full Itinerary

Day 1: Hanoi Arrival (D)
Transfer via: International flight – your arrangement Welcome up on arrival in Hanoi by Viet Vision Travel’s tour guide and driver; transfer to hotel in the Center city. Check in and relax. In the evening, we enjoy 1 hour cyclo tour around the Old Quarter before watching the Water Puppet show. Dinner and overnight at hotel.
Note: Early check in based on availability

Day 2: Hanoi tour with the Duong Lam Ancient village (B, L)
Today we start our one day city tour from the lobby of the hotel. We will drive to Ho Chi Minh Complex, where we will spend a couple of hour to visit: Ho Chi Minh’s mausoleum, his former stilt-house residence, the Presidential Palace, the Ho Chi Minh museum and one pillar pagoda. Keep going to see the Temple of Literature: Originally built as a temple to Confucius, this is the site of Vietnam’s first university dating back to 1070. The temple highlights the importance that Vietnamese society placed then and now on education.
Lunch will be at a fine local restaurant in Hanoi.

After lunch, we continue our journey to the ancient village of Duong Lam for a wander round. We will visit some old houses, kept in very good condition after many generations, we’ll learn how the Vietnamese worship their ancestors, and we’ll go to the communal house, temples, old water wells, walk along the old brick alleys in the village and talk with the locals. About 4.30pm we depart for Hanoi.
Arrive at hotel; we enjoy one hour body massage at hotel. Overnight in Hanoi.

Day 3: Hanoi – Departure (B)
Transfer via: International flight – your arrangement Today we have our free time for last minute shopping before transferring back to the airport for our flight to home. Trip ends.
Note: Late check-out based on availability

about price	– It depends on whether you would like to take a private tour or sit in coach tour, the price per person also varies and depends on many aspects, such as your group size, cabin types and your departure date. Please send us your requirements. Our online travel consultants will be at your service and help you make the most of your travel time and dollars!
inclusions	– Professional English speaking guide – Private transfer and transportation – All entrance fees – 2 Breakfasts, 1 Dinner at hotel; 1 lunch at a fine local restaurant in town – 1 hour body massage after on second day – 1 hour cyclo tour around the Old Quarter – 1 hour watching Water Puppet show – Half day visiting the Duong Lam Ancient village in outskirt of Hanoi – Classic/ Deluxe twin room based on twin share at Maison D Hanoi Hanova hotel – the nice boutique hotel in the Centre of Hanoi, nearby Hoan Kiem lake – Early/ Late check- out base on availability
exclusions	– International flight tickets – Via and visa fee – International Airport tax – Beverage – Tips & gratuities – Other expenses not mentioned
meals	– If you have any specific food requirements (vegetarian, vegan, food allergies) please inform us in advance so that we can provide notice to our restaurant, tour guide or our partners so that they san server you better – Meals are included as specified in the itinerary. Meal codes are: B=Breakfast, L=Lunch, D=Dinner.