Receive a pickup from your Hanoi hotel in the morning, after which you’ll be transferred by vehicle to Hanoi’s Ho Chi Minh complex. Explore the life of this iconic Vietnamese leader as you tour his mausoleum before checking out Quan Than Temple and visiting the One Pillar Pagoda.
Pause around midday to enjoy an included lunch, then continue your Hanoi excursion with stops at the Vietnam National History Museum, Ngoc Son Temple, Huc Bridge, and Hoan Kiem Lake. You’ll also get the chance to discover Hanoi’s charming Old Quarter, observing the flurry of locals as they go about their daily business.
Finish your Hanoi excursion with a taste of traditional culture as you attend a performance of a water puppet show, an experience which harkens back to several centuries’ worth of Vietnamese peasant culture. After your performance you’ll be dropped off back at your Hanoi hotel in the evening.