Pick
up from your hotel from 7.30am to 8.15am and start our tour of this
cultural capital. On our tour you will enjoy the visitation of the
final resting place of our nation’s great father (also known as Uncle
Ho), Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum, his Stilt House, where he lived on and
off from 1958 to 1969, his museum, where you will learn more about the
president and what he has done for our country as well as other
countries. Following that you will tour the One Pilar Pagoda, a group
of structures consisting of a pagoda and a tower built in the shape of
a lotus in the middle of a lake. (symbol of peace) then proceed to the
Temple of Literature, the first college of Vietnam which was built in
the early 11century as a dedication to Confusius and later opened for
scholars.
PM:
After
a cultural and historical enriching morning you will be treated to a
lunch a popular local restaurant and visit Ngoc Son Temple on the Hoan
Kiem Lake (Restored Sword Lake). And lastly you will enjoy a visit of
the traditional pottery and ceramic village of Bac Trang village a
short 20km away from Hanoi. Return to your hotel and end of tour.
Price from Nov 2008: $26/pax (Group max: 12-16)
$ extra for French Speaking Guide
Make the most of your day by adding
A
pleasant cyclo tour around the Old Quarter and watch the livelihood of
the ever so narrow and busy streets full shops, merchants and shoppers
OR
Learning to cook traditional Vietnamese food by attending small cooking classes in our restaurant
