HANOI HISTORICAL SITES BY RUSSIAN JEEP

Overview

Vietnam’s main city, Hanoi, offers a wealth of places to discover, traditions to learn, and one-of-a-kind experiences to embrace. Its rich history is entwined with its vibrant present. During this full-day tour, immerse yourself in Hanoi’s vibrant pace as we visit the lovely Old Quarter.

Time departure: 08:00 – 16:00

Group size: 1 minimum and 6 maximum

Style of Tour: Join-group, however depending on the size of your group, you can request a specialized, PRIVATE tour.

Pick-up and drop-off services from hotels in the area of the Old Quarter in Hanoi. If not, we will pick you up at our Meeting Place – Hanoi Opera House at No 1 Trang Tien Street (https://goo.gl/maps/rZiqPyJqtk75gpR8A)

Price of the tour is USD 55 per person; children under 11 are discounted by 30%, and children under 5 are free.

Highlights

• Discover Hanoi’s rich history and culture by visiting its famous monuments, including the Ho Chi Minh Complex, the Temple of Literature, and the One-Pillar Pagoda.
• Drive around the lovely French quarter to fully experience Hanoi’s colonial past.
• Taking a cyclo around the Old Quarter’s renowned 36 streets would allow you to experience the bustling atmosphere of Hanoi.
• Enjoy a thorough tour that combines Hanoi’s history, culture, and energetic streets for a unique experience.

Tour Route: Ba Dinh square – “ Uncle Ho’s ’’ house – One Pillar pagoda – Temple of Literature – Hoa Lo prison – Old quarter of Hanoi.

Detailed Itinerary

Morning time

After being picked up from our hotel, the city trip begins with a stop at Ba Dinh Square, which has a Soviet-style architecture and is where Ho Chi Minh read aloud the Declaration of the Nation’s Independence in 1945. Before entering Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum, we tour the museum devoted to him while being led by soldiers dressed in full ceremonial garb. As we depart, we will be able to stroll through the Presidential Palace’s gardens before arriving at “Uncle Ho’s” house, the modest residence he constructed (on the model of a traditional Vietnamese stilt house) and where he spent the final ten years of his life.

The main Vietnamese Confucian sanctuary and its historical centre of study, the 900-year-old Temple of Literature, will be our next stop after that. This is one of the few remains of the ancient city and is made up of five courtyards.

Lunch will be served at a classy neighbourhood eatery in Hanoi.

Afternoon time

We go to the Hoa Lo prison, which served as Indochina’s maximum security jail during the French colonial period. It was the location where the colonialists imprisoned the Vietnamese patriot soldiers and later became known to American pilots as “Hanoi Hilton” during the American War. After that, we visit either the History Museum, the Museum of Ethnology, or the Women’s Museum in Hanoi.

After that, we’ll watch a water puppet display, a traditional North Vietnamese art form with more than a thousand-year history. Our final activity of the day is a rickshaw (cyclo) tour of Hanoi’s Old Quarter, where each street is named for a trade (or guild) that has existed there for centuries, such as Hang Bac (Silver Street) and Hang Trong (Drum Street). The mood is lively and social as business flows out onto the street and mingles with the herbal smells for sale.

Inclusion

• Pick up and drop off.
• Vintage Minsk Motorbike or Russian Jeep.
• Experienced driver.
• Helmet & rain poncho.
• English speaking guide.
• All food & drinks.
• Entrance.
• All drivers are licensed and we provide local travel insurance, but we also recommend that you have your own.

Exclusion:

• Tips & personal expenses.