08:30 am: The local guide will pick you up at your hotel. And bring you to see the capital of Vietnam, a city that celebrated 1.000 years in 2010. It has countless fascinating cultural and historic sites. Our days’ tour will visit the highlights.  See the grand and solemn mausoleum of Ho Chi Minh (viewed from outside; closed Mon and Fri and from Oct-Nov), the ‘icon of Hanoi’ – The One Pillar Pagoda, the beautiful Temple of Literature, West Lake’s Tran Quoc temple and Quan Thanh pagoda as well as the fascinating Ethnology Museum. Enjoy lunch at local restaurant.

Follow your guide, you will weave through the bustling Old Quarter’s 36 streets. All named for the producs historically sold here.  After visiting Hoan Kiem Lake and Ngoc Son Temple, you will enjoy a water puppet show for a look at traditional performance art in Vietnam before back to your hotel.

Have a nice journey ! 
The time journeys can arrange additional customized trips for you if the above itinerary does not match your expectations.