Learn all about Hanoi on this private, student-led walking tour of the city. You’ll visit several places, like Hoan Kiem Lake, Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, The Temple of Literature and National University, Hoa Lo Prison, and the Vietnam National Museum of History. Your guide will explain the history of them. Note that you can go at your own pace today, since this is a private tour for you and your party.
from $4.00 per group (up to 10)
- Free private tour guide
- Free Hotel pickup (Hanoi Old Quarter only)
- No tip expedited and no hidden charge during the tours
- Our email confirmation to guarantee your tour’ll take place (you must leave your email)
- Transport
- Lake of the Restored Sword (Hoan Kiem Lake)
- Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum
- Temple of Literature & National University
- Hoa Lo Prison
- Vietnam National Museum of History
This is a typical itinerary for this productStop At: Lake of the Restored Sword (Hoan Kiem Lake), Hanoi 100000 Vietnam
(Schedule is flexible) Our tour guide will pick you up then we will start our Hanoi Old Quarter Walking Tour. The first destination of the tour will stop by Hoan Kiem Lake, considered the heart of Hanoi. You can observe many locals interesting activities such as playing badminton, doing exercises.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, 2 Hung Vuong Ba Dinh Square, Hanoi 100000 Vietnam
Then, we head to Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum Complex. A traffic-free area of botanical gardens, monuments, memorials and pagodas. Within the complex are Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum, Ho Chi Minh’s Stilt House and the Presidential Palace, Ho Chi Minh Museum and the One Pillar Pagoda.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Temple of Literature & National University, Quoc Tu Giam Street Dong Da District, Hanoi 100000 Vietnam
Temple of Literature & National University is originally built as a university in 1070 dedicated to Confucius, scholars and sages, the building is extremely well preserved and is a superb example of traditional-style Vietnamese architecture. Visiting the Temple of Literature you will discover historic buildings from the Ly and Tran dynasties in a revered place that has seen thousands of doctors’ graduate in what has now become a memorial to education and literature.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Hoa Lo Prison, 1 Hoa Lo St Hoan Kiem, Hanoi 10000 Vietnam
Hoa Lo Prison ironically nicknamed the ‘Hanoi Hilton’ by US prisoners of war (POWs) during the American War. Most exhibits relate to the prison’s use up to the mid-1950s, focusing on the Vietnamese struggle for independence from France.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Vietnam National Museum of History, 1 Trang Tien – no 25 Tong Dan, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi 10000 Vietnam
The museum is now housing over 200,000 objects and materials which are relics of Vietnamese history flowing from pre-history to the present. Among these, many are Vietnamese antiquities and 18 are recognized as Vietnam’s national treasures.
Duration: 30 minutes
- Traveler pickup is offered.
- Please give us your hotel/hostel address, our guides’ll pick you up at there (Hanoi Old Quarter only)
- Other:
- Ly Thai To Monument Hall, 12 P. Lê Lai, Lý Thái Tổ, Hoàn Kiếm, Hà Nội 100000, Vietnam
- Hotel pickup is offered. View the hotel list on our checkout page to see if yours is included among the pickup points.
- Returns to original departure point
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Most travelers can participate
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
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For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.
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