Charming Hanoi

Morning:

A beautiful morning is waiting for you ahead, picked up and escorted by our guide, then you will visit Hoan Kiem lake (Returned Sword) to get to know the legend of this lake and visit Ngoc Son temple. After that, you will feel comfortably to walk along the small and narrow streets in French colonial quarters to see houses with French architecture, daily life of local people associating with shops, small stalls selling everything. Hanoi city is known with 36 streets and guilds built in the 15^th till 18^th century under the Le Dynasty. During different historical periods, the old Quarter had a varying number of guilds with specific streets. The walk will take you to guilds divided into 3 kinds such as agriculture, handicraft and merchant. Strolling along street like Bong street, Gai street with silk and painting shop, Dao & Duong street for clothes and watches shop, Lo Ren street with blacksmiths, Hang Ma street with things made of paper offering to the dead, Hang thiec (Tin street), Hang Dong (Bronze street), Hang Bac (Silver street), you will see with your own eyes activities and products selling directly at these streets. Stop over at Dong Xuan and Bac Qua market to see local people trading, selling everything from fresh fruits and vegetables, meat, animal to clothes, fabrics, household equipments. Seeing Hanoians, Hanoi traffic in the small and narrow streets by sitting at local coffee shop to taste Hanoi’s coffee flavor. Lunch with at local restaurant to taste the authentic local dishes in Hanoi.

Afternoon:

Visiting Ho Chi Minh complex to get to know about the greatest president of Vietnam and Temple of Literature which was founded in 1070 by Emperor Ly Thanh Tong, who dedicated it to Confucius to honor scholars and men of literary accomplishment.  This is the first university of Vietnam dating back to 1070. Inside are the stone stele mounted on the back of turtles, inscribed with the names of the university’s graduates. The complex is divided into 5 courtyards with different path that would have been reserved for the Emperor and mandarins. One of the courtyards contains the statue of Confucius guarded by 2 beautiful bronze storks standing on turtles. The temple highlights the importance influence that Vietnamese society has placed on education. End of the day, on the way back to your hotel, you are visiting the train street as an interesting thing in Hanoi to see the train passing across the small streets.

Included:

* English speaking tour guide, knowledgeable with culture & history

* All of entrance tickets

* Lunch with local authentic Vietnamese dish , coffee break

Excluded:

* Tip for guide

* All other services not clearly mentioned above