Hanoi Tran Quoc Pagoda, Ho Chi Minh Complex & Temple of Literature City Tour - Hotel Pickup

Explore Hanoi's top landmarks
in one day with a guide

Meet your guide at your Old Quarter hotel and travel by air-conditioned vehicle to Hanoi's temples, historic sites and museums in a single day. The tour departs from your hotel between 8:00 and 8:30 AM and returns around 4:15 to 4:30 PM. Entrance fees and bottled water are included, and the full-day tour also includes a Vietnamese lunch at a local restaurant.

Start the day at Tran Quoc Pagoda by West Lake

Leave the busy streets behind and head to the calm shores of West Lake. Set on a small island beside the lake, Tran Quoc Pagoda is Hanoi's oldest pagoda with a history of over 1,500 years. Admire its elegant architecture, hear your guide explain its religious significance, and enjoy the view across the lake.

Visit the Ho Chi Minh Complex and the Museum of Ethnology

At the Ho Chi Minh Complex, learn about President Ho Chi Minh's life and legacy with your guide, and see the simple stilt house where he lived and worked. You can also see the One Pillar Pagoda, a famous Hanoi symbol known for its unique design.

Next, discover the customs, clothing, houses and daily traditions of Vietnam's 54 ethnic groups at the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology. On Mondays, the Vietnamese Women's Museum is visited instead. Around 12:45 PM, take a break with a Vietnamese lunch at a local restaurant.

Discover Hanoi's history at the Temple of Literature
and Hoa Lo Prison

Stroll through the leafy courtyards, traditional gates and peaceful gardens of the Temple of Literature, founded in the 11th century and known as Vietnam's first university. Your guide shares stories of scholars, royal exams and the long respect for education.

Finally, visit Hoa Lo Prison, built in the French colonial era and later used to hold American prisoners of war, and explore its exhibits. After the tour, you return to your hotel, or you can choose to be dropped off at Train Street to keep exploring at your own pace.

※ The itinerary above is based on the full-day tour.
※ The Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum is closed on Mondays, Fridays and usually from June 15 to August 15 for maintenance. Viewing from outside may still be possible.