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The cradle of Vietnamese history and civilization resides in the vast Red River Valley of northern Vietnam, and Hanoi is its heart and soul. This area has been inhabited for over 4,000 years by the Vietnamese people; in it are contained the most ancient structures and artifacts of Vietnamese civilization and culture. Beyond any doubt it is the most beautiful city in Vietnam to visit; it is the last city in the Orient to reflect a feeling for the ‘Old Asia’ of the 1930’s and 1940’s. The most frequent heard words on our After Tour Questionnaires from our clients is “I wish we would have had more time in Hanoi.” Two- days is the minimum amount of time for Hanoi; adding a third free day is recommended.

Air Service: Hanoi has daily air service from Saigon, Hue, Danang within Vietnam, and from Bangkok and Vientiane, Laos, within Indochina. X-5 weekly service exists from Phnom Penh, Cambodia.


Day 1 : Morning arrival at Hanoi’s Noi Bai Airport. Meet guide and driver and transfer to your hotel. All day Hanoi City tour: Hoan Kiem Lake (Lake of the Restored Sword), the The Huc Bridge (Bridge of the Rising Sun), circa 1885), Ngoc Son Temple (dedicated to national hero Tran Hung Dao, La To, saint of physicians, and Scholar Van Xuong), West Lake (Ho Tay) and the Tran Quoc Pagoda (circa 14th-century) and an extensive one-hour cyclo ride of the Old Quarter (Pho Ba Muoi Sau: 36-Streets). Return to hotel via cyclo. Free evening.

Day 2 : All day tour of Hanoi: St. Joseph’s Cathedral (1886), Maison Central (Hoa Lo: the Furnace Prison, AKA the Hanoi Hilton), Ba Dinh Square: the One-Pillar Pagoda (Chua Mot Cot, circa 1049), the Dien Huu Pagoda, the Ho Chi Minh House-on-Stilts, the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum; the recently restored Hanoi Opera House; and the magnificent Temple of Literature (Den Van Mieu, circa 1070) which was Vietnam’s first national university. Evening Waterpuppet Performance, an art form performed only in Vietnam. Return to hotel, free evening.
 

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