Hanoi is the capital of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam, the center of culture, politics, economy and trade of the whole country. Hanoi is the epicenter of Vietnam, but crazy traffic and exploitative taxis make independent exploration challenging. Hit the highlights in just a day on this private tour with a guide to clue you in on the culture and the history. You’ll see the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, One Pillar Pagoda, Hoan Kiem Lake, the Old Quarter, and more.
07.30 - 8.00 am : Upon you arrive at Halong Cruise Port, please walk to the outside gate of the port and meet our driver who will be waiting for you with a welcome board showing your name then you get on the car to get to Hanoi city within 2 hours drive by expressway
10.00 - 10.30 am: Arrive in Hanoi, our guide will take you to visit the Ho Chi Minh complex which includes Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum which is the final resting place of the beloved national hero, Uncle Ho (it will close on some days). President Ho Chi Minh’s stilt house where he lived off and on from 1958 to 1969. It is a large building located in the center of Ba Dinh Square, where Ho, Chairman of the Workers' Party of Vietnam from 1951 until his death in 1969, read the Declaration of Independence on 2 September 1945, establishing the Democratic Republic of Vietnam. It is also known as Ba Đình Mausoleum and is open to the public.
Next place you will visit is the One Pillar Pagoda, which is actually a group of structures that collectively make up a pagoda built over the water in the middle of a square lake.
You will make your own way to the meeting points