HANOI: PRIVATE CITY TOUR BY CAR

ITINERARY:

PICK UP TIME IN HANOI OLD QUARTER (ONLY):
– 7.30 A.M
– 12:00 PM
Pick up from pick-up points. Our guide will tell you a brief Itinerary of your tour that day, then drive to visit:
– ST. JOSEPH’S CATHEDRAL: Construction began in 1886, with the architectural style described as resembling Notre Dame de Paris. The church was one of the first structures built by the French colonial
government in Indochina when it opened in December 1886. It is the
oldest church in Hanoi.
– HOA LO PRISON MUSEUM was a prison used by the French Colonists in Vietnam for political prisoners and later by North Vietnam for U.S. prisoners of  War during the Vietnam War.During this later period, it was ironically known to American POWs as the Hanoi Hilton.
– TEMPLE OF LITERATURE- The first university of Vietnam was established in 1070 by King Ly Thanh Tong, It is one of several temples in Vietnam which is dedicated to Confucius, sages, and scholars.
– HANOI OPERA HOUSE- One of the remains of French architectural construction left in Vietnam
– CERAMIC MOSAIC MURAL – which holds the Guinness World Record for being the largest ceramic mosaic on the planet.
– LONG BIÊN BRIDGE – It was built from 1899 to 1902, At 1.68 kilometers (1.04 mi) in length, it was one of the longest bridges in Asia (at that time)
– TRAN QUOC PAGODA – the more than 1500-year-old pagoda, a symbol of Vietnamese Buddhism.

– OUTSIDE HO CHI MINH MAUSOLEUM- to learn about his life and the structure of this construction.
– HANOI TRAIN STREET – a new tourist site in Hanoi that has lots of cafes near the train track.
– LUNCH/DINNER ( OPTIONAL) IN THE LOCAL RESTAURANT WITH FROM 5-7 DISHES
The tour ends at the hotel in the Old Quarter.

DROP OFF:
– MORNING TOUR: 12:00 PM- 12:30 PM
– 5.30 P.M- 6:00 PM

NOTES: Should dress modestly by covering from shoulders to knees in the public
places like a temple, pagoda, …