DAY 1: ESSENCE VIETNAM TOUR: ARRIVAL IN HANOI

Meeting & greeting at the airport upon your arrival and transfer to hotel for check-in and tour briefing. If time permits, we will take an orientation tour around central Hanoi.Overnight in Hanoi.
Included: Airport transfer and accommodation in Hanoi.

Excluded: Meals, a tour guide, travel insurance, tip and personal expenses.

DAY 2: HANOI TRAVEL(BREAKFAST)

Today's full day tour includes Ho Chi Minh Memorial complex, taking in his mausoleum, the Presidential Palace and his idyllic wooden home built on stilts. Next we continue to the One Pillar Pagoda and the Temple of Literature, and become acquainted with Vietnam's two major religions, Buddhism and Confucianism. In the afternoon we visit the fascinating museum of Ethnology, which includes full size replicas of amazing ethnic minority tribal buildings found across Vietnam.
Later we explore downtown Hanoi including Ngoc Son Pagoda on Hoan Kiem lake and Ma May Street in Hanoi's Old Quarter to see a classic example of late 19th-century architecture. Afterwards we proceed to West Lake to see the beautiful Tao Sach Pagoda and enjoy coffee on a floating café. Free time in the evening allows you to walk along the historic French colonial Old Quarter of Hanoi. The Old Quarter provides a wonderful shopping experience and has a choice of many excellent restaurants.

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