Arrive in Hanoi (HAN), where guests will be picked up by the tour guide and transferred to the city.
Begin the Hanoi City Sightseeing tour, visiting Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, an iconic marble structure housing the preserved body of Vietnam’s revered leader, Ho Chi Minh. Then, explore One Pillar Pagoda, a historic Buddhist temple built in 1049 designed to resemble a lotus flower rising from the water.
Next, visit the Temple of Literature, Vietnam’s first national university built in honor of Confucius in 1070, with beautiful gardens and courtyards. Continue to Tran Quoc Pagoda, Hanoi’s oldest Buddhist temple located on a small island in West Lake, known for its picturesque surroundings. The tour concludes with a stop at St. Joseph’s Cathedral, a striking neo-Gothic structure reminiscent of Notre-Dame de Paris, built in 1886.
After the tour, guests will enjoy a traditional Vietnamese lunch at a local restaurant before being dropped off at their hotel for check-in (available after 14:00).