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07:45-16:30 Pickup
Visit Tran Quoc Pagoda - a sacred fire located on the shore of West Lake
Then head to Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum - the final resting place of the beloved leader of the Vietnamese people, and Uncle Ho's Stilt House - where Uncle Ho lived and worked from 1958 to 1969. Note: The Mausoleum is open only on weekday mornings (except Monday and Friday)
Next stop is One Pillar Pagoda - a temple with unique architecture in the shape of a lotus flower rising in the middle of a square lake
Visit the Museum of Ethnology, which stores and displays cultural artifacts of all 54 ethnic groups in Vietnam
OR Vietnamese Women's Museum in place of the Ethnology Museum, which is closed every Monday
Rest and enjoy lunch at a local restaurant in the Old Quarter
Visit the Temple of Literature - Vietnam's first university following Confucianism
For the final attraction, choose 1 between 2 options:
Option 1: Visit Hoa Lo Prison - built by the French in 1886. The prison is known as a place where Vietnamese revolutionaries during the Indochina War and American pilots during the Vietnam War were detained
Option 2: Visit Quang Phu Cau Incense Village, formed over 100 years ago), is a quite famous place located on the outskirts of Hanoi, about 35km from the center of the capital
Drop off at the original pickup point. End of tour.