Hanoi attractions are breath-taking remnants of its 1,000-year history, including ornate Buddhist temples, ancient citadels, unique theatres, and French colonial architecture, as well as traditional villages and tranquil parks set just outside the city. One of the loveliest features to this French-colonial city is its many lakes, offering beautiful stops to rest in between venturing out in the capital's bustling streets.
Travellers will never be stuck for something to do in Hanoi, as they can find authentic markets and Vietnamese culture coexist harmoniously with the city’s rapid urbanization of international hotel brands, sleek office towers, and massive shopping malls. To help you get started on your sightseeing adventures in the capital of Vietnam, we’ve compiled an extensive guide on what to see in Hanoi.
Hanoi City Tour
TransPacific’s guide will meet you at your hotel then he takes you on tour. Start our day with a visit to Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, this is a very special place for all Vietnamese and also famous for foreigners around the world to see the whole complex, Uncle Ho’s house on stilt where he lived and worked from 1958 -1969, his fishing pond and his garden. Then we head to One Pillar Buddhist Pagoda built in 1049 by King Ly Thai Tong who ruled from 1028 to 1054. Ly Thai Tong was childless and dreamt that he met the bodhisattva Avalokiteshava, who handed him a baby son while seated on a lotus flower. Ly Thai Tong then married a peasant girl that he had met and she bore him a son. The emperor constructed the temple for the gratitude for this miracle. Further on our excursion, we visit to Van Mieu, temple of literature to dedicate to Confucius and his four best disciples. This was also the first national university of Vietnam built in 1076 within the temple to educate Vietnamese bureaucrats, nobles, royalty and other members of the elite. This university remained open from 1076 to 1779. The interesting thing in this place is the collection of steles of doctorates whose names, birth place, year of the examination, and the rank were engraved onto the marble stone stele placing on the top of the turtle. There are 1307 graduated doctor names on 82 stele in this place. After visiting this wonderful place, we will have lunch at Koto restaurant and refresh.
Later in the day we visit to a World Cultural Heritage site of Thang Lang Imperial Citadel which was built in 11th century be the Ly Dynasty, making the independence of Dai Viet. The Central Sector of Thang Long Imperial Citadel is the most important and the best – preserved of this heritage site. We will finish our day with a visiting the Army Museum nearby this ancient imperial City. This is very interesting site to visit as its exhibit collection focusing on 2 Wars, the French – Vietnam War in 1930s -1940s and American – Vietnam War in 1960s – 1970s. Especially the Dien Bien Phu battle field model is very lively, informative and useful section to see.
Return to your hotel.
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