Hanoi Lite – 3 Days

Day 1: Hanoi Arrival (D)
Transfer via: International flight – your arrangement Welcome up on arrival in Hanoi by Viet Vision Travel’s tour guide and driver; transfer to hotel in the Center city. Check in and relax. In the evening, we enjoy 1 hour cyclo tour around the Old Quarter before watching the Water Puppet show. Dinner and overnight at hotel.
Note: Early check in based on availability

Hanoi Old Quarter

Day 2: Hanoi tour with the Duong Lam Ancient village (B, L)
Today we start our one day city tour from the lobby of the hotel. We will drive to Ho Chi Minh Complex, where we will spend a couple of hour to visit: Ho Chi Minh’s mausoleum, his former stilt-house residence, the Presidential Palace, the Ho Chi Minh museum and one pillar pagoda. Keep going to see the Temple of Literature: Originally built as a temple to Confucius, this is the site of Vietnam’s first university dating back to 1070. The temple highlights the importance that Vietnamese society placed then and now on education.
Lunch will be at a fine local restaurant in Hanoi.

After lunch, we continue our journey to the ancient village of Duong Lam for a wander round. We will visit some old houses, kept in very good condition after many generations, we’ll learn how the Vietnamese worship their ancestors, and we’ll go to the communal house, temples, old water wells, walk along the old brick alleys in the village and talk with the locals. About 4.30pm we depart for Hanoi.
Arrive at hotel; we enjoy one hour body massage at hotel. Overnight in Hanoi.

Hanoi Temple of Literature

Day 3: Hanoi – Departure (B)
Transfer via: International flight – your arrangement Today we have our free time for last minute shopping before transferring back to the airport for our flight to home. Trip ends.
Note: Late check-out based on availability

Ancient village of Duong Lam