Hanoi Insight City Private Tour

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Duration:6 hours to 7 hours (approx.)
Location: Hanoi, Northern Vietnam

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Get an overview of Vietnamese history, culture, and lifestyle on this classic city tour of Hanoi. A private guide takes you sightseeing to the capital's major sites, including the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, the Temple of Literature, and Hanoi's Old Quarter. Your personalized full-day tour includes round-trip hotel transport by private vehicle.

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1. Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum
Start a new day by visiting Ho Chi Minh Complex, an important place of pilgrimage. A traffic-free area of botanical gardens, monuments, memorials and pagodas, it’s usually crowded with groups of all ages, from all over the nation, who has come to pay their respects.
2. Temple of Literature & National University
Continue to visit the Temple of Literature which was built in 1070 in honor of Confucius, his followers and Chu Van An, a moral figure in Vietnamese education.
3. West Lake
You’ll be taken on a ride over to West Lake to enjoy the scenery before arriving at Ngu Xa village to try some different Hanoian versions of Pho and Banana salads and other traditional Vietnamese dishes. Lunch will be arranged at a local restaurant where locals love to eat every day.
4. Chua Tran Quoc
After lunch, visit Tran Quoc pagoda, the oldest pagoda in the city, originally constructed in the sixth century during the reign of Emperor Ly Nam De, thus giving it an age of 1,400 years.
5. B52 Victory Museum
From here, drive to the crashed remnants of a B-52 “Flying Fortress” bomber that reached its final resting place in a small lake.
6. Hoa Lo Prison
Continue to visit the Hilton Jail or Hoa Lo prison, a prison used by the French colonists in Vietnam for political prisoners, and later by North Vietnam for prisoners of war during the Vietnam War when it was sarcastically known to American prisoners of war as the "Hanoi Hilton". Finally, we wind down with a stop at a popular cafe to try the famous Vietnamese egg coffee and a top-secret desert which you only know when you travel with us! First invented in 1946, it’s a delicacy of whipped egg yolk with sugar and condensed milk for sweetness, and just a drop of vinegar to fluff the eggs. This is floated on top of a shot of espresso and dusted with cocoa powder. The end result is a coffee experience like no other, and a taste and texture reminiscent of tiramisu.
7. Old Quarter
Finally, we winds down with a stop to a popular cafe to try the famous Vietnamese egg coffee and a top secret desert which you only know when you travel with us! First invented in 1946, it’s a delicacy of whipped egg yolk with sugar and condensed milk for sweetness, and just a drop of vinegar to fluff the eggs. This is floated on top of a shot of espresso and dusted with cocoa powder. The end result is a coffee experience like no other, and a taste and texture reminiscent of tiramisu.

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Posted By : yogamama40
Asianway Travel is simply the best. We used them for our 14 day Vietnam trip and had the best experience start to finish! We worked with My Linh and she was awesome. From the start communication was excellent. She was available to us before, throughout and after our trip. She was always prompt in returning any communication . She curated a private trip for our family that included Hanoi, Sa Pa, Hoi An and HCMC. The tours that were included were excellent and we had the best guides. They were kind,helpful and informative. The guides and drivers were so prompt which made the entire trip run so smoothly. The hotels and restaurants were fantastic too. I would recommend Asianway travel to anyone. Do not hesitate to use Asianway for your trip
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Posted On : 2024-03-29 23:52:35

Posted By : 857jilli
Scarlett was an absolutely incredible guide!!! Made sure everyone in the group was looked after, kept us safe and did a great job choosing foods!! Highly recommend!!
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Posted On : 2024-03-25 08:53:36

Posted By : H1154MFbradb
Verty informative a great way to experience the sights and sounds of Hanoi. Guide was very knowkedgeable and really wanted to please her guess
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Posted On : 2024-02-17 05:41:33

Posted By : Heddy_G
Thank you for Tom who was so knowledgeable about his beautiful country. The biggest impression for this tour was the Hoa Lo Prison and The Temple of Literature and National University. I was very moved and emotional at Hoa Lo Prison seeing all that was displayed there. One can feel what went on there.
I was also looking forward to the famous egg coffee. It was so good that I had 2 cups.
Tom, hands down, was a great tour guide. The best part was how he and Mr. Driver brought us around and made sure we were safe.
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Posted On : 2024-01-17 04:08:42

Posted By : OnAir807210
The tour was quite good, and encompasses different aspects to give a glimpse into the culture of Northern Vietnam. Out tour guide Tien is passionate about history and culture, and is knowledgeable of many historical facts.

The tour package does require a fair bit of walking, so comfortable shoes are a must.
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Posted On : 2023-12-26 04:30:29

Posted By : NorthStar311619
Great introduction to Vietnamese food with a little history and explanation of the food at eat place we visited. Happy helpful guide
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Posted On : 2023-09-27 10:07:44

Posted By : D8596ENdanielap
Great afternoon spent sampling different flavours of Hanoi with our great host Tim.
6 eateries with 6 different vibes.
Enjoyed every one and will be trying the egg coffee back home.
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Posted On : 2023-08-17 06:35:47

Posted By : TessMartin
The guide, Tom was so attentive, fluent in English, very knowledgeable and charismatic. Love the historical stories told by him.
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Posted On : 2023-06-28 22:26:02

Posted By : BerkeleyKimm
Tom was a fabulous guide. His English is great and he added stories of his childhood which added a lot to our understanding of Vietnam. We saw the Temple of Literature, Tran Quoc pagoda, Hoa Lo prison and had the original egg coffee. At each site, Tom made sure we understood the history and meaning of each site. We had a wonderful time! Thanks, Tom!
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Posted On : 2023-06-15 21:11:52

Posted By : Jodi_G
This tour was frustrating because the guide, Hero, was totally distracted the entire time. He was organizing two other tour groups on his phone the whole day and I felt like I was a second (third?) thought for the most part. He did get us into a VIP entrance at Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, which was a huge win and probably saved 45 minutes and I really appreciated that. And Hero took me to the place where Obama ate Bun Cha, which was delicious. I'm glad I visited the "Hanoi Hilton," but I was totally on my own as he was on the phone the whole time. Instead of going to the downed B-52, he wanted to go to the army museum, which turned out to mostly be closed for renovation. And the visit to the lake area was just one temple (which was definitely worth the visit). So, overall a mixed bag, but it probably would have been better with a more attentive guide.
(Note: I was handed a review sheet at the end of the tour to fill out on the spot and return to the guide. Obviously, I was not going to say anything negative - this is a dumb practice on the tour operator's part and is not going to earn them honest feedback).
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Posted On : 2023-04-24 18:49:12