Hanoi Highlights: Half-day City Tour

Overview

Available languages

English

4 hours

Mobile ticket

Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam, is famous for its hundred-year-old architecture and rich culture with the influence of Southeast Asia, China and France.

- Visit the sacred site of Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum and the One Pillar Pagoda

- Be guided around the mausoleum grounds learning about the history of the revolution

- Visit the Temple of Literature, the first university of Vietnam

- See the Hanoi Opera House and learn about the period between France and Vietnam

- Visit the Tran Quoc Pagoda, the oldest pagoda in Hanoi which is more than 1,500 years old

Additional Info

Public transportation options are available nearby

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Dress code is formal, no short pants, no three holes T-shirt

Minimum numbers: 1

Maximum numbers: 12

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

What‘s Included

All taxes & services charge

A/C Transportation with pick-up and drop-off at the Old Quarter area.

English speaking guide

Entrance fee & Sightseeing tickets

Bottle of water

Other beverages and meals

Entrance ticket for Ho Chi Minh Museum or Ho Chi Minh's Stilt House

Personal expenses

Tip/ Gratuities (Optional)

What To Expect

Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum

The Chairman Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum (Vietnamese: Lăng Chủ tịch Hồ Chí Minh) is a mausoleum which serves as the resting place of Vietnamese Revolutionary leader Ho Chi Minh in Hanoi, Vietnam. It is a large building located in the center of Ba Dinh Square, where Ho, Chairman of the Workers' Party of Vietnam from 1951 until his death in 1969, read the Declaration of Independence on 2 September 1945, establishing the Democratic Republic of Vietnam. It is also known as Ba Đình Mausoleum (Vietnamese: Lăng Ba Đình) and is open to the public. Note: The Mausoleum just opens in early morning, except Monday and Friday

1 hour•Admission Not Applicable

Temple of Literature & National University

It is one of several temples in Vietnam which is dedicated to Confucius, sages and scholars. The temple is located to the south of the Imperial Citadel of Thăng Long. The various pavilions, halls, statues and stelae of doctors are places where offering ceremonies, study sessions and the strict exams of the Đại Việt took place. The temple is featured on the back of the 100,000 Vitnamese đồng banknote

1 hour•Admission Included

Options

Small Group tour

Duration: 4 hours
Egg coffee
Car/Van transfer
Pickup included

Group City Tour & Food Tour

Group Half-day Hanoi City tour: Small-group Walking Food Tour
Duration: 7 hours
Small-group Walking Food Tour : The half day city tour (4h) and food tour (3h) can be done separately. You can choose another day to have your food tour.
Half day City tour: car, van: Food tour: Walking
Pickup included

Small-Group with Open-Top Bus

Pickup included

Private City tour & Food Tour

Private 4-hour Hanoi City Tour: Private Food Tour (3 hour)
Duration: 7 hours
Private Food Tour (3 hour): The half day city tour and food tour can be done separately. You can choose another day to have your food tour.
Half day City tour: Car, Van: Food tour: Walking
Pickup included

Private Tour

Duration: 4 hours
Egg coffee
Car
Pickup included

Private tour with Open-Top Bus

Pickup included

Reviews

4.92

236 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

222

Great tour
Tracey D,
Apr 30, 2025
- Viator
5.00
Excellent tour for people with only a short time in Hanoi. Tour guide and driver were great and even gave us options where to be dropped off
Great way to start in Hanoi
Martta H,
Apr 14, 2025
- Viator
5.00
Very flexible half day Hanoi highlights tour. Kane worked with us to fit the itinerary to our needs and ensured we had LOTS of photos at each destination. The driver was safe and vehicle was clean, comfortable with good air conditioning. The only thing that could have made this tour better was a pre-contact prior to tour start to ensure we kick off the tour on time and are ready to go.
Hanoi’s best city and food tour!
Jevon C,
Feb 12, 2025
- Viator
5.00
We did an amazing food tour with Stella, she was very friendly and knowledgeable. The next part of our tour was a city tour learning the history with Levy. He was knowledgeable and passionate!
Travis and our driver...
Tamara B,
Dec 28, 2024
- Viator
5.00
Travis and our driver were GREAT. Travis was super accommodating regarding what we would like to see not in the itinerary. We saw some areas and sites that we had not seen previously. Also, when we went to a cafe, he told us we could order anything we wanted which was super appreciated. We had a great time.
Great City Tour in Hanoi
Mekala W,
Dec 18, 2024
- Viator
5.00
Travis (aka Funny Guy) was a humorous, knowledgeable and enthusiastic guide who really took care of his group. He was patient and helpful and answered many questions whilst being entertaining and affable at the same time.