Day Tour | Explore Quang Phu Cau Incense Village and Train Street combined with Traditional Lunch | Hanoi

— GENERAL INFORMATION —

Departure time: 7:15 - 7:30.

Ending time: 17:30.

Duration: ~ 10 Hours.

Transportation: Private car.

Pick-up/ Drop-off point:

• Guide and car will pick you up at your hotel in the central (Please clearly note your hotel address).
• If you are out side the central area please contact us.

 

– ITINERARY –

In the morning: 

7:15 - 7:30: Our bus and Tour guide will pick you up from your hotel in Hanoi Old Quarter and transfer to Incense Village Quang Phu Cau. There, you can see the process that the artisans make the incense with beautiful color and dry them under the sun and making the best photos ever. 

 

11:15: Arrive at Train Street and get ready to capture photos or videos of the train passing by this unique, narrow residential street – a true highlight of the trip. Then, enjoy lunch at a nearby local restaurant. 
For half-day tour participants: Driver will take you back to your hotel after lunch.

                

In the afternoon: 

Visit Hoa Lo Prison. It is also known as Maison Centrale in Hanoi or the ‘Hanoi Hilton.” This historical site once housed Vietnamese revolutionaries and American POWs during the Vietnam War.

 

Visit the Temple of Literature – Vietnam’s first university, founded in the 11th century. Discover more about Confucianism and Vietnam’s traditional education system while admiring Khue Van Pavilion and the Doctor Steles placed on stone turtles’ backs.

 

Visit Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum (visit the outside of the mausoleum), where Vietnamese people honor him as a national hero. Continue to Ba Dinh Square, where President Ho Chi Minh declared the independence of Vietnam on September 2, 1945.

 

Visit Tran Quoc pagoda which was built in 528 to understand about Buddhism in Vietnam.

 

16:30: Enjoy a cup of Vietnamese special Egg coffee – a perfect treat to refresh yourself. 

 

17:30: Transfer back to your hotel. Tour ends.

 

 

 

INCLUDED:

• Morden bus pick-up and drop-off at hotels in Hanoi Old Quarter.
• A small group of 9 people is used by Ford Transit 16 seats.
• A small group of 17 people is used by Fuso Limousine max 17 people.
• A small group of 19 people is used by Limousine Felix – Thaco big size max 19 people.
• Free 2 bottles of water per person/ day.
• Entrance fees are mentioned in the itinerary.
• English speaking guide during the trip.
• Lunch with Hanoi’s special dishes such as Banh Mi and Bun Cha.
• Complimentary Vietnamese Egg coffee.

EXCLUDED:

• Tips for guide and driver.
• Travel insurance.
• Government tax 8%.
• Beverages and personal expenses.