Highlight Of Vietnam Tour

Upon arriving at Hanoi’s Noi Bai Airport, you will be welcomed by one of our MinMax Travel team members and brought to your hotel in a private car. As arrival times vary and international travel can be quite exhausting, we leave the remainder of the day open. Your first night is spent in Hanoi city.

We begin our tour of Hanoi by visiting the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum. Here you can experience the architectural splendor and historical importance of Uncle Ho's final resting place- a national treasure for all Vietnamese. Adjacent to the mausoleum is Ho Chi Minh's former “House on Stilts,” where the leader spent a great deal of his free time. From here we visit the nearby One Pillar Pagoda, an 11th century temple built by King Ly Thai To. This pagoda is not only historically and religiously significant, but is also an important symbol for the people of Hanoi. Continuing on, we visit one of the city’s most iconic destinations: the Temple of Literature (Quoc Tu Giam). Vietnam’s first University, this 11th century establishment boasts perfectly manicured gardens and extremely well-preserved architecture, offering visitors some excellent insight into Vietnam’s rich past.

Day 3 will begin with an 8:30 AM hotel pickup and departure for Hoa Lu and Tam Coc. These famous sites are located within the Ninh Binh Province, about 95 km south of Hanoi. Tam Coc is a picturesque destination, known locally as “Halong Bay on the rice fields.” Upon arriving, we will ride a traditional “sampan” through a karst landscape to reach the Tam Coc grottos. The sampan rower will navigate the boat through shallow rice paddies, bringing us to three splendid, long grottos, followed by a visit to Thai Vy: a unique, 13th-century temple.

Our next stop on the journey will be Hoa Lu, the capital of the Dinh and early Le dynasties in Vietnam (from the 10th-11th century). The sanctuaries found here were built in the 17th century and are filled with stone pedestals of royal thrones, bronze bells and statues of the late emperors. We will return back to the hotel that evening and overnight in Hanoi.