Before the tour, our knowledgeable guide will greet you at the meeting location (or your hotel) and provide you with a brief orientation. The guide will tell you everything you need to know in order to have a fantastic trip, and then set off on our adventure. Three aspects of the trip will be discussed.
1. Backstreet Ride: Get to know Hanoi's lesser-known areas
We will drive through a maze of passageways only locals know about, make introductions, and learn about the behind-the-scenes stories.
• Riding through the labyrinth of zigzagging backstreets, narrow alleyways, and markets; • Traveling with all of your senses on high alert: observing, hearing, touching, tasting, smelling;
• Experiencing various slides of life behind the scenes, the hidden part of the iceberg, and the unknown parts;
• Getting to know people where they live, work, study, and pray;
• Personal connections and cultural exchanges are being formed.
2. City sightseeing:
• Visit to the Ho Chi Minh complex, which includes the president's stilted home where he intermittently lived from 1958 to 1969 and the Mausoleum of Ho Chi Minh, the great grandfather of the Vietnamese people known as Uncle Ho.
• The next location to visit is One Pillar Pagoda, a group of buildings made up of a pagoda and a tower that were constructed in the center of a rectangular lake.
• Leave the Pagoda and head to the Confucian-focused Temple of Literature, Vietnam's first institution.
3. The essence of Hanoi cuisine
• Lunch served at a local restaurant for a taste of authentic Hanoi cuisine. • We will introduce you to traditional Hanoian cuisine in addition to the thrilling trip through Hanoi traffic. "PLEASE SAVE YOUR HUNGRY BELLY FOR US" (vegan and vegetarian options are available).