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Incredible Hanoi City And Water Puppet Show Private Tour
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Incredible Hanoi City And Water Puppet Show Private Tour

By Swallow Travel
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Highlights ►Visit the top attractions of the city ►Learn Vietnam's history, especially Hanoi from an experienced private guide ►Enjoy an authentic water puppet show ►Discover Hanoi's Train Street- it is so much fun! ►See the beautiful wooden One-Pillar Pagoda, built for Emperor Ly Thai Tong in the 11th century ►Enjoy a beautiful lunch at one of the most famous local restaurant in Hanoi Old Quarter
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Ages 5-88
Duration: 8h
Start time: Check availability
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Live guide: English
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  • • Private car/mini van with A/C
  • • English speaking guide
  • • All entrance fees and water puppet ticket
  • • Special lunch at the local restaurant
  • • Mineral water bottles
  • Daily departure except block out dates during Tet holiday in Vietnam
  • Entry/Admission - Hanoi City Tour
What's not included
  • • Tips( not compulsory), International Insurance and Personal Expenses
  • • Other things are not mentioned clearly in the packages


Start:Multiple pickup locations offered.
    Pickup details
    • Our tour guide and driver will pick you up at your hotel in Hanoi
    Hotel pickup offered
    During checkout you will be able to select from the list of included hotels.
      End:This activity ends back at the meeting point.

        • Wheelchair accessible
        • Stroller accessible
        • Near public transportation
        • Infants must sit on laps
        • Infant seats available
        • Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
        If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 104400P6

        • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
        • Most travelers can participate
        • When you visit any temples/pagodas, you should wear long pants or short under the knees and a T-shirt. It is respectful to cover your knees and your shoulders.
        • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
        • This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

        • For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.

        If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 104400P6

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        $96.99
        per adult (price varies by group size)
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        Itinerary
        • 1
          Introduction Joining a full-day tour of Hanoi with a private guide and get a local's insight into Vietnam’s mythology, traditions and customs. Enjoy a traditional water puppet show and visit the most highlight attractions of Hanoi such as Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, One-Pillar Pagoda, Temples of Literature and more tinerary 08:15: We will pick up from your hotel( located in Hanoi Old Quarter or nearby Hanoi Old Quarter) Then we start visiting first place named Tran Quoc Pagoda, a Buddhist relic and national heritage lying on the West Lake. 09:15: Visit Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum, the final resting place of Viet Nam’s greatest father, walking along Ho Chi Minh’s stilt house where he lived and worked from 1958 to 1969. 10:30 Visit One-Pillar Pagoda – the one modeled after a lotus flower, a symbol of Hanoi city. 11:00: We leave for Ho Chi Minh water puppet theater to enjoy water puppet show. The show starts at 11:15. 12:30: Enjoy a special set menu lunch at Orchid restaurant in Hanoi Old Quarter. 14:00 Visit Temple of Literature, the most famous temple situated in Hanoi, also functioned as Vietnam's first university. It was first constructed in 1070 under King Ly Nhan Tong and dedicated to Confucius, sages and scholars. A vast structure that has existed to present day. 15:30 We will take you to St. Joseph's Cathedral. Its a late 19th-century Gothic Revival (Neo-Gothic style) church that serves as the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hanoi to nearly 4 million Catholics in the country. Then leave for legendary Hoan Kiem Lake, visit turtle tower. You also see the beautiful Vietnamese and French architecture around the lake, take photo at French Quarter and Hanoi Opera House if you want. 16:30: We will drop you off at your hotel. Trip ends. Note: Ho Chi Minh mausoleum closes every afternoon, Monday and Friday. So we will visit Vietnamese Women's Museum located in Hanoi, in Ly Thuong Kiet Street, near the central Hoan Kiem Lake and the old quarter. This museum is dedicated to Vietnamese women. The museum opened to public in 1995 and had been renovated between 2006 and 2010 instead of visiting Ho Chi Minh mausoleum.
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        • Swallow Travel
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          Hanoi, Vietnam
          Joined in June 2015
        • Adventure37428998485
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          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Amazing experience! Thank you!
          This travel agency gave me and my family an amazing experience! I thank all the staff specially Rosie for arranging the whole tour for our family of 12. They are very professional, attentive, and value for your money. I could not have arranged the tour any better. Surely they love what they do and the people of Vietnam are very wonderful. I highly recommend and trust them for our next getaway!!!
          Written July 21, 2024
        • lara4wallace
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          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          100% would recommend
          Could not recommend Swallow Travel more. The communication from Rosie could not have been more efficient and excellent.
          Written May 26, 2024
        • Z753AOianc
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          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Good People to Travel With.
          The communication for this trip was exceptional. The travel company (Swallow) was able to organise a taxi into Hanoi from the airport at a reasonable rate. The trip was great. The guide was very pleasant and had a good command of English.Hotel was good and most importantly, very central in Sapa.
          Written April 29, 2024
        • StevenTheGreatWhite
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          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          11 Day Tour Vietnam
          The trip from start to finish was ran perfectly by Swallow Travel. None of the pick ups or transfers were 1 second late. I made a few changes throughout the trip which were dealt with swiftly and professionally.
          Written January 23, 2024
        • C2092RAtinan
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          Excellent service. Highly recommend
          All hotels have been an excellent choice and superb. We have been very impressed with the care you have shown us in Vietnam Cambodia Laos with swallow travel'. Thanks heaps
          Written January 22, 2024
        • John M
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          Swallow travel's 14 day beach holiday was fantastic
          Swallow travels 14 day Beach holiday was great value. Anh looked after wonderfully and everything worked like clockwork. Her care and attention to detail was much appreciated. The accommodation chosen was excellent.
          Written December 26, 2023
        • lisamB4538AO
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          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Best tour agents
          I cannot thank Swallow travel enough for the amazing trip they organised for my mother and I. We had never been to Vietnam and choose the 10 day trip. From start to finish the company was professional and so helpful . Being a Vietnam company they knew all the small working parts and everything was organised so well. We had small group day trips booked which were perfect to beat the crowds and massive bus loads They messaged us every day to check in. We will be using them every time we travel Vietnam. Thank you
          Written November 17, 2023
        • Sherpa739334
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          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Vietnam in 16 days
          Definitely would recommend this travel agent. Communication was prompt. We asked for an extra night in Saigon which was sorted for us. Because of the flights being delayed, we arrived in Hanoi at 2 am in the morning. Our agent updated pick up time from the airport and changed schedule for Halong Bay and Sapa by 1 day which allowed us to relax on the first day in Hanoi. LEGEND. Tour was very well organised. We didn’t have to worry about anything. We enjoyed every location we visited. We had enough free time as well. Great way to visit so many different places in Vietnam in only 16 days.
          Written October 10, 2023
        • Fnitaf13
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          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Great agency to use when travelling to Vietnam
          The tour organised by Swallow travel was superb, Had no issues at all, seamless... Pick up / Drop off was always on time.
          Written October 9, 2023
        • 737gerardo
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          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Vietnam Family Holiday - Amazing
          We have just returned from a 20 day trip from Vietnam traveling which was all organized by Swallow Travel and our experience was amazing. From the moment I made contact with the fantastic Rosie, nothing was too much trouble and the communication was outstanding, Rosie organized everything for us- hotels, internal flights, transfers, tour guides- all we had to do was be in our hotel lobby at a certain time to be collected. It made travelling with our children (9/13/15) so stress free and easy. All of the above mentioned hotels, guides etc were brilliant and made our trip so memorable - we would never have experienced the amount Vietnam has to offer without Rosie and Swallow Travel. We can't compliment Rosie and her team enough and will certainly avail of their expertise and care again in the future.
          Written August 14, 2023
        • DarronN1968
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          Boat needs an update, terrible experience!
          This boat is in terrible condition, roaches and mildew are abundant. The beds are hard and the bedding is rough. The bathrooms are poor at best and the one towel you will get smells poor. They only provide AC from approximately 9pm and it shut off before 6am. On a positive note, the crew is great and the food is unique, fresh and flavorful.
          Written August 1, 2023
        • X8739IBterryc
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          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Excellent Service!
          Long overdue review for Swallow Travel. Organized our tour of Vietnam. Outstanding service in every way. Five stars. Don't hesitate to use them. Would travel with them again. Only thing worth nothing is reduced baggage allowance for domestic flights in Vietnam of which we took many - maximum of 20 kg (which was less than our international flight over there and back at 25 kg) so we paid extra baggage fees at times.
          Written July 25, 2023
        • S2973TZstephanied
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          THE PERFECT 2 WEEK HOLIDAY AROUND VIETNAM
          We booked this organised private tour in Vietnam as first time travellers outside of Europe. Swallow travel organised everything for us from hotels, day tours and transportation. We had a WhatsApp group so the communication was perfect every time that something occurred. Highly recommend! Very good prices and flexible to your needs for a perfect holiday!
          Written June 26, 2023
        • 596geraldinek
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          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Amazing trip to Vietnam & Cambodia
          Our second trip with Swallow Travel - both organized by the wonderful Rosie Dinh- covered Ho Chi Minh City, Mekong Delta, Cu Chi Tunnels & Cambodia. Itinerary was super with just the perfect amount of time in each place. Rosie was always available via WhatsApp for any queries along with her team in Cambodia . Hotels very good, transport all excellent & very smooth, guides excellent. Can’t recommend this company & Rosie highly enough- would definitely use them again
          Written May 26, 2023
        • shepherd97
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          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Excellent travel company taking care of all logistics
          I don't often take the time to write reviews but I need to single out Swallow Travel and Rosie in particular, she organised our 14 day tour of Vietnam and all the varied tours and trips we wanted to do in between, including Halong bay, Nin Binh, Cu Chi Tunnels, Mekong Delta... too many to list! Their company is highly professional, very clear, timely and transparent communication. On the trips the tour guides were entertaining and kept everyone in check and more than happy to impart their knowledge about their beautiful country, buses were all clean and air conditioned, hotels were spot on and locations really good as a base to explore by yourself. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend this company if you are travelling to Asia.
          Written May 17, 2023
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        JackyJones
        Melbourne, Australia7 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        Jun 2019 • Family
        We are back from our trip. We had a wonderful time. The guide was very good and the whole trip was good but a little tired because of the heat. Meals were very good as well. Indeed we must thank you for making the tours and our holiday very enjoyable and memorable. We are sad as our holiday is now coming to an end . Thank you so much for looking after us. Jacky
        Written June 30, 2019
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        Dear Jacky, Thank you for taking the time to review your experience with Swallow Travel. How wonderful to hear your enjoyed the tour wish us. We do hope to have a chance to organize tour for you in the future. Thank you very much for your recommendation and support. Best Regards, Swallow Travel Team
        Written November 13, 2019
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        psbauer135
        Scottsdale, AZ23 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        Oct 2019
        Our guide was excellent, both in terms of making sure we saw everything important and in terms of understanding Vietnam and it’s people. We saw the Ho Chi Minh complex, the lakes and temples, the Temple of Literature, the Opera House and the local area, and many other places. Her command of English was excellent as well as her sense of humor. If you are going to do one tour here, this would be it!
        Written October 10, 2019
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        Dear Patricia, Thank you for taking the time to review your experience with Swallow Travel. How wonderful to hear your enjoyed the tour wish us. We do hope to have a chance to organize tour for you in the future. Thank you very much for your recommendation and support. Best Regards, Swallow Travel Team
        Written November 13, 2019
        This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.

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