Topics: Traditional Architecture, Vietnamese Social Structures and lifestyles in the Old Quarter.
We begin this experience in a very local coffee shop located at the bottom of the Old Quarter over looking Hoàn Kiếm Lake (the Lake of the Returned Sword), which holds one of the most popular remnants of traditional architecture.
You will learn why the houses in the old quarter are very narrow, why most the street names are started with Hang, and much more. Then you have a walk into the 36 streets and guilds with the guidance of a very knowledgeable guide.
The tour is finished by 30 minutes, relaxing on cycles and watching around the streets specialised in a specific product.
Duration: 2 hours.
Price: $30/person or 765.000 VND (min. 2 persons).
Begins at 9 AM Could be earlier due to the weather or later due to client’s requirement).
Meeting Place: 13 Dinh Tien Hoang St, Hoan Kiem. (Please wait in front of the house number 13, do not go in before meeting your guide).