Hanoi City Tour with 2 Museums, Half Day - Morning

Private Tour Ex Hanoi

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Includes:
Private vehicle (to suit group size) with guide; Pick-up and drop-off from central Hanoi hotels; Entry to two museums.
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Duration: 3 hours

Gain deeper insights into Vietnam’s history by visiting two of Hanoi’s most popular museums. Housed in two buildings which were once the French Ministry of Information, the Fine Arts Museum provides an excellent overview of contemporary Vietnamese art and its development.

Next, choose one of the following two sites to visit:
(1) the Museum of Ethnology which houses an extensive collection of traditional costumes and artefacts from Vietnam’s 54 ethnic minority groups ranging from simple, everyday objects such as fishing tools to prized items such as jewellery. The museum also features an outdoor area with ethnic long houses; or
(2) the thought-provoking Hoa Lo Prison (also known as the "Hanoi Hilton") to learn about its use by the French between 1896-1954 to imprison Vietnamese political prisoners before it housed American POWs including Sen. John McCain and Pete Peterson, a pilot who later became the first United States Ambassador to Vietnam. While only part of the original complex is left, the displays present a Vietnamese perspective in photographs and writings on the foreign powers involved in Vietnam’s recent history.

Please note: The Ethnology Museum is closed on Mondays and public holidays.