What to see in Hanoi in two days

If you have two full days in the capital of Vietnam, you can see all the main sights of Hanoi, and even replenish your knowledge with information from museums. The best way to get around is to use a taxi counter (see taxi in Hanoi and how to use it), but you will have to walk part of the route. Also, to save money, you can use city buses to get to the farthest attractions (see buses in Hanoi, how to use them).

Tourist route for two days in Hanoi

• Day one

  Coincides with one-day itinerary.

  1. We start the morning with a walk near lakes of the returned sword, where we visit the Jade Temple on the island, and St. Joseph's church.
  2. we go to Hanoi Old Town, walk through its shopping streets, visit Ancient House Museum of Hanoi.
  3. we continue our walk through the Old Town to Temple of Bat Ma, and Old Town Gate. On the way we have lunch in one of the street cafes.
  4. From the gates of the Old Town we cross the Main Street on a pedestrian bridge to the other side of the road, where there is giant ceramic mosaic.
  5. After a walk along the mosaic we go to one of the two puppet theaters on the water: Thang Long or Lotus. You can get to the sessions at 16, 17 or 18 hours.
  6. After watching the show, we go (preferably by taxi) to Ba Dinh square.
  7. In the evening, Ba Dinh Square is very beautifully illuminated. We inspect the Square itself here, Ho Chi Minh City mausoleum and the National Monument.
  8. After the square we go (better by taxi) back to the Old Town to the Covered Market Dong Xuan Market.
  9. From the Covered Market on Dong Xuan street, walk along the street night markets, and then in a straight line go to the ring/Dong Kinh Nghia Thuc Square near the lake. There we end our day in one of the restaurants overlooking the lake, and a walk around the evening Lake.

• Day two

  1. In the morning we go to the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum on Ba Dinh square. Remember that you can visit the mausoleum only in the morning on certain days (see how to visit Ho Chi Minh City mausoleum and opening times).
  2. After visiting the mausoleum, you can seeagodu on one pillar if you didn't see it on the first day.
  3. From the square by taxi or city buses we go to Hoa Lo Prison Museum (Hanoi Hiloton).
  4. After Hanoi Hilton, take a taxi or bus to one of Hanoi's two most interesting museums: National Museum of Vietnamese history, or Museum of Ethnology. But do not forget that the National Museum has lunch from 12:00 to 13:30. Theoretically, you can have time to see both museums, but then you can stay without lunch.
  5. After visiting the museums, you can relax a little and enjoy the views of Hanoi from a bird's eye view. Go to the observation deck in the tower Lotte Observation Deck, or to the tower Landmark 72. Ideally, you need to have time to get to the observation deck before sunset (This is about 18:00), and wait there for sunset to see Hanoi day and night.
  6. After the observation deck, you can do a little shopping in one of the branded shopping centers of skyscrapers, and there you can have dinner at the Lotteria restaurant, for example.
  7. If there is still time, then take a taxi to the lake of the returned sword to say goodbye to Hanoi this time.