Hanoi is one of the oldest and most charming cities in Asia, and apart from its traditional Vietnamese architecture, there is a French quarter with grand French colonial villas and broad boulevards lined with sandalwood trees and coffee houses. The tour includes highlights such as Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum (closed in the afternoon, on Friday & Monday and in October & November), the Ho Chi Minh Museum, One-Pillared Pagoda, Quan Thanh Temple, the History Museum (closed on Monday), the Temple of Literature and a downtown pedicab ride (1 hour) round the old quarters with a stop at a newly-restored traditional long house
