Water puppetry is an ancient art of Hanoi. You can enjoy water puppet show in Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre. This art is performed in a pool of water as the stage for the puppets. Shows consist of journey of ancient village life, agricultural harvests and dances of mythical creatures.

Hanoi old quarter is packed with charming colonial architecture, Buddhist temples and pagodas, is located near Hoan Kiem Lake in Hoan Kiem District. It is Hanoi’s major commercial district.

Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum is an important historical attraction of Hanoi, known for honoring the national hero: President Ho Chi Minh. The building is where visitors can express their admiration and gratitude towards the common father/uncle of Vietnamese who has led the country to independence and reunification.

The Temple of Literature is one of Hanoi’s most picturesque attractions. Temple of Literature offers a lake of literature, the Well of Heavenly Clarity, turtle steles, pavilions, courtyards and passageways that were once used by royalty. Visiting the Temple of Literature you will discover historic buildings from the Ly and Tran dynasties in a revered place that has seen thousands of doctors’ graduate in what has now become a memorial to education and literature. It is a marvel of traditional-style Vietnamese architecture.

Hoan Kiem Lake, also know as turtle lake is a good place to get away for noice, to enjoy peace and calm. The lake surrounds Ngoc Son Temple, a pagoda sitting in the centre on a small island. In the temple, homage is also paid to scholar Van Xuong and Confucian master Nguyen Van Sie. The lake is called turtle lake as inside lake there is altar of a preserved specimen of a giant turtle found in the lake weighing 250kg.

Dong Xuan Market is housed within a four-storey Soviet-style building on the northern edge of Hanoi Old Quarter. It is the largest in Hanoi market covered and without a doubt, one of the most popular and crowded city markets. The popularity of Dong Xuan market is not so much by the variety of products nor by its price, but also because it is located in the Centre of Hanoi, just 5 minutes walk from the central lake in Hanoi, Hoan Kiem Lake. In the interior of the Dong Xuan market you can buy practically everything, for example in the back of the market normally sold animals (birds mainly). The exterior of the building, at nightfall, some street food stalls and also small stalls where they sell memories and souvenirs are mounted.

One pillar pagoda, also known as perfume pagoda was built by Emperor Ly Thai Tong, the heirless emperor who dreamed that he met Quan The Am Bo Tat, the Goddess of Mercy, who handed him a male child, then he married a young peasant girl and had a son and heir by her. Do visit perfume pagoda to offer your prayers.

The Hanoi Opera House is the biggest theatre in Vietnam and speaks volumes as historical and cultural evidence of Vietnam under French rule. Vietnamese entertainers perform songs, classical music, dance, drama and contemporary performances from superstars such as singer My Linh.