Twenty minutes outside Hanoi on the road toward the airport, the Museum of Ethnology is a fascinating insight into the cultural diversity of Vietnam. It is a newly built, hands-on museum with displays of art and everyday objects from various tribes.
The exhibits are well labeled in English and it is rewarding to just wander round in your own time. There are live displays of processes such as conical hat making and Tay minority shamanic ceremonies.
The museum is a good way to gain an understanding of the people you may meet if you traveled to the Tonkinese Alps.
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These activities are designed to give you the most authentic experiences around where you're staying. We work with local guides, who use their knowledge and often a resident's eye to show you the main sights and more out-of-the-way attractions. Our specialists can suggest tours and activities that will introduce you to the local ways of life.
Hanoi city tour
The tour is flexible and you choose any other sites that you may wish to visit by discussing the options with your guide. Attractions include the Fine Arts Museum, the Old Quarter and the Army Museum as well as the vast West Lake.
Hanoi educational talks
We are pleased to be able to offer clients the opportunity during their stay in Hanoi to enjoy a short talk on one of a number of subjects relating to Vietnam, its history and its culture.
Hanoi street food tour
Set off on a street food tour of Hanoi's best culinary spots with a food blogger.
Vietnamese water puppet show
Experience this unique Vietnamese cultural show where hidden puppeteers depict rural scenes with animated and delightful wooden puppets which, in the darkened auditorium, seem to literally walk on water.
You can enjoy this activity as part of the suggested tours below, or we can weave it into a trip shaped entirely around you.
