Vietnam · CITY TOURS IN HANOI
This is the shortlist you would send a friend: 15 city tours in Hanoi worth the money, each with its price, its traveller verdict and the one thing to know before you commit.
Review of Hanoi’s $5 private student-led walking tour, covering Old Quarter sights, flexible pacing, costs, guides, and practical tips.
“It was amazing having a local guide to explain everything, and also the guides where so friendly and nice to be with. I am so happy I booked the tour”
See Hanoi by open-air jeep, from the Old Quarter and West Lake to Thang Long Citadel and Train Street, with lunch included.
“We took jeep city tour for hanoi. It was a great experience with Charlie as he explained everything in detail and we enjoyed alot”
Review of Hanoi Motorbike Tours led by women, covering sights, food, safety, price, itinerary, guides, and practical booking advice.
“Wow if you only do one tour in Hanoi make it this one. I was very fortunate in that I was the only person booked so I had a private tour with Anne. She shared so much interesting information about her city and family life and we drove through tiny back streets that I would never have seen otherwise. I saw the train pass on train street and visited Banana island. This tour was one of my favourite things that I did during my trip.”
Explore Hanoi by open-air Jeep, from the Old Quarter and Train Street to Red River farms, local homes, pagodas, and West Lake.
“Good trip and we saw a lot of the city. I would have liked to have gone to the train track - even for photos. That didn’t happen. Also, one guest was late by around 10mins+ and we waited in the car. Be prepared for air pollution! Overall, good tour guide.”
Review of a private Ha Long Bay day trip from Hanoi, with cave visits, seafood lunch, kayaking, floating villages, and flexible tour options.
“We had an excellent time taking a day trip from Hanoi - Hien did a great job explaining everything. Great natural beauty and stunning caves. The pickup from hotel, ride to Ha Long and the boat ride was flawless”
Review of Hanoi’s $19 hop-on hop-off bus, with stop-by-stop tips, timing advice, value notes, and practical details for a 1 or 2-day pass.
“Great way to see the city of Hanoi to get your bearings and plan where to follow up to visit.”
Explore Hanoi’s incense, conical hat, and lacquer villages with hands-on crafts, city sights, friendly guides, and strong value from $16.
“I really enjoyed the whole experience, I thought the incense village would be the highlight, however actually enjoyed the conical hat demonstration more and it was relaxing getting to sit and paint one! Danny the driver was excellent, very friendly and happy to help.”
Review of Hanoi’s village tour to incense, conical hat, and lacquer workshops, with city sights, train street, practical tips, and honest value advice.
“It was filled with fun and very energetic tour guide Anna and with a smooth ride from the driver Tony. She's so lovely and friendly. She's also very helpful and informative if you want to ask her around the place. Glad we booked her and will sure msg her next time i will come back to Hanoi.”
Review of Hanoi’s private half-day city tour, with Tran Quoc Pagoda, Train Street, Hoa Lo Prison, markets, and flexible guiding.
“Max was an excellent tour guide. He has a very good history knowledge of Hanoï. He is caring, good company and has very good people skills. He knows his job very well, he is professional. Finally, his food love transpires in his excellent recommandations for it. Thank you Max, we definitely recommend this gentleman.”
Review of Hanoi’s half-day bicycle tour, with West Lake, Train Street, Long Bien Bridge, lunch, hotel pickup, price, and practical tips.
“A really fun way to get a taste of the city and a bit of the surrounding countryside. Our guide Brian was awesome as was the lunch and coffee on Train Street. The drop-off at our hotel via motor scooter was icing on the cake!”
Review of Hanoi’s 4.5-hour Vespa tour with female Ao Dai riders, local food, Train Street, West Lake, Long Bien Bridge, and hotel pickup.
“Sabrina was a fantastic tour guide. She is very friendly and personable and very informative. We rode throughtout most of the city in 5 hours with several stops. I had a request to stop by 2 places not on the tour just so I could see them. She Read more”
Visit Hanoi’s incense and conical-hat villages, key city sights, and a generous Vietnamese lunch on this full-day guided tour.
“Our tour guide Mr Lee for the activity is very accommodating and explains details of each destinations. A wonderful experience in Hanoi and fully recommended.”
Review of Hanoi’s private half-day tour, covering Train Street, Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum, temples, markets, and French-era landmarks.
“Having a private guide made this tour so much more interesting. Long was very knowledgable and answered all our questions he looked after us really well. Make sure you visit train street when a train is due it is totally mad no health and safety here”
Explore Hanoi’s top sights in four hours, with Temple of Literature, Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, French landmarks, and an air-conditioned ride.
“Travis (aka Funny Guy) was a humorous, knowledgeable and enthusiastic guide who really took care of his group. He was patient and helpful and answered many questions whilst being entertaining and affable at the same time.”
See Hanoi’s key sights, Train Street, markets, and colonial landmarks on a flexible private half-day tour with hotel pickup.
“Excellent way to see the highlights of Hanoi - we went to the Mausoleum, university, the markets and Train Street along with other sites - Linh was an excellent guide very knowledgeable and friendly - strongly recommend”
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