Experience the best of Hanoi
Hanoi, Vietnam's capital, mixes lakeside temples, French colonial boulevards and an Old Quarter where street food and scooters fill every lane.
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The Old Quarter's narrow streets, each once devoted to a single trade, sit just north of Hoan Kiem Lake, where the red Huc Bridge leads to the Temple of the Jade Mountain. Wander at dawn to see tai chi by the water, or after dark when the pavements fill with food stalls and low plastic stools.
To the west, the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum stands on Ba Dinh Square near the One Pillar Pagoda, and the Temple of Literature, home to the country's first national university, is a serene run of courtyards and pavilions. The French Quarter keeps its opera house and tree-lined avenues, West Lake is ringed by cafés and the ancient Tran Quoc Pagoda, and the Hoa Lo Prison and the Museum of Ethnology add depth.
Eating is the city's great pleasure: steaming bowls of pho, bun cha grilled pork with noodles, delicate rice rolls, and egg coffee in hidden upstairs cafés. Autumn is Hanoi's favourite season, when the scent of hoa sữa, the milk flower, drifts through the streets, while summer is hot and wet and winter cool and misty. Hanoi is the natural base for Ha Long Bay, Ninh Binh and the northern mountains.
- 3 hop-on hop-off routes
- Free cancellation on 53% of experiences
- 4.9 across the top 24
Top 10 attractions in Hanoi
Number 1Ha Long Bay
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Number 2Hanoi Old Quarter
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Number 3Long Bien Bridge (Cau Long Bien)
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Number 4Hanoi Opera House (Nha Hat Lon)
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Number 5Lake of the Restored Sword (Hoan Kiem Lake)
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Number 6Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum
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Number 7Temple of Literature (Van Mieu-Quoc Tu Giam)
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Number 8Hoa Lo Prison
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Number 9St Joseph’s Cathedral (Nha Tho Lon)
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Number 10Tran Quoc Pagoda (Chua Tran Quoc)
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Questions about Hanoi
- What is there to do in Hanoi?
- We list 9,454 experiences in Hanoi. The largest groups are day trips (2545), city tours (733), food tours (302), shows & theatre (67).
- What are the top attractions in Hanoi?
- Ranked by the experiences that visit them, the top attractions in Hanoi are Ha Long Bay, Hanoi Old Quarter, Long Bien Bridge (Cau Long Bien), Hanoi Opera House (Nha Hat Lon).
- What is the most popular experience in Hanoi?
- By number of traveller reviews it is "Hanoi Food and Culture Sightseeing Army Jeep Tour", rated 5.0 out of 5 from 18,003 reviews.
- Is there a hop-on hop-off bus in Hanoi?
- Yes. We list 3 hop-on hop-off bus tours in Hanoi; the most reviewed is "Retro Hop-on-hop-off Bonbon City Tour: Classic Package" with 32 reviews.
- How long do tours and tickets in Hanoi take?
- The typical experience in Hanoi lasts about 12 hours; the middle half run between 8 hours and 48 hours.
- Can I cancel a booking in Hanoi?
- The operator lists free cancellation on 53% of the 9,454 experiences we hold for Hanoi. The cut-off differs by experience and is shown on each product page before you choose a date.
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