Hanoi Old Quarter Sightseeing With Local Guide (Walking/Cyclo/Motobike)


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Pricing Info: Per Person

Duration: 3 hours

Departs: Hanoi, Hanoi

Ticket Type: Mobile or paper ticket accepted

Free cancellation

Up to 24 hours in advance.

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Overview

Our guide services are totally free of charge with well-trained team who really understands the culture of Hanoi. We would love to develop the Vietnamese culture and traditions to foreign travelers. To save your time and money, we would recommend highlight attractions and help you stay away from annoying scams on the street. We will bring to you the tour for Hanoi Ancient House, Hoan Kiem Lake and Ngoc Son Temple, Bach Ma Temple, Dong Xuan Market, Long Bien Bridge.

No tip expected and no hidden charge during the tours.

You will only have to cover for entrance ticket, meal or drink for you and the guide if you use.


What's Included

Free Hotel pickup (Hanoi Old Quarter only)

Free volunteer English student guide

No tip expedted and no hidden charge during the tours

What's Not Included

Entrance fees

Personal expenses

Transport fee


Traveler Information

  • INFANT: Age: 0 - 1
  • CHILD: Age: 2 - 5
  • YOUTH: Age: 6 - 17
  • ADULT: Age: 18 - 60
  • SENIOR: Age: 61 - 99

Additional Info

  • Service animals allowed
  • Service animals allowed

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

  • For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
  • If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

What To Expect

Lake of the Restored Sword (Hoan Kiem Lake)
Our tour guide will pick you up then we will start our Hanoi Old Quarter Walking Tour. The first destination of the tour will stop by Hoan Kiem Lake, considered the heart of Hanoi. You can observe many locals doing morning exercises or taking part in interesting activities such as cycling and playing badminton.

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Train Street
Hanoi Train Street is a residential street in Hanoi, Vietnam that a speeding train passes straight through twice a day.

Our tour will continue with Train Street. The street is so narrow that all residents must ensure their bikes and precious personal belongings, as well as their roaming children, are all safely inside the house before the train passes.

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Old Quarter
Our tour will continue with Hanoi Old Quarter with 36 bustling streets. Wandering around the narrow alleys of Hanoi Old Quarter, tourists can see many ancient houses preserving their original charm since 19th century.

Enjoy a cup of egg coffee, a specialty of Hanoi. Egg coffee is a perfect combination of dark coffee and fat egg.

60 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Thap Rua Tower
Hoan Kiem Lake is in the historical center of Hanoi. According to the legend, Emperor Le Loi was boating on the lake when a Golden Turtle God (Kim Qui) surfaced and asked for his magic sword, Heaven's Will. Loi concluded that Kim Qui had come to reclaim the sword that it’s master, the Dragon King (Long Vuong) had given Loi some time earlier, during his revolt against the Chinese Ming Dynasty. Loi renamed the lake to commemorate this event. He renamed the lake from Luc Thuy (Green Water") to Hoan Kiem Lake (Lake of the Restored Sword). The Turtle Tower (Thap Rua) standing on a small island near the centre of lake is linked to the legend.

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Dong Xuan Market
Dong Xuan Market is placed in the Old Quarter - It’s known as Hanoi’s largest indoor market, offering a wide range of goods such as fresh produce, souvenirs, accessories and clothing, as well as electronic and household appliances.

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Ancient House
Then, we head to Ancient House. Situated at a tranquil street near Silver Street, Ancient House appeals plenty of tourists by its ancient but sophisticated charm of a Vietnamese traditional house.

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Long Bien Bridge
The Long Bien bridge across the Red River connects Hanoi with the main port of Haiphong. Designed by Gustave Eiffel, the bridge sustained significant damage during the Vietnam War. Only half of the bridge retains its original shape, but a rebuilding project supported by the French government is currently in progress to restore the bridge to its original appearance.

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Ba Dinh Square
Ba Đình Square: is the name of a square in Hanoi where president Ho Chi Minh read the Proclamation of Independence of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam on September 2, 1945. ] When Ho Chi Minh died, the granite Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum was built here to display his embalmed body. It remains a major site of tourism and pilgrimage.
(Only in Hanoi City tour option)

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum
The Chairman Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum (Vietnamese: Lăng Chủ tịch Hồ Chí Minh) is a mausoleum which serves as the resting place of Vietnamese Revolutionary leader Ho Chi Minh in Hanoi, Vietnam. It is a large building located in the center of Ba Dinh Square, where Ho, Chairman of the Workers' Party of Vietnam from 1951 until his death in 1969, read the Declaration of Independence on 2 September 1945, establishing the Democratic Republic of Vietnam. It is also known as Ba Đình Mausoleum (Vietnamese: Lăng Ba Đình) and is open to the public. Note: The Mausoleum just opens in early morning, except Monday and Friday
(Only in Hanoi City tour option)

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Hanoi Opera House
Hanoi Opera House is an opera house in central Hanoi, Vietnam. It was erected by the French colonial administration between 1901 and 1911. Hanoi Opera House is one of three opera houses that the French built during their time in Indochina, the others are Haiphong Opera House and Municipal Theatre in Ho Chi Minh city.

• Admission Ticket Free

St. Joseph's Cathedral
St. Joseph's Cathedral, Hanoi is a church on Nha Chung Street in the Hoàn Kiếm District of Hanoi, Vietnam. It is a late 19th-century Gothic Revival (Neo-Gothic style) church that serves as the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hanoi. The cathedral was named after Joseph, the patron saint of Vietnam.
Construction began in 1886, with the architectural style described as resembling Notre Dame de Paris. The church was one of the first structures built by the French colonial government in Indochina when it opened in December 1886. It is the oldest church in Hanoi

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Hoa Lo Prison
There is nowhere in Vietnam that you can fully feel the creepy and sorrow atmosphere than in Hoa Lo prison, Hanoi. Displaying a collection of famous artifacts, killing tools and forms of torture in the French colonial time, Hoa Lo prison is the best representation of those inhumane crimes in history. It also honors the will of the fallen Vietnamese patriots.
(Only in Hanoi City tour option)

60 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Temple of Literature & National University
Temple of Literature is Vietnam's first national university .The temple was built in 1070 at the time of Emperor Lý Thánh Tông. It is one of several temples in Vietnam which is dedicated to Confucius, sages and scholars. The temple is located to the south of the Imperial Citadel of Thăng Long. The various pavilions, halls, statues and stelae of doctors are places where offering ceremonies, study sessions and the strict exams of the Đại Việt took place
(Only on Hanoi City tour)

60 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Vietnam Museum of Ethnology
Vietnam Museum of Ethnology is a museum in Hanoi, Vietnam, which focuses on the 54 officially recognised ethnic groups in Vietnam. It is located on a 43,799-square-metre (10.823-acre) property [1] in the Cầu Giấy District, about 8 km from the city center. The Museum is a member of the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences - an academic institution of the Vietnamese Government.
(Only on Hanoi City tour)

60 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Vietnamese Women's Museum
Established and operated by the Vietnam Women’s Union, the Vietnamese Women’s Museum officially opened its doors to public in 1995. The four-storey building is in Hanoi, Ly Thuong Kiet Street, situated along the central Hoan Kiem Lake and old quarter. It underwent renovation between 2006 and 2010. It functions as a gender museum and research centre that provides knowledge on the historical and cultural heritage of Vietnamese women among the nation’s 54 ethnic communities. By featuring women as its central theme, it illuminates the significant roles and contributions of Vietnamese women in the historical and cultural development of Vietnam.
(Only on Hanoi City tour)

60 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included






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