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Private Full-day Hanoi City Tour With Local Experts
5.0
17 Ratings
Hanoi
Discover Hanoi’s hidden gems with local experts. Customize your full-day tour for an authentic adventure. Book now for an unforgettable experience.
Discover Hanoi’s hidden gems with local experts. Customize your full-day tour for an authentic adventure. Book now for an unforgettable experience.
Duration:
7 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum - Please be aware that the Mausoleum is closed every Monday. Visitors are required to wear respectful attire (covering knees and shoulders). The tour includes a visit to the Mausoleum, Ho Chi Minh Presidential Palace (exterior), Ho Chi Minh’s stilt house, and the One-Pillar Pagoda.
- **Temple of Literature & National…
- Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum - Please be aware that the Mausoleum is closed every Monday. Visitors are required to wear respectful attire (covering knees and shoulders). The tour includes a visit to the Mausoleum, Ho Chi Minh Presidential Palace (exterior), Ho Chi Minh’s stilt house, and the One-Pillar Pagoda.
- Temple of Literature & National University - The next stop is the Temple of Literature, Vietnam’s first National University, established in 1070. This site is dedicated to Confucius and served as a place of study for the crown prince.
- Hoa Lo Prison - Following lunch, the tour proceeds to Hoa Lo Prison, also known as the “Hanoi Hilton.” Constructed in 1896 by French colonists to control the Vietnamese population, it later held American pilots as prisoners of war from 1964 to 1973.
- French Quarter - Enjoy a coffee break and a stroll through the charming and well-preserved French Quarter, featuring several original French villas now serving as offices for the Vietnamese Government.
What's Included
- Hotel pick-up in Old Quarter area
- Entrance tickets to tourist sites in the itinerary
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Tea and coffee
- Lunch
- Hotel pick-up in Old Quarter area
- Entrance tickets to tourist sites in the itinerary
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Tea and coffee
- Lunch
What's Not Included
- Alcoholic Beverages
- Gratuities
- Personal Expenses
- Alcoholic Beverages
- Gratuities
- Personal Expenses
Additional Information
What makes this city tour in Hanoi unique is the combination of authenticity and adventure that it offers. Unlike other tours that stick to touristy areas, this tour, in addition to introducing you to most of the highlights in Hanoi, takes you deep into the heart of Hanoi’s bustling streets and savor its famous coffee along the way. You’d be in good…
What makes this city tour in Hanoi unique is the combination of authenticity and adventure that it offers. Unlike other tours that stick to touristy areas, this tour, in addition to introducing you to most of the highlights in Hanoi, takes you deep into the heart of Hanoi’s bustling streets and savor its famous coffee along the way. You’d be in good hands of a super friendly and knowledgeable locals. The tour can be half-day or full-day and 100% customizable to suit your travel style. We are an award-winning small teams and have been in this hospitality field for 10+ years, with thousands of happy travelers. We do hope and will make sure you’d be the next ones!
- Some minor walking is involved during our visits to the mentioned sites.
Location
Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum
2 Hung Vuong, Ba Dinh Square
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(17 Ratings)
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W4049ailouisew
Oct 1, 2024
Personalised Hanoi private tour - Alex is polite, personable and speaks English very well. He is extremely knowledgeable about the history of Hanoi and at all the places we visited he could easily answer any questions. Alex was flexible with our timetable and ensured we were able to visit the city sights that we were interested in. Highly recommend this tour.
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Roxs384
Sep 29, 2024
Hanoi tour - Extremely informative, very easy to understand, a great delight.
Alex was very friendly, with extensive knowledge of sites visited
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Rod_e
Sep 15, 2024
Hanoi in one unforgettable day - There is so much more to Hanoi than meets the eye, or the tourists eye on a map of the city.
Our guide Alex was fantastic! His knowledge and the background details he provided along the way made the locations and historic sites speak.
From our hotel in the Old Quarter we went to the complex of Ho Chi Minh, or as the locals will say 'Uncle Ho'. We learnt a lot about his later life and how he lived.
Next, coffee. Don't be scared. Try something.
Then we went to the Temple of Literature and learnt how difficult it was to study here back in the day and how the ancient teachings affected the students lives.
Next lunch, traditional Vietnamese style with rice and a lot of different portions, either of meat or vegetables and soup or dipping sauces. My husband and I both enjoyed our meal.
We then went to Hoa Lu Prison or the 'Hanoi Hilton and saw the conflicts including the Vietnam War from the Vietnamese perspective.
Then we chose to add in train Street where on a very hot and humid day, we could enjoy a cold beverage and be blown away by the close proximity of the local train travelling though.
Then Alex took us to the Women's Museum. What a wonderfully curated museum. The lives of the local women over the years have been celebrated beautifully.
After a long day, in which we learnt so much, we were dropped back at our hotel.
Thank you so much Alex for colouring in for us the picture of Vietnamese history. It will be unforgettable.
Cảm ơn Alex and best wishes for your life ahead.
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Mobile46257952603
Mar 19, 2024
Insights in Vietnam - I was beyond happy when Alex confirmed a tour for 7 business managers on extremely short notice.
Alex tailor made a special program for us, including luxury transfer, meet & greet at the airport (!), lunch at Divas Restaurant - Capella Restaurant, visit to Hanoi`s slum area, Long Bien Bridge, coffee and meet up with the manager at Cafe Hidden Gem. The group had many interesting and valuable discussion with both Alex and his companion and gained great insight into Vietnam life.
Alex, thank you for planning and taking both responsibility for and care of this group of people. From all 8 of us, THANK YOU!
BR, Carolin Dietrichson
EA
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Familytraveller322
Mar 12, 2024
Great tour of Hanoi with Alex - Our day with Alex was fantastic! We only had one day in Hanoi and thankfully we trusted Alex to show us around. He took us to the Presidential Palace, Mausoleum, Temple of Literature, and Hoa Lo prison ("Hanoi Hilton"), with stops for Vietnamese coffee and a great lunch at a local restaurant. Alex taught us a lot about the city and country and was patient with our questions. I would 100% recommend spending the day with him in Hanoi.
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Frequentflier615106
Jan 24, 2024
Nothing to complain about! Try it!!! - We had one of the best guided Tours with "Alex" on our whole trip through Vietnam (4 weeks). He took care of our wellbeing, provided us with a lot of interesting information about Hanoi and Vietnam in general AND we can still remember almost all of them. He made something often boring (tourist tours) damn memorable. Xin cảm ơn. :)
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Bansri13
Nov 24, 2023
Brilliant private guided tour - scroll no further just book! - Alex was just an incredible, knowledgeable and kind guide. As I was travelling solo we did the tour in his koror bike which is a brilliant way to experience all the main sights of Hanoi. Alex’s knowledge of the history and culture of the city was brilliant but the best part was just being with someone to understand how locals live, think and exist - priceless. Alex took me to some hidden gems (coffee and vegan food) as well as gave me lots of inside tips! The booking process was seamless and he was punctual, attentive and respectful of giving time to take photos and absorb as needed. I highly recommend Alex as a tour guide for Hanoi. Five stars for everything. Thanks Alex!
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B6563vmsimonh
Nov 13, 2023
A memorable tour - With just one day to experience Hanoi, our guide Alex provided a fantastic tour of the main historical and cultural sites, plus some amazing street food and the opportunity to sample some local egg coffee and iced coffee. Alex is not only highly articulate and knowledgeable but is a lovely guy who went the extra mile for us after our day tour by helping us to book the next leg of our Vietnam tour. Thoroughly recommended.
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Esztel
Nov 8, 2023
Unforgettable day out in Hanoi - The tour with Alex was amazing from beginning to end! He picked me up from my hotel and we had a really fun day starting with a delicious lunch in the Old Quarter, which catered to my diet (thank you!) Then explored the French Quarter, tried coffee at a lovely off-the-beaten-track café, then off on an epic scooter ride including going over the river and visiting a temple. Finally just in time watching the train go past and loads of photo opportunities! Alex was a superb host, very good at making me feel at ease, full of knowledge and anecdotes and a very good driver - the experience overall was unforgettable. Very highly recommended!
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Crpaul515
Oct 20, 2023
Superb guides - The competence, flexibility and friendliness of our guides, Hải yan and Alex, were superb. Also the transfer they arranged from the airport was very convenient. They spoke English very well and arranged good restaurants to meet our tastes.
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