HANOI · VIETNAM
Old Quarter mornings, train-street nights, the bay the next day.
Street food, water puppets, lantern-lit alleys, and the day trips that bring everyone here. Ha Long Bay, Ninh Binh, Sapa, Cat Ba and the quieter corners north.
If you only do one thing
The tour Hanoi runs on.
Tens of thousands of travellers book the same way in. If you're new to the city and want to see what the fuss is about, start here.
The classics
Hanoi's Most Popular Tours
Old Quarter walks, street-food crawls, Ha Long day cruises and Ninh Binh boats. The shortlist most travellers book first.
In the city
Hanoi, before you head anywhere else.
The Old Quarter for the alleys. Train Street for the coffee with a train going by. Street food for the pho and the bun cha. Water puppets for the only thing of its kind in the world.
Out of the city
Day trips, weekends and the northern loop.
Hanoi is the launchpad. Ha Long for the karst bay. Ninh Binh for the dry-land version. Sapa for the rice terraces. Cat Ba for the slow side of Ha Long. Ha Giang if you want to ride a motorbike for a week.
By tour type
Or pick how you want to spend the day.
Walking tours for the Old Quarter. Motorbike tours for the streets. Cycling for the dyke roads. Cruises for the bay. Cooking classes for the kitchen, evening tours for after dark.
If you came for the food
Eat your way through the Old Quarter.
Pho at a plastic stool. Bun cha on a smoky grill. Egg coffee on a balcony. Three small-group food tours we’d hand a hungry friend the moment they land.
The famous tracks
Coffee with a train going by.
A narrow lane in the Old Quarter where trains thunder past inches from the cafe tables. Our shortlist for doing Train Street without getting it wrong.
An old Red River tradition
Water puppets, the only place in the world.
Eleventh-century puppetry performed on a pool, with a live folk-music ensemble at the side. Three shows we’d send our friends to before any other evening plan.
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