Hanoi City Half Day Private Tour: Hidden Corners & Train Street

Badge of ExcellenceHanoi, Vietnam

From $29.00

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up to 24 hours before the experience starts (local time)

4 to 5 hours
Pickup offered
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

Overview

With thousands of years of history and entrenched in a clash of cultures, seeing Hanoi with a local guide is the way to go. You’ll do just that on this tour, traveling privately from traditional pagodas to bustling markets to serene lakes and more, going beyond the guidebooks and into the hidden corners of the city.

Hassle-free round-trip transfers from your hotel in Hanoi's Old Quarter
Traditional Vietnamese meal included
See the famous "Train Street," St. Joseph's Cathedral, and much more
Limited to just your group, you’ll get a more personalized experience

What's Included

English speaking guide
Entrance fees
Private transfers during trip
Tea/coffee (or egg-coffee) while visiting the train street

Tips/gratuites
Extra sight-seeing places

Meeting and Pickup

You can head directly to the meeting point, or request pickup

Meeting point

Hanoi Opera House
1 Tràng Tiền, Phan Chu Trinh, Hoàn Kiếm, Hà Nội, Vietnam
It is localed right at the round-about of streets of Trang Tien, Ly Thai To, Phan Chu Trinh, Le Thanh Tong, Co Tan. And it is also near National Historical Museum; Hilton Hanoi Opera

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Pickup details

This private tour allows you either to request for pickup at your location or to come to the "meeting point" in case you not yet booked a hotel. The time duration of the tour will last 4 to 5 hours. You can choose the given start times matching your plan. Our guide and vehicle will pick you up at your location.

What To Expect

Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum

1 hour • Admission Ticket Included

One Pillar Pagoda

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Temple of Literature & National University

1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Dong Xuan Market

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Long Bien Bridge

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Hanoi Train Street

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Hanoi Opera House

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Near public transportation
Infants must sit on laps
Most travelers can participate

Ho Chi Minh mausoleum opens only in the morning (untill 11:30am) and closed weekly on Monday; Friday. So you will visit outside if you choose tours on Monday, Friday or tours sheduled after 10:00am
All passengers must dress modestly when visiting Ho Chi Minh mausoleum. Passengers' shoulders must be covered; shorts must be to knee length.
Hanoi Opera House is closed and only open to public for its ceremony and some special events. The visit to this site is to experience the French style architectures and history information.
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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.

Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.

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Reviews

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See best Hanoi highlights in half a day

Karen_Q, May 2024

Great overview of the city with Ty excellent guide. Skipped the que and had close up piccies especially at the Tain Stations with a great guide.

Nice varied overview of Hanoi attractions and history

Maureen_F, Apr 2024

Our guide, Nhet (spelling?) was very helpful and knowledgeable. We especially enjoyed Hanoi Train Street and the Temple of Literature and University. It is disappointing that the Hanoi Opera House is not open much. No lunch is included, a Viator inaccuracy.

A good brief tour of Hanoi

Maddie_D, Apr 2024

This was a good tour with LNG and driver. Very accommodating. Felt a bit under pressure at the silk shop (by the staff) to purchase something. We just had a coffee though. LNG was a good guide with good English. We were a bit disappointed with the choice of stop at train street as it was not very vibrant. Later in the day we found the part of it that as better. We appreciate the guide was trying to get us round the attractions though. Overall a good tour.

Great food trip!!

Teng_L, Apr 2024

Guide was very knowledgeable and friendly. Food and stop at train street was great fun. I would definitely recommend going on this tour

The hidden corners tour...

Lisa_D, Apr 2024

The hidden corners tour was fabulous, the train street was so much fun! Ken, our guide, was pure gold, so informative, friendly and funny! Highly recommend, great intro to Hanoi!

Fantastic guide and great...

Kathryn_S, Apr 2024

Fantastic guide and great way to get an introduction to Hanoi. Train Street is a must do. Get an early trip if you want to get into Mossolium as it closes at 10.15sm.

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Sharon_B, Apr 2024

Our tour guide Lin was amazing. So informative, and the best tour we had the whole time we were in Vietnam. Thanks Lin!

Train street experience...

hoboron, Apr 2024

Train street experience was timed to enjoy shortly after arrival. Other sites were good to see and learn.

Minor problems

Robert_P, Apr 2024

Thought the guide was good and educational. We did not go to St. Joseph's Cathedral even though it was only 2 blocks from our hotel. Lunch was included in the tour but was not provided.

Response from Host, Apr 2024

Dear, We are sorry to hear this. There must be a misunderstanding or something wrong here . The tour include tea/coffee in the train street. You wrote "we did not go to St. Joseph's Cathedral even though it was only 2 blocks from our hotel". There is no cathedral site in the tour program. Moreover, you could walk some steps there without any restriction if you are interested in. Thank you!

Good tour, poor guide

Joseph_H, Apr 2024

Good basic itinerary to see the “highlights of Hanoi” in 4+ hours and avoiding walking in the stifling heat. Unfortunately our guide had very poor English which made asking questions almost impossible. Ended up that he took us to a site, said a few words and then talked Vietnamese with the driver for the rest of the time. With a good guide it could have been a really informative tour. Should have provided a city map so we knew where we were going and the neighborhoods visited.

Great tour if you have limited time

Trudie_J, Apr 2024

We had limited time in Hanoi so this tour was a great way to see all of the sights. Long was our tour guide, he was very knowledgeable and engaging. Train Street was the highlight, Long timed the visit to the minute. Highly recommend.

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Sue_D, Mar 2024

Train Street was a unique experience and our guide, Ling, timed it perfectly. The pho for lunch was also memorable. We found Ling to be informative and personable - loved learning about the Vietnamese culture from him.

Great time checking out...

Diane_D, Mar 2024

Great time checking out Hanoi with our guide. We had Pho in a small little local restaurant, it was the best Pho we had the entire trip.

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Karen_L, Mar 2024

Wonderful guide, very Informative. By the end of the tour we were on nickname terms. Saw and learnt a lot about Hanoi.

Avoid the Trip in the company you’ll see little

alistair_f, Mar 2024

Stay clear of this trip in this company in the afternoon. The mausoleum isn’t open and they don’t do any substitutes like the Hanoi Hilton. The Guide was well aware that it wasn’t open and we were going to complain! Even if you do the trip in the morning and do the mausoleum… you’ll miss the train on train street ! And don’t even think about complaining, they don’t bother responding

Great tour!

Julie_R, Mar 2024

Great tour and our guide was very knowledgeable! I'm pleased I booked this tour, it allowed us to discover the most important sites of Hanoi in a short time. Thanks!

First day in Hanoi Tour - not recommended.

Edward_K, Mar 2024

Long, our guide, did very little to enhance the experience. No descriptions of sights as we drove by them. Also, very little description when we walked to a sight. When we did stop it was often a quick stop to get a picture and back in the car. The stop a Train Street was in the least scenic location. I expected a little commentary but he dropped us off there to take a look. We were back in the car in 3 minutes. Long did not join us for the lunch/snack stop. Market stop was a waste of time - lots of junk. The tour lasted less than 3 hours 30 minutes. I would have expect 4 to 4 and a half hours. Driver was good

Excellent city tour

Valerie_H, Mar 2024

Excellent tour with a fabulous guide HAI. He was friendly, very knowledgeable. Made the trip fun and we would highly recommend him. Train street was fabulous as was the egg coffee made by one of the locals. HAI was an excellent guide who taught us a lot about the city. Would highly recommend this trip as they kept us informed of pick ups and were easy to book with.

Our guide spoke very...

Scott_Y, Mar 2024

Our guide spoke very fluent English, but he rushed the whole tour, we were walking very fast on each sight, that we ended our tour an hour early. He also insisted on a bigger tip.

Long is the best

ANGELA_H, Mar 2024

Excellent insight to Hanoi xx long is the best guide and he’s funny xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx A great trip n xxx I would recommend

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