Hanoi is a city with a surprise on each corner. Once you are off the main streets, you will see diverse as well as contrasting ways of life. Make it easy to explore the best of Hanoi on foot with Hanoi walking tours. There is a wide range of walking tours in Hanoi to show the city in different ways with some having a large focus on the community, some focused on history, some very focused on food.
Let your local guide walk you around Hanoi and get to know the vendors, indulge in savory street food, discover the vibrant night markets, and more. With our Hanoi walking tours, you will explore hidden secrets that the city has to offer on your own pace. No matter what your interests are, you will see the wonders of Hanoi upon coming on a walk in Hanoi with VietnamDiscovery.
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Best Hanoi Walking Tours
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Frequently Asked Questions about Hanoi Walking Tours
Top 10 best places for a walk in Hanoi are:
• Hoan Kiem Lake area (especially in the morning and afternoon)
• West Lake area (especially in the morning and afternoon)
• Botanical gardens (Vuon Bach Thao)
• Old Quarter and Ba Dinh Square (especially in the evening)
• French Quarter
• Phan Dinh Phung street
• Dong Kinh Nghia Thuc Square
• Hang Gai street
• Long Bien bridge
Hanoi is very suitable for walking. In comparison to Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), it is much more walk friendly. Walking is the best way to explore the city. Here, you have the Old Quarter, main markets, popular lakes, train tracks and many other neighborhood areas of interests which are condensed together.
Walking here, you can appreciate the lushness because trees are everywhere. On some streets, the buildings nearly disappear and all you see is green.
Generally Hanoi is a safe city to explore on foot, and serious crimes against travelers are rather rare, yet it is still pertinent to get some caution. Although it is safe to walk around Old Quarter streets at night, it is best to avoid the darker lanes after about 10PM.
Recommended day trips from Hanoi for walking are:
• Four Hours Hanoi by Night
• Cycling day tour to Bat Trang Pottery and Thanh Tri Villages
• Half-day Hanoi City Tour in Mid-Autumn Festival
• Four Hours Hanoi by Night
• Hanoi street food tour
• Evening cyclo tour with water puppet show
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List of top walking tours in Hanoi good for avoiding crowds includes:
• Private Hanoi nightlife walking tour
• Hidden Hanoi Walking Morning Small Group Tour
• Hanoi Half-day Cooking Tour with the Master Chef
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Top Attractions in Hanoi
Long Bien bridge | Van Phuc Silk village | Perfume pagoda (Chua Huong) | Lake of the Restored Sword (Hoan Kiem Lake) | Temple of Literature (Van Mieu – Quoc Tu Giam) | Vietnam Women’s Museum | St Joseph’s Cathedral (Nha Tho Lon) | Hoa Lo Prison | Hanoi Old Quarter | Bat Trang Ceramic Village | Temple of the Jade Mountain (Ngoc Son temple) | Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre | Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum Complex | West Lake (Ho Tay) | Ho Chi Minh’s Stilt House (Nha Bac Ho) | Quang Ba Flower Market | Tay Ho Temple | Vietnam Museum of Ethnology (VME)
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