Hanoi City Highlights Walking Tour – Landmarks & History
Top rated 5⭐ 149
⏰ Duration 4.5 – 5 hours
🚀 Skip the line
📅 Free Cancellation
✅ Recommended by 100% of travelers
👥 Small group of up to 6️⃣ people ONLY
Short description
Discover Hanoi’s highlights: The Sword Lake, Assembly Building, Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum & Garden, One Pillar Pagoda, Dien Huu Temple, Prison Museum & Train Street, Local Place.
Focus on Culture + History+ Fun. You WILL LOVEit.❤
What travellers loved
John, our tour guide was absolutely amazing, very knowledgeable and kind. I really enjoyed the experience of learning about vietnams military history and culture and would recommend it to anyone visiting Hanoi. He answered all out questions and explained everything.
John our tour guide was absolutely amazing. Very kind and knowledgeable, was able to answer all of our questions thay we asked and informed us of all the information he had on Vietnam military and their culture. Would highly recommend to anyone visiting Hanoi. Thank you so much John for the tour. We enjoyed every minute of it.
An amazing afternoon! We learnt so much, saw some beautiful parts of the city, and really enjoyed our time with our guide John. Would highly recommend!
Great tour of Hanoi. Seeing the main sites including Ho Chi Min Masoleum and the Prison. John is a very informative guide and would completely recommend
Was a condensed tour of several highlights so you could get a view of Hanoi history. Great option if you don’t have much time. John was an enthusiastic guide.
Had a wonderful tour with John - we learnt so much about Vietnam both the history and culture. Really enjoyed visiting the “Hanoi Hilton” and train street. John was very knowledgeable and great company.
John was an excellent guide - he was so informative about the sights listed on the tour. As we had already visited the prison he adapted our tour to visit the B52 museum. We learnt so much about modern life in Vietnam and Hanoi as well as about the sights we saw. The mausoleum was a special experience.
Very good experience, John was lovely and spoke great English. He was very knowledgeable about the vietnamese history and explained very in depth about the current vietnamese culture and was very interested how it compares to our own culture.
John was a very good guide who gave lots of information and supported us throughout the trip. He was attentive and gave lots of information throughout. The guide was tailored to our needs and likes and we explored many highlights of Hanoi.
• 1️⃣, Ly Thai To Park, stroll through the peaceful park and discover the deep historical significance tied to Hanoi’s 1,000-year legacy.
• 2️⃣, Stroll around Hoàn Kiếm Lake – the beautiful heart of Hanoi. Hear the legend of the returned sword, and enjoy the refreshing atmosphere
• 3️⃣, Lenin Park, enjoy the peaceful atmosphere
• 4️⃣, Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, explore inside (Only Morning – Except for Monday & Friday) and learn about Uncle Ho’s humble life. It is temporarily closed for annual maintenance from 4 Sep to 2 Nov 2026
• 5️⃣, One Pillar Pagoda – Hanoi’s iconic Buddhist structure, explore the story of the king’s dream and architecture.
• 6️⃣, Dien Huu Temple, learn about our worshipping culture and religions
• 7️⃣, Hanoi’s Train Street – a narrow alley where trains pass just inches from residential areas. Have a drink and enjoy watching the train pass by
• 8️⃣, Hoa Lo Prison Museum – Hanoi Hilton, discover moving stories of history within its dark cells, see artefacts of former prisoners
• 9️⃣, Local place (Hidden gem), have traditional tea/drinks and snacks. Have FUN and learn more about the main business and about a typical person’s life in Vietnam (Afternoon Tour Only)
Includes
✅ Experienced Local Guide ✅ Cold Bottled Water ✅ Included Drinks: (Beer, Coke, Fanta, Sparkling Water, Orange Juice, Tea, …) ✅ Included Local Vietnamese Snacks: Peanut Brittle, Potato Crisps, Cheese Crisps, Rice Snacks ✅ Raincoat ✅ Visit Landmarks & Historical Attractions ❌ Beverages (at the train street)
Not suitable for
• Pregnant women
• People with mobility impairments
• Wheelchair users
• People over 75 years
• Baby strollers
• Baby carriages
Meeting point
Important information
• ⚠️: Wear/bring a T-shirt and a pair of shorts/trousers/… that EQUAL or BELOW your knee • ⚠️: If Last-Minute Booking! Please Call us or Wait For Our Confirmation. We can quickly confirm availability • ⚠️: Please prepare some CASH (100,000 VND – $4 per person) 🙏🙏 for entrance tickets • ⚠️: If Require Private Tour or in Another Language, Please send us a message!