Itineraries, practical tips and day trips to plan your stay in Hanoi, Ha Long Bay, Ninh Binh and Sapa.
For a first time, taste in this order: phở (rice noodle soup), bún chả (grilled pork and vermicelli, Hanoi'...
For a first visit to Ninh Binh, sleep in Tam Coc: it has the widest choice (from 150,000 VND for a dorm bed...
The right market depends on the time. By day: Dong Xuan, the big covered market of the Old Quarter (about 6...
In Hanoi, an hour of massage generally costs 400,000 to 700,000 VND (about 15 to 27 USD) in the Old Quarter...
For the highest: Top of Hanoi, on the 65th floor of the Lotte Hotel, said to be open from 17:00 to midnight...
The simplest and cheapest way from Hanoi to Cat Ba is the combined bus + boat ticket sold by several compan...
To get from Hanoi to Luang Prabang, flying is the only sensible choice: about 1 h 05 to 1 h 10 in the air a...
Flying a drone in Vietnam is not free-for-all: you need an authorisation, and for a tourist there is no sim...
Hanoi celebrates Christmas without a day off: 25 December is an ordinary day, but on the evening of the 24t...
Yes, you can go to Hanoi: as of 27 October 2026, we found no storm announced for northern Vietnam, and the ...
The best pho in Hanoi is eaten early in the morning at a small street stall for about 50,000 to 70,000 VND ...
In Hanoi, withdraw dong (VND) from an ATM: most ATMs charge a flat 20,000 to 55,000 VND per withdrawal (abo...
Bun cha is charcoal-grilled pork served in a sweet-sour broth with rice vermicelli and fresh herbs, and it ...
The Hanoi hop-on hop-off bus is a double-decker loop (City Sightseeing) around Hoan Kiem Lake, the Opera Ho...
In Hanoi's Old Quarter almost every pool is small and on the roof: the Hanoi Tirant Hotel has a pool of abo...
Allow 2 days for Hanoi alone, 5 to 6 days with Ha Long Bay and 5 to 8 days with Ninh Binh as well (ranges f...
A jeep tour in Hanoi lasts half a day (4 to 4.5 hours) and costs from about $57 per person (prices seen in ...
To leave your bags in Hanoi, the simplest option is a shop in the Old Quarter: 50,000 to 100,000 VND per ba...
Hanoi's luxury hotels cluster near the Opera House (Sofitel Legend Metropole, Capella), in the western towe...
In Hanoi an automatic scooter of 110 to 125 cc rents for about 150,000 to 250,000 VND a day (about $6 to $1...
The most booked Hanoi pub crawl on GetYourGuide is the "Guided Bar Crawl with Drinks and Nightclub Entry": ...
The best sunset in Hanoi is from West Lake (Tay Ho), with Tran Quoc Pagoda and Long Bien Bridge as options....
To get from Hanoi to Ha Giang, the night sleeper bus is the cheapest choice: about 250,000 to 350,000 VND f...
Hanoi Train Station (Ga Ha Noi) is where the night trains leave for the south and the north-west: trains to...
