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What you’ll get

  • Duration : 3 hours

  • Departure : Hanoi Old Quarter

  • Suitable : Family, group of friends

  • Type : Land tour

  • Product Code : T88HNF01

Overview

This free Hanoi Old Quarter walking tour will help you discover the area, famous for its “36 Guild Streets” in the past.

Highlights

    • Discover place which is famous with “36 guild streets”
    • Wander along the old streets  and get exciting experience
Select a date and participants:
(Age 12+)
(with valid ID card)
(Age 9-11)
(Age 4-8)
(Age 0-3)
Our bookings system need at least 2 days in advance booking. Please select suitable date!

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1. Select option:

  • Morrning Tour
  • Afternoon tour
  • Option 3

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3. Other requests:

  • Meals
    N/A
  • Transportation
    Walking
  • Price Includes
    • Tour guide (available with English speaking local student)
    Price Excludes
    • Transfer fees (if any)
    • Entrance fees (if any)
    • Personal expenses (foods, drinks,...)
  • Cancellation by Customer

    If you are unable to join the tour on the day and at the time scheduled, you must notify us within 3 hours of the departure.

  • Cancellation by Weather

    In case of an unexpected situation/ bad weather causes an effect on your trip after commencement, we serve the right to change the itinerary of your booked tour for the safety of all clients in the group. If there are more than one solution, we will ask for your permission and agreement to do the next step

Itineraries

Full itinerary

  • If you are a solo traveler or have fewer than 3 people in your group, please join one of our group tours at Hanoi Free Day Tours.

  • If you are interested in free private tours in Ho Chi Minh City, please visit Saigon Free Day Tours.

 

At 9:00 AM or 2:00 PM, our guide will pick you up at your hotel to start the tour.

Our guide will welcome you at your hotel before beginning the walking tour to discover Hanoi’s Old Quarter, which was historically famous for its “36 Guild Streets.”

Nowadays, the former craft villages have become streets, and many no longer feature the businesses reflected in their names. However, it is well worth your time to wander along these old streets, where you are sure to enjoy many memorable experiences. Despite the damage caused by the Vietnam War, the Old Quarter has retained many of its original characteristics, attracting tourists, especially those interested in architecture.

These houses are neither tall buildings of the kind commonly seen in cities nor stilt houses built on rows of poles, which were traditionally popular in Vietnam’s mountainous regions. They are also known as “tube houses” because they are short and narrow in width but extend deep into the plot.

After walking around and enjoying some local specialties (excluded), continue to the Hoan Kiem Lake area, where you can visit Ngoc Son Temple or enjoy a treat at Trang Tien Ice Cream, Thuy Ta Ice Cream, or one of the famous cafés and restaurants nearby.

At weekends, the area features pedestrian streets and a night market where vehicles are not allowed, allowing you to stroll around and shop without worrying about traffic.

The tour ends at around 12:00 PM for the morning tour or 5:00 PM for the afternoon tour.

Meals: N/A

Accommodation: N/A

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Important Notes

    • Student guide requires no charges! Guests should be nice to cover all fees for guide!
    • Please provide us with your age in the “your message” section in order that we can serve you better
    • The photos taken during the tour might be used for our brand’s promotion and activities. If you are not comfortable with this, please notify us in the booking.
    • Private tours are only for a group from 3 people, if you have less than 3 people in your group, please join our group tours here at Hanoi Free Day Tours

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  • Asked by Hanit | 30 Sep 2019

    Hello, My name is Hanit and I supposed to land at Hanoi tomorrow, monday (1st, October) Will I be able to join a group for a street food tour at 3pm?

  • Asked by Gallen Tay Wi Keng | 30 Sep 2019

    Hi, I am Gallen from Singapore. With regards to your Hanoi Old Quarter Private Walking Tour (Half Day), would it be possible for us to begin the tour at 10am and end at 1pm on 12 Oct (Sat)? Can I also ask your guide to take us to Pho Thin for lunch?

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  • Asked by Archana | 26 Sep 2019

    Hi. We will be returning from our healing bay cruise at 2.30pm. Would you be able to accommodate us?

  • Asked by Archana | 26 Sep 2019

    Hi. We will be returning from our healing bay cruise at 2.30pm. Would you be able to accommodate us?

Customer Reviews

Excellent

9.6

Based on 3 reviews

Review summary

  • Service
    9.3
  • Organization
    9.7
  • Value for money
    9.3
  • Safety
    10.0
9.5

Brian

Other Country
09 Feb 2019
Awesome time great guide We booked the full day walking tour and our guide Anh met with us at the hotel that we were staying at. She showed us around the Ho Chi Minh Complex and Temple of Literature in the morning and expl... See more

We booked the full day walking tour and our guide Anh met with us at the hotel that we were staying at. She showed us around the Ho Chi Minh Complex and Temple of Literature in the morning and explained why many of the culturally significant sites were the way they are, from the important meaning in color, the architectural influences, and traditions at the temples. In the afternoon we enjoyed a tour around old quarter where we were staying, she was so kind as to let us know where the food spots were even though we didn’t book a food tour! Fluent in English, our guide was openly willing to accommodate anything we wanted to do and I felt like we had a more personal experience than other tours we have been on, like friends! Hanoi free walking tours has my highest recommendation for providing a quality tour that gives you a chance to meet with the future leaders of Vietnam (the students). After the tour I knew so much more about the deep culture and tradition in Vietnam. I urge you don’t miss one of these tours when in Hanoi, it’s a great chance to meet local and see the beautiful city.

9.5

Casey

Other Country
19 Dec 2018
Half day walking tour highly recommend! We just finished our walking tour our guide, one of the lovely tour guides. She was very friendly and had excellent English. She was able to answer all of our questions and volunteered a lot of ver... See more

We just finished our walking tour our guide, one of the lovely tour guides. She was very friendly and had excellent English. She was able to answer all of our questions and volunteered a lot of very interesting information- not only about what we were aiming to see on our tour but she also pointed out things that were happening around us and explain them. It was about a 3 hour tour and allowed a bit of time to shop in the market. We had a great time and I would recommend this highly to anyone.

9.8

Tan

Singapore
09 Oct 2018
Great tour of the old quarter I had an enjoyable time with my guide who was able to bring me up to speed on my very limited knowledge of Vietnamese history. He was able to answer my questions with ease and pointed out things I ... See more

I had an enjoyable time with my guide who was able to bring me up to speed on my very limited knowledge of Vietnamese history. He was able to answer my questions with ease and pointed out things I would never have noticed like the alleyway allowing residents to cut through a block onto another street (which reminded me a lot of Lyon’s traboules). Also a great artist, Son left me with a sketch to remember the tour by. I would highly recommend doing one of these tours to orientate yourself around the dizzying streets of the old quarter!