Hanoi in a day from Halong city

Ha Long Bay, Vietnam
Duration8h - 12h
Free cancellationFull refund up to 24 hours before
Instant confirmationYour booking is confirmed right away
TicketMobile or paper ticket accepted
LanguagesGerman, Chinese, English, French, Spanish
Private tourOnly your group will participate
Pickup offeredSee the meeting and pickup details below

Overview

This tour is flexible from 9 to 12 hours duration. Various start time.
Hanoi is 100 miles away from Halong city. Avoid 4 hours each way bus tour. We specially use the Highway #5B and it takes only 2 hours to get to Hanoi and you will have more time enjoying our city.
Customers can customize the tour to their desire: Guide language; places to visit and especially a local food tour for lunch with authentic local food experience OR in a Top restaurant with themed Vietnamese food menu.

Options

CHANGE CHINESE OR FRENCH

Chinese or French speaking: Chinese or French speaking guide surcharge per GROUP from default English speaking guide
Surchage: When you booked a default tour with English you also book this option to change to Chinese or French
Pickup included

Change Spanish Or Germans

Spanish or German speaking: Spanish or German speaking guide surcharge per GROUP from default English speaking guide
Surchage: When you booked a default tour with English you also book this option to change to Spanish or German
Pickup included

All Inclusive Private Tour

Change from English speaking? : Change from English speaking? - Book also the Surcharge option following your desired speaking guide.
Premium: Pick up at the foot of your cruise. Our driver holding a card with your name on it at the very first steps from your cruise.
Duration: 10 hours: Flexible duration from 9 to 12 hours tour duration depending on your request and cruise time
Tailored Made: You can choose a 2 hours Local Food tour in Old town OR a Lunch at a Fine restaurant + Cylclo (Richshaw) tour around Old town
Spacious vehicle: 1-3 persons: SUV 8 seats.
from 4: 16 seats spacious van
All runs in a Highway. No stop
Pickup included

Start from Port Meeting point

Change from English speaking?: Change from English speaking? - Book also the Surcharge option following your desired speaking guide.
Come to our place at port: We will send direction to get to our meet point for the tour start. We donot need to buy port pass for this option.
Duration: 10 hours: Flexible duration from 9 to 12 hours tour duration depending on your request and cruise time
Tailored Made: You can choose a 2 hours Local Food tour in Old town OR a Lunch at a Fine restaurant + Cylclo (Richshaw) tour around Old town
Spacious vehicle: 1-3 persons: SUV 8 seats.
from 4: 16 seats spacious van
All runs in a Highway. No stop
Pickup included

What's included

  • Professional English speaking guide (Other language: Book Tour + Book Language Surcharge Option)
  • Port Of Call option: Inclusive Port pass for driver to pick up at your foot cruise
  • Start From Our Meeting Point Option: You need to get to our Check-in Counter at port Admin building
  • All local taxes, entry tickets to places in Hanoi - We tailor-make to your desire and request
  • Lunch: Optional 2 hours walking Hanoi food tour OR at TOP restaurant in Hanoi + Rickshaw tour 1 hour
  • Port fee for driver to pick up - drop off at your cruise foot if you book PORT OF CALL option
  • Private air-conditionered vehicle Halong - Hanoi - city tour - Halong
  • Tips. drinks and other personal expenditures
  • Guide other language surcharge: YOU NEED TO BOOK GUIDE SURCHARGE OPTION following your Language

What to expect

  1. 2h
    Pick up in Halong city with Private vehicle at our meet point OR for All Inclusive option our driver has your name on the card at the foot of your cruise.
    For tour starts from the hotel in Halong city, our driver finds you with the name at the reception.
  2. Hanoi Opera House
    3m
    Private driver takes you to Hanoi after 2 hours drive, Our Hanoi private guide greets and meet you at Hanoi Opera House for the start point.
  3. Duờng Tau
    10m
    A short stop at Hanoi train street for a glimpse of Vietnam famous railways system.
  4. Temple of Literature & National University
    55m · Admission ticket included
    The 1st university of Vietnam from 1000 years ago
  5. Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum
    25m · Admission ticket included
    We queue up to visit our father of Vietnam - The one who gave birth to Vietnam nation in 1945.
  6. Ba Dinh Square
    3m · Admission ticket included
    Visit the place where Ho Chi Minh read the declaration to give birth the nation in 1945. Opposite to Congress House and Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum.
  7. One Pillar Pagoda
    20m · Admission ticket included
    Unique pagoda in the middle of the lake looks like a lotus flower. It was built from 11th century
  8. Hoa Lo Prison
    50m · Admission ticket included
    Place Vietnam kept American pilots during the War. From here we start the drive back to Halong city/port
  9. Old Quarter
    2h · Admission ticket included
    Have a lunch in a Fine Vietnamese Food Restaurant in City Center + Rickshaw tour (2 hours) OR Enjoy the food tour around the Old town of Hanoi as below:
    Start our walking tour to the main stops are at the most Only-One-Dish-famous shops or restaurants owned by families who have been making certain famous traditional dishes for years. These experience will come one after one during the walking tour in this Hanoi National Heritage area. We will not only bring you the real local Hanoi dishes but also show the special way of enjoying them as parts of the daily culinary life in Hanoian.

    The journey will get you down to the local markets to learn about Vietnamese cooking and eating habits. This industrialized haste and busy life creates a lot of fast foods. Hanoians are lucky to be able to eat delicious home-cooked meals in a busy city at any time!
    The walking takes you to smaller walkways which you would not normally enter. It is time we find "A City Inside A City".
  10. 30m · Admission ticket included
    Egg coffee or a local coffee of Vietnam. Enjoy the Old Quarter in style
  11. Lake of the Restored Sword (Hoan Kiem Lake)
    30m · Admission ticket included
    Center of Hanoi city. Guide's goodbye,
  12. Bai Chay
    2h
    Our driver takes you back to your Halong city port/Location. End of the day tour following your wished time

Meeting and pickup

Pickup details

Our guide will have your name on the list and a welcome board!

Additional information

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Specialized infant seats are available
  • All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
  • At time of booking, Cruise ship passengers must provide the following information at time of booking: ship name, docking time, disembarkation time and re-boarding time
  • Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
  • Passport name, number, expiry and country is required at time of booking for all participants

Cancellation policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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  • You'll choose your date and travelers and pay on viator.com. Prices vary by date, group size and option.
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