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Description
See more of Hanoi in half a day than most visitors manage on their own. Riding in an open jeep with a local guide, you slip through hidden alleys and past the city's landmarks while someone else handles the driving, the route and the timing.
The loop takes in the Hanoi Opera House, the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, Thanh Nien Street, the West Lake and Truc Bach Lake area, and Tran Quoc Pagoda, the oldest pagoda in the city. You also cross to Banana Island for a taste of farm and countryside life just minutes from the Old Quarter, with authentic street food along the way.
Pick-up and drop-off at your Old Quarter hotel are included, so all you have to do is choose a morning or afternoon departure and enjoy the ride. Book with Vietnam Express Tour and the whole day is arranged for you.
Details
Zip through Hanoi's icons and hidden alleys in an open jeep, with street food and countryside views packed into one easy half day.
Departures: choose a morning run 08:00 - 12:30 or an afternoon ride 12:30 - 17:00, about 4.5 hours of open-air discovery with lunch included.
•Your driver rolls up to your hotel in the Hanoi Old Quarter and the jeep is yours from the first turn of the key
•Glide past the Hanoi Opera House, built by the French between 1901 and 1911 and modelled on the Palais Garnier in Paris, then dive into the hidden backstreets where everyday Hanoi comes alive
•Cruise past the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum on Ba Dinh Square, where Ho Chi Minh read the Declaration of Independence on 2 September 1945, and roll on along tree-lined Thanh Nien Street
•Cross to Banana Island, a green stretch of riverside farms on the Red River just minutes from the Old Quarter yet a world away from the traffic
•Take in the West Lake and Truc Bach Lake area, with West Lake spreading out as the largest lake in Hanoi
•Step onto a small island in West Lake to admire Tran Quoc Pagoda, the oldest pagoda in Hanoi at more than 1,500 years old
•Weave through local alleys and markets and pause at Huu Tiep Lake, which still holds the wreckage of a B-52 bomber shot down in December 1972
•Finish by tasting authentic Hanoi street food before the jeep delivers you back to your hotel
What's included
•Hotel pick-up and drop-off
•Jeep and driver
•English speaking guide
•Meals depending on the tour option
•Entrance fees
•Beverages
•Tips for guide and driver
•Personal expenses
•Other services not mentioned
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Option
Guests
Adult (from 11 years)
Total
$61