Private Tour

Hanoi City Half Day Private Tour: Hidden Corners & Train Street

Overview

Available languages

Vietnamese

English

Mobile ticket

1. A good chance to admire Hanoi Old Quarter of long history of 2000 years history.

2. Pass by French colonial architecture, peaceful lakes and traditional pagodas and temples that date back hundreds of years.

3. Private Hanoi city sightseeing Half Day tour, led by an experienced tour guide help you see as many things in a half-day tour as full day one.

4. Flexible to choose a morning or afternoon itinerary or any start time you wish during the day.

5. With your limited time, you can explore most of highlights and hidden things; all hidden corners of beautiful Hanoi.

6. See all aspects of Hanoi (modern and old) and a good chance to understand the local life and their history and culture.

7. Experience a unique "train street' - a new "must-see" place of Hanoi City.

Additional Info

Public transportation options are available nearby

Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Ho Chi Minh mausoleum opens only in the morning (untill 11:30am) and closed weekly on Monday; Friday. So you will visit outside if you choose tours on Monday, Friday or tours sheduled after 10:00am

All passengers must dress modestly when visiting Ho Chi Minh mausoleum. Passengers' shoulders must be covered; shorts must be to knee length.

Hanoi Opera House is closed and only open to public for its ceremony and some special events. The visit to this site is to experience the French style architectures and history information.

The Ho Chi Minh mausoleum is closed from June 10 to August 12 yearly for maintenance.

If you hotel is located near Noi Bai airport, you need to go to the meeting point for pickup or contact the local operator for more details.

Please contact our operations team via WhatsApp +84-982-804-399 to double check your pick-up location.

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

What To Expect

Your tour guide and car from Paradise Indochina Travel pick you up at your hotels then start discovering Hanoi City. The first place is Ho Chi Minh mausoleum (open only in morning time 8:00 AM - 11:30 AM and close on Monday & Friday weekly). It is the final resting place of Ho Chi Minh, the most iconic and popular leader of Vietnam, known to his people as ‘Uncle Ho’. His body is preserved here in a glass case at the mausoleum (albeit against his wishes). Started in 1973, the construction of the mausoleum was modeled on Lenin's mausoleum in Russia and was first open to the public in 1975. Security is tight and visitors should dress with respect (no shorts, sleeveless shirts and miniskirts) and everyone has to deposit their bags and cameras before getting in. PLEASE NOTE that the mausoleum is closed from June 10 to August 12 yearly for maintenance.

1 hour • Admission Included

One Pillar Pagoda

Legend claims that The One Pillar Pagoda was built following a dream by the fatherless emperor in which the enlightened being Avalokiteshvara gave him a baby son resting on a lotus flower. Emperor Ly Thai Tong commissioned the pagoda to be created in resemblance of this lotus flower which is also the Buddhist symbol of enlightenment. The Emperor remained in gratitude to the bodhisattva and subsequently to to Quan Am, the Goddess of Mercy following the birth of his son. Inside the temple a richly gilded statue of Quan Am takes centre place at the main altar. Today, the concrete pillar that supports the tiny wooden pagoda is a replacement for the original one which was blown up by the departing French, it remains unclear how much of the wooden temple is the original one. Another point of interest is a bo tree that grows behind the pagoda which legend state is an offshoot of the one under which Buddha became enlightened - the tree was given as a gift from India in 1958.

30 minutes • Admission Included

What‘s Included

Tea/coffee (or egg-coffee) while visiting the train street

Private transfers whole tour.

Entrance fees

English speaking guide

Tips/gratuites

Extra sight-seeing places

Pickup at Hanoi airport or at hotel near Hanoi airport

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Options

Price varied by group size

Pickup included

Reviews

4.65

287 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

230

Great tour
Jeanne S,,Dec 19, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
Lan was extremely knowledgeable and such a pleasure to have as our guide. She was so jovial and has a wonderful personality.
Highly recommend!
Amy S,,Dec 9, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
This was a great tour of Hanoi! Our guide Linh was the best! We saw the top sights and Linh was very knowledgeable and such a pleasure to talk with.
Great visit to Hanoi
Patricia M,,Dec 7, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
Our guide Linh was amazing. In a few hours, he gave us a very complete view of the city, always with his wisdom and extreme sympathy. We really liked
Great 1/2 Day Outing with Lan
Cara K,,Nov 21, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
We had a great day with Lan. We customized our tour with her to visit the sites we had not yet seen. She was very knowledgeable, energetic and passionate about what she did. We learned a great deal on this tour and are very happy we did it. Would definitely recommend for a 1/2 day outing!
Fantastic tour
Ashlee S,,Nov 21, 2025
- Review from Viator
4.00
This is a perfect tour if you want to see many things in a short time! Khanh was a very knowledgeable guide and gave us lots of good information at each site. Be warned that Sundays are extremely busy at the sites and HoChiMinh mausoleum closes early. Overall great tour though, train street is a very cool experience.
Highly recommended!
GoPlaces50989982494,,Nov 17, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
A very good introdiction to Hanoi City. With a few hours but the tour covered all the highlights. The guide was so friendly, knowledgeable. The train street was amazingly fun, impressive. Really recommended!
Half day Hanoi tour
Paul M,,Nov 14, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
Excellent way to see the highlights of Hanoi - we went to the Mausoleum, university, the markets and Train Street along with other sites - Linh was an excellent guide very knowledgeable and friendly - strongly recommend
Daughter and Dad adventure
Jorge M,,Nov 11, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
Very informative and Lan knowledged and friendship made very pleasant. Was a comfortable pase. Thank you Lan!!
Introduction solid
Thomas N,,Nov 1, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
Perfect way to get to know the city. A half day worked great for the first day in town. The guide was young and knowledgeable. .
What a great introduction...
Brendon M,,Oct 26, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
What a great introduction to Hanoi. Our guide Anna was so informative and an absolute delight. We covered some areas of historical importance and cultural significance whilst getting a good understanding of how the city works. I would highly recommend this tour to anyone visiting Hanoi.