Private Tour
Hanoi City Tour: Private Half-Day Customized with Train Street
Overview
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This private half-day tour of Hanoi is unique for its blend of iconic landmarks, cultural immersion, and local experiences. You'll visit the serene Tran Quoc Pagoda, the historic Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, and the thrilling Train Street, where a train passes inches from homes. Explore traditional craft streets in the Old Quarter, where artisans continue age-old trades, and end at the vibrant Dong Xuan Market, offering a taste of local life. The tour’s personalized nature allows for a deeper, more intimate connection with Hanoi’s rich heritage in a short amount of time.
Additional Info
Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What To Expect
Located on a small island in the middle of West Lake, Tran Quoc Pagoda is the oldest Buddhist temple in Hanoi, dating back over 1,500 years. Explore the peaceful surroundings and learn about the history and significance of this ancient site.
Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum
The tour guide will take you to walk across the front of the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum to take photos and learn about his history. We do not enter the Mausoleum, as the queue can take approximately 1.5 hours. After that, you may visit the One Pillar Pagoda if you wish.
What‘s Included
Professional English-speaking guide
All entrance fees
Air-conditioned vehicle
Personal expenses
Tips and gratuities
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Hanoi City Tour: Private Half-Day Customized with Train Street
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Reviews
685 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Great guide nice tour
Tony Q,May 6, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Sandy was an excellent guide - very knowledgeable and took us around the beautiful city of Hanoi- cultural and entertaining we will return - ask for Sandy as your guide she is wonderful.
Highly Recommended amazing half day tour!
400judem,May 3, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00This was an excellent way to see the beautiful city of Hanoi. We were picked up at our hotel by our guide Sandy who was an amazing guide but also lovely person. We first visited the famous Tran Quoc Pagoda. This was a great experience to see this ancient temple and Sandy spent time explaining to us the history and significance. We then visited the famous Opera house and Sandy was able to explain the history of the french architecture that surrounded the area. We then went to see the famous St Joseph’s Cathedral which was a truly beautiful church. The architecture is something to admire. I think the highlight of the tour was the train street where we had an amazing egg coffee (this is the best thing in the coffee world and must have!) and watched the train go past. Following this we visited the Ho Chinh Mausoleum and finished of at the prison. This was both a great way to learn a bit more of the history of Vietnam. I highly recommend this tour and thank you Sandy for taking the time after to send us some tips and tricks of places to eat and shop in Hanoi!
Fully customisable tour with Sandy as guide.
Spencer K,May 3, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Highly recommend Hanoi City Tours as a company and Sandy as a guide. There was no trouble fully customising this tour (we had completed many sights the previous day on a different tour). For this tour we visited Imperial Citadel of Thang Long, St. Joseph's Cathedral, Long Bien Bridge, Phong Hung Mural Street, Hoan Kiem Lake (including Cau Huc Bridge & Ngoc Son Temple), Walking tour of Old Quarter (Hang Vai, Hang Ma etc). Sandy had plenty of information, history and knowledge of the places we visited and was thoughtful to include sights and places we were interested in. She also knew the best places to get great photos at each stop. A great tour all round!
Amazing Experience
Kelly C,May 2, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00This was a fantastic experience. Our tour guide Lucky was very knowledgeable about all the sites we visited during our tour. I would highly recommend this tour to everyone.
Hanoi private tour- with Max as our tour guide!
anitamV6331TD,May 1, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00great experience and worthwhile making sure you have Max as your guide- very informative and also allowed flexibility on the tour!
Excellent guide
Yonah H,Apr 30, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Quan/Peter was genuinely such a nice guy, super friendly and fun. He was very knowledgable and had the answers to all questions. Top ratings for him
Must do tour
irenegV7860WO,Apr 30, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Wonderful and interesting tour. Our guide Lucky was outstanding.
Excellent tour with Lucky
Paul4444,Apr 29, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Absolutely top tour! Our guide Lucky spoke excellent English, was informative and had a very good sense of humour. The tour was well paced. The car was comfortable and the driver very professional. The tour enabled us to see various aspects of Hanoi. Perhaps the most striking was Hoa Lo prison, where the exhibition was extremely moving. We would throughly recommend this tour, especially if Lucky is your guide.
Great half-day trip early morning… with a very friendly guide.
Sudipta L,Apr 27, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Very nice friendly experience early morning… our tour guide was Bach. He was very informative and patient. We started early morning to best the heat. It was very pleasant and the trip was comfortable.
The essential Hanoi tour
Tony M,Apr 27, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00This is the best half day introduction to Hanoi. Peter is an impressive young man with an infectious enthusiasm for his country. As a history buff he brings to life every item on the itinerary. He had a driver in a great air conditioned car who handled the traffic chaos with aplomb. Do this tour. Ask for Peter.
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