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Private Full-day Hanoi City Tour With Local Experts
5.0
21 Ratings
Hanoi
Discover Hanoi’s hidden gems with local experts. Customize your full-day tour for an authentic adventure. Book now for an unforgettable experience.
Discover Hanoi’s hidden gems with local experts. Customize your full-day tour for an authentic adventure. Book now for an unforgettable experience.
Duration:
7 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum - Please be aware that the Mausoleum is closed every Monday. Visitors are required to wear respectful attire (covering knees and shoulders). The tour includes a visit to the Mausoleum, Ho Chi Minh Presidential Palace (exterior), Ho Chi Minh’s stilt house, and the One-Pillar Pagoda.
- **Temple of Literature & National…
- Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum - Please be aware that the Mausoleum is closed every Monday. Visitors are required to wear respectful attire (covering knees and shoulders). The tour includes a visit to the Mausoleum, Ho Chi Minh Presidential Palace (exterior), Ho Chi Minh’s stilt house, and the One-Pillar Pagoda.
- Temple of Literature & National University - The next stop is the Temple of Literature, Vietnam’s first National University, established in 1070. This site is dedicated to Confucius and served as a place of study for the crown prince.
- Hoa Lo Prison - Following lunch, the tour proceeds to Hoa Lo Prison, also known as the “Hanoi Hilton.” Constructed in 1896 by French colonists to control the Vietnamese population, it later held American pilots as prisoners of war from 1964 to 1973.
- French Quarter - Enjoy a coffee break and a stroll through the charming and well-preserved French Quarter, featuring several original French villas now serving as offices for the Vietnamese Government.
What's Included
- Hotel pick-up in Old Quarter area
- Entrance tickets to tourist sites in the itinerary
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Tea and coffee
- Lunch
- Hotel pick-up in Old Quarter area
- Entrance tickets to tourist sites in the itinerary
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Tea and coffee
- Lunch
What's Not Included
- Alcoholic Beverages
- Gratuities
- Personal Expenses
- Alcoholic Beverages
- Gratuities
- Personal Expenses
Additional Information
What makes this city tour in Hanoi unique is the combination of authenticity and adventure that it offers. Unlike other tours that stick to touristy areas, this tour, in addition to introducing you to most of the highlights in Hanoi, takes you deep into the heart of Hanoi’s bustling streets and savor its famous coffee along the way. You’d be in good…
What makes this city tour in Hanoi unique is the combination of authenticity and adventure that it offers. Unlike other tours that stick to touristy areas, this tour, in addition to introducing you to most of the highlights in Hanoi, takes you deep into the heart of Hanoi’s bustling streets and savor its famous coffee along the way. You’d be in good hands of a super friendly and knowledgeable locals. The tour can be half-day or full-day and 100% customizable to suit your travel style. We are an award-winning small teams and have been in this hospitality field for 10+ years, with thousands of happy travelers. We do hope and will make sure you’d be the next ones!
- Some minor walking is involved during our visits to the mentioned sites.
Location
Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum
2 Hung Vuong, Ba Dinh Square
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
5.0
(21 Ratings)
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C5883bojasong
Jan 2, 2025
Amazing time in Vietnam! - Alex was a great agency to work with and we were lucky to have him as our personal guide. I’d highly recommend Nom Nom! Really got to experience Vietnam while being there on a cruise.
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Lisaalabama
Dec 21, 2024
Memorable journey with Alex - We booked a private tour through Marriott Activities, and soon after, Alex from Nomnom Travel contacted us to confirm our preferences. We were a party of four, including two 78-year-old parents. Alex did an excellent job ensuring we had a comfortable vehicle and that there were plenty of opportunities for my parents to sit and rest as needed. He also asked about our lunch preferences and selected the perfect spots for both lunch and coffee.
Alex listened to our interest in Train Street and made special arrangements so we could experience it firsthand. Most importantly, we learned so much about Hanoi and Vietnamese culture from Alex, far more than we would have on our own. We left the tour with a deep appreciation for the rich history and resilience of the Vietnamese people.
Thank you, Alex, for sharing your culture and country with us. We will definitely be back!
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551madelinem
Nov 27, 2024
Best tour guide you can have in Hanoi - Alex is the best! We did two tours with him- the full day city tour + private food tour the evening before and we were truly blown away! He is so knowledgeable and tailored the itinerary to our requests while still showing us many things (prison museum, mausoleum, temples, more) that were “musts” when coming to hanoi to learn about the culture. We also went back to the restaurants he showed us multiple times before our trip ended because everything was so good. 10/10 experience could not recommend more - the perfect mix of seeing a ton of things and also having a laid back tour experience
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D5527mehenryn
Nov 9, 2024
Strongly recommend this travel company! - Alex were an outstanding travel planner, and a pioneer tour guide. I had a great experience overall. It was an ease of mind visiting vietnam with Alex's professional assistance. Just gave him the amount of time frame and what you like to do; He will tailor to your desire travellings. In my case I only had 7 days, and want a quick preview of whole vietnam. Alex planned flawlessly from the south to north, and even the central of vietnam. The whole vietnam were all covered with his resourceful and knowledgeable teams. Alex is very well network. The minute I landed vietnam, there's driver picking me up and drop off! At no time I have to deal with any form of transportation. At any given time, Alex and the team are there to answer any questions, and keep me up to date. They are very attentively, and follow throughout the trip til the end, where ylI reached the airport heading home.
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W4049ailouisew
Oct 1, 2024
Personalised Hanoi private tour - Alex is polite, personable and speaks English very well. He is extremely knowledgeable about the history of Hanoi and at all the places we visited he could easily answer any questions. Alex was flexible with our timetable and ensured we were able to visit the city sights that we were interested in. Highly recommend this tour.
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Roxs384
Sep 29, 2024
Hanoi tour - Extremely informative, very easy to understand, a great delight.
Alex was very friendly, with extensive knowledge of sites visited
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Rod_e
Sep 15, 2024
Hanoi in one unforgettable day - There is so much more to Hanoi than meets the eye, or the tourists eye on a map of the city.
Our guide Alex was fantastic! His knowledge and the background details he provided along the way made the locations and historic sites speak.
From our hotel in the Old Quarter we went to the complex of Ho Chi Minh, or as the locals will say 'Uncle Ho'. We learnt a lot about his later life and how he lived.
Next, coffee. Don't be scared. Try something.
Then we went to the Temple of Literature and learnt how difficult it was to study here back in the day and how the ancient teachings affected the students lives.
Next lunch, traditional Vietnamese style with rice and a lot of different portions, either of meat or vegetables and soup or dipping sauces. My husband and I both enjoyed our meal.
We then went to Hoa Lu Prison or the 'Hanoi Hilton and saw the conflicts including the Vietnam War from the Vietnamese perspective.
Then we chose to add in train Street where on a very hot and humid day, we could enjoy a cold beverage and be blown away by the close proximity of the local train travelling though.
Then Alex took us to the Women's Museum. What a wonderfully curated museum. The lives of the local women over the years have been celebrated beautifully.
After a long day, in which we learnt so much, we were dropped back at our hotel.
Thank you so much Alex for colouring in for us the picture of Vietnamese history. It will be unforgettable.
Cảm ơn Alex and best wishes for your life ahead.
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Mobile46257952603
Mar 19, 2024
Insights in Vietnam - I was beyond happy when Alex confirmed a tour for 7 business managers on extremely short notice.
Alex tailor made a special program for us, including luxury transfer, meet & greet at the airport (!), lunch at Divas Restaurant - Capella Restaurant, visit to Hanoi`s slum area, Long Bien Bridge, coffee and meet up with the manager at Cafe Hidden Gem. The group had many interesting and valuable discussion with both Alex and his companion and gained great insight into Vietnam life.
Alex, thank you for planning and taking both responsibility for and care of this group of people. From all 8 of us, THANK YOU!
BR, Carolin Dietrichson
EA
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Familytraveller322
Mar 12, 2024
Great tour of Hanoi with Alex - Our day with Alex was fantastic! We only had one day in Hanoi and thankfully we trusted Alex to show us around. He took us to the Presidential Palace, Mausoleum, Temple of Literature, and Hoa Lo prison ("Hanoi Hilton"), with stops for Vietnamese coffee and a great lunch at a local restaurant. Alex taught us a lot about the city and country and was patient with our questions. I would 100% recommend spending the day with him in Hanoi.
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Frequentflier615106
Jan 24, 2024
Nothing to complain about! Try it!!! - We had one of the best guided Tours with "Alex" on our whole trip through Vietnam (4 weeks). He took care of our wellbeing, provided us with a lot of interesting information about Hanoi and Vietnam in general AND we can still remember almost all of them. He made something often boring (tourist tours) damn memorable. Xin cảm ơn. :)
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