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Private Hanoi French Quarter Walking Tour: Experience Unique & Undiscovered Aspects of Vietnam
4.9
72 Ratings
Hanoi
Discover the hidden gems of Hanoi’s French Quarter with our private walking tour. Experience unique and undiscovered aspects of Vietnam with our knowledgeable student-trained guides.
Duration:
8 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
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Lake of the Restored Sword (Hoan Kiem Lake) - (Schedule is flexible)
Our tour guide will pick you up then we will start our Hanoi Old Quarter Walking Tour. The first destination of the tour will stop by Hoan Kiem Lake, considered the heart of Hanoi. You can observe many locals interesting activities such as playing badminton, doing exercises. - St. Joseph’s Cathedral - Then, we will head to St. Joseph’s Cathedra which is the representative evidence of the French colonial architecture. Visitors can only enter the Cathedral in Hanoi in the opening time of ceremonial practice as the following schedule: Weekday (5:30 am - 6:15 pm), Saturday (6:00 pm), Sunday (5:00 am, 7:00 am, 9:00 am, 11:00 am, 4:00 pm, 6:00 pm and 8:00 pm
- Trang Tien Plaza - Our next stop is Trang Tien Ice Cream Shop where the French colonialists introduced ice cream to the Vietnamese people in 1958
- Hanoi Opera House - Then, we will visit Opera House or Hilton Opera where was completed in 1911 after 10 years of construction, by two French architects, Broyer and V. Harley, resembling the Opéra Garnier de Paris.
- Hoa Lo Prison - Finally, we will head to Hoa Lo prison where displays most exhibits relate to the prison’s use up to the mid-1950s, focusing on the Vietnamese struggle for independence from France.
What's Included
- Complimentary hotel pickup and drop-off in Hanoi Old Quarter
- Guaranteed tour confirmation via email
- Personalized experience with a free private tour guide
What's Not Included
- Transport
Additional Information
Leading by local students who are passionate about sharing their knowledge and love for Hanoi with visitors, you can walk through the narrow streets and discover hidden gem French placed in Hanoi many years ago, as your guide take you on a journey through time, sharing stories of the city’s past and present.
You will have the chance to explore the architecture, which has a strong French influence, and see historical sites like Ngoc Son Temple and Hoan Kiem Lake. Along with introducing you to sites like St. Joseph’s Cathedral and Trang Tien Plaza, your guide will also take you to historical sites like Hoa lo Prison and the Hanoi Opera House. These sites will shed light on the period of cultural interference between Vietnam and France.
By choosing our tour, not only will you have a memorable and personalized experience, but you will also be supporting the education and future of our local students.
Location
Lake of the Restored Sword (Hoan Kiem Lake)
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.9
(72 Ratings)
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Katjakoch
Jul 6, 2024
Generous and insightful tours - Lan Anh and Hài Công were our wonderful tour guides during our trip to Hanoi. They went above and beyond to show us the best places in the old quarter and were very generous with their time. They gave us some interesting information about Hanoi’s history, about Vietnamese culture and their daily lives. They also helped us find some good fruit and tea at Dong Xuan market, translating for us with the sellers and agreeing prices. Overall they were a lovely pair to explore Hanoi with!
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660desis
Jul 4, 2024
excellent trip - Best decision to book this trip, guide speaks good english and being informative about the destination. highly recommended
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Freedom62705624386
Jun 28, 2024
It's an unforgettable experience as a passenger riding behind on Hoa's bike, we'd been to many scenery spots & places. - Hoa Nguyen she was my best tour guide as she is always smiling and hospitality to use her motorcycle 🏍️ to brought me to visit a very big circle of Hannoi City, including the French Quarter and the old city street. Nearly end of the tour, we have authentic Vietnamese food, high quality coffee, and we'd been to Roman Catholic cathedral, entered inside the church; the bar street and we'd beers when sitting on the pathway; watching Street Dance Performance. It's such an exciting afternoon and enjoyable evening. Lots of thanks to Hoa for her time and accompany! Best wishes for her future.
Regards from Colin.
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Giorgiararo
Jun 26, 2024
Highly recommended - We had a fantastic tour of the Old Quarter with our guide Tien. We visited the temple on the lake, walked around the streets in the Old and French quarters, had a delicious street food meal and cherry on the cake saw the train brushing us at Train Street. Throughout Town offered plenty of explanations about the monuments but also about life in Vietnam. It was a fantastic and fun occasion to discover this beautiful town and learn about the local culture.thank you!
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Pa353
Jun 26, 2024
Awesome and must do! - To sum it all, we enjoyed the tour that Lily and Long took us. We visited the temple on HOAN KIEM lake, leaned and exchange our culture and history. We also visited the French quarter. Lily showed us an ice cream place from 1958. They have a local flavor which is rice flake. We certainly took lots of pictures. Would like to take Lily and Long for lunch but they both had prior engagements. Lily recommended a great and good value local restaurant to end our tour. Thank you, Lily and Long. Good luck to your future endeavors!
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Bswarooproy
Jun 25, 2024
Great Personal Tour! - Tour was excellent and customized to my requirements as I was the only one.
Nevertheless, Gracie, the guide answered all my questions and some more with detailed information which I couldn't get on the group tours.
Highly recommended
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Purdy050
Jun 11, 2024
Hanoi Free Tour Group Very Good - I found Hanoi Free Tour Group by chance. Very happy with Nguyen Duc, a recent school graduate. He was very knowledgeable about Vietnamese history. He spoke very good English, a very good guide. We took his scooter to a couple museums, then to a local mom and pop Vietnamese restaurant for lunch- excellent.
It was a one on one tour- can’t beat that, no huge crowd to tag along with.
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Dianed378
May 28, 2024
Well Worth It -- Just Please DO Tip the Students! - This is a wonderful opportunity to get to know a few local students practicing their English. Took us wherever we had an interest in going including a quick walk around the lake, to the temple, to enjoy some ice cream and our highlight -- a stop at "note coffee" for some egg coffee. We thoroughly enjoyed our students. Be ready to walk quick! And please remember to tip the students -- my ask -- not theirs!
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Wahaajn
May 17, 2024
Good Tour,amazing guide - Amazing tour,
Ask for gracie if u can
She was my tour guide,she was really knowledgeable and friendly
She told me regarding the history of each place properly and in detail
Plus she took me to an amazing ice cream shop and suggested good other locations to visit when just asked
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Nomad789031
May 9, 2024
Hanoi private walking tour - Gracie was fantastic. Very knowledgeable and went above and beyond. Very happy and would highly recommend. So glad we did this customised tour.
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