Hanoi has been Vietnam\u2019s capital, on and off, for more than a thousand years, and it still feels like a city of layers. Around Hoan Kiem Lake the Hanoi Old Quarter keeps its medieval guild streets; south of the lake the Hanoi French Quarter has wide boulevards, villas and the Hanoi Opera House; to the west Ba Dinh holds Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum and the Presidential Palace; and to the north West Lake is ringed by pagodas, caf\u00e9s and lotus ponds. A good Hanoi city tour<\/strong> links all of these in a few hours \u2013 and leaves you plenty of time for pho, bun cha and egg coffee.<\/p>\n It is also a city that rewards slowing down. Early in the morning locals do tai chi and badminton around the lakes; in the evening whole families eat on tiny plastic stools on the pavement. Prices are low, distances are short and most of the famous sights are within 5 km of each other.<\/p>\n Hanoi\u2019s traffic is the one thing that slows visitors down: walking between districts in the heat is tiring, and riding a motorbike yourself is not for everyone. That is why most of our Hanoi city tours<\/strong> are built around a vehicle and a local guide, with free pickup from hotels in the Old Quarter.<\/p>\n Our open-air army jeep tours<\/strong> carry up to six guests with a driver and guide \u2013 the easiest choice for families and anyone who prefers not to ride pillion. On the electric scooter tours<\/strong> you sit behind a local rider on a quiet e-scooter, which lets you slip down the lanes to Banana Island and Long Bien Bridge. The female riders tours<\/strong>, run by our \u201cGreen Sisters\u201d, follow similar routes with women riders and guides. If you prefer to ride yourself, the self-ride e-bike tours<\/strong> follow lakeside paths and village roads, and our Instagram tours<\/strong> come with a photographer and your choice of jeep, limo or motorbike.<\/p>\n There are short 2-hour highlights tours (from 08:00 until a sunset departure at 18:00), half-day tours with food and tea, dedicated street food tours and a sunrise ride at 05:00. Most tours can also be booked as a Hanoi private tour<\/strong> for just your group \u2013 compare the tours, start times and prices below.<\/p>\n Some of the most rewarding Hanoi day trips<\/strong> are surprisingly close. Co Loa Citadel, the earthen ramparts of a capital from the 3rd century BC, and Bat Trang Pottery Village, where you can throw your own bowl on the wheel, are half-day trips by jeep or e-scooter. A full day takes you to Ba Vi National Park and the laterite lanes of Duong Lam Ancient Village. Photographers love Quang Phu Cau Incense Village and Chuong Conical Hat Village; Soc Son Pine Forest is the place for an off-road ATV drive, and Mega Grand World Hanoi offers canals and colourful fa\u00e7ades. Ha Long Bay and Ninh Binh are also popular, but they need a long day (2\u20133 hours each way) \u2013 see the day trip cards below for what we run ourselves.<\/p>\n One full day is enough to see the main sights of Hanoi in a day<\/strong> if you join a city tour; two days let you add museums, a day trip and a street food evening. Our suggested itinerary, a month-by-month weather guide and a list of hidden gems follow below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Umfassender Reisef\u00fchrer f\u00fcr Hanoi: Altstadt, Franz\u00f6sisches Viertel, Westsee, Streetfood, Wetter und die besten Touren per Jeep oder E-Scooter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-167","page","type-page","status-publish"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ecotripasia.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/167","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ecotripasia.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ecotripasia.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ecotripasia.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ecotripasia.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=167"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ecotripasia.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/167\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":207,"href":"https:\/\/ecotripasia.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/167\/revisions\/207"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ecotripasia.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=167"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}How to see Hanoi: city tours for every style<\/h2>\n
Vintage jeep, e-scooter or a local female rider<\/h3>\n
Best day trips from Hanoi<\/h2>\n
Planning your days<\/h3>\n