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Travel to Hanoi: The Definitive Guide

Plan a Hanoi trip around the decisions that matter: how long to stay, where to base yourself, how to move around, what to eat and which experiences fit your travel style.

Choose a starting point below, then open the detailed local guide for maps, timings and practical next steps.

Local guide speaking with travelers outside a historic site in Hanoi

Start planning your Hanoi trip

Pick the question closest to where you are in your planning.

Plan your first day in Hanoi

Arrive, get oriented and choose a realistic first route.

Choose a Hanoi itinerary

Compare 1-, 2-, 3- and 5-day trip shapes.

Compare where to stay

Choose a neighborhood that fits your pace.

Choose how to get around

Compare practical transport options for Hanoi.

Find things to do in Hanoi

Start with activities for a first Hanoi trip.

Choose Hanoi dishes to try

Build a food list before choosing a route or tour.

Essential planning before you go

Resolve the practical decisions that affect the rest of your trip, then move to a detailed guide.

Compare places to exchange money

Use the dedicated Hanoi money guide.

Compare day trips from Hanoi

Choose a side trip without overloading your city days.

Choose Hanoi by interest and travel style

Use a traveler-specific guide when a generic attraction list is not enough.

Plan Hanoi with children

Choose activities by family needs and pace.

Walk the Old Quarter and French Quarter

Choose a route for turn-by-turn exploration, or an overview when you want history and landmarks first.

Follow the self-guided Old Quarter route

Use the established walking-route owner.

Follow the self-guided French Quarter route

Open the map-led French Quarter walk.

Adjust for rain, heat or season

Use the weather owner for a workable fallback instead of rebuilding the whole itinerary.

Choose what to do when it rains

Build a realistic indoor and short-transfer plan.

Plan a day trip or onward journey

Compare day trips from Hanoi before choosing one destination. Craft villages, festivals and onward-city transport remain available in the complete directory below.

Decide whether a local experience helps

Choose a guided experience when dietary needs, interpretation or local stories matter more than following a route alone.

Browse every Hanoi guide

All 47 current Hanoi guides remain available as crawlable text links.

Plan and practical details

Walks, places and culture

Food, vegan choices and nightlife

Rain and seasons

Day trips and onward travel