Hanoi not-to-go-alone areas & stories from Vietnam war

Quang was a great tour guide. I learned a lot about Vietnam that I didn’t know before. He shares an interesting perspective. A bonus was the tour ending on such an exciting note. Highly recommend!

Don’t miss the walking history tour with Kien. Incredibly nuanced and insightful. We received an incredible local explanation about the history and everyday life in Hanoi - one that would have remained invisible without the tour. If we could rate it 11 stars we would !

I am so glad I joined this tour. Kien gave us a great perspective into Vietnam's recent history and about Hanoi. The structure of the afternoon was perfect: the right mix between (light) education, discovering whilst walking and socialising at the end. Thanks Kien for an insightful and enjoyable afternoon.

Try and do this tour. It is more than just a typical Vietnam war tour. It is about life during wartime. My guide was superb from start to finish , smart , engaging and funny. We started off with coffee and a really interesting rundown of Vietnamese history. Then we went and visited some really interesting and unknown places that no tourist could venture into , getting to really see how Vietnamese people lived during the war and now. We got to go inside apartment blocks and black markets then finishing at the famous railway street. This was such a great tour and very off the beaten path that no one. When you are in Hanoi I highly recommend you do this.

We learned a lot about Vietnamese history, politics and culture from this guided tour with the colorful Kien! This was definitely a unique, authentic experience unlike any typical tourist activity. A great part of our adventures in Hanoi!

This is the best tour I had when I was in Hanoi! For a start, Quang gave us a succinct and useful history lesson to set the context for the tour. As it was a scorching hot day, the cold (and free) drinks provided at the start of the tour was also much appreciated. The path of the tour brought us to many areas that we’d otherwise would have missed out. Coupled with Quang’s engaging storytelling, this tour is definitely not one that you should miss out on :)

My favorite tour in Vietnam. Quang was an excellent guide and showed us places we never would have gone otherwise. Highly unique experience that you won’t find elsewhere!

This is a MUST DO tour when you are in Hanoi. Quang is a great conversationalist who takes you in areas that aren’t in guidebooks. It’s FASCINATING, EYE OPENING and INSIGHTFUL. You will learn and see how the locals live. My husband and I enjoyed every second of the tour. In all the places, I’ve been to, this is the best tour I’ve ever done.

This is a must-do in Hanoi. Kien has my highest recommendation. He is extremely knowledgeable and informative. We started the tour with a short presentation he did at a coffee shop that took us through the whole Vietnam recent history through his story telling, with the aid of maps and photos on his phone. The he took us to a number of locations, each with its not-so-commonly-known information. The last stop at the Train Street was quite a memorable experience too!

Not the usual touristic tour. With Quang you'll see different parts of Hanoi that most likely you wouldn't see by yourself or with other tours. Even train street is not the busy, touristic one everyone knows, but a quieter, local one. There's not a script learned by heart but instead a conversation on many topics, plenty of space for questions, and a different, local point of view of the city. Definitely recommmended.