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Private Walking Tour of Hanoi City
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Private Walking Tour of Hanoi City

By Hanoi Free Private Tour Guide
Recommended by 98% of travelers
98% of reviewers gave this product a bubble rating of 4 or higher.
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Ages 0-120
Duration: 3–8 hours
Start time: Check availability
Mobile ticket
Live guide: English
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  • Free private tour guide
  • Free Hotel pickup (Hanoi Old Quarter only)
  • No tip expected and no hidden charge during the tours
  • Our email confirmation to guarantee your tour'll take place (you must leave your email)
What's not included
  • Transport
  • Entry/Admission - Lake of the Restored Sword (Hoan Kiem Lake)
  • Entry/Admission - Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum
  • Entry/Admission - Temple of Literature & National University
  • Entry/Admission - Hoa Lo Prison
  • Entry/Admission - Vietnam National Museum of History
  • Entry/Admission - Hanoi


Start:Multiple pickup locations offered.
    Pickup details
    • Please give us your hotel/hostel address, our guides'll pick you up at there (Hanoi Old Quarter only)
    Hotel pickup offered
    During checkout you will be able to select from the list of included hotels.
      Additional pickup options
      During checkout you will be able to select from the list of included pickup points.
      • Tran Quoc Pagoda, 2RXP+4MW, Tây Hồ, Nam Từ Liêm, Hà Nội, Vietnam
      End:This activity ends back at the meeting point.

        • Not wheelchair accessible
        • Stroller accessible
        • Service animals allowed
        • Near public transportation
        If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 177394P2

        • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
        • Most travelers can participate
        • This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

        • For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.

        If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 177394P2

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        • Hanoi Free Private Tour Guide
          4,174
          Hanoi, Vietnam
          Joined in December 2016
        • Jo7777777777
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Amazing experience
          Had an amazing evening with Daisy(Cuc) she showed me around the local places in the Old quarter and try some amazing delicacies. Would reccomend 👌
          Written December 7, 2024
        • rdyam0614
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Exceptional Free Private Food Tour in Hanoi!
          Amazing food tour with Toan Nguyen! Custom experience, delicious food, cultural insights, and great coffee. Thanks!
          Written December 7, 2024
        • Departure18804485586
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Excellent Guide 👍
          My tour guide was friendly and she took me to many places were known to the locals only and I love to be away from too many tourists places !!
          Written December 6, 2024
        • Wander21053382605
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          A must do day #1 in Hanoi
          I am so glad that I decided to do this tour day one of our trip to Hanoi. I highly recommend doing it the first day so that you understand about the things around you especially the traffic. And it is something else. Our volunteer tour guide.Danny was absolutely amazing. He was extremely informative, very attentive.Funny, kind and his english was very very good. It couldn't have been a better fit for us period thank you Danny for a great day
          Written December 5, 2024
        • laurapM2437OS
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          The best guide
          Toan was a great guide. He provided a lot of interesting cultural and historical information about Vietnam. I had a great time, would recommend 100%
          Written December 5, 2024
        • sabrinahY1563TN
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Great private Hanoi Walking Tour with Anna
          Great experience, we learned a lot. In advance we have been asked what we would like to see. Our Tour Guide Anna was lovely, ask for her when you book the tour.
          Written December 4, 2024
        • Flyer32237085643
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Awesome tour guides
          Our trip guides (Millie) and (Tien) were amazing and very helpful, shared various insights on hanoi as well as helped a lot with shopping. Very grateful to millie for the amazing interactive QnA session and helping with the perfect spot for train street. :)
          Written December 4, 2024
        • lukaslU2776BN
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Excellent guide experience
          The volunteer guides for the Ho Chi Minh museum were amazing, they were fun to speak to (one told me the fortune of my palms) and very informative about the museum! I would definitely recommend having any of the guides show you around the exhibits
          Written December 2, 2024
        • eileenlU9788JR
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Very knowledgeable and friendly tour guide Quynh
          Quynh was a very knowledgeable and fun tour guide. She taught us a great deal about Vietnam’s history and helped us connect the dots from what we’d learnt from our visits to other places in Vietnam.
          Written December 2, 2024
        • V7472ALbarryw
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          A Treasure of Cultural Exchange
          My best friend, her mom and I were visiting Hanoi for only three days during a whirlwind tour of Vietnam. Several websites and video guides suggested the Hanoi Free Private Tours and we were happily surprised that we could set one up with just a few hours' notice. But the best was yet to come. Our guide, Gracie, met us at our hotel and offered to come up with a customized tour, skipping some of what we'd seen the day before, and showing us sites with historical and cultural significance that deserved the knowledge and context an experienced guide could give. And wow, she was amazing! Gracie helped us understand thousands of years of history, and as we toured the Ho Chi Minh museum, and its surrounding neighborhood, she really helped us understand how the Vietnamese people have successfully defended their culture and sovereignty against some of the most powerful governments in world history (the Chinese, then the French, and most recently the Americans). The three of us are American, so we appreciated that our peoples can share understanding and compassion for each other. We ended our tour at Chùa Một Cột, aka One Pillar Pagota, which is a rebuilt Buddhist temple that was breathtaking and was a fitting end to a tour rooted in genuine cultural exchange. The Hanoi Free Private Tours has been the highlight of our trip so far and I would give it—and Gracie—six stars if I could!
          Written December 2, 2024
        • 201kristink
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Khanh is an outstanding guide!
          Khann made the tour so interesting and fun! We tried some delicious food. She will customize it to what you want to try or learn. She is so enthusiastic and will she answer any questions you have. Definitely do this tour.
          Written November 30, 2024
        • Holly H
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Fantastic tour with an amazing guide!
          Our guide Trần Thị Hoa (Anna) was amazing! She gave us such great details about the history of Hanoi and Vietnam while expertly moving us through the chaos. She was funny, kind and attentive. We loved all of it! If you are coming to Hanoi I would definitely recommend doing this.
          Written November 30, 2024
        • tu_nn437
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          They are so friendy and talkative
          Great tour with friendly guide, we visited six place and were talked about their story. Everything were ok and interesting.
          Written November 29, 2024
        • josemaris646
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Great way to start your trip
          It was a great experience, I tried foods like spring rolls and you have to do it yourself makes it interactive, the deserts theyre so cheap and the guide pick some nice spots and food places to go to, had a lot of walks, the conversations were great, like how chopsticks should be the same sizes great convo with the guide, learned a lot
          Written November 28, 2024
        • R6703ZRthomasp
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Best spended time in Hanoi.
          We had a Tour with our guide Chubby and it was amazing. She didn't just gave us kontext to the historiy and reasons of the places we've visited but gave us a lot of more insights into the culture and living of the people as well as nice food recommedations. We had a blast of a time and are very greatfull towards our guide.
          Written November 28, 2024
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        5.0
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        Veronika Nguyen
        2 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        Jan 2020
        Having booked at short notice we were very pleased to get a 11.30am slot with Mai a local student who uses her knowledge of the city to practice English speaking with tourists on the tour.

        Mai was joined by a fellow student who was out on her first tour learning the ropes. Both were very friendly, attentive and ensured the tour was based on what we wanted to see.

        We were very interested in trying local street food and Mai made sure we experienced some places outside of the busy tourist parts along the way. The food was amazing!

        Both ladies were fantastic and very funny! We shared cultural differences and learned a lot about Hanoi life.

        We thoroughly recommend this experience : )
        Written January 30, 2020
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        Anna D
        8 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        Feb 2020 • Friends
        Had a brilliant day with our excellent tour guides Van and Mai. They were very punctually and picked us up at our hotel at 2pm. They asked us exactly what we wanted to do and gave us lots of options. They brought us to the literature university in Hanoi and gave us great insight into the history of the place. They shared their own experiences of growing up in Hanoi and it was so interesting to get the locals point of view. They also showed us how to catch a bus in Hanoi and took us to a local cafe to try the Hanoi speciality egg coffee. They gave us lots of recommendations and were overall so friendly and informative. Would definitely recommend this tour and tour guides Van and Mai!
        Written February 15, 2020
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        JamJellyB
        1 contribution
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        Jan 2024 • Family
        The Free Tour was an incredible opportunity to learn more about Hanoi, especially since it was my sister and I’s first time visiting the city! Our student guide, Thai (Thomas), was incredibly knowledgeable and friendly, which made the experience memorable. He shared many personal anecdotes and humor throughout the tour, and it was easy to ask questions and learn more about each landmark. We were able to explore multiple popular tourist attractions, including trying the famous egg coffee, visiting the Ngoc Son Temple, St. Joseph cathedral, Hao Lo prison, and train street (among a few other stops). Thomas knew the city very well and made sure we were safe navigating the roads with all the traffic. As part of the Free Tour, we were recommended to help pay for the student tour guide if there were any tickets or food involved, which was not a big deal. Thomas was able to get a student discount, and having a tour guide provide historical context was 100% worth it! Additionally, Thomas went above and beyond by sending a list of restaurant recommendations to us after our tour ended. His recommendations were really good and many locals also ate there. Although tipping was not required, forgetting to tip Thomas at the end of our tour was one of our biggest regrets, as he totally deserved it! Considering he was a local student, his English was very comprehensible and the tour felt comparable to a five star paid tour. Regardless, we had a fantastic time and would highly recommend a Free Tour to other tourists visiting the area. If you happen to get Thomas as your tour guide, you are in for a great experience. :)
        Written May 23, 2024
        This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
        Hi, this is Hanoi Free Private Tour Guide. Thank you for spending time to share your experience with us. We are glad to hear that you had a great time with our tour guides. Your feedback is the motivation for us to continue to develop more in the future. We hope you enjoyed your time in Vietnam and hope we will have more opportunities to accompany you in the future. Wish you all the best, Hanoi Free Private Tour Guide
        Written June 2, 2024
        This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.

        Garthy G
        9 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        Jan 2020 • Solo
        My guide was Daisy and she was an excellent guide. She was flexible and very information about her culture. My favourite part was learning the role each person plays to rasie a child. Her English was easy to understand and she was very polite and cared about my wellbeing. Thanks for having this services its given me a new appreciation for Hanoi.
        Written January 4, 2020
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        Divya G
        2 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        Apr 2023 • Solo
        I had such a fun time with Andy exploring Old Quarter together. We walked around Hoan Kiem Lake and saw the Heritage House before sharing stories about ourselves over lunch. I felt like I made a good friend by the end of our trip! Would highly recommend this special tour for anyone, especially students or young working professionals looking to meet other young folks.
        Written April 29, 2023
        This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
        Hello, this is Hanoi Private Tour Guide. Thank you for spending time to share your experience with us. We are glad to hear that you had a great time with our tour guides. Your feedback is the motivation for us to continue to develop more in the future. We hope you enjoyed your time in Vietnam and hope we will have more opportunities to accompany you in the future. Wish you all the best, Hanoi Free Private Tour Guide
        Written April 29, 2023
        This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.

        Polish-6
        1 contribution
        3.0 of 5 bubbles
        Mar 2023
        Except reservation fee it was a free walking tour, so I should not comply, but the advice to the student tourguides would be to have more organised schedule not to go back several times to the same streets and places during the trip. Also English understanding could be improved. As well as they could be trained or watch more proffessional walking tour organisation - like for example telling some general fact about Vietnam and the city, some funny stories and jokes. Tell some interesting facts about the streets and places we are just passing by.
        Although our tourguides were very kind, all that above were missing.
        Written March 29, 2023
        This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.

        Pavlína Slováková
        7 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        We just experienced today our private walking tour with two nice young students - Hanh Dung and Thomas. It was perfect, we walked around the city, first we saw Hoam Kiem Lake and Ngoc Son temple, than we visited Hoa Lo prison, after we take an egg coffee on the train street and then we visited beautiful Temple of literature.
        Our guides were very nice, talked good english, especially Hanh Dung was excellent in english, she knew a lot about vietnamese history and architecture, it was easy and fun talking to her. I really recommend this tour, you will see a lot of interesting sites and with a guide its easy to navigate throught the city and learn a lot about vietnamese people, their culture and history.
        Written August 28, 2023
        This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
        Hello, this is Hanoi Free Private Tour Guide. Thank you for spending time to share your experience with us. We are glad to hear that you had a great time with our tour guides. Your feedback is the motivation for us to continue to develop more in the future. We hope you enjoyed your time in Vietnam and hope we will have more opportunities to accompany you in the future. Wish you all the best, Hanoi Free Private Tour Guide
        Written August 28, 2023
        This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.

        Julia P
        1 contribution
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        Mun met us at our hotel and took us on a walking tour of the city, tailored to our needs. She was full of information on culture, history and many aspects of life in Vietnam. We enjoyed a delicious Vietnamese coffee and Bun Cha lunch in a small family run restaurant which we would never have found on our own. This group is providing an excellent free service and I cannot recommend them highly enough.

        Book your tour now, do not hesitate!
        Written October 11, 2022
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        Michelle K
        Gosford, Australia9 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        Jan 2023 • Family
        An amazing experience with our guides David and Big. They were generous with their time, knowledge, commentary and sense of humor. They had a clear plan which they offered and delivered wonderfully. Our walk included several key sites all within walking distance of each other, plenty of commentary about each one, lunch at a very popular local restaurant and also a coffee stop with local specialty in this location. They even organized our transport back to our hotel. All In all, thoroughly recommend and would suggest a worthwhile investment of your time if you are in Hanoi. Tour itself is free and we had to pay only for entrance tickets and food for ourselves and our guides but the cost is very low and the experience very high. Very pleased we were recommended to do this.
        Written January 9, 2023
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        Lennonedith
        Scotia, NY12 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        We loved the free walking tour we took with our guide Thao. At our request, she took us to Hoa Lo prison and Hoan Kiem Lake, leading us to the water puppet theater at the end of the tour. She shared a lot of interesting information and was absolutely delightful to spend time with. I thoroughly enjoyed helping her practice her English — her enthusiasm is heartwarming. Also, when I started having trouble in the Hanoi heat and humidity, she dashed off to get me water. So kind. I highly recommend spending time wandering the city with Minh — the connection we made with her was a true highlight of our visit to Hanoi.
        Written December 2, 2022
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