Culture & street food
A thousand-year-old capital of lakes, temples, tree-lined French-quarter boulevards and the best street food in the country.
Hanoi is where Northern Vietnam begins. The Old Quarter's tangle of 36 historic streets, Hoan Kiem Lake at dawn, the 11th-century Temple of Literature and the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum complex give you the story of the country in two days. Add a water puppet show, a bowl of pho, bun cha and an egg coffee, and you have the full flavour of the north.
5 days / 4 nights
Hanoi → Ha Long Bay → Ninh Binh
The classic first-timer's loop: Hanoi highlights, an overnight cruise among the karsts and a day in the countryside of Ninh Binh.
6 days / 5 nights
Hanoi → Ha Long Bay → Sapa
Sea and mountains in one trip: a Ha Long overnight cruise followed by two days in Sapa's villages, with the Fansipan cable car.
5 days / 4 nights
Hanoi → Sapa → Ha Long Bay
A private-car journey for travellers who want mountains and bay in just five days, with a full-day Ha Long boat trip and no overnight transfers.
5 days / 4 nights
Hanoi → Sapa → Ha Long Bay
Head straight to the mountains from the airport, then swap them for an overnight cruise in quiet Bai Tu Long Bay, with a cooking demonstration on board.
7 days / 6 nights
Hanoi → Sapa
Three nights in Sapa with a full 9 km trek through terraced valleys, the Rong May glass bridge and a relaxed pace.
7 days / 6 nights
Hanoi → Sapa → Ninh Binh
Our most complete private journey: trekking and Fansipan in Sapa, then a day among the karsts of Ninh Binh, all by private car.
1 day
Hanoi
The essential Hanoi in one day: Ho Chi Minh's complex, One Pillar Pagoda, the Temple of Literature and an evening water puppet show.
1 day
Hanoi → Ha Long Bay
A full day on the water: caves, kayaking, a beach and a sunset party on deck, with round-trip transport from Hanoi.
1 day
Hanoi → Ninh Binh
The ancient capital and the 'Ha Long Bay on land': temples at Hoa Lu, a rowing-boat ride through Tam Coc's caves and a bicycle ride through the paddies.