Top 8 Things to do in Hanoi, VIETNAM
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- Опубліковано 25 тра 2024
- If you're planning a visit to Hanoi then make sure you check out this episode where we share our 8 top things to do in the city.
We start our journey in Old Quarter and make our way around some of the most popular attractions in Hanoi.
1. St. Joseph's Cathedral
Address: 40 Nhà Chung, Hàng Trống, Hoàn Kiếm, Hà Nội, Vietnam
Hours: Monday - Sunday 8-11am, 2-5pm
2. Hanoi Train Street
Address: Trần Phú, Hàng Bông, Hoàn Kiếm, Hà Nội 100000, Vietnam
Hours: Open 24/7 however we have read articles recently about how train street has since closed down so may no longer be able to be visited unfortunately!
3. Hanoi Night Market - Located in the Old Quarter
Address: Hàng Đào, Hoàn Kiếm, Hà Nội 100000, Vietnam
Open on the weekend Only
Hours:
Friday - Sunday 6pm-12am
Monday - Thursday - Closed
4. Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre
Address: 57B Đinh Tiên Hoàng, Hàng Bạc, Hoàn Kiếm, Hà Nội 100000, Vietnam
Opening times are varied make sure you pay a visit early in the day to buy your ticket before they sell out. Don't buy online as the prices are more than double. If you are planning on recording a video, you need to purchase an extra ticket that allows you to film.
5. Hoàn Kiếm Lake
Hours - Open 24/7
6. Fine Arts Museum (Bao Tang My Thuat)
Address - 66 Nguyen Thai Hoc St, Hanoi 10000, Vietnam
Hours - Monday - Sunday 8:30AM-5PM
7. Temple of Literature
Address: 58 Quốc Tử Giám, Văn Miếu, Đống Đa, Hà Nội 100000, Vietnam
8. Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum
Address: 2 Hùng Vương, Điện Bàn, Ba Đình, Hà Nội 100000, Vietnam
Hours - Varies by time of year and day off the week. It's best to check with your hotel staff for when it's opened for visiting though.
The general guide we found was:
Hours - Closed Monday and Friday and also closed during October and November.
- April - September: 8AM - 10.30AM Tues - Thu (weekends stays open till 11AM)
- December - March: 8AM - 11AM Tues - Thu (weekends stays open till 11.30AM)
If you want to see the resting place and mummified body of the revered Ho Chi Minh be sure to arrive before the crowds early morning around 8am to Ba Dinh Square and don't forget to dress appropriately or risk getting pulled out of the long lines by security.
We hope you find this Hanoi travel guide of ours helpful for some of the best things to see and do in Hanoi. Hanoi is definitely a must-visit if you're in Vietnam to get the full Vietnamese holiday experience.
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Hey Peter & Yen!! So great to see you guys and this is an awesome trip to Hanoi!! All these places you went to look like they were great tourist spots for sure. The St Joseph Cathedral was so huge and beautiful, and that Hanoi Train street was such a trip to see the train pass so close! The night market was awesome, and so was that cool iced dessert. The water puppet show looked too cool.. we would have loved that. Kiem Lake was so awesome that you got to see some small turtles in it. The fine art museum had some beautiful artwork in it and loved some of the sculptures and cool you got to see the Mausoleum of where Ho Chi Min lays to rest!! Thanks for taking us with you and much love! Awesome adventure!
Thank you girls! 🙂🙌 There really is plenty to visit and check out in Hanoi, loads of great food and a real bustling city vibe. It was super cool getting to see the lil turtles.. didn't think we'd get to see that so def felt lucky! 😊 The mausoleum was a pretty surreal experience.. first time seeing basically a modern day mummified body but the whole person and seeing his face too.. he was so well persevered 😲 I'm glad they didn't allow cameras inside though. The train does come super close, it's quite the roar and rush when it goes right past you but apparently the street has been closed off now so we're super glad we were able to see it in time! Unfortunately for others they won't get the chance anymore unless they decide to reopen in the future. Have an awesome week ahead you two! 🙂🙌
@@PeterandYen Hi Peter and Yen, Awesome Vlog, i have tried to capture the hanoi experience in my latest vlog, not as cool as yours, but your feedback on improvement will be nice.. do visit and suggest pls
@@PeterandYen Thanks! also a quick question if you don't mind! but I'm going to Vietnam soon for like 1 month, starting from North to South, and a little bit in the center, planning to do stuff like Sapa, Ha long Bay, Da Nang, Ho Chi Minh City, Phu Quoc, Snorkeling, etc
So the question is, should I come with Mochila outdoor or Luggage?
(I'm not sure if it's important to mention but I'll be putting quite a lot of food in my luggage/mochila, amount of food that last around 1 week, but it's not cause I'll be sleepin in the woods or something like that, but cause I can only eat my own specific food)
Thanks!
Visited vietnam in August!! I spent five weeks there. I have traveled all over asia but by far vietnam is the most loveliest places i have been lucky enough to visit. The people the culture i love . if you are thinking of going to vietnam dont hesitate you wont regret it. Love it love it love it. Its also amazing value. I will return next year for sure.
Said it so well Ben! Thanks for sharing your experience too 😊👍 We're thinking of heading back next year as well and going South since we mostly stayed central and North during this trip 🙂 We have two more vlogs to share from our time in Vietnam (both from Ninh Binh which we loved!). Hope you'll enjoy them too! Part 1 of the 2 comes out tomorrow 😁✌️
@@PeterandYen hi pete and yen . try to get to Da Nang if you haven't all ready béen and marble mountain i was very impressed. Thankyou so much.
We spent 5 nights in Da Nang and filmed a food episode from there. You're right awesome place 🙂
@@PeterandYen thankyou i will have a look iam new to youtube. I will make a cup of coffee sit back and enjoy you fabulous videos. Thanks again .
Thanks Ben! Appreciate you watching our videos and hope you enjoy our other ones from Vietnam and other countries too if you end up checking more out 😁 Have a great weekend! 👍
I’ve been to Hanoi many time for work. I miss this place a lot!
It's an awesome city! 😊🙌
Hanoi is a beautiful place, street food, culture and history... Loves the episode and that would be us eating those street foods
It's a great bustling city! Haha yea def gotta have some street food if you're in an Asian night market 😁✌️
Half the meat is stolen pet dogs!
u3962521 are you stupid?
Yen reaching for the pork skewer from behind the camera! With that lemongrass flavor, I would too!
Hahah sometimes I just can't wait for some food 😂✌️
Will be there next month, thanks for the tips! 😉
Super exciting! Hope you have a wonderful time 🙂 btw we mention details in our description but just fyi Train Street last we heard has unfortunately been shut down to the public due to some tourists doing some unsafe things.. so hope you're aware in case you were looking forward to it. Hope you have a great time in Vietnam whatever you end up doing 🙂👍
I always come back for the energy and the food 😁. The show looks awesome
Haha thanks Keyser! Yea very unique and definitely need the audio guide to understand the stories 😁👍
Vietnam is a beautiful country, very suitable for travel and vacation!
Couldn't agree more Thu! Vietnam is amazing 😊❤️
Loved the vibe of Hoan Kiem Lake! So calm and peaceful there among the hustle and bustle of the city
It's a pretty cool lake! Nice to take a stroll around too 🙂✌️
THIS IS THE BEST INFOGRAPHIC VLOG I'VE SEEN FOR HANOI. THANK YOU!
You guys have done such a great job with these travel guides mixing in the facts and helpful tips for visitors!
Thank you guys! Really appreciate it. We hope it helps others as well as entertains 😁🙌
Yes!
Thank you for your travel perspective!
Love art museums :)
so much info on history but also you guys are telling us about lifestyle in the past and today.
this is such a completed guide
It was a really nice art museum actually! Lots of great and interesting pieces 🙂👍
Thank you both for such helpful and worthy presentation.😊
No worries thank you for watching 😊✌️
Nice vlog. well put together and you are a lovely couple! We are going next month. Can't wait.
Thank you glad you enjoyed the video 😊✌ hope you have an amazing trip we're actually going back in mid February too. But this time to ho chi Minh can't wait too it's an amazing country 😁
Great video Thanks for posting
Great video! Loved the breakdown, quick but very well explained! Thank you!
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it 😊👍 Appreciate you stopping by and dropping us a comment too 🙂👋
Hahaha hectic city, totally agree!! Super awesome guide Peter and Yen of Hanoi city, glad to see other new places, and also bringing back memories of those that we've been to!
Thank you guys! This one was the culmination of 5 days of filming. Yen n I have really been enjoying taking it easy and really enjoying the new environment we are in 😁👍
Great episode guys! We adored Hanoi even with all the traffic and pollution. Hoan Kiem Lake and all the surrounding restaurants and cafes was our favorite spot to chill!
It's an awesome place! And agree, despite the traffic and pollution would say it's a must visit when in Vietnam for sure. Great way to get immersed 😁✌️
Wow! What a cool vibe :) Hanoi is definitely one of my places to visit. Thanks for sharing your journey with us Peter & Yen!
Thank you for watching lagoon frequency 😁👍 we had such an awesome time in Vietnam want to go back and visit ho chi minh City next time.
Another top guide guys - always enjoy the content from you two.
Probably the best video I’ve seen. Very helpful information and I love how you put everything in the description. Thank you!
Thank you! Glad you found the video useful 👍
Nicely done vlog. Brought back wonderful memories of our family visit to Hanoi a few months ago.
Thank you Deepak! Hanoi is an awesome city 🙂👍 Glad to hear our video brought back some good memories for you! Thanks for dropping us a comment 🙂👋
Always..watch you guys...thankyou so much...taking us with you.
Just amazing!
Thanks so much for always watching and supporting our channel Missy! Only 2 videos left from our time in Vietnam but they'll be from a city that we enjoyed our time the most in ☺️✌️
love skewers!! love how Yen was reaching out to get hers lol
Haha sometimes I just can't wait!
Oh I understand ! Hahaha
Oh man, the skewers are very affordable and they look so tasty! The hour long water puppet show looks like a cool experience! Thanks for the recommendations!
Thanks guys! I realized we'd never seen a puppet show before till we got there haha it was nice but definitely needed the head set to understand the stories 🙂👍 skewers were great, just don't get tricked like I did 😅
Very nice coverage of Hanoi. Love the simplicity the way both of you intro Hanoi, Vietnam.
Thank you 😊 Vietnam's one of our favorite destinations for travel and we love it for its simplicity
Great tip about buying the tickets at the theater and not online
Yea dunno why so much more expensive online! Wasn't hard to get the tickets at the booth at all 🙂👍
@Drgnfli great tips, thanks for sharing! ☺️
Digging that intro music - reminds me of early 2000’s hip hop!
Haha Peter loves his hip hop and music tracks 😁
Beautiful Hanoi. The theatre is so interesting! Thank you so much, SisYenBroPet..❤
Thank you Cili hun! The theatre was really interesting 🙂👍 Glad I had the audio guide so I understood the stories they were telling! 😁
Thanks for a great video much appreciated. Showing the prices was a good idea! Heading there in December. Happy travels :)
Hello Jason 👋 enjoy your trip in December! Vietnam is such an amazing place. Yen n I are already planning our return next year. Most likely to ho chi Minh City 😁 glad you found the video useful 👍
Great overview video!
Thank you 😁✌
Your video is very helpful, very informative.
Great video that was very informative
One of the best videos about Hanoi , perfectly concise ... 👍
Thank you! ☺️✌️
you both are fabulous guys nice explanation
Nice job so glad there wasn’t any rain lol u guys seen a lot !
Hahaha yea we got lucky here but today our last day in Xi'an before we head to Beijing it's raining 😅 We crammed a far bit into our Vietnam trip but we were there for a total of about a month 😁✌️
Absolutely wonderful ! You guys know well about our city !
Thank you! We loved Hanoi and Vietnam 😊
Wow, the Water Puppet Theatre looks amazing! 😍✨
Hey Chelsea hope you're doing well 😊✌️ yes the water puppet theater was awesome. Music and creativeness made it such a worthwhile experience!
Great insight thank you 🙌
Glad you enjoyed it! 😁👍
Great video, thanks for sharing!!
Thanks for watching 😁✌️❤️
Awesome to have NZ videos! Thanks for the tips!
Thanks for watching and dropping us a comment too 😁🇳🇿🙌
Wow! Hanoi looks amazing! I loved the video! Thank you!
Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for watching and dropping a comment 🙂👋
Thank you for the tips!
No worries thanks for watching 😁👍
Good to hear another different variation on the story of the lake, it's so interesting, and that park is super lovely, we passed by almost every day when we're there, brings back memories! 🥰 There are ALWAYS tourists who would step out of the line, so glad they have the guards there to keep the mausoleum, who knows what the place might become if not because of these guards!
You know what we watched your video of Hanoi like 4 times now. Before to find out where to go and one after we went for the same reason to bring back memories of the trip. Love the place would be awesome to go again sometime. Unique atmosphere and just hanging out near the lake looking for turtles is fun 😁
Night markets never fail us...cheap and great foods there ^^
Except for trick prawns 😂🤣
Such a sweet couple.
Thanks for a well made comprehensive video.
Looking forward to my trip in Feb 👍
Aw thanks Jo! Hope you have a wonderful time in Hanoi! ☺️ Feb will come by in a flash. We've included details on places in the description in case you wanted to check out too 🙂✌️ happy holiday season in the mean time!
Peter and Yen thank you both so much. I watch a lot of travel videos. Yours is a cut above. The restaurants you choose, the food selection, the reaction to taste, is all in class, style and simplicity. 👍👍👍
@@grandmasterjo1 that's so super nice of you to say! Thank you ☺️🧡 We really appreciate it and are very happy to hear that you like our videos so much 🙏😁
Great video guys!!
Thank you! 😁👍 Glad you enjoyed it ☺️
Hey your Vlog looks amazing! We're actually in Vietnam right now and your video we was really helpful to get around! Thanks for sharing :)
Oh that's awesome! Happy to hear that! Enjoy your stay in Vietnam 🙂👍👍
Thanks.great video.
Thanks and glad you enjoyed it 🙂👍
*Good To See, Friends. Regards You.*
Absolutely great!
Thank you! 👍🙂
Thanks so much for the upload
Glad you enjoyed it 😁✌️ Hanoi is awesome 🙂👍
Great video Guys! Visiting Hanoi next week!
Nice have a great trip 👍
The food there is amazing and cheap! Loved the bahn mi and bun cha when we were there!
It's so good right?? Did you try the Obama bun cha place? We really loved that dish from there but the road side ones were delicious too 😋🤤
Excellent travel video!
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it 😁👍
Thanks guys, This was really helpful
Glad you enjoyed it 🙂👍
Watching both of you bringing us around Hanoi feels like I'm still there! Really miss this beautiful city!
Such an awesome city! Yen n I are already planning going to ho chi Minh City next year 😊🤞
So cool :D hopefully I can visit vietnam next year again. Thanks for the informative video! Subscribed to you guys too.
Thanks Miya, Vietnam is awesome! Hope you get to go back too 👍🙂🇻🇳
I love Hanoi. Charming and artistic city!
Such a cool place!
Yeees! Water puppets! So interesting and unique! A tradition that should never be lost!
Watching these traditional shows are always really interesting. Definitely hope they preserve this part of Vietnamese culture for ever.
I spent about 2 weeks in Hanoi when I visited in 1998. I bet it's really different now. So much to see and do. Went to a random restaurant, and on the wall were photos of celebrities and high ranking officials, and one of the photos was of Helen Clark, former Prime Minister of New Zealand. Went to a night club and one of the songs they played was "How Bizarre" by OMC.
😂 amazing all the places in the world that feature a lil slice from home.
That crunchy air looks pretty though. LOL The puppet show looks amazing. So much color! Great story, Peter. I appreciate that you guys talk about what's culturally accepted in some of this places, like at the mausoleum for example. Another great tour guys!
Hahah yea it's a bit of a novelty dessert! I was really hoping for some ice cream 😅 especially after getting tricked by the fake prawn lolol 😂 Thanks guys! Yea we try mention what we think others might be interested to know about in order to respect the rules and culture there 🙂👍
I go to Hanoi next September then ha Long Bay and sapa for my first holiday. This was great to see, really can't wait to see train street. So cheap there too
That's so exciting but so sorry to break it to you but seems like train street got shut down recently coz of tourists misbehaving and doing silly things while the train was going past like touching it or trying to take a selfie while it was approaching 😕 had a note about it in the description! Don't think it's reopened since though. Hope you still have an awesome holiday regardless! Hanoi is a really cool place especially for the great cheap eats too 🙂👍
@@PeterandYen oh, no way 😞 was really looking forward to train street. Still Hanoi looks amazing.
@@andrewhamilton604 fingers crossed for you by the time you go next year they'll open it back up to the public! 🤞
Wow..totally extraordinary!
It's pretty awesome huh ☺️
Been lurking but finally subscribed. Awesome content and enjoying your Vietnam series. Very light hearted and informative. Love all the food! Keep it up and you'll be 100k subs in no time.
Hey mate thank you for supporting the channel 😁❤ good news if you enjoyed our Vietnam videos. Yen and I couldn't stop thinking about Vietnam and talking about it. Soooooo we're coming back this year. Ho chi Minh this time around can't wait 😁 hopefully one day 100k that would be amazing 🥳
Peter and Yen Oh man then I’ll definitely hit the notification bell for that! Can’t wait! Just don’t change your style and how you are once you hit 100k stardom haha
@@timothytrucnguyen1893 hahaha I think we're too old to change 😂 thanks for hitting the notification 👍
A dear friend of mine is moving there next month and I was just getting an introduction to what he is in for. He has asked me to visit him so I am getting my hands around actually going there. Thanks you
That's so exciting! If you've never been to Vietnam or Asia before it can be quite a culture shock and a little overwhelming haha we love it though so hope you have an amazing time too when you go visit 🙂👍 thank you for dropping us a comment! 😁🙌
Great video, Peter and Yen give great tips on where to go and what to see in Hanoi. 😊
Thank you 😊
Interesting and informative video, nicely presented from you guys.
Thanks Dad! Must feel good to have internet properly again lol 😉🙌
@@PeterandYen..and not have to rely on hot spot support.
Amazing ! Congrats !
Thank you! 😁👍
Love this! Definitely checking them out when I get there!
Thanks Liro! Hope you have an awesome time 🙂 Btw not sure if you realise (it's mentioned in our description section) but seems like they closed off train street to the public not too long ago. Not sure if they've since reopened but don't think it's likely if the shops have also been asked to close along the tracks too.
Peter and Yen oh no :(((( thank you for mentioning it as I hadn’t known, good thing you guys were able to go, and if it’s completely shut down at least I’ll have this video to look back to. I read that cafe owners are pleading with authorities and that they’ll make sure it’s safe for tourists, hope that works... but thank you for letting me know! ☺️
@@alvaromangubat no worries, all the best and hope you enjoy your trip regardless 🙂👍
Peter and Yen thank you! Cannot not have fun in Vietnam! Enjoy your travels and can’t wait for the next video :)
Very interesting pl. Always love their food too and the cultural show is awesome ....good one my dears👍👍👍❤❤❤
Thanks mum! Maybe you and Dad can make a trip to Vietnam next 😉❤️
You guys sounds like travel news reporters. Nice! Wish I could speak like that
Hahah do we? Thank you! 😁✌️❤️
Hi my com
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You guys are fantastic. I wish more people could give your video a like as you'll have done such a good job explaining everything. Fellow UA-camr 🥰 good luck to you guys xx
Thank you Moses, we appreciate your kind words! 🙂👍
thank you
Great vlog, thank you. I'm planning a trip in the next couple of years (Covid allowing) and your vid has really helped me as I really wasn't sure there was much I'd like to see/do in Hanoi. As I'm planning a few days there before a Lan Na cruise. So thank you very much 💜
Hanoi is awesome, it feels so alive wherever you are in the city. Yen and I both especially enjoyed exploring all the different old quarters. Thanks for watching 😁❤
Those skewers looked amazing!! Plus id probably wont try anything that looks like a prawn now. Thanks for the tip :)
Hahah can't believe I got tricked.. was like what.. where's my prawn.. was so confused at first 😅😅
Love love this show...🙂🇳🇿
Thank you for the love Missy 😁🙌
WOW the puppet show is fantastic!
Yeah! Really cool we enjoyed Vietnam so much we're heading back next year.
Looks so good!
It's a pretty awesome city! Definitely a must visit when in Vietnam 🙂
Beautiful
Love hanoi
Very cool and awesome place!
Amazing
Thanks Missy! 😁✌️
See you soon Hanoi!
Hey guys - this is so cool - I have never been to Vietnam and you guys look like you are having a good time - beautiful wedding as well.
Omggggggg I heard all about this placeeeeee so glad I get to see
It's such a buzzing city! Did your sis visit here too? 🙂
good video ~gOOD!!~~^^
Wonderful work guys , Good video
Thank you Sandeep! 🙏🙂
Amazing gallery
So many beautiful pieces in here. Favourite is the 1000 arms buddha.
Ooh looks like fun! I might travel there one day !
Hope you get the chance, definitely a must visit when in Vietnam 😁✌️
The train cafe is amazing!!! What an experience!
Unfortunately they've had to close that street off now but we were so lucky to have gone just before that happened 😅
@@PeterandYen I think some parts of the street are still open but I am not 100% sure! Will check it out next time when I go back to Vietnam :D
hi peter and yen . well this video certainly brought back some nice memories and once again you have put that smile on my face haha love kiem lake, look forward to meeting you both soon , take care yeah. and keep up the good work
Thought you might like this episode Barry! Glad to hear you did 😁👍 We're off to the Great Wall of China today. Not a bad way to start a Monday morning we reckon 😁🙌 Going together with both sets of our parents too. Enjoy your day as well!
The night market looks awesome!!
Lots of good food and the crunchy air ice cream is interesting 😆
Haha such a novelty snack! If it having had ice cream in it I think it would've been so yum 😋
wonderful city 👍
Hanoi looks a special place.
Hanoi is a fabulous city....everything about it. Have been there twice-a fascinating place.
Hanoi does look amazing
Very Good
This video is great. I especially liked the train street with eateries on both sides. Just sip/munch something & watch the trains go by.
Such a cool street but unfortunately they closed it off some time last year for public safety since some tourists did some dangerous things 😕 Not sure if they have since reopened it yet though!
@@PeterandYen Hope they reopen it soon. I guess it's the only such street as far as I know.
There's actually another one we came across in Thailand. The Maeklong Railway Market. That one gets even closer to you and the market actually packs itself up before it comes through then unpacks again. Does this multiple times daily as a normal way of life! If you're interested it's in our Top Things to do in Bangkok video: ua-cam.com/video/vngNuJFH-Ik/v-deo.html 🙂
Visited Vietnam in October, interesting places!!!!!
Omg good tip on not buying the tickets online for the water puppet show! Note taken! That's good that they have the audio guide.
We've noticed that trip advisor especially sell tickets a lot more expensive than if you were to buy the tickets at the location 😲 but we definitely look out for every trick we can to save money 😁
Very interesting and awesome Hanoi Video 💖
Thanks Yvonne! Glad you enjoyed it. Hanoi is definitely a must visit when you're in Vietnam!
That's super lucky of you guys to get to visit the train street just weeks before they closed it!
Just heard about it a lil while ago 😅 that's such a shame that it's closed now. Such a unique place n glad we got to see it and with a train too 😁
so cool about the name of the streets in that area... there is something similar in an area in Madrid
Ooo that's interesting to know 👍🙂
Wow nice country
Planning to visit Vietnam soon
Hanoi looks amazing - as does the country.