Culture & Street Food Tour in Hanoi - 4 Days

Upon arrival at Noi Bai International Airport, Hanoi, the guide will wait and take you back to the hotel. You will then have many options to choose from as you enjoy your first day in Hanoi. You can choose to take a cyclo to have dinner in a restaurant, that was once one of the French colonial villas. And then if you want you can attend a traditional water puppet show before resting for the evening. Overnight in Hanoi

On the second day, you’ll explore the fascinating Old Quarter with hundreds of specialty shops, selling lacquerware, silk clothing, etc. You can stroll around Hoan Kiem Lake and people-watch at one of the many stylish cafes or shop for modern art in the city’s galleries. You will have the opportunity to visit the main attractions of Hanoi including the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, his House on Stilts, the One Pillar Pagoda, the Fine Arts Museum and the Temple of Literature. You will go to sleep knowing that tomorrow you will enjoy the extremely rich and varied Vietnamese cuisine.

Eating on the street is a very typical activity for Hanoians and makes up an important part of the city’s unique culture. Depart at 15:30 for a leisurely walk with our tour guide to the Old Quarter. Make your first stop to taste the national dish of Vietnamese – Pho Ga (chicken noodle soup). Then wander around a local market to enjoy the sights, the sounds and the aroma from hundreds of kinds of food on offer. Then sit down at a tiny Banh Duc shop to try a bit of Banh Duc – cooked rice powder with Vietnamese spices. Banh Duc will be served hot or cool, depends on weather. Your next stop is a little shop selling many different types of traditional Northern cakes such as Com cake (young rice) which is considered to be a part of every Hanoians’ childhood. Follow your guide to a small alley to get an idea of a typical “tube houses” of Hanoi. You will stop at Banh My Lan Ong and try their famous bread with Pâté. After the banh mi, you can enjoy some Vietnamese desserts – sweet soups called Che. Then cap off your trip by tasting a cup of Vietnamese egg coffee before returning back to your hotel

No activities are planned for today. You’ll have time to shop as much as you want before being escorted to the airport for your next flight