Welcome to
Hanoi
Vietnam
Hanoi is Vietnam's ancient and atmospheric capital — a city of 1,000 years of history that wears its past in French colonial boulevards, pagoda-dotted Hoan Kiem Lake, and the narrow tube houses of the 36-street Old Quarter that was Vietnam's first commercial centre. The city moves at a gentler pace than Ho Chi Minh City, with a northern Vietnamese sensibility that values tradition, refinement, and the ritual of a slow morning pho or egg coffee in a pavement café. The street food of Hanoi is among Asia's finest, and nearby Halong Bay — where thousands of limestone karsts rise from emerald water — is one of the world's most stunning natural landscapes.
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Hanoi Old Quarter
A 36-block maze of street food, silk, and 1,000 years of commerce.
Hanoi Opera House
French colonial grandeur hosting world-class performance in the heart of Hanoi.
Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum
Ho Chi Minh's embalmed body lies in state in a granite mausoleum at the heart of Hanoi.
Hoa Lo Prison
A colonial-era prison that holds two centuries of Vietnamese suffering and resistance.
Hoan Kiem Lake
Hanoi's beating heart: a lake wrapped in legend, pagodas, and morning tai chi.
St Joseph's Cathedral
Gothic colonial cathedral standing bold in the heart of Hanoi's Old Quarter.
Temple of Literature
Vietnam's oldest university, where 1,000 years of scholarly tradition still echo.
Tran Quoc Pagoda
Hanoi's oldest pagoda, rising from a tiny island on West Lake.
Vietnam Museum of Ethnology
Hanoi's most thoughtful museum, bringing Vietnam's 54 ethnic groups to life.
West Lake
Hanoi's vast urban lake where locals actually live their daily lives.
Why should you go to Hanoi
What other travelers have to say, based on real reviews.