A unqiue experience. I got to try good dishes i would not have tried if i didnt take this tour. Dan, our guide is very accommodating and helpful.
About Activity
What's Included
Includes
- Bottled water
- Hotel pickup and drop-off in Hanoi city center
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Private transportation
- Entrance fees to listed attractions
- Private English-speaking guide
Excludes
- Gratuities
- Personal expenses
- Services not mentioned in the inclusions list
Departure & Return
Departure Point
- Traveler pick up offered
Itinerary
Visit Hoa Lo Prison, also known as the “Hanoi Hilton,” to explore Vietnam’s modern history during the French colonial period and the Vietnam War. Walk through preserved prison cells, historical exhibitions, and original artifacts while learning powerful stories about Vietnamese revolutionaries and former prisoners. Your guide will provide deeper insight into the prison’s history, daily life inside the facility, and its significance in Vietnam’s past.
Visit Tran Quoc Pagoda, the oldest pagoda in Hanoi, located on the peaceful shore of West Lake. Explore the beautiful Buddhist architecture, learn about Vietnamese spiritual traditions, and enjoy the calm atmosphere surrounding this historic temple that dates back more than 1,500 years.
Experience Hanoi Train Street, one of the city’s most unique and famous attractions, where trains pass through a narrow residential neighborhood just inches from local cafés and homes. Enjoy a traditional Vietnamese coffee while observing daily local life and capturing unforgettable photos in this vibrant and exciting atmosphere.
Visit the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum Complex and explore Ba Dinh Square in front of the mausoleum, one of the most important historical landmarks in Vietnam. Continue to the surrounding area behind the mausoleum, including the famous One Pillar Pagoda and nearby cultural sites, while learning about the life and legacy of President Ho Chi Minh. Please note that the current itinerary does not include entering the mausoleum due to time limitations. If you wish to view Ho Chi Minh’s preserved body inside the mausoleum, please contact us in advance so we can arrange a more suitable schedule and itinerary.
Visit the Hanoi Opera House, one of the city’s most iconic French colonial landmarks inspired by the Paris Opera House. Learn about Hanoi’s colonial history and cultural development while admiring the elegant exterior architecture. Please note that the Opera House is currently not open for interior visits during this tour.
Visit St. Joseph Cathedral, the oldest cathedral in Hanoi and one of the city’s most recognizable French colonial landmarks. Admire its impressive Gothic architecture, learn about the history of Catholicism in Vietnam, and experience the lively atmosphere of the surrounding Old Quarter cafés and local streets.
Visit Long Bien Bridge, the oldest bridge in Hanoi and one of the city’s most historic French colonial landmarks. Walk along the iconic iron structure and learn about its important role throughout Vietnam’s modern history, from the colonial period to wartime Hanoi.
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Reviews
I loved all the foods and the experience. The Tour guide very good job
It was great! The shops we visited were great and nearby. We were full and had just about right serving for each food type..
Dan was very friendly and so accommodating. The food was great. Worth the trip/tour.
Dan is a good guide. Delicious food. Practical prices.
We wrote to Max to book a food tour, but he was fully booked, so he suggested another guide, Dan. And honestly it was great. Dan really cared about us. He kept asking if we liked the food, if we were ok, if we wanted to know more. It was clear he really wanted us to have a good evening, and we did. We are both introverts, so for us it felt more like hanging out with a friend than a tour (exactly what we wanted). He was calm, kind and just easy to be around, and we liked that a lot. He answered all our questions and told us the stories behind the food and about Vietnamese people. The food selection was amazing too!
Staff is super nice! Showed us different places and explained the food to us in a good manner! 10/10 recommend!!
This is by far one of the best tours we’ve done in Vietnam Max and his team are amazing! Jay was the best tour guide she was so nice and patient with us this tour is for everyone couples families with kids and for the price it’s impossible to beat! MUST TRY!!
This tour is a must when you visit Hanoi. We had a nice experience trying out a lot of food wtih a feel of the Vietnam vibe. Dan was our assigned tour guide and we really appreciated him. He was very helpful, patient, accommodating - he even offered to carry my bag (I had a big bag with me because I needed to bring my kid's stuff). He tried his best to make things convenient for us. Dan is also professional, he is a smart guy and you can see he loves what he does. We really wish him success in his endeavor in the tourist business.
We took a private food tour in Hanoi and were quite satisfied with it. We visited eateries we wouldn't have gone to otherwise, and the food was good. However, our guide Dan, he questioned what we were doing and kept harping on about things. For example, he kept asking about reviews and said we looked nervous even we weren't. We got little annoied about that kind of behaviour. He was joking so much, and first it was funny but then it went weird. Dan also wondered why we didn't find his jokes funny at the end and kept questioned about that too..
Had a great street food tour! Dan showed us places we wouldn’t have found and the food as expected was brilliant!
Very informative and took us to lost of nice places! Would strongly recommend!
We had a wonderful experience on the walking food tour in Vietnam with Dan as our tour guide! Dan was very knowledgeable about the local food, culture, and history. He was extremely helpful, friendly, and attentive throughout the entire tour, making sure we had a great experience at every stop. We truly enjoyed exploring the local food scene with him and learning more about Vietnam along the way. His passion and knowledge made the tour even more memorable. We highly recommend Dan to anyone looking for an amazing walking food tour experience in Vietnam. Thank you, Dan, for such a fantastic experience!
Max was incredible and knowledgeable. He told us all about the city plus continued to help me through out my visit. I highly recommend his services.
Good night out trying local cuisine. Food was lovely. Tour guide was very accommodating. Would recommend booking!
Very good tour, good value for money and experience would recommend
Really cool experience tried many of the Vietnamese food and end of the tour get to experience the train street
Wonderful morning spent eating our way around Hanoi. Great variety of food! Dan was very friendly and great to chat with. Highly recommend this tour and the places we visited. Thank you 🙏
Dan took us to great places and was very friendly and had great english! Helped us cross roads safely and told us the way to eat the different types of food. We also was given options to walk scenic or faster routes depending on our preference.
Great experience with Dan who shared a lot of info about the food we enjoyed on the tour.
Jay was so friendly and easy to talk to. She took us to such incredible places and explained some of the culture as well. She was very entertaining as well. The amount of food felt perfect as portion sizes weren’t too big or too small and length of the tour was good as well. Price felt very well justified for what we got. The places we weren’t too weren’t too quiet or too crowded and all had a nice atmosphere. They’re also very accommodating with allergies and preferences. Was a great way to start our time in Hanoi, could not recommend more!!
Jay was an amazing guide!! Had the best time with her and she took us to many great food spots all very delicious very much enjoyed. She also helped us with any questions we had with Hanoi. As our first day here was a great way to look around and have the help of a local. Very much recommended to anyone who is looking for a food tour 10/10 !!!
It was great and we had Jay as our Tour Guide. She was very open and told us about all the stories behind every dish. Also she gave us really nice insights about how life is as a local living in Vietnam. I would absolutely recommend her again and will book her again when I'm back with another friend group to show them the real side of Vietnam. Thank you Jay!
Great experience! The tour was lovely and we went to all the Vietnamese locals’ spaces. Enjoyed it!
The tour guides were very knowledgeable, nice, and accommodating. They took very good care of us and made sure we had a good experience. The food was delicious, the town is beautiful, and train street was cool. Would definitely recommend and would do it again.
Had an amazing time and all the picks were authentic tasting. Also, they were superheroes and booked last minute booking for train street
Awesome tour walking around Hanoi. Great food with great service! Made sure we had great seats and food at every stop
Great experience! They explained everything and were very friendly! Loved it!
Had a really fun tour. Lots of information given about surrounding area and the food! Easy pick up! Dan was a lovely host!
Had a great experience on our first evening in Hanoi, can’t fault Dan at all, incredible tour host! Amazing, make sure you book!
Jay was a great tour guide. She was friendly, enthusiastic and knowledgeable. We really enjoyed the tour. Especially getting out of the city onto banana island. The jeep was a great way to travel around, especially with the top down.
Jay was great throughout the tour, made it amazing and informative. Excellent in taking photos too. I would highly recommend this tour!!!
We had an absolutely wonderful experience with Jay on our private food tour in Hanoi. Honestly, she was exceptional from start to finish. My wife and I were trying authentic Vietnamese food for the first time, and we were a little unsure about what to expect. Jay made the whole experience so enjoyable. Her English is excellent, she’s incredibly friendly, and she has a genuine way of making you feel comfortable from the moment you meet her. What really stood out was how thoughtful and accommodating she was. She picked us up directly from our hotel, took us on foot to some fantastic local food spots that we would never have discovered on our own, and made sure we were comfortably brought back to our hotel afterwards. We were travelling with our two-year-old daughter, and Jay was absolutely brilliant with her. She was patient, warm and great with families. Our little one felt so comfortable around her and even enjoyed eating at the different places we visited. That made a huge difference to the experience for us as parents. The food itself was fantastic. We got to try several local Vietnamese dishes for the first time, discover little places we would have otherwise walked straight past, and experience a side of Hanoi that we probably wouldn’t have found exploring on our own. We’ve come away wanting to try so much more Vietnamese food! We actually discovered this business through Instagram, and it’s great to see that they’re doing such a fantastic job both online and in person. The experience genuinely lived up to what we saw. Jay, thank you for making our first proper introduction to Vietnamese food such a memorable one. You clearly care about what you do, and it shows in the way you look after your guests. If you’re visiting Hanoi, especially as a family or with young children, I would highly recommend booking a private food tour with Jay. Don’t hesitate. It’s one of the experiences we’ll remember from our trip!
Great tour of Hanoi .. our guide spoke very good English and was very knowledgeable. JaySky was fabulous and looked after us. Fully recommend this tour.
Dan our guide was amazing. We very much appreciated his genuine and funny personality, and of course all the food was it absolutely delicious. The dishes and the culture of Hanoi was explained to us. It felt like we were catching up with a friend. Highly recommend booking Dan!
Awesome time exploring Hanoi, dodging traffic and being showed some local food! Dan was an amazing guide and would recommend him any time!
Good English, knowledgeable guide, great choices of restaurant
Dan was very knowledgeable and we loved the places he took us. Local hot spots, and advice on how to eat.
We did our food tour with Dan through Hanoi. The food was all fantastic however the experience was even better because Dan was such a great guide, he took us to all the best places and even kept us entertained throughout the walk and gave us great tips on where to go on the remainder of our holiday. We highly recommend this experience and will be doing it again when we come back to Vietnam :)
We had excellent evening on our food tour with Dan. He had a lot of knowledge to share and was great to have a laugh with. Highly recommend and the food that we ate was excellent.
Had an amazing tour with - Dan . Great communication information and food. Very friendly and great intro on our first day in Hanoi.
Great food tour of Hanoi trying some amazing food! Dan was an exceptional tour guide explaining the food and a brief history of every dish would highly recommend him as a guide
Jay is an excellent tour guide and she brought us to various local food places. The food were all delicious and she was very attentive to what we like and our diet restrictions. I would highly recommend her to anyone who are considering to find a tour guide.
We booked a food tour through Max and we got Jay as our tour guide. She was so fun and brought us to so many hidden gems. We absolutely had a great time with Jay. Would recommend her!
Jay made this tour experience so so fun and lively. And her food recommendations was 100%. We definitely made a good friend out of this tour. Would meet her again if we come back to Hanoi !
Really good Walking StreetFoodTour! Dan is a really cool guide!
Excelent tour, we had the chance to try really good and traditional Vietnamese dishes. Totally recommend it.
Dan was very kind and helpful, he showed us very good food and explained it to us. Every food we ate was very delicious and we left full after the tour. Would recommend it to anybody
What an amazing experience we had this evening with the lovely Jay. 🫰 Jay was so informative from the beginning, she gave us the rundown of our guide as soon as we met up and from there the night ran so smoothly. Being our first time in Hanoi, we were somewhat cautious of where to dine but Jay guided us and we ate dishes from some locals very own homes. This was something we would never had experienced if not for this tour guide. Thank you so much, we will have this fun memory of Hanoi for many years.
Dan was a good guide. He was patient enough to wait for us and guide us to every food place and get us the food and also explain in detail what that food is and how to have it, he also explained a lot about the history and culture of Vietnam.
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