Things to do in Thang Long Citadel

To wrap up our Sapa trip with my nieces and nephews living in Hanoi, Vietnam, we took a one-day city tour bus around Hanoi. I was a bit worried because it had been raining since morning, but we decided to go out and wait it out over lunch. The weather cleared up, so we immediately booked tickets, exchanged them at the booth, and boarded the bus, which was incredibly convenient. The city tour was enjoyable and informative, with audio commentary available in various languages via headphones at each famous spot, and the estimated one-hour duration flew by. I was very satisfied with the open-air view from the second floor and the air conditioning, which made it comfortable even in the hot midday sun.

A must book! Tour guide Kevin was very knowledgeable and explained everything in detail. Great quality for price. Definitely recommend. it was only 3 people on tour so it was more personal. Kevin took really good pictures and took us through each step of how everything was done. We got to do hands on experience and got to get products and able to customize hat. I did the 1/2 tour and it was worth it. Book and request Kevin as your guide.

I had a beautiful experience with Luna Ao Dai Female Guide She’s so kind and sweet and most of all she’s so knowledgeable.She knows the assignment..I loved how patient she is in taking me a pictures .It’s a 100/10 for me..

I had a wonderful time with Trang, our tour guide. This tour was very worth it given the experiences you get — it is food, culture, scenery all-in-one. I was not able to capture all the scenes but it felt like we were able to see all of Hanoi. Being on a jeep made it more fun. Trang is very helpful and took lovely photos. I highly recommend this tour :)

This motorbike tour was absolutely fantastic. Our guide, Suki, was cheerful and shared so much information with us. I highly recommend joining this tour if you come to Hanoi.

We had a fun and informative tour with our amazing and very engaging tour guide Joey. He's very knowledgeable about the history of each places we've visited. Highly recommend him as a guide!

Our Tour Guide was Travis and our Driver was Mr Ming. Travis did an awesome job of keeping the whole trip entertaining by giving us a good and in-depth explanation of the history of each famous destination of Vietnam with great English! Mr Ming was able to being us to each destination quickly and effeciently with safety. Even with the jeep being manual drive, the ride was pretty smooth. Both also took the care and time to ensure everyone was safe. We were even given free ponchos to protect us from the rain. Overall, both of the did a great job to make our experience the best even with the rain.

We traveled by Grab for our private tour for two. Our guide spoke excellent Japanese and showed us places we wouldn't have seen on our own, with an efficient route and clear explanations, which was wonderful. I definitely recommend this over going by yourself. They also changed the pho to bun cha for us, and the restaurant was delicious. Since we were staying at a hotel near Hanoi Cathedral, we skipped the cathedral tour and were dropped off at our desired location before parting ways. We were very satisfied with our quick half-day tour in the heat.

We had an excellent half-day tour of Hanoi with Mac. From the start, he was incredibly informative, friendly and attentive, tailoring the experience to our interests rather than simply following a fixed itinerary. Nothing was ever too much trouble, and he went out of his way to make sure we had the best possible experience. His knowledge of Hanoi’s history, culture and hidden gems was exceptional, and his English was outstanding, making everything easy to understand and engaging. If you’re looking for a knowledgeable, personable guide who genuinely cares about his guests, I can’t recommend Mac highly enough.