To be sure that the autumn is the most marvelous time to visit Hanoi by cool and dry air. Therefore, tons of visitors, local people as well really love walking or going around the city. I, unexceptionally, took a Hanoi city tour bus which is an interesting experience and makes me more proud of our city.
There are many trips starting from the Ha Noi Opera theater every 30 minutes from 9.15 am to 5:00 pm, I bought the ticket for one-round tour through their page on the Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/ThangLongHaNoiCitytour/), if not you can buy via klook, traveloka website and others. My trip started at 9.15 am which is the earliest tour because I would like to enjoy the morning atmosphere and not too sunny.
This one-round tour offers a unique opportunity to explore more than 20 renowned attractions in Hanoi within a duration of approximately 60 minutes. During this hour-long journey, the bus tour route map encompasses the following destination.
- Dong Kinh Nghia Thuc Square – Hoan Kiem Lake (starting point on Monday – Friday) or Hanoi Opera Theater (starting point on Saturday and Sunday)
- Le Thai To statue
- St.Joseph’s Cathedral
- Hanoi Flag Tower
- Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum
- Quan Thanh Temple
- Tran Quoc Pagoda
- Cua Bac Church
- The Imperial Citadel of Thang Long
- One Pillar Pagoda
- Temple of Literature
- Hoa Lo Prison
- Vietnamese Women’s Museum
- Hanoi Opera House
- Hanoi post office
Do not worry about the language, there is a multi – audio guide system offering commentary in English, French, Geman, Spanish, Russian, Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Bahasa Malay- Indonesian, Vietnamese and more.
This tour price is USD 7.00 per person, valid for a single use. The ticket price includes: a bus ticket, a local tour guide operator, a driver, headsets for clear audio guidance, a hop-on hop-off tour, transportation via an air – conditioner bus, free Wi-fi, and a city map.
Not only seeing some historical places, we have the experience to go around the city, especially through various stunning streets like Hoang Dieu, Phan Dinh Phung, ..or Hoan Kiem Lake, West Lake, Truc Bach Lake where give us having a general sightseeing of Hanoi and have a chance to look at the local people’s lives.
Besides, there are 4-hour Hanoi city tour and 1-day Hanoi bus tour which I haven’t taken experience. However, the key difference to the previous tour is that you can get off at any stop, explore your favorite attractions to your heart’s content and then catch another bus to continue your journey to the next destination.
The Hanoi city tour bus is the ideal way to explore our enchanting city with ease and flexibility. So, let’s try it when you visit Hanoi, hopefully you will enjoy it like me.
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