9 Morning Tours in Hanoi to Build a Day Around

1.Private Crowd Free Hanoi: Morning Highlights of the City Experience

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 124 reviews · from $95Our pick

Spend four hours with a private English-speaking guide exploring Hanoi’s Temple of Literature, Hoa Lo Prison, St. Joseph’s Cathedral, and Hoan Kiem Lake. You’ll taste Vietnamese tea, lotus sweets, and local pho. Guides such as Tham, Cuong, Anh, and San are praised for personal service and strong local insight.

“Trip was informative and fun. we enjoyed walking in the city and visiting all temples and museums. The food was so good :”

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2.Amazing Morning with Bicycle – All Inclusive

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 44 reviews · from $46Top rated

Start at 5:30 a.m. with an English-speaking guide and bicycle in Hanoi. Ride past Ba Dinh Square, cross Long Bien Bridge, visit Hoan Kiem Lake, stop at a morning market for pho, and finish with egg coffee. Groups are capped at 10.

“Yes, this is an early, early start, but so worth it. We had a great time and can say we successfully navigated Hanoi traffic like locals. This is a great way to experience everyday life in Hanoi. We had a great guide, although he never told us his naRead more”

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3.Private Early Morning Tour in Hanoi City

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 16 reviews

Start before the city gets busy with a private guide at Ba Dinh Square, Quang Ba Flower Market, and Hanoi’s Old Quarter. You can add West Lake’s early market, watch morning Tai Chi, and eat a traditional breakfast. Guide assignments vary, with Hera and Ly among the named guides.

“Interesting tour around landmarks in the Old, the French and the Ba Dinh quarters. My guide, Ly, was full of energy and good vibes while making this street walk a very nice experience. Thank you!”

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4.Hanoi Long Bien Sunrise Photo Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 16 reviews · from $144

Start around 4:30am with hotel pickup, then learn camera settings and composition on Long Bien Bridge and in Long Bien Market. Your professional photographer guide, including Boris on some departures, helps you capture workers, produce, sunrise light, and Hanoi’s waking Old Quarter before breakfast and Vietnamese coffee.

“we were picked up by Boris at 04.30am in the morning for the photo tour of Long Bien market Right from the start Boris was friendly and made us feel comfortable. He was an absolute pleasure to be with. He gave us lots of tips and advise wRead more”

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5.Morning Run Through Historic Hanoi – 12K Signature Route

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 9 reviews · from $30Best value

Start at 6:00 am with a local guide such as Cong, Kien, or Quang for a roughly 12K run or walk through Hanoi. See Hoan Kiem Lake, Long Bien Bridge, Trấn Quốc Pagoda, and Train Street before the crowds. The route takes about two hours and costs $30.

“Hanoi is a beautiful city, and the best way to experience it is by running or walking through it. Cong took me on a special journey during the run, he biked behind me to block the traffic (a brilliant idea, especially since the traffic in Hanoi is so cRead more”

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6.Sapa 2D1N Homestay overnight by Morning bus

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 8 reviews · from $60

Travel by morning bus from Hanoi to Sapa, then trek through Y Linh Ho, Lao Chai, Ta Van, Giang Ta Chai, and Supan. Guide Chin or Phinh leads the walks, with a Ta Van homestay, Vietnamese meals, and a spring-roll cooking class included.

“I really enjoyed my guided hike with Phinh. She was kind, helpful, and super informative. She made my experience in the Sapa area a memorable one.”

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7.Private Hanoi: Crowd-free Morning Highlights

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 8 reviews · from $170

Start with the 1000-year-old Temple of Literature, taste Vietnamese green tea and green bean cake, then visit Hoa Lo Prison, St. Joseph’s Cathedral, and Hoan Kiem Lake. Your English-speaking guide, possibly Flower, leads a private four-hour outing with Pho lunch and about 1.5 km of walking.

“Met up at the opera house with the tour guide and our guide was small group and called Flower . Her English was very good and knowedge of all the sites too along with the food was excellent as was a local street cafe plus also went to a local tea place . We then were left on own to visit the literature place”

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8.Private Good Morning Hanoi Guided Tour with Local Breakfast

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · from $42

Start at 5:30am with a private guide such as Tony or Long, visit Huu Tiep Lake and the Downed B-52, watch the flag raising at Ba Dinh Square, then eat pho and drink local coffee in Hanoi’s Old Quarter. Pickup and drop-off cover hotels inside the Old Quarter.

“J'ai réalisé un superbe tour du Vietnam organisé par l'Agence de voyagesTAM-TOURS.VN située à HANOI Le guide très professionnel, qualité du circuit, hotels et nourriture.”

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9.Hanoi half day city tour( Morning/Afternoon depart)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · from $33

Take a private half-day tour of Hanoi for $33, with pickup, entrance fees, bottled water, and a cyclo ride included. Visit Ho Chi Minh’s mausoleum complex, One-Pillar Pagoda, the Temple of Literature, and the Old Quarter. David is one named guide associated with the experience.

“This was an enriching and totally enjoyable tour. David is an outstanding guide, both knowledgeable and personable. I feel better acquainted with Hanoi and its rich history after this extremely worthwhile tour. Highly recommend.”

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