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 Traveller's Tales: Events in Hanoi, Vietnam
Find out about special events in Hanoi, Vietnam. You may read about local events and festivals. Also, you might want to read our
Central Vietnam city guide,
Halong Bay city guide,
Hanoi city guide,
Ho Chi Minh city guide,
Phan Thiet city guide,
and Hoi An city guide.
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| J Kimoto |
03 February 2003 |
Stayed at Nikko Hotel Hanoi - Hanoi, Vietnam.
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Teto (lunar new year) season is not good for sightseeing. Most of shops
and museums are closed.
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| C Luiza |
14 February 2002 |
Stayed at Lucky Hotel - Hanoi, Vietnam.
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It's worth it to book a walking tour. We hired a guide to visit the Old Quarter and got to see Hanoi at close range, as we certainly wouldn't have on a coach tour. Red River Tours charged $25 each and was worth it!
Emperor restaurant does great food, Cafe des Artes is excellent (wonderful chocolate crepes) and the street food (spring rolls, pho ga etc) is tasty! Try them all.
My friends and I got there a couple days before Tet so we got to see the wonderful peach and apricot blossoms for sale, and souvenir shops were still open. I wouldn't advise coming right on Tet though.
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| S Stevenson |
30 December 2001 |
Stayed at De Syloia Hotel - Hanoi, Vietnam.
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The city is very busy and the streets take a bit of getting used to. The trip to the Perfume Pagoda is worthwhile for a day trip - best booked via cafes in the old quarter.
Winter is a good time to visit because it is alot easier to get about and explore the old quarter than it would be in the middle of summer.
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| G Tsoutsos |
15 December 2001 |
Stayed at Green Park Hotel - Hanoi, Vietnam.
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Hanoi is a charming and fascinating city. The people are warm and friendly which makes up for the cooler weather we encountered in December. There is so much to see and Hanoi definitley serves as a good base for exploring surrounding areas and attractions like Halong Bay and Tam Coc.
There are many tour operators most of which will fetch you directly from the hotel - we used the Vietnam tourist office which was very good.
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| R Saunders |
07 December 2001 |
Stayed at De Syloia Hotel - Hanoi, Vietnam.
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Hanoi was a great place to visit; we hope to go back again. Excellent restaurants include Indochine, Tamarind, Verandah Cafe (pricey).
The Sunday market in Bac Ha was spectacular! Sapa was a disappointment because of the weather (heavy fog), and the aggressiveness of the small girls selling their wares. They swore at us in English and French when we didn't buy from them, and followed us for about 10 minutes with their cursings.
The Perfume Pagoda is a must see. If it's raining, be careful of the slick rocks!
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| P Mathieson |
01 February 2001 |
Stayed at Lucky Hotel - Hanoi, Vietnam.
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Hanoi is remarkably different to many other parts of Vietnam. It has a charm of its own which is largely due to the Old Quarter ( quite remarkable), the lakes and the very obvious influence of the French. We were able to discover most of the sites by walking although beware of the bike riders. We found them to be less co-operative than the riders in Saigon particularly when we were crossing the roads!!! Highly recommended in Hanoi is a visit to the Mausoleum and of-course if you have time you should pay a visit to Halong Bay. We went in winter and it was quite eerie - a wonderful experience. Enjoy Vietnam - we did!!
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| R Burrows |
28 January 2001 |
Stayed at Hanoi Horison Hotel - Hanoi, Vietnam.
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WE VISITED MOST SIGHTS ON OUR OWN-VIA TAXI AND WITH GUIDE BOOK IN HAND. AL FRESCO'S SERVE AMAZING ITALIAN FOOD. THE PRESS CLUB IS A BEAUTIFUL RESTAURANT WITH GREAT FOOD AND VERY GOOD WAITING STAFF. THE MEDITRANNO (sp.?) ALSO HAS EXCELLENT FOOD. THE MUSUEM OF ETHNOLOGY WAS A VERY INTERESTING AND IMFORMATIVE PLACE TO VISIT - A MUST SEE!!BEING IN HANOI OVER TET WAS COLOUFUL AND EXCITING - HOWEVER - MANY OF THE SHOPS WERE CLOSED - SO IT WAS ASLO A QUIET TIME. THE WATER PUPPET SHOW DELIGHTED US ALL - FROM THE WEE KIDS TO THE "MORE MATURE" SENIORS.
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| N Kabisch fredrickson |
23 January 2001 |
Stayed at Golden Key Hotel - Hanoi, Vietnam.
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Restaurants that we liked: Indochine (the best!), Little Hanoi, Moca Cafe, Cyclo Bar and Restaurant, and Diva. Several others recommended by friends were closed during Tet. Getting around the city was easy and inexpensive both by taxi (cheapest) and cyclo (most fun). Walking was fine, too. For Hanoi, I recommend the walking tour of the Old Quarter found in the Lonely Planet Guide to Hanoi. Virtually all sites in the city are worthwhile. We particularly enjoyed the Temple of Literature--a quiet, lovely spot.
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