Imagine this: a scenic road trip from Hanoi to explore Halong Bay with stops along the way to discover viewpoints, villages, incredible nature, and cultural gems. Sounds like a dream? No, it’s possible on a Withlocals day trip with a local host leading the way!
Imagine this: a scenic road trip from Hanoi to explore Hoa Lu Tam Coc with stops along the way to discover viewpoints, villages, incredible nature, and cultural gems. Sounds like a dream? No, it’s possible on a Withlocals day trip with a local host leading the way!
Spend a fun day at Hanoi's west lake where you and your family will enjoy local activities, a visit to a pagoda and a cool ride in a pedalo boat. The kids will also love the sweet treat at the end: the most delicious ice cream in the area! This is the perfect family day you'll have in Hanoi!
Take a break and relax while fishing at a truly local spot! Join me as you escape from the city to chill by the lake where the locals go fishing. Drinks, local food, good vibes and tons of laughs are all part of this incredible experience!
Enjoy this half day experience wich includes a visit to a local market & a cooking class together with me. Let's visit my local village & take a look
at Vietnamese farmers while they are working. Are you ready for a hands-on experience?
The best local things to do in Hanoi for 3 days! The amazing White Horse Temple and Dong Xuan Market, and Thai Nguyen tea plantations and Mua caves; you’ll be able to explore all the highlights of Hanoi in 72 hours. Use the list below to find exactly what to do in Hanoi for 3 days. Day 1: Highlights, food & drink An all-around introduction! Hanoi is an amazing city filled with vibrant Vietnamese culture and history. Admire White Horse Temple and stroll around the French Quarter with its magnificent Opera House and French colonial villas. Explore the cool streets of cool streets such as Toy Street and Ta Hien. Getting hungry? Follow your nose to Ta Hien Street, famous for its delicious street food. Try tasty Banh Cuon and cool off with refreshing sugar cane juice with kumquat. Visit Dong Xuan Market and sample Hanoi’s best Banh Mi. You can even try delicious local craft beer! Day 2: Arts & crafts Time to explore your artistic side! Now you’ve seen Hanoi’s amazing highlights, it’s time to have fun making local arts and crafts. Visit a unique ceramic center, the village of Bat Trang on the banks of the Red River. Visit local workshops and from teapots to dishes, learn how different ceramic objects are made. You can even learn to make your own! Or take a pottery class and learn how to make traditional gypsum statues. Crafts for the kids? How about visiting a traditional mask-makers house and learning to make authentic raw paper masks? There’s something for everyone with fun arts and crafts in Hanoi! Day 3: Tea plantations & caves Time to relax! Get out of the city and explore some of Hanoi’s extraordinary landscapes. A visit to the tea growing province of Thai Nguyen is a memorable way to start the last of your 72 hours in Hanoi! Learn how tea is made and join the local farmers in picking tea-leaves and grinding tea. Ready for adventure? Head for the awe-inspiring UNESCO world heritage site of Trang An! Rent bicycles to explore the area of Tam Coc or hike up 500 steps to the top of the mountain of Mua caves. You can even take a boat trip to visit the extraordinary cave complex!
What other travelers love about our local experts
Bill
About local
18 July 2025
Excellent Travel Guide
Ruby was my guide during a 12 hour excursion to Halong Bay from Hanoi. The time flew by and the trip was memorable, in large part due to Ruby.
Her breadth of knowledge of all things Vietnam, rolled in with her impressive language skills and her own international travel provide lots of local insights, interesting conversations and fun along the way.
In the event you're considering hiring a "local" ss a guide, you don't need to look any further than Ngoc Ruby!
City Escape: Halong Bay Day Trip
Madyson
About local
6 July 2025
Incredible Private Hike
We sincerely enjoyed our private tour with Loan! She coordinated a delicious local lunch for us, and even provided a few unexpected snacks!
Loan was very personable and the conversations while hiking and driving were great.
Hanoi's Natural Beauty: Ba Vi National Park Day Trip
Julia
About local
It is a great cooking experience with a walk trough local farm fields. I strongly recommend.
Farm tour & Cooking in Hanoi with local family
John
About local
Where to begin?
Our day with Manh was much more than we could have hoped for. For starters we were given a unique glimpse of a rural ex-urban community. We met a few market vendors who mostly cater to the wholesale food market for Ha Noi street food and markets. Then we wandered through the fields of vegetable gardening with as much variety as we could not have known or understood. Then it was all capped off with a great meal, to which we were full participants. Lots of hugs when we parted.
