Your base for exploring this destination is the city of Hanoi. For travel information about Hanoi, go to Hanoi Travel Guide. Looking for budget accommodation in Hanoi? Use our Budget Accommodation Guide!
Hanoi, the second biggest city in Vietnam, is a beautiful city of broad boulevards and noisy traffic. The name in Vietnamese is actually written as Ha Noi, as the Vietnamese language treats each syllable separately. The name Hanoi means "inside the river". It refers to Hanoi's position along the banks of the Song Hong, or Red River, that has changed its course over the centuries, dotting Hanoi with numerous lakes.
Hanoi is an ancient city. Its history dates back to the Neolithic era. The earliest people settled at the confluence of the Red and Lo rivers.
The old and the new coexisting in Hanoi: the Thap Rua, or Tortoise Tower, in the middle of Ho Hoan Kiem, Lake of the Restored Sword, with the skyscrapers of Melia Hotel in the background.
How to go to Hanoi
Most visitors to Hanoi arrive by air. Hanoi's Noi Bai International Airport is located 35km north of Hanoi. The taxi fare from airport to Hanoi is about US$10. During my visit, my taxi was booked before hand, with arrangement made by my hotel.
Hanoi Tourist Attractions
Bao Tang Quan Doi @ Army Museum
Buu Dien, the General Post Office
Chua Ba Da @ Ba Da Pagoda
Chua Tran Quoc
Cot Co Flag Tower
Den Bach Ma @ Temple of the White Horse
Den Huong Tuong
Den Ngoc Son
Dong Xuan Market
Government Guesthouse
Hanoi Fountain
Hanoi Opera House
History Museum of Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum
Ho Hoan Kiem
Ho Tay @ West Lake
Hoa Phuong
Indira Gandhi Park
Le Thai To Monument
Ly Thai To Statue
Ly Trieu Quoc Su Pagoda
Lenin Statue
Maison Centrale @ Hanoi Hilton
Melia Hanoi
Nha Hat Chuong Vang @ Golden Bell Theatre
Nha Tuong Niem Liet Si
Noi Bai International Airport
Old East Gate
Phu Tay Ho
Presidential Palace
Quan Su Pagoda
Sofitel Metropole Hotel
State Bank of Vietnam
St Joseph's Cathedral
Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre
Thap Rua
The Huc
Vietnam National University
Writing Brush Tower @ Thap But Pagoda
Places of Interest in Vietnam
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