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Exploring Hanoi
Ha Noi, Vietnam

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.

Places of Interest in Vietnam

Vietnam is a land of cultural and natural beauty. Click enter to view many of the sights in Vietnam.

Places of Interest in Vietnam




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How much have you explored Vietnam? Through AsiaExplorers, you can now explore these places in Vietnam from the comfort of your desk: Vietnam, Halong Bay (Bai Chay, Bo Hon Island, Cat Ba National Park, Fighting Cock Island, Me Cung Cave, Sung Sot Cave, Titov Island), Hanoi, (Bao Tang Quan Doi @ Army Museum, Buu Dien (General Post Office of Hanoi), 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 (Temple of the Jade Mound), Dong Xuan Market, Government Guesthouse, Hanoi, Hanoi History Museum, Hanoi Opera House, Government Guesthouse, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, Ho Hoan Kiem (Lake of the Returned Sword), Ho Tay, 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, Phu Tay Ho, Presidential Palace of Hanoi, Quan Su Pagoda, Sofitel Metropole Hotel, State Bank of Vietnam, St Joseph's Cathedral, Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre, Thap Rua (Tortoise Tower), The Huc (Sunbeam Bridge), Vietnam National University, Writing Brush Tower @ Thap But Pagoda), Ninh Binh (Den Dinh Tien Hoang, Den Le Hoan, Hoa Lu, Tam Coc)
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