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9 Top Day Trips from Hanoi
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9 Top Day Trips From Hanoi

Updated August 20, 2019 By //  by Kris. This post contains affiliate links. This means we may make a small commission, at no extra cost to you.

Hanoi is a fantastically vibrant, bustling exciting city. Vietnam’s capital has many cool attractions to keep you busy during your stay here. But there are also some remarkable day trips from Hanoi that are highly recommended. These cool tours will give you more of an insight into Vietnam with visits to spectacular waterways, ancient citadels and World Heritage Listed wonders.

Leave the city for a day, and immerse yourself in the culture of Vietnam with these day trips from Hanoi:

Table of Contents

  • Most Popular Day Trips From Hanoi
    • 1 Tam Coc and Hoa Lu
    • 2 Halong Bay Day Trip
    • 3 Sapa from Hanoi
  • Other Amazing Day Trips from Hanoi for Vietnamese Culture, Sport, Architecture and Scenery
    • 4 Perfume Pagoda
    • 5 Mai Chau Valley
    • 6 Trang An and Kong Skull Island Film Set
    • 7 Nam Dinh Village
    • 8 Chi Linh Star Golf & Country Club Golfing Trip
    • 9 Bat Trang Ceramic Village and Van Phuc Silk Village
  • Day Trips From Hanoi – The Verdict
  • More on Vietnam?
    • Before you Travel
    • Getting Around Vietnam
    • Any Questions?

Most Popular Day Trips From Hanoi

1 Tam Coc and Hoa Lu

For the full review of our tour to the absolutely beautiful Tam Coc, see below:

Tam Coc Day Tours From Hanoi

9 Top Day Trips from Hanoi
Tam Coc Tour through the beautiful limestone formations

The day trip is only a 3-hour drive from Hanoi, and includes pick up directly from your Old Quarter hotel.

Visit the historic and atmospheric Hoa Lu, the ancient capital citadel of Vietnam during the first 3 dynasties. Enjoy a succulent buffet lunch at a local restaurant before paddling off down the tranquil waterway at Tam Coc. You sit back and relax in a traditional sampan boat while someone mans the paddles.

The river winds its way through the most beautiful towering limestone cliffs and verdant green river reeds, even going through 3 awesome caves. After 1.5 hours, return to shore and enjoy an easy bike ride through peaceful villages and rice farms.

This is a simple and popular day tour from Hanoi. It takes about 12 hours all together, and we thoroughly enjoyed our trip with our family.

Check Prices and Book Your Tam Coc Tour Here

We found the cheapest tour and ease of browsing and booking with GetYourGuide as above.

2 Halong Bay Day Trip

Halong Bay is easily enjoyed as a 1-day tour from Hanoi. The schedule is tight, but if you only have one day to spare, it is worth it. You spend around 4 hours each way on the air-conditioned bus after getting picked up from your Hanoi accommodation.

9 Top Day Trips from Hanoi
Kayaking in Halong Bay on the Overnight cruise

Enjoy 4-5 hours taking in the major sites of the awe-inspiring UNESCO World Heritage Listed Halong Bay including beautiful islands, and a spectacular grotto. A buffet seafood lunch is also included on the tour.

If you have longer, why not spend a night on a fabulous wooden junk in Halong Bay? It is such a fantastic place to wake up with the stunning view of the islands all around you.

Check out our review of our recent overnight tour of Halong Bay here including where to book the best boat.

3 Sapa from Hanoi

Sapa is a popular tour from Hanoi, and is best enjoyed as a 2-day 1-night trip. This tour includes an overnight bus or train journey up to Sapa and back to Hanoi, as well as an overnight hill-tribe trek and Fansipan summit trip too.

If you want to spend longer exploring the wondrous mountain scenery of Sapa, have a read of our articles here which provide all the information you need to do it yourself:

  • Fansipan Summit Cable Car Instructions
  • Things to do in Sapa
  • How to get from Hanoi to Sapa
  • Hill-tribe trek from Sapa
9 Top Day Trips from Hanoi
Sapa is North from Hanoi and is well worth a visit if you have time. Experience trekking, cable cars and highland culture

Other Amazing Day Trips from Hanoi for Vietnamese Culture, Sport, Architecture and Scenery

4 Perfume Pagoda

This beautiful day trip will take you to the most sacred place in northern Vietnam – the very special Perfume Pagoda. Only 2 hours drive after being picked up directly from your Old Quarter hotel, board a traditional rowboat trip and be escorted to Thien Tru which is a vast complex of Buddhist temples set in a mountain. Trek to the uppermost caves, and be awestruck at the spiritual atmosphere. Hike back down, or take the optional cable car to the bottom. Lunch is included.

As always when visiting temples, please have a sarong handy to cover your knees and shoulders and behave respectfully.

Check prices for Perfume Pagoda Small-Group Day Trip here

Compare price for Private Tour Here

5 Mai Chau Valley

Only 3 hours away from Hanoi enjoy exploring the exquisite green countryside of the Mai Chau Valley. Have lunch at a local home while gazing at the tranquil rural surrounds. Then go on a bicycle ride visiting local villages, see people working in the fields, and locals weaving and making handicrafts.

This place is just beautiful and such a relief to visit after the hectic fun that is Hanoi!

6 Trang An and Kong Skull Island Film Set

3 hours south of Hanoi in the phenomenal Ninh Binh province, you will find the film location of Kong: Skull Island. This film was a big favourite of my kids! And the opportunity to see film sets is always exciting. See below for Trang An featured in the major fight scene of Kong: Skull Island here:

Air-conditioned bus, sampan ride, film location visits and buffet lunch are all included in this scenic and interesting day trip from Hanoi.

Here’s How to Book Your Visit to Skull Island

7 Nam Dinh Village

Visit this interesting seaside village and learn all about life on the Red River Delta only 2.5 hours northeast of Hanoi. Discover the most beautiful bonsai examples in Vietnam at Vi Khe bonsai village. Here you can learn the stories and traditions behind the mysterious art of Bonsai. You will also pay a visit to a pagoda, cathedral all while learning about the architecture and culture of this unique area.

Lunch and an English speaking guide are also included on this private tour.

8 Chi Linh Star Golf & Country Club Golfing Trip

Just 68 km out of Hanoi, enjoy 18-holes of golf at Hanoi’s most premier location Chi Linh Star Golf and Country Club. In a spectacular setting beside a waterway and surrounded by a lush green valley, this will be a pleasing way to sightsee while playing your best round.

Green fees, caddy fee and round trip transfers to and from your Hanoi hotel are included. Club hire is extra.

Check out the stunning pics by clicking the link and get excited about playing on Vietnam’s best course.

9 Bat Trang Ceramic Village and Van Phuc Silk Village

Visiting Bat Trang and Van Phuc gives you a unique opportunity to observe the ancient crafts of pottery and silk weaving first hand. Only 15 km outside of Hanoi, this is a wonderful educational and artistic experience. You can even try your hand and make your own pottery creation.

9 Top Day Trips from Hanoi
Try your hand at the pottery wheel

Transfers and lunch are included on this incredibly interesting and engaging full-day tour.

Check out all the details here.

Day Trips From Hanoi – The Verdict

If you have a few days or a few weeks to visit Hanoi, you really are spoilt for choice when it comes to easy day trips from Hanoi. Spend a day or 2 exploring the immediate area close to Vietnam’s magnificent capital city. Trekking, pottery, architecture, temples and film sets are all within close reach, and in such splendidly fascinating scenery.

More on Vietnam?

Before you Travel

Before you travel to Vietnam, you will need a visa. Find out here exactly how to get yours.

Getting Around Vietnam

  • Hanoi to Sapa – 3 different ways to get there
  • From Hanoi to Hoi An – Long trip, but worth it!

Any Questions?

We have been travelling through SE Asia with our 4 kids for over 5 months now. If you have any questions about how we handle things, please drop us a comment below, or send an email to kris@gadsventure.com We would love to hear from you!

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