Discover Hanoi: A Self-Guided Tour

Discover Hanoi's timeless elegance and revolutionary spirit with your self-guided audio tour, allowing you to explore Vietnam's ancient capital at your own pace. Begin at the serene Hoan Kiem Lake where the legendary golden turtle reclaimed the emperor's sword. Wander through the Old Quarter where 36 guild streets have specialized in their traditional trades—silk, tin, paper, medicine—for over a 1000 years. Marvel at the Temple of Literature, Vietnam's first university where scholars pursued Confucian learning from 1070 until French colonization disrupted centuries of tradition. Explore the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum complex where the revolutionary leader's embalmed body rests, Discover the elegant French Quarter where tree-lined boulevards, colonial villas, and the magnificent Opera House recall the era when Hanoi served as the capital of French Indochina. Experience the water puppet theatre's thousand-year-old art form, then lose yourself in the sensory chaos of Dong Xuan Market.