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Off beaten paths - Hanoi backstreet on motorbike tour
Joined 2023
If you are looking for an experince with off-the-beaten-tracks together famous sights of the city and best local street food tastings. This is the tour for you! This tour is a fun way to experience the sights, smells and tastes of a real Hanoi, not just the run-off-the-mill tourist sites.
The reasons to book my tour:
Fun and safe on motorbike
Off beaten paths and famous sites
Best street food tastings
Train Street
Local market (Black market)
Itinerary
This itinerary can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Send me a message with your requests!
Meeting Point
At your hotel
Start of the tour
I and my team who are experienced drivers will pick you up at your hotel. I will introduce to you the brief information about safety.
We then get ready for wonderfull adventure.
Long Bien bridge
Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam with a thousand years of civilization, is famous not only for its unique cultural features, the modern and bustling life or the delicious traditional cuisine but also the constructions that have long become the symbol of Hanoi people. Among those architectures, Long Bien Bridge is a witness to the resilience of Hanoi in the two resistance wars as well as the dramatic changes of this city in the new epoch.
Banana island & floating houses
We also take you to the poetic & peaceful villages and floating community along the Red river to enrich your experiences about the contrast in harmony of life between the city and the countryside of Hanoi.
The must sees of Hanoi
After lunch, you will come inside to visit and pass by the MUST-SEE places of our historical Ho Chi Minh complex, The 1000 year-old Buddhist and Toasist temples of Tran Quoc, the enchanting French Quarter, The hustling & bustling Old Quarter, the romantic lakes of Hoan Kiem, West lake , Hanoi Opera House
Vibrant local market
The market I will take you to is a special market where they seel second hands products from almost everything.
We also have a chance to taste the best local food here and learn more about architecture from collective economy.
Small alley lane
This is another highlight of my tour. My motorbike allow us to take you deep into small and super long alley. We truly appreciate the lives of local people and learn how they accommodate themselves into small houses and alleys.
Train street
Witness the amazing time of traing passing by.
End of the tour
Ending Point
At your hotel
Want to personalize this tour?
This tour can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Click below to send me a message with your requests.
Inclusions & Exclusions
Pick up and drop off at your hotel (in Hanoi Old Quarter. )
Professional English speaking tour (team leader)
Professional and experienced guide driver
All the best food tastings (starter: donut, main course: Obama's noodles, unique egg coffee and signature dessert)
Helmets and motorbikes (you will be at the backseats of the motorbikes)
Drinks and personal expenses
Any services that are not mentioned above
Tour Important Information
1) To so-lo traveller: If you are a so-lo traveller, please kindly message me for the best customized offer and itinerary for private tour of 1 person.
2) To those who are scared: My team is expereinced and takes care of you well. We drive slowly through streets
3) Places to visit: can be flexible to best fit your requests.
Cancellation Policy
- Free cancellation - 8 days prior to meeting time
- 50% Refund - 3 to 7 days prior to meeting time
- No Refund - Within 2 day(s) prior to meeting time
Joined 2023
About Tour Guide Steven N.
Hello my dear customers from all over the world,
My name is Steven. I was born and raised in Hanoi capital city. I identify myself as a reliable, friendly, experienced tour guide, wishing to introduce the hidden charm of our motherland to international friends.
With many years of practical experience leading and guiding visitors around this most spectacular part of Vietnam and Asia, I am dedicated to giving my customers the holiday experience of a lifetime. To be confident that with my local know-how and regional connections, I can do just that time after time. I understand the essential ingredients for any holiday; from clean and comfortable accommodation to excellent cuisine and the chance to immerse oneself in the culture, history of the country you are visiting.
Come and join me today to unlock the secrest of Hanoi and countryside. We will have a truly great connection with local people, historical witness. I will take you to places that no tourists there. Hence, beside the famous siteseeings, I have my unique tours to take you to visit traditional villages, tea plantation.
Not only guiding in the Northern Vietnam, I can be your tour guide through all other parts of Vietnam such as ancient Hue capital city, Hoi An, Da Nang & Ho Chi Minh city.
What I can offer:
- Private tour guide services for Hanoi and parts of Vietnam
- An expert in taking small group, private and family tour
- The flexibility of tour duration & itinerary
- The ability of taking care of customers through Vietnam in weeks/ months
- The ability to create customized tours that best fit your expectations
My ultimate goal is to bring the true beauty of our country, our people and our culture to friends all over the world. So join me to become my next happy customers and also my beloved friends. Please kindly contact me today to get wonderful tailor-made plan.
With warm regards,
Steven
$150/ per group
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