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1. Itinerary to visit Hanoi for 1 day

What to do in Hanoi in 1 day? With limited time, so on a 1-day trip to Hanoi, you should wake up and leave early to avoid being constrained by time. The capital also has many places that never sleep, so traveling through the night is also very interesting. Furthermore, to be able to rest and relax after your exploration, you should choose a weekend to travel. Let's start our 1-day Hanoi backpacking itinerary with Halo!

1.1 Morning: Breakfast - Visit Uncle Ho's mausoleum - Sword Lake

5:30: Start your exploration by enjoying a bowl of Hanoi's heirloom beef pho. The unique pho flavor, famous around the world, will "captivate" you at first sight. Refer to some famous places to eat beef pho in Hanoi below:

• Heirloom pho – 49 Bat Dan, Hoan Kiem district

• Pho Thin – 13 Lo Duc, Hai Ba Trung district

• Pho Suong – 36B Mai Hac De, Hai Ba Trung District

6am: The first check-in location you must go to is President Ho Chi Minh's mausoleum (Uncle's Mausoleum). Every morning, at Uncle Ho's mausoleum, there is a flag-raising ceremony (flag-raising ceremony) at 6am. Watching the moment the morning sunlight shines on the red flag with a yellow star is beautiful and proud.

7am : After attending the flag-raising ceremony at Uncle Ho's mausoleum, move to Sword Lake . Visit Turtle Tower, Ngoc Son Temple, The Huc Bridge,... the whole "brand identity" of Hanoi. Because the time is still early, the scenery of Hoan Kiem Lake is not yet crowded. Walking by the lake is the best!

Another option that many tourists love to visit the capital is to buy a Hanoi double-decker bus ticket to listen to explanations about each location or take virtual photos with enchanting photo angles on the bus. Please.

9am - 10am : This will be the time when the streets start to get more crowded. Visit Hanoi Cathedral , the hottest virtual living location in Hanoi. This is a French architectural work in the early 19th century, located between Nha Tho and Nha Chung streets. If you go on the weekend, you will see the Church is open for believers to pray. Remember to enjoy the combo of lemon tea and sunflower seeds!

1.2 Lunch: Eat bun cha

11am - 12pm : The stomach starts to "rumble". In addition to pho, Hanoi bun cha is also a famous traditional dish. Fragrant grilled meat burned on charcoal is very addictive. Hoan Kiem District is the "culinary heart" of the capital, take a food tour of the old town now!

• Bun Cha Dac Kim - No. 1 Hang Manh, Hoan Kiem District

• Bun Cha Tuyet – 34 Hang Than, Hoan Kiem District

• Bun Cha Huong Lien - 24 Le Van Huu, Hai Ba Trung District

• Cua Dong Bun Cha – 41 Cua Dong, Hoan Kiem District

1.3 Afternoon: Long Bien Bridge – West Lake – Dinner

1:30 p.m .: Hanoi bears many traces of the resistance war period, typically the Long Bien bridge - a historical witness. To carry out colonial exploitation, the French colonialists built Long Bien Bridge, across the Red River. Today, this bridge is the most beautiful photography location in Hanoi.

• Serein Cafe & Lounge - 16 Tran Nhat Duat is one of the most beautiful view cafes in Hanoi. You can enjoy a cup of fragrant coffee with a view straight to Long Bien bridge. Take a few minutes to rest and admire the scenery here!

3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m .: One-day trip to Hanoi continues with Tay Ho district. The place is known as the most romantic place in Hanoi, especially West Lake.

• First of all, you must visit Phu Tay Ho - the temple of Princess Lieu Hanh. Remember to offer incense and merit to pray for a lucky and harmonious year

• West Lake is a familiar dating location for young people in the capital. You can buy some sweet beef bars on the sidewalk, set up a stand and enjoy the West Lake breeze. Perhaps you will be captivated when the afternoon falls, the sunset here is incredibly beautiful. If you're stressed or tired, just watch the gentle sunset here.

• If on a hot day, choose a cafe with a direct view of the lake. Along the lake there are many beautiful cafes for you to live virtually.

• On weekends, young people in Hanoi often come here to SUP on West Lake, a favorite summer sport. Or go to West Lake water park

1.4 Evening: Dinner – See the old town

Playing all day until night must be very tiring, right? If anyone is too tired, have dinner and go back to rest, see Hanoi another day. But, if anyone still has enough energy, please recharge to "play" again. A 1-day Hanoi travel itinerary cannot lack evening activities.

5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m .: Hanoi is the "capital" of delicious, nutritious, and cheap snacks. What you need to do is prepare yourself with an empty stomach and full wallet. If you go in a group, enjoy grilled beef stew on the sidewalk, it's both filling and very delicious. This is also one of the "closet" dishes of the capital's youth. The price for this barbecue will range from 150,000 VND to 200,000 VND/person. Halo would like to suggest a few places to roast beef around Tay Ho and Hoan Kiem areas:

• Gam Cau grilled beef stew - Gam Cau street, Hoan Kiem district

• Grilled Xuan Xuan – 47 Ma May, Hoan Kiem District

• Grilled beef ribs – 200 Pho Duc Chinh

8:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m .: Hanoi is most beautiful at night, when the streets are sparkling with lights, especially the old town. Hurry to Ta Hien neighborhood to join the nightlife! Drinking fresh beer, sipping hot fried spring rolls and chatting a few times, you will forget the way home. Church Street, or Phung Hung mural street are also great.

10pm : We've been traveling all day, so we should go home and rest. This is also the end of the 1-day Hanoi tour itinerary.

After getting suggestions for a 1-day trip to Hanoi, if it is your first time coming to Hanoi, you should refer to the following information to have the best preparation for the trip.

2. Which season is the most beautiful when traveling to Hanoi in 1 day?

If you intend to travel to Hanoi for 1 day, first choose nice weather to enjoy. The climate in the capital is divided into 4 distinct seasons: Spring, summer, autumn, winter. Each season has its own interesting beauty.

But, Hanoi calls autumn the most beautiful season, the most romantic and wonderful season change moment. When the last showers of summer pass, the period from August to November is the right time to explore the Capital in a new shirt. The yellow and red colors of fallen leaves, the air is fresh and extremely pleasant.

Dry and cold is when Hanoi enters winter. Wearing a warm jacket on a one-day trip to Hanoi with friends is just as fun! I definitely have to do a few more Foodtour trips to fill my stomach because Hanoi cuisine is very delicious. Late January to March is also the traditional Tet holiday, the spring travel season of Vietnamese people. It will be drizzling outside, accompanied by a bit of cold, but sweet and gentle.

3. Means of transportation in Hanoi

A 1-day trip to Hanoi must have strong support from transportation. Most students will enjoy traveling on a motorbike. Or more economically, you can explore Hanoi by bus. Cycling is also an option, but you should save your energy.

You had a fun and meaningful day trip. "Hanoi is crowded with people" and contains so much heroic beauty, no less romantic and ancient. See you again on another Hanoi travel day. Don't forget to check out more virtual living locations in Hanoi from Halo!

1. Hoan Kiem Lake Walking Street

Address: Hoan Kiem Lake, Hang Trong, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi.
Operating hours: 19:00 Friday - 00:00 Sunday every week

On weekends, the walking street around Hoan Kiem Lake comes into operation again. Almost all day there are pedestrians walking around and taking photos. However, the most exciting time is still weekend nights. Free music groups attract many people to linger to enjoy street art with all styles from Vietnamese folk, youth music, hip hop, Latin dances and even the most vibrant dance groups.

2.West Lake

Address: Thanh Nien Street, Tay Ho, Hanoi
Operating hours: All day

Talking about seeing temples and pagodas, nowhere in Hanoi is more popular than Tay Ho district. Actually, if you drive around the shore of West Lake, you cannot count how many temples and pagodas there are around. Some sacred and famous sightseeing spots include Tran Quoc Pagoda, Vong Thi Pagoda, Kim Lien Pagoda, Tao Sach Pagoda, Ba Danh Pagoda, Quan Thanh Temple, Tay Ho Palace, Trich Sai Communal House, Yen Phu Communal House, Nghi Tam Communal House ...

1. Pho

When talking about Hanoi, it is impossible not to mention pho dishes; From liquid pho, stir-fried pho to rolled pho, from chicken pho to beef pho, from rare to well done. It's as if eating pho for a whole month won't make you bored because there are so many options.

Some places to eat delicious pho that you can check out:

Pho Bat Dan: 49 Bat Dan, the restaurant opens in the morning from 6:30 to 8:30, price about 30,000 VND - 55,000 VND / bowl.

Pho Thin: 13 Lo Duc street, restaurant open from 5am to 9pm, price about 40,000 VND - 60,000 VND / bowl.

Pho Ly Quoc Su: price about 50,000 VND - 77,000 VND / bowl, opening hours 6:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. You can find it at 3 addresses:

Address 1: No. 10 Ly Quoc Su -

Address 2: 42 Hang Voi –

Address 3: N2A Hoang Minh Giam

Pho Suong: there are 2 addresses: Trung Yen Alley, Dinh Liet Street (old quarter) OR Nguyen Hong, price about 40,000 VND - 55,000 VND / bowl.

Huong Mai Pho Roll: 25 Ngu Xa, price about 20,000 VND - 55,000 VND / dish

2. Bun thang

For me, bun thang is a dish that fully converges the meticulous and meticulous "personality" of Hanoi people. This dish is a complete blend of color, flavor, as well as presentation, yellow in color. of sliced fried eggs, the white color of pork sausage, the green color of sliced onions in harmony with the brown color of mushrooms. All have created a delicate, flavorful dish of Hanoi. So anyone just Every time I see a bowl of bun thang, I want to pick up my chopsticks and try a piece to see how it tastes.

Some places for bun thang that you can visit when coming to Hanoi:

Cau Go Bun Thang: there is no specific address because along Cau Go street are dozens of bustling bun thang restaurants, the best ones are at numbers 32 and 48 Cau Go. The price of a bowl of vermicelli ranges from 30,000 VND - 55,000 VND.

Bun thang Hang Hom: No. 11 Hang Hom, quite cheap price about 20,000 VND - 35,000 VND / bowl.

3. Banana and bean snail vermicelli

Banana and bean snail vermicelli is a typical dish of Hanoians; This dish becomes special because of the sophisticated sophistication in its preparation as well as its wonderful, unmistakable flavor. You can feel the greasy taste of each snail, the crunch of the fried tofu, the sour and spicy taste of the chili and broth when you try the first piece of vermicelli. The taste of the dish is even more rich and rounded when eaten with green bananas, some raw vegetables or split spinach.

Banana and Bean Snail Vermicelli becomes special because of the sophisticated sophistication in its preparation as well as its wonderful, unmistakable flavor.

To enjoy a delicious bowl of snail and banana tofu vermicelli, please go to the right address:

Ms. Them's Snail Noodles: Hang Chai Lane, quite reasonable price 30,000 VND/bowl, minus point is that sitting and eating is a bit difficult because of the narrow space.

Snail vermicelli with pork fat in Mai Huong alley: Bach Mai street, price is about 25,000 VND - 40,000 VND / bowl.

Cold snail vermicelli at O Quan Chuong: price about 35,000 VND - 50,000 VND / bowl.

Mrs. Luong's snail and banana tofu vermicelli: lane 191, Khuong Thuong street, 20,000 VND - 33,000 VND / bowl.

1. Ba Dinh Square - Uncle Ho's Mausoleum

If you have set foot in the land of a thousand years of civilization, Uncle Ho's Mausoleum - Ba Dinh Square is a tourist destination in Hanoi that you cannot miss. This is the political center of Vietnam with the National Assembly House, Presidential Palace, Ho Chi Minh Museum,...

Uncle Ho's mausoleum is where the body of the beloved leader is kept. Outside the mausoleum are rows of immense green bamboo. The President's Mausoleum is open on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday mornings. When visiting Uncle Ho's mausoleum, be sure to dress neatly, do not bring electronic recording devices, and maintain order in the mausoleum.

Ba Dinh Square is the largest square in Vietnam, located on Hung Vuong Street and in front of Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum. This square is also a place to record many important milestones in Vietnamese history. In particular, on September 2, 1945, Chairman of the Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam Ho Chi Minh read the Declaration of Independence giving birth to the Democratic Republic of Vietnam. This is also where parades take place on the occasion of major Vietnamese holidays, and is also a place to visit, play, and stroll for tourists and Hanoi residents.

2. Sword Lake

Sword Lake or Hoan Kiem Lake is one of the places to visit in Hanoi when traveling to the capital. Located in the center, Hoan Kiem Lake is considered the heart of this thousand-year-old city. The lake's surface is like a large mirror reflecting the reflections of ancient trees, flowing willow trees, ancient temple roofs and pagodas. , mossy old towers, new high-rise buildings rising to the blue sky.

In the morning, Hanoians often go to Hoan Kiem Lake to exercise as a unique cultural feature of the Capital. Photo: Dinh Tuan Van

An interesting experience for tourists is to walk around the lake, you will see an ancient but still modern Hanoi appear clearly. Next to the lake are architectural works such as But tower, Nghien tower, The Huc bridge leading to Ngoc Son temple, King Le Thai To temple, Hoa Phong tower,...

3. Hanoi Cathedral

Located at 40 Nha Chung Street, Hang Trong Ward, the Cathedral is one of the interesting destinations in Hanoi, a place not only frequented by religious believers but also a familiar place for young people and tourists. four-way calendar. The church is designed in the style of medieval European Gothic architecture with high walls, domes and many windows.

Inside the church, the sanctuary is carved with wooden patterns painted in red and gilded, combined with a system of stained glass paintings of Saints. It feels like standing in an ancient castle with classical music playing. Surely you really want to try it, right?