The Hanoi Jeep tour half-day is a short but thrilling journey around Hanoi downtown to the outskirts to admire imposing views and learn about local culture. It offers a captivating experience of riding on an Army Jeep and taking in Hanoi’s gems.
Come to see iconic structures, such as the Hanoi Opera House, Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, and Van Nien Pagoda, run through city streets, explore secret alleys, get exposed to native farms, taste terrific local dishes, and more.
Besides the half-day Jeep tour, we also provide other Vietnam Jeep tours, such as:
- Hanoi Jeep Street Food Tour – 95 USD/pax
- Hanoi Jeep Tour To Ba Vi National Park – 149 USD/pax
- Hanoi Red River Delta Jeep Tour – 75 USD/pax
- Ninh Binh Jeep Tour – 105 USD/pax
HANOI JEEP HALF-DAY TOUR
Tour Briefing
- Tour type: private or group tour
- Group size: 1–6 people
- Duration: 4.5 hours
- Options: morning tour (8 AM–12 PM), afternoon tour (12:30–5 PM), and sunset/night tour (5–9:30 PM)
- Starting place: requested hotel in Hanoi Old Quarter
What To Expect?
The Hanoi Jeep tour half-day brings a brief 4.5-hour journey full of hidden charms of Vietnam’s capital city. Travelers will have an intriguing adventure on Army Jeeps through Hanoi’s busy urban roads to hidden alleyways and tranquil rural areas.
Moreover, with an experienced Jeep driver and a well-informed ebullient tour guide, you will discover Hanoi’s architectural highlights: Hanoi Opera House, Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, and Van Nien Pagoda.
Additionally, this trip includes a local meal with the best street foods from authentic local eateries. It adds a taste of Hanoi to your journey, deepening your experience at one of Vietnam’s food cities.
Most especially, our Jeep team will show you Hanoi in its real form with slices of local life, backstreet mazes, and normal but vibrant details, such as random houses, markets, schools, etc. Tourists, thereby, can somehow experience what it’s like to be a local.
Our Jeep Tours Hanoi’s purpose is to give visitors a cultural journey to the real sides of this city, not to show only the good.
Hanoi Jeep Tour Half-Day Itinerary
Firstly, our Hanoi Jeeps and tour guide will pick you up at a starting point in the Hanoi Old Quarter. If it’s a private tour, please let us know your accommodation address so that we can pick you up. Otherwise, we will have a common meeting point for group tours.
After your team meets and goes through the safety briefing, the Hanoi Jeep tour half-day kicks off. During this thrilling tour, you will discover one by one the best attractions inside Hanoi as follows:
Hanoi Opera House
It’s a remarkable construction in the capital city with over 100 years of existence since its establishment in 1911. It has played an important role as a cultural center of Hanoi. Various consequential cultural events and art performances have taken place here.
As the birthplace of many Vietnamese theater forms, the Hanoi Opera House has great contributions to the country’s art development. Besides cultural significance, its impressive architecture makes it even worthier to visit.
Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum
Next on the Hanoi Jeep tour half-day is the mausoleum of President Ho Chi Minh, the greatest revolutionary figure in Vietnam. It stands beautifully on the green garden of the large Ba Dinh Square, where we can easily drive our Jeep by to take a look.
It’s the resting place of President Ho Chi Minh after his devoted, glorious life. Therefore, its construction was meticulously done in 1975, protected strictly, and allowed visitors under certain conditions.
Thanh Nien Street – Banana Island
Following that, our Hanoi Jeep tour will enter Thanh Nien Street, one of the most scenic roads in Hanoi downtown. Going along this tree-lined street will offer you awesome views of both charming lakes in Hanoi—Truc Bach Lake and West Lake.
At the end of Thanh Nien Street, you will cross several urban roads to reach Banana Island, a hidden charm of Hanoi. Although it’s only 3.5 kilometers from the city’s heart, it brings a brand-new look with rustic, rural scenery.
Here, you can relish the refreshing views, visit native farms, and catch a glimpse of local life. Moreover, the hospitable locals can welcome you to their houses to learn about their lifestyles and have some organic tropical fruits with green tea.
When exploring the island, you can also drive the Jeep to tranquil outskirts villages scattered around the two lakes. You will be surprised at how harmoniously and balanced rural and urban life can exist together.
Van Nien Pagoda
Later on, your Jeep team will come across Van Nien Pagoda, the thousand-year-old Buddhist site. Due to its great lifespan, it has become one of the most ancient pagodas in the capital city.
One special feature about this pagoda is that it’s a wood-carved construction. Its gates, shrines, Buddha statues, etc. are intricately made from wood. Therefore, this creates a warm wooden appearance outstanding amidst its green surroundings.
Hoang Hoa Tham Bonsai Street – Lunch
After visiting Van Nien Pagoda, the Jeep tour Hanoi in half a day will end with a ride around Hoang Hoa Tham Street. On the prettiest bonsai road in Hanoi, you can savor healthy air and heart-melting scenes of green trees and vivid flowers arranged along the way.
Furthermore, our Hanoi Jeep tour adventure will take you off the main road into back streets to glance at hidden alleys inside Hanoi. Most interestingly, you will see a B52 American aircraft that Vietnamese soldiers shot down in the war.
It will remind you of the chaotic, difficult era of Hanoi before it gained such many towering buildings as today. It’s among the aims of our Jeep tour in Hanoi: to provide tourists with Hanoi now and back then stories.
Finally, you have lunch at an authentic eatery with lots of delicious street food, an unmissable part of a tour in Hanoi.
Note: If you join an afternoon tour, you will have lunch before touring. If you have a sunset/night tour, dinner will be at the end of the tour.
After all, our Jeeps take you back to your place in Hanoi (private tour) or a given ending point (group tour). You will say goodbye and wrap up your Hanoi Jeep tour half-day. Hanoi Locals Travel wishes you the best vacation in Hanoi and Vietnam.
