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Hanoi City and Red River Countryside Half Day Combo by Jeep

Twenty minutes from the Old Quarter you walk across a little used bridge onto an island in the Red River. An army jeep takes... Ava Travel price: from $55.

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Tour optionWhat's includedPrice
Group tour
Small group departure
1 dayUp to 12 travellers
Join a small group on the same route
✓ Local English-speaking guide✓ Hotel pickup and drop-off✓ Transport on the tour included
Best value—total · 2 travellers
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Private tour
Your group only
1 dayYour own guide
Same route, your own pace and departure time
✓ Local English-speaking guide✓ Hotel pickup and drop-off✓ Transport on the tour included
—total · 2 travellers
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  • We confirm your departure and pickup within 1 hour
  • Cancel more than 30 days ahead at no cost
  • No booking fee. The price shown is the price you pay
Full refund if you cancel more than 30 days before check-in
  • More than 30 days before check-inFree
  • 30 to 11 days before check-in15% of total
  • 10 to 7 days before check-in30% of total
  • Less than 7 days, or no-show100% of total

A change of travel date counts as a cancellation and a new booking, and the same scale applies.

If the operator cancels the cruise, or in case of severe weather or force majeure, we move your date free of charge, or refund you in full if we cannot reschedule.

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Price includes all taxes and service charges.

Hanoi tour overview

Why this trip

  • Twenty minutes from the Old Quarter you walk across a little used bridge onto an island in the Red River.
  • An army jeep takes the farm tracks past banana, fruit, vegetable and flower plots, then stops at a family home for fresh fruit and green tea.
  • Back in the city you ride through the villages around West Lake and Truc Bach, the flower market and the B52 lake backstreets.
  • Coffee on Train Street and a meal at a small cafe close the loop.

An honest note: the countryside half is on rough farm tracks in an open top jeep, so expect bumps and dust, and the city landmarks are passed by road rather than visited inside.

At a glance

DurationAbout 4 hours
Start and finishYour hotel in or around Hanoi Old Quarter
Group sizeShared tour, or private for 1 to 12
WalkingShort, including the walk over the bridge
Best forSeeing farm life and city life in the same half day
GuideEnglish-speaking guide and an experienced driver

Price

Group departure. You join a small group on the same route with the same guide standard.

Per adult$55

Private departure. Your own guide and vehicle, your own pace. The total falls per person as your group grows.

Group sizeTotalPer person
1 person$151$151
2 people$151$76
3 people$203$68
4 people$270$68
5 people$275$55
6 people$374$62
7 people$436$62
8 people$498$62
9 people$560$62
10 people$623$62
11 people$685$62
12 people$747$62

Travelling alone. One person on a group departure pays $94, shown in the booking box before you pay.

Children. On the shared tour children aged 4 to 10 pay a child rate and a second child under 4 pays a reduced rate. On a private tour one child under 5 goes free, children 5 to 10 pay 70 per cent and 11 and over pay as adults. Tell us the ages when you book and we apply it before you pay.

How it works

  1. Book and confirm. Pay at checkout or message us on WhatsApp first. We confirm your date, pickup time and guide within one hour.
  2. Pickup. Hotel pickup in and around Hanoi Old Quarter.
  3. On the day. About 4 hours. Morning 08:00 to 12:00, afternoon 12:30 to 16:30, or sunset and night 17:00 to 21:00. Your guide keeps the timings loose enough for photographs and questions.

What's included

Vietnam People's Army jeep with an experienced driverRain ponchosEnglish-speaking guideAll food and drinks on the itineraryPickup and drop off at hotels in and around Hanoi Old Quarter

Your itinerary

Red River countryside, a

Red River countryside, about 1.5 hours

    • Your guide and driver meet you at your hotel.
    • Drive to the Red River bank and walk over a small bridge to the island.
    • Off road by jeep through banana plantations and fruit, vegetable and flower farms, passing villages where farmers are at work.
    • Visit a local family at home for fresh fruit and green tea.
Hanoi highlights and bac

Hanoi highlights and backstreets, about 2.5 hours

  • Meals: fruit and tea at the home visit, lunch or dinner at the cafe depending on the departure.

    • Ride through the villages around West Lake and Truc Bach Lake.
    • The flower street market, then the backstreets around B52 lake, past homes, schools and the black market.
    • Drive past the Flag Tower, Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, Ba Dinh Square, the Opera House, Long Bien Bridge and Phan Dinh Phung boulevard.
    • Coffee on Train Street.
    • A meal at a small cafe with Hanoi dishes, vegan and vegetarian options available, then back to your hotel.

Frequently Asked Questions

Quick answers for planning this trip with Ava Travel.

No. The Red River bank is about twenty minutes from the Old Quarter, which is why the whole tour fits into four hours.
Morning 08:00 to 12:00 has lunch at the end, afternoon 12:30 to 16:30 has lunch at the start, and the 17:00 to 21:00 tour has dinner around 19:30.
Yes. The cafe caters for vegans and vegetarians. Tell us when you book.
The group price is per person. The private price is the total for your party and the table on this page shows it for every group size. Prices are in US dollars and include taxes and service charges, and there is no booking fee or card surcharge, so the total at checkout is the total you pay.
Within one hour. We come back to you with the pickup time, the meeting point and your guide, and tell you what to bring.
More than 30 days before departure costs nothing. From 30 to 11 days we keep 15 per cent, from 10 to 7 days 30 per cent, and inside 7 days or a no-show is charged in full. Changing your date counts as a cancellation and a new booking. If we cancel, or weather makes the tour unsafe, we move your date at no cost or refund you in full.

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