Free Tours Hanoi

Free Local Tour Packages

Hanoi Free Local Tours provide some tour packages as follow, based on that you can book tours that suit your interests and schedule.
All tours are private and could be customized to meet your interests.
1. Totally Free Old Quarter Walking Tours

Duration: 3 hours
Depart at 8:30 Am or 2:30 Pm
Pick up: Your Hotel
Tour type: Private tour

Option : The old quarter, Hoan Kiem Lake, Dong Xuan Market, Long Bien Bridge.

This is totally Free Tours. The expenses during the tour could be Zero because there are no museums, and taxis. However, this tour also cover lots of local things. You will be amazed.

2. Free City Tours (Full day)

Duration: 6 hours
Depart at 8:30 Am
Pick up: Your Hotel
Tour type: Private tour

Option F1: Ho Chi Minh Complex, Temple of Literature, Sword Lake area and Old Quarter
Option F2: Temple of Literature, West lake area, Hoa Lo prison and Museum of Ethnology

Only for taxis, entrance tickets into the sites you visit and meals, should any of them be included in the tour.

Drink egg coffee with a free local guide

3. Hanoi Free Motorbike Tours

Duration: 3 hours
Depart at 8:30 Am or 2:00 Pm
Pick up: Your Hotel
Tour type: Free & easy private tour

Option : The old quarter, Long Bien Bridge, West Lake, Dong Xuan Market, Ho Chi Minh Complex, Hoan Kiem Lake.

You will pay 15 USD/pax (330.000 D) for motorbike rentals, gas, parking tickets during the tour.

4. Hanoi Free Street Food Tours

Duration: 3 hours
Depart at 5:30Pm
Pick up: Your Hotel
Tour type: Free & easy private tour

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Tripadvisor Reviews

Hanoi Free Local Tours has been top 10 things to do in Hanoi for long time. This club gets a lot of excellent reviews from travelers around the world.

Let see travellers' reviews about these free tour services

1. A full day Tour around Hanoi

Vancouver from Canada Visited March 2017

“A plethora of information”

Today I had the pleasure of meeting Thang who met me at my hotel to take me on a tour of some areas of Hanoi. Having arrived in Hanoi last evening, this was my first full day in Hanoi and I was looking to get a lay of the land and get my bearings in this city.

First off, I was surprised that it was only Thang and I on the tour. I was expecting a group of people but never expected to have a tour guide all to myself - and a free one at that.

Today's tour was Thang's second time guiding a tour on his own. He did a great job. He was in communication with his tour club when he didn't know the answer to something (like my request to enjoy a cup of coffee together). He took me to this most interesting and hidden coffee shop (through the inside alley of a shop, up a flight of stairs but the place was packed so we didn't stay).

Thang's English is very good but what really impressed me was his Japanese! Not just his affinity for languages but the fact that he was inquisitive about my country and in all honestly he knew facts about my home country that I am embarrassed to say I didn't even know. He came across as being very bright.

Thang is very personable. He has a good sense of humour and he is really just a delightful young man. I never expected this level of professionalism and enjoyment.

We toured around the old quarter and walked across the Chuong Duang Bridge (that was very interesting in and of itself). We visited the Prison Museum, the large market and enjoyed Hoan Kiem Lake, to name a few of the interesting things we did and saw.

Admittedly, I had tried to reserve a different free tour company weeks ago but they were booked up. I posed the question on Trip Advisor asking for other alternatives which is how I found out about Hanoi Free Local Tours. I'm really glad I spent the day with Thang and am glad the University students offer such an impressive free guided tour.

2. The old Quarter Free Walking Tours

Fina , OXFORD

Excellent way to start your Hanoi experience ”

Thank you Thang! I wish you immense success with your education and career goals.

This is a first rate set up. Pre-tour organisation was efficient and being met at one's hotel a real bonus, considering we arrived late the night before.

Our brilliant guide Dung started by teaching us to cross the road like a local - a skill that you have to master quickly in this city of mopeds.

The 3 hour tour went incredibly fast - we visited the prison Maison Centrale/Women's museum/Lake/St Joseph's.

The most interesting part is learning about learning life as a young person growing up in Vietnam.

Dung's English was excellent and we were very sorry to part company after learning so much in 3 short hours. Don't miss out on this mutually beneficial tour experience!

Visited March 2017

More about Hanoi Free Local Tours

1. About us

2. Free Tours

3. Tour Booking

About Hanoi Free Local Tours

About us
Hanoi Free Local Tours is an organization which was established and managed by a group of students and working people. We are young people who are passionate about English, love the culture and history of Vietnam. Therefore, we use English to help foreign people and to introduce Vietnamese culture to international tourists. Besides, this is a good environment for us to improve skills and language that are necessary for the international working environment of our future. Our organization has been managed in a professional model by the founders and members. Every month, members have a general meeting to summarize all activities of the club.

2500 Free Tours (We have provided more than 800 free tours for foreigners from many different countries)

65 Official Members (We have 65 offical members studying, working in different fields in Vietnam)

I. Hanoi Free Local Tours’ Mission
1. Organize the free local tours frequently, improve constantly the quality and the image of Hanoi Free Local Tours, contribute to the development of tourism in Hanoi in particular and Vietnam in general.
2. Maintain internal activities of the club, create an good environment for members to study and train skills so that they can reach their full potentials.
3. Develop in the way of learning about culture, organize activities which have an positive effect on the young people’s attitudes about preserving and promoting the traditional values.

I. Objectives
1. Provide information and gain insights into Vietnamese people, culture, customs and lifestyle to international tourists, which greatly contribute to the development of Vietnamese tourism.
2. Members actively explore and preserve the values of Vietnam, improve English as well as train skills.
3. Members have the opportunity to experience in multicultural environments in Hanoi. This creates great chance to train skills before working in international workplace.

II. Advantages of joining free local tours
1. Foreign tourists understand Vietnam through the eye of locals, avoid some risks such as getting overcharged.
2. Members of the club have chance to express knowledge and love to our own country, learn about the culture of other countries, practice English and train life skills.

III. Procedure
Each tour occurs in a full day or a half day, visiting attractions such as Temper of Literature, Hanoi Old Quarter , Bát Tràng pottery village, Vạn Phúc silk village and so on.
In the role of travel companions, volunteers are non-profit, members help tourists explore Hanoi, give them the chance to experience the natural local life.

IV. Impact on the community:
1. Encourage people to understand and preserve the beauty of Hanoi and Vietnam.
2. Create the good impression on visitors, express the positive image of Vietnamese tourism, bring traditional beauty of Vietnam to the world.

V. About tour guide activities
The club’s rules Club’s members have the rights and obligations as follows:

+ Participate in the club’s free tour guide activities which can improve personal skills, experience and knowledge of multinational culture.
+ Join in many activities for training about cultural, historical knowledge and soft skills in preparation for guiding tour.
VI. Our Tour Packages

* Hanoi Free Tour Report 25/01/2017

* Hanoi Free Tour Report 25/01/2017* Tourists: phil and Karen Brown from British
* Places: the Sword lake, St, Joseph Cathedral, Hoa Lo prison and the Old Quarter.
* Tour Guide: Nguyen Linh Chi

* The second Hanoi free tour closed with my hope and happiness. Although guiding how many tours, I have never forgot this lovely couple. From starting picking tourists up at their hotel, I had some troubles. how ashamed! I had to hold a piece of paper with their names and went around hotel to find them. Luckily, I had just showed the paper the old woman sitting on a chair called me and led me to find her husband being absorbed in taking a lot of photographs. He really loves photographing and he kelp camera during doing sightseeing. So sometimes I nearly strayed him among the crowed people in Tet holiday. Keren always raised her hand and said "Phillip! Come on" Hahahah. He again told "Sorry" and kept up with us. What a lovely man! We talked and shared many things with each other happily during walking. Although they are nearly 60 years old, they have run a business and traveled more 25 countries on the world. They also gave me their business card and welcomed me to visit their country. Ah! their son had intention to get married next month. Congratulation! Moreover, they taught me many things and asked innumerable ones. Specially, they always listened to me when I talked although I pronounced incorrectly and couraged me to keep the young's enthusiasm and the inquiring mind. Karen is an emotional person. When visiting Hoa Lo prison, she cried and asked me " Why Vietnam could forgive the crimes the French caused" Oh! How I could explain for her. At the end of tour, they invited me to have a lunch at luxury hotel. I had a good time with them and I hope them too.
P/S: Have a good trip and Happy new year everybody.

Hanoi Free Tour Report tour 06/01/2017

Hanoi Free Tour Report tour 06/01/2017
Time :Fri,Jan,6,2017 from 4pm - 9pm
Your Nationality: Canada
Number of participants: 2
Walking tour ,food tour
Guides: Tuấn Anh Nguyễn Smile Beatrix Nguyen
We picked up 2 guys in their hostel and walked around the old quarter,
Went along the street to dong Xuan market,long bien bridge, banana garden,and then ate pho bo,
After that came to play some traditional game like skip rope,Tug -of-war...And came to try ice cream at Trang tien ice cream.so funny guys
Had a nice day and hope to see him again

Free Tours Hanoi report 04/01/2017

Free Tours Hanoi report 04/01/2017

Tourist:Tom Umezaki

Places: HKL, HLP, HCMC

Tour guide; Vũ Đức Thành and Nguyen Nguyễn Thu Thảo

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This family came from Japan, their father worked in VN 8 years ago and also was a friend of Thao's cousin. They came back to VN to visit their old friends and Viet Nam. Unfortunately, only his son could speak English,we shared with him about some information and then he translated to his family. Sometimes he went away, so it was really difficult for us to connect and say with them.

Our Hanoi Free Walking Tours

Hanoi Free Tour report 25/12/2016

Hanoi Free Tour report 25/12/2016
Tourist: Yukari, Chika from Japan.
Destination: Bat Trang village, Net Hue restaurant.
Time: 8h00 a.m- 2h30 p.m
Guide: Đào.
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This is the first time i have guided the Japanese tourists and also the first tour to Bat Trang. However it was great and super cute.
I didn't need to talk much because their English were not good so it was hard for me to chat with them at the start. When we came to Bat Trang, we spent the whole time in Ceramic market. They bought a lot and laughed a lot and overreacted because those things were much cheaper than in Japan. And they seemed to be super happy. The total stuffs were more than 3 million Vietnam dong and helped them get a good deal.
This made the seller happy so she invited us to try Banh Ngo (funny) but we refused. Then we went back to Hanoi and they wanted to try local food so i guided them to Net Hue, they tried a lot and complimented.
In the end they intended to give me tips but i refused because i just went shopping with them, no more, no less.
The girls were super cute, nice and shopaholics,

Hanoi Free Tour report 23/12/2016

Hanoi Free Tour report 23/12/2016
Tourist: A family from Philip and their son-in-lă from Indo
Destination: Guom lake. Vietnamese woman's museum.
Time: 2h30 - 5h00
Guide: Đào.
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This Hanoi free Tour was cool. They were friendly and they said they loved Vietnamese food so much that made me happy and proud.
I guided them around the Lake and they seemed to be interested in it. They asked me a lot. Then we talked about the religion and turned out that almost people in Philip follow Christianity. And the tourists were quite surprised that 80% population of Vietnam have no religion and they said that was great.
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Hanoi Free Tours Report 26/12/2016.

Hanoi Free Tours Report 26/12/2016.
* Time: 4pm-9pm 26/12/2016.
* Tourist: Alexandra and Simon
* Tour Guides: Thạch Thảo, Hương
* Destinations: Old quarters, Hoan kiem lake, Le Loi temple, cathedral, Cafe Dinh, Sticky rice for dinner.

We started at post office. First, we visit Le Loi temple and walk around Hk lake. We talk about the life after the dead at temple so that was kind of interesting experience from my point of view. In addition, we told them the legend of the lake, The Huc bridge and also Ngoc Son temple. Then we reached the Cathedral for a moment and talk a little bit about religion in Canada. Then we had egg coffee at Dinh cafe. They was so exciting because the cafe was kind of secret and ancient orientation in Hanoi and they fell in love with egg coffee after one single taste. Last but not least, we bought xôi khúc and bring them to Circle-K to eat, and also bought Thailand green tea for drink. They love Thailand green tea.
Finally when we reached their hostel, they show their appreciation and gave us 400k, 200k for each, we denied to recieve, so they give us coins of Egypt as a souvenir. Personally, I really love that souvenir and I feel so happy when I can keep a coin that come from Egypt.
To sum up, they were so nice, we have shared a lot of things, I have learnt many new things today. Thank all

Hanoi Free Tours Report 25/12/2016

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- Tourist: Bruce
- Time: 9am - 3pm, 25/12/2016
- Guide: Vi Vu
- Destinations: Ho Chi Minh Complex, Hoa Lo Prison, Walk around The Old Quater, Pho Bo, egg coffee, Hoan Kiem Lake, Military History of Vietnam.
My leg is hurting so i discovered Hanoi with him by my motorbike. His father and mother is of original Chinese because he don't like places which are related Temple. This Hanoi free tour is very difficult for me. Because I know a little information about history. He have not time and he wanna visited all special places in Hanoi without Temple and Literature of temple.
During the tour, he shared with me about his career, his family. And he told to me about all countries which he visited.
Unfortunately, I met a accident. I allergic with egg coffe. i was headache and felt giddy and dizzy. i was try my best to guide him to 2 places Hoa Lo prison and Military History of Vietnam and then took him hotel. I really hate.....hate egg coffee. I will never.. never drink egg coffee again.
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