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.