Vintage Vespa Tour: Explore Hanoi's Rustic Life, Culture, and Cuisine
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Embark on a vintage Vespa tour in Hanoi to discover the city's rustic life, rich culture, and delectable cuisine. Explore back streets, visit historic sites, and indulge in authentic Vietnamese dishes.
Duration:
4 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
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St. Joseph’s Cathedral - Please let us know your hotel name and address! Our experience drivers will come and pick up you for a 4 hours Hanoi Back Street Vintage Vespa Tour.
After a short safety briefing, hop on your vespa and take a ride to St. Josephs Cathedral to join the main group and take a fun group photos.
“Located in Hoan Kiem district, the neo-Gothic St. Joseph’s Cathedral is the oldest Roman Catholic church in Hanoi and the headquarters of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hanoi. Modeled after Notre Dame in Paris, St. Joseph’s Cathedral is one of the most famous and striking landmarks in Hanoi from the colonial era.” -
Pho Chua Vua - Starting your vespa journey by a drive through the city centre, you will arrive to the flea martket and Nguyen Cong Tru old apartment building area. Here is likely a living museum of the REAL HANOI where bring you back to Hanoi subsidy period over 40-50 yrs ago.
Walk around the flea market to see hundreds mechanic accessories stores. In the subsidy period, all most kind of products were distributed by the government. Sometime this supply was not enough for the people. The flea market was born to satisfy these needs. - Long Bien Bridge - Heading to the historical Long Bien bridge (Built by Dayd & Pill French company in 1898) with an over looking to the Red river before explore our green BANANA ISLAND by a 1.5km walk (farming activities, floating village, outdoor gym, river beach), interact to 86 yrs old elderly couple who are living in a tiny floating house. This is an unique opportunity to see the opposition of richness & poor of Hanoi.
- Huu Tiep Lake and the Downed B-52 - Ride along the world guiness record mosaic wall, romantic West lake, the ziggag alleys of Ngoc H village, you stop to have a glimpse of the sites related to the December 1972 bombing of Hanoi: the B52 LAKE to see the body of US aircraft.
- Train Street - Try the must do HANOI TRAIN STREET (Recently, some parts of train street are temporary closed by local government for the safety. But we know exactly WHEN & WHERE the train appear with the safe to satisfy your curiosity). Walk along the railway to see the local slowly life and houses were built just a few centimets far of the train track. Enjoy a drink while waiting the train pass the alley.
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Hanoi train station - Sitting inside a truly local Vietnamese restaurant.
Savour the quintessence of Vietnamese cuisine for a COZY LUNCH before returning to your hotel.
What's Included
- Private transportation
- English-speaking guide
- Lunch included
- All fees and taxes covered
- Vintage Vespa experience with safe riders
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
What's Not Included
- Tip
- Personal expense
Additional Information
Morning timeline: 8:30 to 12:30
Afternoon timeline: 13:00 to 17:00
- Venture through Hanoi’s backstreets using a classic Vespa, the way the locals do.
- Experience the simple life, including: The bustling flea market and historical apartment buildings of Nguyen Cong Tru, the intriguing Banana island & a houseboat inhabited by an 86-year-old couple, unpredictable alleys, and the famed train street.
- Get a quick overview of the Old quarter, French quarter, the significant Long Bien bridge, the world record-holding mosaic wall, B52 lake…
- Sample the finest offerings of Vietnamese cuisine for a relaxing lunch.
Location
St. Joseph Cathedral
Phố Nhà Chung
St Joseph Cathedral located in 40 Nha Chung street, Hoan Kiem district, Hanoi, Vietnam. If you are staying at the hotel that out of our define, we are happy to meet you in the meeting point above.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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7467
Nov 19, 2023
Beyond wonderful - A truly exceptional way to experience this vibrant city. From start to finish it was an assault of the senses. A great way to explore the back streets and witness local
Life unfolding before your eyes. Tam our tour guide pitched it just perfectly guiding us with wonderful stories and insights along the way. It’s by far the best the best city tour we’ve ever booked. Beyond wonderful.
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X3455wrphillipb
Jun 20, 2023
Back street vespa tour's Hanoi - A very interesting tour to part of Hanoi that take you to place that you would not go to normal. You get to see how the locals really live and meet local people.
Our guide Chris and his team of riders made us feel really comfortable as pillion passengers and gave us a lot of information as we road around Hanoi and the place that we stopped giving us the history of the different parts of the city
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Lochieb2023
May 20, 2023
Great night out - We had a really wonderful evening with Alex - went to so many different and exciting places that we would not have seen without the tour! It was also great fun on the Vespa definitely recommend
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