Vietnam Backstreet Tours

VIETNAM BACKSTREET TOURS is focus on Learning & Discovery experiences for travelers who want to see the Real Lives in HANOI. Besides showing beautiful famous Hanoi signatures, we’d love to Experience you the Living museum of Hanoi with the Good- the Bad & the Ugly though your 5 senses.

Highlights

• Be Local: The best way to see Hanoi is riding motorbike like millions of Hanoian on daily works, pick up school kids, and go to local market… It will be your life time experiences.
• Riding vintage Russian Minsk Motorcycle & Legendary Russian Gaz69( from Subsidized era): through zigzag Backstreet alleys, Black Market to beautiful romantic French Boulevard & West Lake area… Our uniqueness!!!
• Touching Local Culture with the first hands testimony of home visits & tasting local street foods will be the Wow for local culture experiences that you will never forget.

Morning Tour

• 8AM – 8.15AM: Pick up from hotels and give a brief introduction for safety and tour
• 8.15AM – 9AM: Drive through black market, walk around the wet market to see the local life and then have a light breakfast with banh cuon/banh mi.
• 9AM – 9.45AM: Arrive Dong Da District’s area which is the most crowded part of the city: over 40 thousand person/square kilometer. Stop at trainstreet and wait for the best moment of the day by seeing the train passing through the street. Enjoy a beer or another drink!
• 9.45AM – 10.30AM: Move to French Quarter’s area and pass some famous places like Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, Embassy Area, Phan Dinh Phung Street and Long Bien Bridge. Stop on the bridge to capture some interesting pictures before heading down to the Middle Island to see a totally different life down there without any electricity or water supply.
• 10.30AM – 11.30AM: Continue ride to another island of the Westlake where we will treat you an authentic Hanoian food as: pho cuon, pho chien phong…
• 11.30AM – 12PM: Head to a coffee shop where we will have a “HAPPY ENDING” so-called EGG-COFFEE. Our guide will recap everything about the tour.
• 12PM – 12.30PM: Return you back to the hotel

Afternoon Tour

• 12.30PM – 12.45PM: Pick up guest from hotels and give a brief introduction for safety and tour
• 12.45 – 1.30PM: Drive through black market, walk around the wet market to see the local life and then have a light lunch with banh cuon/banh mi.
• 1.30PM – 2.40PM (train at 2.30PM): Arrive Dong Da District’s area which is the most crowded part of the city: over 40 thousand person/square kilometer. Stop at train street and wait for the best moment of the day by seeing the train passing through the street. Enjoy a beer or another drink!
• 2.40PM – 3.20PM: Move to French Quarter’s area and pass some famous places like Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, Embassy Area, Phan Dinh Phung Street and Long Bien Bridge. Stop on the bridge to capture some interesting pictures before heading down to the Middle Island to see a totally different life down there without any electricity or water supply.
• 3.20PM – 4.20PM: Continue ride to another island of the Westlake where we will treat you an authentic Hanoian food as: pho cuon, pho chien phong…
• 4.20AM – 4.45PM: Head to a coffee shop where we will have a “HAPPY ENDING” so-called EGG-COFFEE. Our guide will recap everything about the tour.
• 4.45PM – 5PM: Return you back to the hotel.

Sunset Tour

• 5PM – 5.15PM: Pick up guest from hotels and give a brief introduction for safety and tour
• 5.15PM – 6PM: Head to the Long Bien bridge to capture some interesting pictures before heading down to the Middle Island to see a totally different life down there without any electricity or water supply.
• 6PM – 7PM: Drive to residence area, and walk around the wet market to see the local life and then have a light snack with banh mi.
• 7PM – 7.30PM (train at 7.30PM): Arrive Dong Da District’s area which is the most crowded part of the city: over 40 thousand person/square kilometer. Stop at train street and wait for the best moment of the day by seeing the train passing through the street. Enjoy a beer or another drink!
• 7.30PM – 8.20PM: Continue ride to another island of the Westlake where we will treat you an authentic Hanoian food as: pho cuon, pho chien phong…
• 8.20PM – 8.40PM: Head to a coffee shop where we will enjoy famous EGG-COFFEE.
• 8.40PM – 9PM: Go to Ba Dinh Square for the most solem moment: flag ceremony.
• 9PM – 9.30PM: Return you back to the hotel.

Tour price: VND1,750,000 per person

Price includes

• Vehicles (Minsk or Jeep)
• Tour guide and drivers
• Meals and drinks
• Helmets

Price Not included:

• Travel insurance
• Tip and gratuities

Surcharge for Tet Holiday:

• Surcharge of 50% of tour price for 30th December 2024 and 3rd January of Lunar New Year
• Surcharge of 70% of tour price for 31st December 2024 and 1st, 2nd January of Lunar New Year

Payment & Amendment

• Full advanced payment is required
• Cancellation/change up to 03 days before the date of arrival: no cancellation charge, full refund
• Cancellation/change less before arrival or in case of no-show, full charge will be applied