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City itineraries · Vietnam

Hanoi, day by day

Hanoi is a thousand-year-old capital of lakes, temples, French boulevards and a medieval quarter of 36 trades where the street food never stops. Start with three days that give the Old Quarter, the Ba Đình monuments and the lakeside pagodas each their own day, with the opening rules that matter in 2026.

Updated 12 September 2026 · 7 official sources checked · report an error

Hanoi
Photo: NKSTTSSHNVN, CC BY-SA 4.0

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3 days in Hanoi

3 Days in Hanoi
3 days3 Days in HanoiHoàn Kiếm Lake and the Old Quarter, the Mausoleum, the Citadel and the Temple of Literature, then West Lake and the Museum of Ethnology.

Before you go

Good to know in Hanoi

Tickets and opening days

  • The Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum admits visitors in the morning only: 7:30–10:30 from 1 April to 31 October (until 11:00 at weekends and holidays) and 8:00–11:00 from 1 November to 31 March (until 11:30 at weekends). It is closed on Mondays and Fridays, and closed altogether from 4 September to 4 November each year for maintenance of the body.Source: Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum Management Board · checked Sep 2026

Rules and getting around

  • The mausoleum's rules apply to the whole Ba Đình complex: modest dress, no hats inside, no photography in the mausoleum, and bags left at the free cloakroom before the queue; visitors file through in silence.Source: Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum Management Board · checked Sep 2026

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Sources and method

Places and coordinates: Wikidata and Tripwoa's open-data place catalog (Overture Maps Foundation, © OpenStreetMap contributors). Photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each image. Practical rules: the official sources linked in each note, checked in September 2026.

How this plan was made: Tripwoa's planner drafted the day order from real coordinates and typical visit times. Each stop was then reviewed, reordered where needed and rewritten with AI assistance. Walking distances are straight-line estimates, so allow a little extra time on real streets.