What to do and see in Hanoi, Vietnam: The Best Motorcycle Tours

September 1, 2021 Sachiko Swiger

The charming Vietnamese capital has aged well, preserving the Old Quarter, monuments and colonial architecture, while making room for modern developments alongside. Hanoi may have shrugged off several former names, including Thang Long, or "ascending dragon," but it hasn't forgotten its past, as sites such as Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum and Hoa Lo Prison attest. Lakes, parks, shady boulevards and more than 600 temples and pagodas add to the appeal of this city, which is easily explored by taxi.
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1. Hanoi Motorbike Tour To Countryside 1 Day

Conical Travel
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A fun ride to get away from the bustle of Hanoi city. Chance for you to discover Co Loa Acient Citadel dating back to the year 257 BC, which still keeps all original features of Red River Delta. Visit other historical relics of Hanoi like Temple Of Literature, West Lake Shrine, Tran Quoc Pagoda, Long Bien Bridge ( also known as Eiffel brigde). Meet and experience village life to explore the local culture & lifestyle. Enjoy tasty traditional Bun Cha ( a favorite food of US late president Obama when he came to Vietnam)

Inclusions: Bottled water, Lunch, All activities mentioned in the itinerary, Professional guide, Hotel pickup and drop-off in the Old Quarter of Hanoi, Private scooter for each customer, driven by your guide

Exclusions: Drinks, Personal Expenses, Tips & Gratuities (recommended)

Reviewed By andrew_perry19

I have been living and working in Southern Vietnam for 10 years and I love this country very much. On our first time to visit the North, we decided to travel to Ha Giang, Ban Gioc Waterfall, and Ba Be Lake. We chose Conical Travel according to one of our friends who did the trip with them. The six-day trip amazed and impressed us with the beauty of the natural landscape in the moutainous areas. Each of the destinations we visited has its own mesmerizing features and we had chance to interact with the local people. Our kids had great lessons about how the people in these regions survive without the modernization. In short, the trip was very very very excellent. We love Vietnam so much, from the bottom of our hearts! Andrew, Lorna & kids

2. Vespa Countryside Tour Hanoi

6 Tố Tịch, Hàng Gai, Hoàn Kiếm, Hà Nội, Vietnam Motorbike Tours Hanoi
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vespa tour will take you get out of the busy city see the rural villages, experience agriculture still plays a vital role in our economy we ride out of Hanoi to a 800 year old village to see life of people in the countryside. Meet a family and try some candy with tea and have time talking to them with our guide assist as a translator. Continue our trip by passing through green rice paddy and off the beaten paths dirt road we come to Co Loa citadel temple where we will learn more about Vietnam history a historical sites with beautiful scenery. a land associated with the legend of setting up, keeping the country as well as against foreign invaders of Thuc Phan An Duong Vuong dating back 300BC. Our adventure ends in a local restaurant back in town where we would try some real Vietnamese food before getting a drop off back at your hotel.

Inclusions: Lunch, all entry fees, english speaking guide, expereince driver, vintage vespa, snack, water,coffee

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Reviewed By 414paveld

The guy was really nice and he provided us with a lot of information about the city, vietnam history and vietnamese people. We have visited 3 great restaurants with really tasty local food.

3. Hanoi Countryside Motorbike Tours - Vintage Minsk Motorcycle: 4.5 hours

Hidden Gem Coffee, 3B Hàng Tre, Street, Hoàn Kiếm, Hà Nội, Vietnam Hanoi Backstreet Tours
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If you want to escape from the hustling & bustling city of Hanoi to immerse yourselves into the peaceful and allure villages and tranquil farms of the  Red River Delta to explore the timeless traditional villages and learn about “a day in the life” of the locals outside of Hanoi. Then, this is the one-of-a-kind tour for you. Morning Tour: 08:00 – 12:00 Afternoon Tour: 12:00 – 16:30 DURATION: 4 hours  STYLE OF TOUR: Join-group  You can customize PRIVATE tour with surcharge, depending on your group size. Please contact us for more details.

Inclusions: Vintage motorcycle, Experienced driver, Rain poncho, English speaking guide, All food & drinks

Exclusions: Gratuities, Tip

Reviewed By CatHall106

We had such a great time on this tour! Tho is a wonderful guide and very entertaining. We loved being able to see parts of Hanoi that we never would have found on our own, and it was so great to see places that are doing their part for the environment! The food was fantastic and overall we had a great time!

4. Half-Day Small-Group Vespa City Tour in Hanoi

6 Tố Tịch, Hàng Gai, Hoàn Kiếm, Hà Nội, Vietnam Motorbike Tours Hanoi
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beautiful vintage vespa, model vespa with experience ride vintage vespa, and we provide unique tour itinerary to discover hanoi city, all our vespa have seat back for you get comfortable, will take you to see rural villages and highligh of city, and aslo take you to visit a lot of places non tourist and see the real local people life, and see some hidden part, especail on this tour you will see part of rich people live in the city, part of the poor people live in hanoi, part of the fancy, busy, and countryside, backstreet, just join our vespa tour in 4 hours you will see the real hanoi

Inclusions: lunch, water, all entry fees, driver, tour guide, snack, fruit, coffee,

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Reviewed By 414paveld

The guy was really nice and he provided us with a lot of information about the city, vietnam history and vietnamese people. We have visited 3 great restaurants with really tasty local food.

5. Hanoi Vespa Night Street Food Tour with Female Riders

Female Vespa Tours
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We have a unique way to explore the culture and history of Ha Noi that you haven't yet experienced. Our professional Female rider and english speaking tour guide will take you go through amazing and very beautiful narrow streets, passing through small alley ways with local markets to see the local's real life, bustling streets, and visit local vietnamese people. We combine for you to see both city and countryside, experience the culture, meet the people, see bustling streets and beautiful countryside. Gaze upon all sorts of wildlife, see rich and poor and enjoy great local food. We have fun and enthusiastic tour guides who are paid a healthy living wage. We supply helmets and raincoats for all drivers and passengers. Your safety is of our utmost concern! Comprehensive travel insurance is included for all passengers. Experience an authentic local lunch included in the tour. A reliable, professional, and experienced all female driving staff. Top of the line 2019 model vespa

Inclusions: included all food and drink, english speaking tour guide, experience female rider

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Reviewed By 240miaf

Me and my friend spent my birthday doing this tour Hanoi and I cannot recommend enough! It was perfectly structured, we learnt so much, the food was amazing and most importantly it was fun. Loan was so lovely and easy to get along with and we all had a great time. Definitely do it!

6. Hanoi's Rustic Life

ALLEZ COFFEE, 224 Đường Lê Duẩn, Trung Phụng, Đống Đa, Hà Nội, Vietnam Local Mates Tours
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Hanoi's Rustic Life is a well-designed motorbike tour with fascinating stops carefully picked by tour planners to ensure customers' sastifaction. Brilliant combination of touristy and non-touristy places offers memorable experiences. The route is exclusive and always improved to meet the customers' highest expectation.

Inclusions: Private transportation, Bottled water, Coffee and/or Tea, Lunch, Snacks, Helmet and Raincoat, English Speaking Guide

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Reviewed By 553meganp

The guides and drivers at Localmates are the best! My friend and I enjoyed a full day of exploring in and around Hanoi. I'm glad we booked with this tour because we were able to experience places that we wouldn't have known about otherwise. My favorite was the silk village. The craftsmanship in Vietnamese culture is fascinating and beautiful. Getting a first hand look at silk making, rattan weaving and knife making was very special. The train street and cave was also really cool. And of course the food and goodies we had were delicious! Thank you Localmates for the informative, interesting and safe tour, as well as treating us like friends :)

7. Three days motorbiking tour Pu Luong

1 Tràng Tiền, Phan Chu Trinh, Hoàn Kiếm, Hà Nội, Vietnam Vietnam Motorcyclist Tours
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A short motorbike tour is perfect for you who do not have much time to explore all of North Vietnam or your budget is limited. The journey will take you to peaceful places Mai Chau of the White Thai, Pu Luong nature reserve of the Black Thai. Overnight in homestay – type of stay with the family of local people in their village, will give you the value of human culture of each region of Vietnam. You will drive motorbikes directly through the beautiful roads with mountain slopes, high passes, through the village in order to get closed to the people and different customs.

Inclusions: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Lunch, Dinner, Lunch, Breakfast, xr 150cc motorcycle, gasoline, tickets, riding gears, rain coat, map.

Exclusions: Personal essence, insurance, visa, drinks, tips, broken bike's parts, rescue.

Reviewed By DamianBilman

We arranged a 9 days tour for the four of us with Motorcyclist Tours to see the North East Ha Giang, Ban Gioc waterfalls and then Ha Long Bay. Our guide was extremely friendly and accommodating. Note that even though it says the trip is to the North East to see the waterfalls, it includes a lot more. We rode through the villages on a Enduro, interacted with some of the locals, drank sugar cane juice, seen how rice was processed, watched a lady make rice noodles and then sampled her noodle dish. We rode our enduro from small village to the next small village, to the next – so lovely to see the culture and beautiful countryside which you cannot appreciate unless you venture outside of Cao Bang. We also went to an off the beat track to view grotto which was beautiful. At the end of the trip we drove to Ha Long Bay, spent 3 days 2 nights on a luxury cruise. Really enjoy kayaking, swimming biking and hiking in Cat Ba island. After that, we drove back Hanoi to visit the southern on ourselves. We would highly recommend this route and this company. Thanks MOTORCYCLIST-TOUR.COM

8. Half-Day Hanoi Food and Culture Tour on an Antique Minsk Bike

Hidden Gem Coffee, 3B Hàng Tre, Street, Hoàn Kiếm, Hà Nội, Vietnam Hanoi Backstreet Tours
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Taking this tour is a fun way to experience the sights, smells and tastes of Hanoi. And definitely, the best way to see and learn about the real Hanoi not just the run-off-the-mill tourist sites. We would journey you to so many parts of Hanoi that you would not otherwise see and even imagine about, from the maze of zigzagging backstreets, hectic traffic, old French boulevards to the off-roads along the Red river as well as t asting the most delicious dishes of the delicious dishes that Hanoi offers you. Also, we pass by most of the famous city’s landmarks.

Inclusions: Pick up and drop off from the hotel in and around the OLD QUARTER , Vintage Minsk motorbike, Experienced driver, Helmet & rain poncho, English speaking guide, All food & drinks

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Reviewed By SageW33

My girlfriend and I had a great tour with Tommy last week when we visited Hanoi. Tommy was such a friendly, professional and knowledgeable tour guide. Despite the cold weather, it was super awesome being able to drive around the streets of Hanoi in an original soviet era Jeep and get to experience the culture, historical sites and food of Hanoi. I would definitely recommend booking a tour with Hanoi Backstreet Tours. P. S. The egg coffee you get to try is absolutely delicious!!!

9. Private Hanoi Motorbike Sightseeing and Food Tour

Ha Food Tours
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Hanoi is much bigger than just the Old Quarter. Even though it’s the center of the capital, rich in history and culture, the Old Quarter is still just a small part of the city. Get on a motorbike, we will take you outside and show you areas that most travelers don’t get to see. It’s a different feeling on our motorbikes, going through some lesser known spots, cultural sites while our local Hanoian tour guides explain all about the history of the thousand-year-old city. Besides, you’ll also have the chance to taste some exquisite street food too!

Inclusions: Food tasting, Driver/guide, All activities, Hotel pickup and drop-off, Bottled water, Coffee and/or Tea

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Reviewed By MichaelWiener

This was one easily one of the highlights of my trip to Hanoi. Sunflower was an incredible guide with awesome local knowledge. Definitely a must experience food tour for any complete Hanoi visit!

10. Hanoi Backstreets Motorbike Tours Half Day City

Asia Motorbike Adventures
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HIGHLIGHTS: Travel through time in Hanoi from thousands of years old to the modern parts of the city. Cruise around the enchanting French Colonial Quarter, the vibrant Hanoi Old Quarter. Passing through the fascinating highlights such as Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, Presidential Palace, Ba Dinh square, Literature temple, Tran Quoc Temple , West Lake, Truc Bach Lake, Hoan Kiem Lake , Opera House, and stop for scenic photos at railway street Cruise along the roads and trails of the Red River agricultural villages Immerse yourself in the colorful and peaceful flower, vegetable and banana plantations. Experience the different slices of life and the harmonious contrast between city life and rural life in Hanoi. Cross the legendary Long Bien bridge.

Inclusions: Bottled water, Professional guide, All activities, Driver/guide, Hotel pickup and drop-off, Use of helmet, Coffee and/or Tea, Private transportation

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Reviewed By Gay C

Anh & Cris expertly drove us around the delights of Hanoi and the surrounding countryside. We experienced, Temples, pagodas, rice fields and a visit to Grandpa and his bonsai trees. Lunch and delicious desert included. Super five star experience.Thoroughly recommend. Lovely people .

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