Hanoi backstreet motorbike tour

You will be greeted by our guide and driver at your hotel lobby or our meeting point for safety briefing, we then begin our adventure!

On the first part of the trip, we expose you the REAL HANOI with a day in the life experiences, featured with the parts-unknown of the city with slices of life in the maze of backstreets, tiny alleyways, local homes, schools, random markets and black market, experiencing where &  how locals live, work and play. Other travel companies show just you the beautiful and tell you to run away from the bad and the weird of your destinations. On Hanoi Backstreet Tours’ journeys, not only do we show you the good but we also expose the bad and the weird of your destinations as it is what it is. For us, the run-off-the mill tourist sites are only the tip of the iceberg, the majority of your destinations remains hidden in the parts-unknown.

On the second part of the trip, we pass by & stop at the  MUST-SEE places of our beautiful city such as Ho Chi Minh mausoleum-the Mecca of Vietnamese, The 1000 year-old Buddhist and Toasist temples of Tran Quoc, temple of Literature, the historical training track, the enchanting French Quarter, The hustling & bustling Old Quarter, the romantic lakes of Hoan Kiem, West lake , Hanoi Opera House & famous Long Bien bridge etc.

On the third part of the trip, we also take you to the poetic & peaceful villages and floating community along the Red river to enrich your experiences about the contrast in harmony of life between the city and the countryside of Hanoi.

Last but not least, en route, you gonna stop at different AUTHENTIC restaurants, eateries and food stalls to savor the tastiest of the tasty dishes of Hanoi including family heirloom & secret recipe dishes, local delicacies and specialties.

Part 1: Explore the parts-unknown of Hanoi     

• Riding through the maze of zigzagging backstreet and narrow alleyways & markets
• Diving into the rivers of motorbikes and Hanoi street symphony.
• Travelling with all your senses heightened: Watching, Hearing, Touching, Tasting, Smelling…
• Experiencing the GOOD, the BADand the WEIRD of the city as it is what it is.
• Experiencing different slides of life behind the scene, the hidden part of the iceberg, the parts unknown.
• Meeting people where they live, work, learn and pray.
• Building personal connections and culture exchanges.

Part 2: Hanoi Classical Romance & City’s highlights

• Riding through the chronology of time in Hanoi from the thousands year old parts to the modern parts of the city.
• Cruising around the enchanting French Colonial Quarter, vibrant Hanoi Old Quater.
• Passing by the must-see highlights of Hanoi such as Ho Chi Minh mausoleum, Presidential palace, Ba Dinh square, Temple of literature, Tran Quoc temple, West lake, Truc Bach lake, HoanKiem lake, Opera House, Saint Joseph cathedral and train tracks.

Part 3: Red River Delta Countryside Epic

• Cruising along the off-roads and trailsof the Red river farming villages
• Immersing yourselves into the colorful and peaceful flower, vegetable and banana plantations.
• Experiencing different slices of life and the contrast in harmonybetween the city life and countryside life of Hanoi.
• Crossing and watching the sunset on the historical and legendary Long Bien bridge.

Parts 4: Hanoi Food Culture Experiences

• Savoring  7-10 food wonders of Hanoi
• Eating at random street-side eateries & authentic local restaurants
• Family’s heirloom foods and special delicacies
• Unique egg coffee , Local moonshine, green tea, sugar cane juice, puddings and fresh local beer (Bia Hoi)