Get a grasp on the city of Hanoi with one of Gifting Owl’s very own Hanoi tours, including your own private vehicle and driver. You will experience such things as Ho Chi Minh's mausoleum, botanical gardens and the Presidential Palace. All of which are on visitors ‘must see’ lists.
Hanoi’s West Lake is home to a 17km lake and is quite a picturesque place to escape some of the hustle and bustle experienced in some of Hanoi’s more densely populated areas. A popular area located in West Lake is the beautiful Tay Ho. Tay Ho is a favourite with many of Hanoi’s expat population, and rightly so. Here you will find a mixture of trendy cafes and bars filled up with a fantastic mix of expats and locals. You will also find a lot of items and services generally drop in price once you enter the expat areas just on the outskirts of downtown. An example of a great gift voucher idea in this area of Hanoi is our ‘Traditional Vietnamese Cuisine With Maia’. Maia runs a travel agency, so has a tonne of tips and tricks to offer about her home city of Hanoi, but her speciality is offering a traditional home cooking experience. Her infectious smile and home cooking skills really make this the perfect Hanoi experience gift.
Only a short 10-minute scooter ride from West Lake is Hanoi’s Old Quarter. Get your camera ready because the streets that make up Old Quarter will make your whole trip to Hanoi worthwhile. These leafy green, hazy, grungy streets are everyone's idea of authentic Asia. Settle in and embrace yourself, as you’ll want to spend a couple of days here. Bars, cafes, shoe shiners, jewelry hawkers, amazing coffee shops and captivating aromas make this place boil with life. Right in the heart of Hanoi’s Old Quarter you’ll find Beer Street. This street is jam packed with tiny beer stalls all kitted out with little colourful awnings and tiny plastic chairs for travellers and locals alike to dine and drink. This street really comes alive at night and is a sight to see for the whole family. Gifting Owl has many nighttime city tours which involve Old Quarters Beer Street. Grab a voucher for yourself or give the gift of an experience you will not forget. Along with some of Gifting Owl’s night time city tours, you may also stumble across some of the cheapest beer in Hanoi, at 27 cents a beer!
Another very popular highlight in Hanoi’s Old Quarter is Train Street. Blink and you’ll miss it. This narrow laneway looks just like any other of the thousands that make up this webbed like city, yet this laneway has a full size train running right through the middle of it. The train is still in service and navigates these tiny laneways twice a day. Just before the train arrives you will see all the trackside hawkers quickly packing away their tables, chairs and awnings from the path of the gigantic puffing mass of steel slowly creeping its way along the tracks.
Escape Hanoi all together with Gifting Owl by jumping on a tour to the beautiful World Heritage Listed Halong Bay. Gifting Owl has several different unique Halong Bay experiences to choose from, ranging from one day to several days. Experience these limestone mountains layered in lush rainforest up close and personal. This type of experience is priceless. The perfect gift voucher ideas that really do last a lifetime are the ones that are truly memorable. Halong Bay is one of them.
To truly experience all that Hanoi has to offer, you could easily spend a week there. Thanks to Gifting Owl you can make the most of your time in this bustling city by trying your hand at home cooking classes, daytime city tours, nighttime city tours, bar crawls, bike tours and even exploring many of the different provinces that lay just on the outskirts of Hanoi such as Quang Ninh’s Halong Bay.
Gifting Owl has you covered right up until your departure from Hanoi international airport with their “Noi Bai (Han) International Terminal Lotus Lounge” gift experience. Help yourself to light meals, beverages, internet and comfortable seating. Travelling economy never felt so good with Gifting Owl. Relax in the lounge as you reminisce about all the amazing adventures you got to experience in Hanoi.
