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The best way to explore Hanoi is on foot, and a private guide helps you navigate the city like a local. Cover Hanoi's major highlights and learn about its culture from your guide. You'll get personalized attention and can ask your guide as many questions as you like. Check off attractions such as the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum Complex, Tran Quoc Pagoda, and the famous train street.

Over the course of a full day, you’ll get a comprehensive tour of Bai Dinh Pagoda—the largest in Southeast Asia—and the Trang An Landscape Complex, all led by a local guide. The latter is a UNESCO World Heritage Site renowned for its scenic river valley of limestone karsts, a living geological ‘museum’ and a must-see for nature lovers. Lunch and a boat ride are included, along with hotel transport from Hanoi.

Pick up at 8:30 am at your hotel then drive one and half hour to Quang Phu Cau. By this time, the villagers have already set out incense to dry in various formations, and we’ll get pictures of people working among this sea of red. We’ll have time to capture a variety of shots of the workers in action. We also venture further into the village workshops, shooting images of the incense-making process, including bamboo chopping, dipping the sticks in dye, and the creation of incense paste. We’ll take more images of the friendly locals who have worked on producing incense in this village for generations. A visit to Quang Phu Cau incense village will bring visitors an opportunity to learn about the traditional craft of making incense sticks and take lots of unique check-in photos. Right after you enter the incense village, you’ll be able to see the busy lives of the locals here.

A 1.5-hour drive from Hanoi, the village of Quang Phu Cau has been making colorful, scented incense sticks since time immemorial. Capture stunning photos of the sticks drying in the sun and locals at work on this private photography tour, with 2-way transfers from any hotel in Hanoi. Your tour escort is a passionate photographer who can recommend angles and translate for villagers, ensuring high-caliber results.

There's so much to see in Hanoi, it can be overwhelming to navigate on your own. This full-day city tour takes care of the itinerary for you. Check off the major highlights and add context to what you see with insights from your guide. Upgrade to include a meal at a traditional Vietnamese restaurant to your day.