Hanoi famous souvenirs - things must buy in Hanoi Vietnam

Here are 11 things must buy when you visiting Hanoi

If you visit Hanoi Vietnam and want to buy anything as souvenir, you should buy one of 11 things that is mentioned in this article.

Hanoi famous souvenirs. Photo: Duong Thanh

On the major newspapers of Vietnamese, I’ve read hundreds of articles saying that souvenirs and crafts of Hanoi (as well as Vietnam) for foreign tourists is still few and not interesting.

Shopping streets in Hanoi Vietnam - shopping centre at Hanoi old quarter

Hanoi is the capital of Vietnam and it is located to the north of Vietnam. Hanoi centre is Hanoi Old Quarter, it is near by Red river. Around the Hanoi Old Quarter is new urban areas that are being developed and continuing to be enlarged.

Hang Gai Street in Hanoi Old Quarter. Photo: vietnam-guide.com

When you arrive in Hanoi, I’m sure that you want to find out a hotel or a hostel and both of them are very cheap in this  street. This is the place that tourists from everywhere like best, not only because it is still preserved old architectures but also because it is the rare old quarter in the world.

Up to now, Hanoi Old Quarter is a shopping centre and it is a small business place of Hanoi people and  people in the north Vietnam. All of them gather this area.

Hanoi Vietnam best season to visit

Hanoi, as well as the North of Vietnam, has a humid tropical climate, characterized by monsoons which has hot summer with plenty of rain (called the rainy season) and cold winter, rare of rain (called the dry season).

Hanoi Vietnam best season to visit. Photo: Hoai Lam

In addition, it also has two interference periods between the rainy and dry seasons thus forming the spring and autumn in Hanoi.

Travel experience, distance and buses from Hanoi to Halong Bay

How to travel from Hanoi to Ha Long city, can I go to Halong bay from hanoi airport? And how long is from Hanoi to Halong bay? You can find all of them in this travel blog...

Journey from Hanoi to Halong bay. Photo: Hai Doan

In the North of Vietnam, there are 4 places where foreign tourists usually want to visit when they go to Hanoi. They are:

1. Sapa in Lao Cai, 340 kilometers from Hanoi to the Northwest

2. Dong Van - Meo Vac Plateau in Ha Giang Province (there’s also known as Vietnam’s Pole North, 440 kilometers from Hanoi to the North)

3. Trang An- Tam Coc Bich Dong- Hoa Lu in Ninh Binh Province, 90 kilometers from Hanoi the South

4. And Cat Ba Island in Hai Phong City being far 160 kilometers from Hanoi to the East.

From Hanoi to Ha Giang Vietnam by motorbike

Ha Giang is a poor and disadvantaged province in the North of Vietnam and it is contiguous to China. This province locates in the first place on the S- shaped Vietnam map. So, we reckon Ha Giang is "north pole" of motherland.

From Hanoi to Hagiang Vietnam by motorbike

However, the thing I want to tell you that Ha Giang is a beautiful and majestic land. In my opinion, Ha Giang is the most beautiful region to the north of  Vietnam.