Affordable Hanoi tourist attractions for the weekend

Hoan Kiem Lake walking street

Almost all day long, pedestrians stroll and take photos on the Hoan Kiem Lake walking street. However, the most exciting time is still on weekend nights. Free music groups attract many people to stay and enjoy street art with all styles from Vietnamese folk, pop music, hip hop, Latin dance and even the most vibrant dance groups.

Almost all day long there are pedestrians walking and taking pictures at Hoan Kiem Lake.

From Hoan Kiem Lake, you can branch out into many areas to go deeper into the old quarter, such as Trang Tien for ice cream, Hang Dau for shoes, Hang Bac for jewelry, Bao Khanh for coffee, or turn into Dinh Liet and Ta Hien streets.

Show Tinh Hoa Bac Bo

Located about 25km west of Hanoi, Tinh Hoa Bac Bo is the first live performance in Vietnam. With the aim of honoring the beauty of Vietnamese culture, Tinh Hoa Bac Bo has brought traditional folk elements performed in a modern and creative style, giving visitors extremely memorable experiences.

The Quintessence of the North show is a sophisticated presentation of 6 aspects of the quintessence of Northern culture. With the support of a state-of-the-art sound and lighting system and the efforts of more than 200 actors, a truly spectacular live show was created.

West Lake

In fact, if you drive around West Lake, you cannot count how many temples and pagodas there are around. Some famous and sacred places to visit include Tran Quoc Pagoda, Vong Thi Pagoda, Kim Lien Pagoda, Tao Sach Pagoda, Quan Thanh Temple, Tay Ho Palace, Trich Sai Temple, Yen Phu Temple, Nghi Tam Temple...

Romantic scene when sunset dyes the West Lake water golden.

Bun oc, bun rieu, and banh tom ho Tay are famous, so there is no need to say too much. You can also visit Ngu Xa bronze casting village to enjoy pho paradise including pho in water, stir-fried pho, pho cuon, pho chua and fried pho served with sweet and sour fish sauce and raw vegetables.

Around West Lake, there is also a whole street with Hanoi weekend cafes stacked to the top, attracting young people in Hanoi on weekends. You can schedule a check-in point around West Lake every week.

Ly Thai To Monument

This is a weekend hangout spot in Hanoi that attracts many groups of young people with similar passions such as hip hop dancing, skateboarding, photography, card magic or portrait sketching.

Ly Thai To Monument.

With a spacious, airy square, the weekend afternoons here are like a youthful, vibrant artistic space, where young people meet and find common passions. Who knows, you might accidentally find an activity that makes you have to visit the monument every week.

Dinh Le Book Street

For a long time, Dinh Le Book Street has been a familiar place for book lovers in Hanoi. You can visit Dinh Le Book Street to find some books that you love, novels, foreign literature, essays or detective stories, any book. Some stores even keep very rare old books that sometimes you have to go all the way to Hanoi but still cannot buy.

For a long time, Dinh Le book street has been a familiar place for book lovers in Hanoi.

Recently, a new book street has appeared in Hanoi, the 19/12 book street. If Dinh Le book street has the breath of ancient Hanoi, the 19/12 book street has a modern style.

Hong Khanh (Synthesis)

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