Visiting Hanoi, the pulsating capital of Vietnam is a thrilling activity. Hanoi, from its historical past to both of the cuisine and people, invites all visitors to participate in many experiences. Thereafter, your trip to Hanoi at the right time of the year can be the difference between an unforgettable and a lackluster experience. In this manual, we are taking a closer look at the varieties of the climate, festivals, and tourist seasons of Hanoi so that it can help you plan the most appropriate time for such exploration.
Hanoi experiences a humid subtropical climate change, characterized by distinct seasons: spring, summer, autumn, and winter. Each season brings particularly a charm and weather patterns, influencing the atmosphere of the city and tourist activities.
Spring
The citizens awaken from their winter rest, with spring being a welcoming banner for the beginning of the travel season. Furthermore, the temperature in Hanoi spontaneously swings from roughly 20°C to 25°C (68°F to 77°F). In contrast, the city seems to be embraced by cozy weather, which is the impetus to explore surrounding green landscapes and culturally diverse communities.
An endless palette of colors paints the cityscape in perfect harmony with spring, bringing out the highest masterpieces of nature. From delicate petals of peach blossoms to the ethereal beauty of cherry blossoms, Hanoi looks like a canvas. It is where nature exhibited, casting a magical spell that triggers amazement of wonder in the heart of the viewers.
Besides, the Vietnamese Tet Nguyen Dan, also known as the Vietnamese Lunar New Year, is a significant event. The spirit of Tet is harmonious with every beat of drums in dragon dances and vivid dances. Travelers would appreciate the immersion with a cultural effect during the season. With spring filling the air with freshness, travelers can certainly seize this moment to enjoy the wonders of Hanoi. Moreover, they can embark on a voyage of learning in the ambiance of nature when having their trip to Hanoi.
Summer
When the summer sun rises, Hanoi is shrouded in a thick heat, in which the temperature climbs over 30°C (86°F). On the other hand, it may drive off some others, but it is attractive to a horde of visitors who fall in love with the pulsating rhythm of the city and the wide variety of outdoor activities they wish to undertake. Despite the unbearable heat during summer, Hanoi has a mystical charm, an invitation to those who discover local secrets.
In addition to outdoor spectacles, summer in Hanoi maximizes the monsoon season, which is a calling of danger as well. With it comes the hope of occasional hard rainfall for occasional relief from the increasing heat, but it can also add a blockade to any plans of swimming or sightseeing. However, these turns of heavy rain can ruin our trip to Hanoi even when we have planned it carefully and might make shelter faster since the nearest cafes or cultural sites are close.
On one hand, during the summer in Hanoi, people could face deep heat, heavy rains, and unpredictable temperatures. On the other hand, this kind of weather eventually makes the city alive in a state of dynamic flux, where moments of peace still stand against the fleeting excitement of its crowded streets. From the serenity of pagodas to the scramble of open-air markets, these activities present the daily life during the summer. Therefore, Hanoi is with the 40-degree constant heath and the cloudy sky bringing the monsoon ceremony on the horizon. Straightaway, travelers have chances to sail with the wind and discover the hidden charms during their summer trip to Hanoi.
Fall
Autumn in Hanoi welcomes visitors with its gentle climate, offering mild temperatures ranging from 20°C to 25°C (68°F to 77°F). As the weather changes, a tangible sense of change envelops the environment. Occasionally, it brings the humidity down, making the outside activities more enjoyable with the sensation of being under the sky. Magic happens in the urban background of the metamorphosis of the leaves turning golden and crimson, crafting a stunning scenery for the senses to enjoy and explore.
Mid-Autumn Festival is the cultural activity that happens in this season. Markedly, it is the factor that makes this season amazing with a unique and unforgettable culture. This blissful moment, infused by mystical stories and legends, will be illuminated by a beaming glow that will greet travelers and allow them to relish in the charm of this captivating place. Lantern parades glint the streets with a various colors, holding the magic of which everyone casts spells in the twilight. Traditional performances are enriched with the life of the old traditions and rituals wherever the spectators go, they feel the memories of the past, where the legends come to live amidst the tape of drums and the simple melodies.
For those passionate about travel and wanting to experience the essence of Autumn festivities in Hanoi, you should take the opportunity to immerse yourself in the vibrant heritage. From the bustling energy of mid-autumn revelries to the serene beauty of the autumnal transformation, every moment spent in the trip to Hanoi during this enchanting season offers a glimpse into the timeless allure and enduring grandeur. Do not miss the chance to witness these ancient traditions firsthand.
Winter
Frosty winds that come with the approach of Hanoi winters bring together the threshold temperatures of 15-20 degrees Celsius (59-68 Fahrenheit) almost day by day. Despite the evening hours that might seem sharper in the severity, the city turns into a tranquil loose-climate zone – which is much more appealing for those who dislike too cold or warm weather conditions.
Besides, a beautiful picture of winter in Hanoi deserves much more than just the beauty of the seasons, as the city becomes permeated with the happy flavor of the upcoming Christmas and New Year. The entire curbside is down with little lights like stars and interactive decorations, which lend the urbane canvas a mysterious touch. The festive season will have its charm because of the vibrant marketplaces and handicrafts altogether with culinary delights. Spanning from savory street food to aromatic mulled wine, one cannot help noticing the exotic flavors that fill the air and make us savor all the seasonal specialties that warm up body and spirit accordingly.
Simultaneously, the streets of Hanoi consist of many varied holiday events and local festivities during the winter season. Multicolored street parades and mind-blowing fireworks mark the birthday of this city, and people of ages may enjoy the masterpiece. The choice could be between enjoying the view during the walk along the well-known Hoan Kiem Lake and taking part in the wide variety of activities on Hanoi's vibrant squares because the winter in Hanoi offers a fairy-tale net of excitement, pictures of which will be etched in your memory forever.
If you are the kind of person who finds peace in the arms of nature and will not let you detest the solution of occasional raindrops, you should then know that is what summer trip to Hanoi means. Additionally, you can spend hours discovering natural beauties such as landscapes and nearby attractions. Moreover, remember to prepare for the pan-city embracement of high altitudes and humidity that often mob the city landscape.
Hanoi will significantly attract those who are finding the cultural indulgence and the joy of festivity during spring and fall. These types of seasons are the best for a date with the city. Spring brings nature back to life by applying a flower pattern and the excitement of Tet celebrations for a rainbow of colors and tradition. As for autumn, it usually begins not only with a portrait of gentle weather but also enthusiastic visitors are invited by the city to take part in the exhilaration the Mid-Autumn Festival offers where the city glows with joy and cultural purity.
On the other hand, if you are down for the fresh atmosphere of a lower temperature without crowds in Hanoi. Then, the time might be right for your trip to Hanoi in the winter with them. Obviously, Hanoi puts you into puffy clothing, but at the same time, the wintertime bears all the hidden grain of holiday happiness that finally gives you a breakthe storms of tourist crowds.
Overall, it depends on what you are looking for to decide when you should go for a trip to Hanoi: the people and the festivals if you enjoy the culture; the scenery if you want to admire nature; and the weather if you choose to be there in its absence of extreme temperatures. The precise understanding of the atmospheric conditions and the variations of the seasons brings you a clever plan that lets you enjoy Hanoi to the fullest. You will get four seasons in one trip to Hanoi. It does not matter if it is spring, summer, autumn, or winter, as the trip to Hanoi will undoubtedly be one of the most memorable journeys for travelers.
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We will explore the most amazing places in the north of Vietnam. Firstly, North Vietnam Hanoi Tour will bring you to explore Hanoi charming city, with a half-day city tour, you will visit the most iconic attractions in Hanoi such as President Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum complex, Temple of Literature, Hoan Kiem Lake and the old quarter of Hanoi. After Hanoi, we are going to Tam Coc, Ninh Binh where we visit the Hoa Lu Ancient Capital, enjoy the boat trip in Tam Coc and to discover the countryside. Lastly, for ending two days of Inspirational Hanoi – Ninh Binh – Halong Tour, we will spend one night stay on a cruise to explore the seven natural wonder of the world. Let’s explore the Magnificent North of Vietnam with Impress Travel.
Email:northvietnamtour@impresstravel.com or contact the hotline (Whatsapp, Zalo, Viber, Skype) at +84.912 379 189 – Mr. Alex.
Day Inclusions: Private A/C transfer, English-speaking tour guide in Hanoi, lunch, entrance fee, hotel in Hanoi
Day Inclusions: Car/Mini-Van, Outstanding English speaking guide, Lunch – Vietnamese Cuisine at Tam Coc Nature Eco Lodge, All sightseeing tickets, Good bike with gears, 02 bottles of Mineral water, Services charges and government tax, Rowing boat to visit Tam Coc, One conical hat as souvenir, Demonstration of teaching to learn how to write, speak Vietnamese, and catch fish
Day Inclusions: Hotel breakfast, shuttle bus A/C transfer, English speaking tour guide on CRUISE only, entrance fee, full board, joint Cruise in Halong bay with private cabin (2 persons share 1 cabin)
What's included in this trip :
3 STAR HOTELS & CRUISES IN VIETNAM SELECTED
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Destination |
Room Type |
HOTEL NAME, ROOM TYPE & WEBSITE |
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Hanoi 3-star Hotels |
Adamas Deluxe City |
ADAMAS HANOI HOTEL Refer: http://swancruiseshalong.com/ |
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3-star Halong Bay Cruises |
Swan Cruise Deluxe |
SWAN CRUISE HALONG BAY Refer: http://swancruiseshalong.com/ |
4 STAR HOTELS & CRUISE IN VIETNAM SELECTED
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Destination |
Room Type |
HOTEL NAME, ROOM TYPE & WEBSITE |
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Hanoi 4-star Hotels |
The light deluxe with window |
THE LIGHT HOTEL HANOI Refer: thelighthotelhanoi.com/en/ |
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4-star Halong Bay Cruises |
Sealife Suite Canbin |
HUONG HAI SEALIFE CRUISE HALONG BAY Refer: www.sealifegroup.com |
5 STAR HOTELS & CRUISE IN VIETNAM SELECTED
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Destination |
Hotel Category |
HOTEL NAME, ROOM TYPE & WEBSITE |
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Hanoi 5-star hotels |
Deluxe Sketch Apricot Hotel |
APRICOT HOTEL HANOI Refer: apricothotels.com/room/sketch |
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5-star Halong bay Cruises |
Deluxe Room with Ocean View Margaret |
MARGARET CRUISE HALONG BAY Refer: https://margaretcruises.com |
The hotels and cruise are subject to change to similar category in case of fully booked
We took the two amazing tours, Cu Chi tunnels and Mekong Delta, the information was perfect, we learned a lot, the landscape was so beautiful and our both guides Mr. Lee and Mr. Law were the best in the world, very friendly and professional. Thanks!
I booked with Impress Travel in July. My contact person was Tommy Thang. He is an amazing person. He was very helpful. He changed my program twice for me. Very accommodating!
We started our holiday in the north (Sapa)of Vietnam and travelled down to HCMC.
The tour was fantastic, Tommy's arrangements were to the"T".
I will always use them if I have to visit the area again and recommend them to one and all.
Thank you once again Mr.Tommy and the Impress Team.
Sulaiman Pochee
South Africa
Impress travel were amazing. Did my bookings with Daniel for our tour of Vietnam and I must say Daniel was very professional and prompt with his services. All the arrangement, plans, pick-up & drop-off services, hotels, vehicles, sightseeing tours and guides were spot on and excellent. Did 4 nights Hanoi, 1 night Hà Long Bay cruise, 3 nights Hoian, 4 nights Saigon and 1 night in Can Tho. It was totally awesome. Every part of the journey was superbly arranged and planned. I will highly recommend Impress Travel for anyone interested in visiting Vietnam. Very organized and reliable!
At first, I was just planning a trip to Hanoi, Halong Bay, and Ninh Binh for my small family.
Some close friends heard about our plans and wanted to join the trip. Eventually the group grew to be 7 families, with 25 adults and children of varying interests and expectations.
While I was excited at the prospect of touring Vietnam with good friends, I felt anxiously responsible to ascertain that everything must be well organized and everyone satisfied. This is why I am so very, very glad to have found Impress Travel. Mr. Mark responded quickly to all my inquiries, customized a wonderful trip according to the group's preferences, tirelessly worked out every detail for our 7-day trip, all at a reasonable price. Our guide, Trung, is knowledgeable, helpful, quick to respond to any need, and well-loved by everyone in the group. All my friends found this a marvelous trip, filled with beautiful memories, very much to my delight and relief!
Mr Tommy, on behalf of our group, we thank you for your efforts in putting together such a memorable vacation and experience of Sapa, overnight train, Halong Bay, Hanoi + Bai Dinh, your tour guides are so knowledgeable, passionate + helpful. We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves and we will certainly recommend your tour agency to our friends and share our experiences in social media.
Thumbs up, best regards,
David
It was amazing place to visit in the north of vietnam , we really enjoy all the trip especially their foods , culture, beautiful view and so on.
Accommodations were good especially Thang Long Espana Hotel (the Hotel Management automated upgraded us to VIP rooms.Is really unexpected). Overalled tours n places visited very well but only local guides r not good organizing the itineraries. Especially at Sapa Lao Cai and Cat Cat Villages walking tours push to the same day about 8hours for 7km (which is on 1st&2nd days arrival) so tiring. Lunch not good enough 4 so many hours of walking. In Danang Bana Hill the local guide shd arrange 2 visit Bana Hill 1st n not last coz' spend a short time n not nice photos taken due to rain (went in morning time no rain).
Overall tours, hotels, transportation, prices are strongly recommended. Especially Daniel Dang Impress Travel for welcoming and bye-bye wishes.
Daniel Dang tks from 8 of us having a wonderful time n memorable trip for 8D7N Sapa, Hanoi, Danang with Impress Travel. Meet u all again.
We are family of 6 from Singapore and Malaysia joining Hanoi Impress Travel on 30 October-04 November 2019. We are really impressed with the company and tour guides with their professionalism and well organised arrangement. Lily is our guide for Hanoi, Tam Coc and Ninh Binh. She is excellent and very informative. She even taking care of us until late night. We walk us from Old Quarters to the hotel and brought us to try the famous road side foods. She even helped us to pay for our order to avoid overcharge by the stall. Another guide, David BK (Swan Cruise) brought us to Halong Bay cruise. He is excellent and humorous. He handles everything throughout the trip. He served meals for guests on the cruise, organised happy hour, guiding us for Kayaking, teaching Taiji and cooking class on cruise. The cruise ship is ok and the hotel in Hanoi-Adamas Hotel is small but new and clean with reasonable ok breakfast. Anyway thank you for the wonderful arrangement.
We booked a 8 day private tour package for 9 persons for Northern and Central Vietnam . We experienced great and very professional service from the Impress travel team. Tommy was very easy to contact and accommodated our requests.
All the tour guides were very good, spoke good English, friendly and patient. All the vehicles were very clean , spacious enough for our group of 6 adults and 3 children. The drivers were extremely safe and ontime.
Meals were served in clean restaurants.
Overall we had a good holiday .Thank you Tommy and Impress travel for a great experience.
We booked package for 9 persons in Hanoi and i was experienced great service during my stay! the PIC (Mr. Mark) was very pleasant and so easily to contact, i was communicated so easily for trip preparation..the tour guide for Trang An was good, Mr Hiep was helped us very well, and he was so patient on witing us shopping! Thank you Hiep!!
during in Hanoi we were stayed in great hotel with nice service also, and during in Halong Bay, they also choosen the best cruise for us! Swan cruise and also the Mr Cong was great!! thank you!!
for transporation, the car was good and driver are pleasant, but only a little bit communication since the driver less good in english. but overall great!!
all the choosen food for lunch and dinner was delicious
Thank you so much Impress travel
Impress Travels has been very helpful in making our vietnam travel amazing. We were a bunch of 7 friends wanting to go on a budget trip covering most locations. Hence, this subjected to a lot of changes during our discussion with the tour guide Daniel.
However, he has been patient enough in hearing out our needs - be it itienary , hotel bookings or even the mode of payment.
They really understand your needs. And needless to say our experience was amazing. All of this support and help has really made our vietnam trip the most memorable as far ❤️
I was searching for a reliable travel agent and come across Impress Travel and the many reviews of them. I booked 5D/4N, Hanoi-Trang An-Halong Bay private trip for a party of 6. I communicated with Mr Daniel Dang throughout the time until the day we arrived. Mr Daniel is very patient, helpful, and accommodating to our requirements despite many changes made to the itinerary. The price is very reasonable unlike other travel agents.
Our tour guide, Lily was very friendly and efficientknowledgeable and speak good English.
Highly recommend “Trang An Boat Tour”. The caves was spectacular and beautifully.
2D/1N Halong Bay – Swan Cruise was awesome with amazing view of the cave. Our guide Mr David was hilarious, helpful, accommodating, and everything was well organized. Beside the normal
activities of kayaking, swimming, Tai Chi, culinary lesson, we are indeed very very fortunate to have
the chance to celebrate the “Mooncake Festival” while cruising and admiring the full moon.
Spread of mooncake, dessert, sweet snack, fruits, cocktail, beer and mini dragon dance complete the celebration. Tourists from all over the world party all night long.
Although we paid for a 3-star package, the hotel (Thang Long Espana Hotel), meals and transport provided were also above average. Our gang have a very enjoyable and memorable trip in Hanoi.
Impress Travel really impressed us with their service and will engage their service in future.
P/S:- Don’t worry, Impress Travel CAN be trusted.
Hanoi – Duong Lam - Halong Bay – Hue – Danang – Hoi An – Ho Chi Minh city – Mekong Delta – Cai Be – Vinh Long – Can Tho – Phu Quoc Island - Ho Chi Minh city.
It is worth talking about details, say what you want to see, watch the hotels, indicate which rooms you want, the office will organize everything for you. I highly recommend!
The whole trip was arranged with the active help of Mr. Daniel Dang.
Thanks to Mr Tommy and staff for putting together an active and interesting tour in all 3 countries. In every city or town we had we met by very nice, friendly and knowledgeable guides. We went in June which was HOT HOT HOT and were always so happy to have an air conditioned vehicle with cold water waiting for us. We traveled by planes, trains, automobiles and boats and all were fabulously coordinated by Mr Tommy without fail. The selection of sites helped us enjoy so many aspects of all 3 countries!
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