Vietnam

A weekend in Hanoi

Friday evening to Sunday afternoon in Hanoi, planned around the fact that you arrive tired and leave in a hurry.

  • 2 nights
  • Couple
  • Balanced pace
  • Mid-range budget
Plan your own Hanoi trip

Every place here was checked on 2026-10-27 or later, and each one says where it came from.

The plan, day by day

3 days

Day 1

Arrival day

8 of 24 hours planned

  1. 09:30

    You arrive

  2. 13:0014:00

    Chợ Nhà Xanh

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h
    • Meal
  3. 14:3017:00

    Vietnam Museum of Ethnology

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    museum in Hanoi, Vietnam

    Cầu Giấy · Đường Nguyễn Văn Huyên, Hà Nội

    Opening hours: Mon closed · Tue–Sun 08:30–17:30

  4. 17:00

    2h open

    17:00 – 19:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 19:0020:30

    Pepe la Poule

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h 30m
    • Meal

    Quảng Khanh 22

    Opening hours: Mon–Sun 11:00–22:30

  6. 20:3023:00

    Rạp Công Nhân

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    theatre and former cinema in Hanoi, Vietnam

Day 2

12 of 24 hours planned

  1. 08:0008:45

    Kem Tràng Tiền

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 45m
    • Meal
  2. 08:45

    45m open

    08:45 – 09:30

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  3. 09:3012:00

    Vietnamese Women’s Museum

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    museum in Hanoi dedicated to Vietnamese women

  4. 12:00

    1h open

    12:00 – 13:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 13:0014:00

    O Bun Cha

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h
    • Meal

    Phường Hoàn Kiếm · Phố Nguyễn Hữu Huân 21, Hà Nội

    Opening hours: Mon–Sun 08:00–22:00

  6. 14:3017:00

    Ho Chi Minh Museum

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    museum in Hanoi, Vietnam

    Phường Ba Đình · Phố Ngọc Hà 19, Hà Nội

    Opening hours: Mon closed · Tue–Thu 08:00–11:30 · Fri closed · Sat–Sun 14:00–16:30

  7. 17:00

    2h open

    17:00 – 19:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  8. 19:0020:30

    Cơm Chay Nàng Tấm

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h 30m
    • Meal
  9. 20:3023:00

    Nhà hát Tuổi trẻ

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

Day 3

Departure day

5 of 24 hours planned

  1. 08:0008:45

    Miên Man Cafe

    Suggested because it fits a mid-range budget

    • 45m
    • Meal

    Phố Ấu Triệu 3, Hà Nội

    Opening hours: Mon–Sun 08:00–23:30

  2. 08:45

    45m open

    08:45 – 09:30

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  3. 09:3012:00

    Hỏa Lò Prison

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    prison in Hanoi used for political prisoners in colonial times and for prisoners of war during the Vietnam war

  4. 12:00

    1h open

    12:00 – 13:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 13:0014:00

    Nhà Hàng Dragoncello

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h
    • Meal
  6. 14:30

    You leave

Sources

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