Hanoi Tourist Traps

 15 Reviews  I felt into the traps 3 times, even I am extremely careful: 1. Took a taxi from one of the museum to the city, should cost around 40,000 Dong. The meter jumps so fast that I ended up paying about 5... 

 2 Reviews  You may see women carrying loads of fruit and think great photo opportunity. So do they!! They will ask whether you want a photo or if you are with someone else give them the pole to carry and for... 

 thepressers Says:  Explorer Tours is a travel agency that is located in Hanoi, 85 Hang Bo Street. The company has a professional looking homepage, www.halongbay-vietnam.com, that... 

 WOOFWOOF Says:  In Hanoi Hana and the girls were approached by two local ladies in conical hats carrying baskets of fruit across their shoulders. With a flash of a smile my... 

 rucksacknomaden Says:  We stayed in the Hanoi Kangaroo Hotel and were kicked out after the "friendly" lady at the hotel found out that we didn`t book the Halong Bay tour with her. We... 

 balhannah Says:  This is mainly street sellers that do this the most.You buy something from them, and they charge in US $'s...................You hand over US... 

 balhannah Says:  I couldn't get a group tour to Cuc Phuong National park, so had to go privately at a cost of $60.This I didn't mind, but, the driver guide, couldn't speak... 

 balhannah Says:  I caught a local bus to Hai Phong.On arriving at the Bus station, I was taken to the Bus and put straight on it.I asked the price of the ticket, they would not... 

 alfsachin Says:  My wife and I wanted to take a trip to Vietnam and found the www.vietnamtripadvisor.com website amongst the many on the internet. The site looked reasonable so... 

 vengyen Says:  This tour operator tends to give you all the promises that they cannot keep. So once you're in the tour, you will find extra costs here and there.I joined a... 

 AKtravelers Says:  Every tour guide of Hanoi mentions the Museum of Ethnology among the top things to do, but unless you have a real interest in Vietnamese hill tribes or ethnic... 

 ilang68 Says:  My family stayed 7days in Hanoi. We went to some famous places, they are very beautiful, specially Halong bay. When we arrived hotel, they said "if you have... 

 dmaul99 Says:  We booked through this company for one day City tour just to avoid all the hassles of doing it by ourselves and paid $20 for it (with lunch, transport, entrance... 

 slink Says:  This may not apply if you're using only USD and/or VND, but when I visited Hanoi, I came from Thailand and have been living there for awhile (making and... 

 pfsmalo Says:  This trap is one of those that is so hard to get out of. Works like this : When you hire your sampan the rowers work in pairs and both get on board at the... 

 gOmbak Says:  This offering always comes with a 10 dollar tip.10 x 10 dollars = 100 dollars.Motorbike ride around Hanoi city is always VND10,000 to VND15,000 not more.Make... 

 Stubi Says:  If you book a tour to Halong Bay you will find endless travel agencies offering you tours for one or two days. The price range for a normal one day tour will be... 

 WaRPer Says:  You'll see SINH CAFE all over the place, but only one is REAL!!I dunno what happen to Vietnamese, this is some kinda FRAUD isn't it? The real one is at 18 Luong... 

 WaRPer Says:  Kim's Cafe is a tour agency, also listed in Lonely Planet guide book.They sell tickets a little cheaper than some other agencies, but don't let them fool you.... 

 KhanhLy Says:  After paying an entrance fee to Hanoi First University, check your change to make sure they gave you back the right amount. Also bring an extra $500dong if you... 

 guell Says:  We happened to be at the Mausoleum during the changing of the guard. It’s nothing special. The new guards show up, and the old guards leave. That’s it! If... 

 richiecdisc Says:  I guess everyone that visits Hanoi goes to see the “world famous” water puppet show. It is full of tradition and surely a bit of a laugh for tourists too. Local... 

 elbe Says:  I’ve read about this restaurant in many books before I came to Vietnam. So we went there one evening. Okay, the food is good, it’s funny that only one dish is...