Hoan Kiem Lake is the heart of Hanoi. Whenever the Vietnam national football team wins a match, the fans tell each other: “Let’s go to the lake!”. There are five reasons why Hoan Kiem Lake is a must-see destination for locals and travelers.
With the majority of incoming flights suspended and travel restrictions imposed due to the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak, the capital recorded no visitors in August, according to Hanoi Tourism Department.
Dragon Dance Festival has become a traditional cultural event in Hanoi and attracts thousands of residents and tourists.
Hoan Kiem lake in the downtown of Hanoi is set to feature a wide range of fairs and festivals between June 26 and June 28 as a means of boosting the capital’s tourism industry.
Hanoi City’s Department of Culture and Sports has planned a wide range of cultural and arts activities to be held along the pedestrian streets in the vicinity of Hoan Kiem Lake after the area reopened for visitors.
A large street festival was held on the pedestrian streets around Hoan Kiem Lake in Ha Noi on July 29 morning to mark 10 years of administrative boundary adjustment of the capital city.
A street carnival with the theme “The Quintessence of Ha Noi - Confluence and Shine” is scheduled to be held around Hoan Kiem Lake in the centre of Ha Noi on July 29, according to an announcement from the Ha Noi Department of Culture and Sports on July 20.
A ceremony was held by Hoan Kiem Lake in Ha Noi on May 27 (13th day of the fourth lunar month) to mark 590 years since the coronation day of King Le Thai To, the founder of the Le so Dynasty (1428 – 1527).
International artists from Sun World Ba Na Hills arts troupe will present an unprecedented, unique, street carnival in the pedestrian streets around Hoan Kiem Lake, in Ha Noi on September 16-17.
Cultures from cities and provinces nationwide will be brought together in Hanoi to perform on the walking street around Hoan Kiem Lake, in an effort to diversify cultural activities in the area, enhance cultural exchanges between the capital and other localities as well as meet the demand for cultural enjoyment of Hanoians and visitors alike.
Built in the 1780s, Ha Noi Cathedral is considered a witness to great changes of the capital of Viet Nam for three centuries. Today, it is not only the centre for catholic activities, but also a popular tourist site in the land of a thousand-year-old culture.
The walking zone surrounding the Hoan Kiem Lake in downtown Ha Noi has quickly become a hit to local and international tourists since its debut in September.