Hanoi Travel Guide for First Time Visitors to the Vietnamese Capital
Standing close to Laos and Chinese borders in the north of Vietnam, Hanoi is the country’s historic capital and is a popular tourist destination with around 5 million annual visitors. Hanoi has a population of almost 8 million people and is the country’s 2nd largest city after Ho Chi Minh City (formerly known as Saigon) which lies some 1500km to the south. In spite of its size the majority of tourists are concentrated in the French Quarter and Old Quarter