Visit districts in central Hanoi
Hanoi contains 17 outlying districts, 1 town of Son Tay, and 12 urban districts including Ba Dinh - Dong Da - Hai Ba Trung - Tay Ho - Thanh Xuan - Long Bien - Hoang Mai - Ha Dong - Cau Giay - Bac Tu Liem - Nam Tu Liem. But major number of hotels and tourist attractions are allocated in Hoan Kiem, Ba Dinh, Tay Ho, and Hai Ba Trung dictricts.
Hanoi contains 17 outlying districts, 1 town of Son Tay, and 12 urban districts including Ba Dinh - Dong Da - Hai Ba Trung - Tay Ho - Thanh Xuan - Long Bien - Hoang Mai - Ha Dong - Cau Giay - Bac Tu Liem - Nam Tu Liem. But major number of hotels and tourist attractions are allocated in Hoan Kiem, Ba Dinh, Tay Ho, and Hai Ba Trung dictricts.
Hoan Kiem district is the heart of Hanoi city where there are numerous hotels, old quarter, temples and pagodas, traditional markets, and lovely Hoan Kiem lake.
Ba Dinh district includes historical Ba Dinh square, Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum, Government offices, and foreign ambassies, Parliament House. It is country political center.
Tay Ho district where has the large lake of Hanoi name West Lake with 500 hectare large. Surrounding the lake are old villages, vast field of flowers.
Hai Ba Trung district consists of 2 parts old one and new one from 1960s. Most of universities were built since 1955 in the district beside modern buildings in recent decades.
Source: Vietindo Travel