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Hanoi is a city of layers, a metropolis where thousand-year-old legends breathe alongside the frantic pulse of modern Southeast Asian commerce. For the average traveler, the capital of Vietnam is experienced through the window of a taxi or from the back of a motorbike, navigating the legendary chaos of the Old Quarter.
To the uninitiated observer standing on a street corner in the Old Quarter, Hanoi’s traffic looks like a beautiful, terrifying dance of entropy. Millions of motorbikes flow like a river, weaving through intersections without the apparent guidance of traffic lights or lane markers. It is a sight that prompts a very valid question for every traveler: Is cycling in Hanoi safe for tourists?