Hanoi will launch a new double-decker city tour from downtown Hoan Kiem Lake to Bat Trang pottery village in its suburbs this year, the municipal People’s Committee has announced recently.

“Vietnam Sightseeing” double-decker buses were put into operation in Ha Long city, the northern coastal province of Quang Ninh, on June 18.

The Vietnam Tourism Hanoi JSC debuted its double-decker bus tour on November 30, offering free-of-charge services for passengers until December 2.

The Hanoi Transport Service Company (Transerco) will launch an open top double-decker night-tour bus from 7:30pm to 8:30pm from August 1 to attract more passengers.

The first double-decker bus to ferry tourists around the city started its trial run in Hanoi on June 30 morning.