What to do in Tay Ho District, Hanoi?

West Lake
West Lake (Hồ Tây) is the largest freshwater lake in Hanoi with the shoreline being 18.6 kilometers. Go for a walk and explore a diversity of of more than 20 pagodas and temples nearby.

Tran Quoc Pagoda
1500 year-old-Tran Quoc Pagoda (Chùa Trấn Quốc), one of the oldest pagodas in Vietnam with great architecture, located on an island in the east of West lake.  Visit Tran Quoc Pagoda and you can capture people sincerely sitting and praying in the Hall.
To pray at a pagoda or a temple, most of Vietnamese people press their palms together and bow three times.

Opening hours: 7:30 am to 11:30 am; 1:30 pm to 6:30 pm
Address: Thanh Nien, Tay Ho, Hanoi.

Tay Ho Temple
Tay Ho Temple (Phủ Tây Hồ) is dedicated to the Mother Goddesses. Heading to Tay Ho Temple, you will enter the gate, take a look at a golden buffalo, and walk inside the temple. Pathways here are packed out with stalls selling fruits, flowers, incense, joss paper and other offerings for worshipers to buy and place them on the altars. More appealingly, you will get to see some elders writing prayers in Chinese characters on sheets of thin papers for the visitors to send to the Gods.

Address: Quang An, Tay Ho, Hanoi.

Peach Blossom Village Nhật Tân
Peach Blossom Village Nhat Tan (Làng Đào Nhật Tân) is the largest peach blossom village in Hanoi that definitely can attract any photographers who want to snapshot in the ocean of pale pink and dark pink peach blossoms. It is crowded on the last few days in December (The Chinese/Lunar Calendar) with a huge number of Hanoian families hitting the road to find the best peach blossom trees to decorate their own houses ahead of New Year's Eve (Tet/Tết) since some trees (Peach blossom tree, Kumquat tree, Ochna integerrima,...) are believed to play an prominent role in during Lunar New Year.
Check out Chinese/Lunar Calendar before planning to traveling to this village. 25-30/12 in terms of Lunar Calendar will be the best time to see the lively pace of this area with the blooming of Peach blossom trees. 
Address: Nhat Tan, Tay Ho, Hanoi.

Ho Tay Water Park
Ho Tay Water Park (Công viên Nước Hồ Tây), situated close to West Lake, is where you can escape from the extreme heat of Hanoi in the summer. The park has different pools and slides for both kids and adults to have fun. However, the park sometimes doesn't meet some people's standard for hygiene and safety due to lack of frequently proper maintenance)
Opening hours: 8:00 am to 8:00 pm (Monday to Friday); 7:30 am to 8:00 pm (Saturday, Sunday and holidays)
Admission prices:
Before 5:00 pm: 120-150 000 vnd for people over 135 centimeters and 100-120 000 vnd for people 135 centimeters or under;
After 5:00 pm: 90 000 vnd for everyone.
Free for anyone under 0.8 meters. 
Website: http://www.congvienhotay.vn/ (Vietnamese and English)
Telephone: (84-4) 37 184 222 / 37 184 193(119)
Address: #614 Lac Long Quan, Tay Ho, Hanoi.