Explore the highlights of Hue on a full-day tour with a guide. Visit the Imperial City, Thien Mu Pagoda, and the mausoleums of the Nguyen Dynasty. Enjoy a dragon boat ride and a traditional lunch.
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Duration 7.5 hours: Check availability to see starting times
Live tour guide: English
Pickup included: Check availability for details
Private group available

Itinerary

Pickup location: Hue
Car (30 minutes)
Tomb of Minh Mang: Break time, Photo stop, Visit, Guided tour, Sightseeing, Walk (1 hour)
Optional, Extra fee
Tomb of Tu Duc: Break time, Photo stop, Visit, Guided tour, Sightseeing, Walk (1 hour)
Optional, Extra fee
Mausoleum of Emperor Khai Dinh: Photo stop, Visit, Guided tour, Sightseeing, Walk (1 hour)
Optional, Extra fee
Hue, Vietnam: Lunch (1 hour)
Optional, Extra fee
Hue Historic Citadel: Visit, Guided tour, Sightseeing, Walk (1.5 hours)
Optional, Extra fee
Car (30 minutes)
Arrive back at: Hue

Highlights

  • Explore the Imperial City, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, with a guide
  • Enjoy a dragon boat ride on the Perfume River and a traditional lunch
  • Visit the Thien Mu Pagoda, the most sacred temple in Central Vietnam
  • Make a stop at Khai Dinh Tomb, a blend of East and West architecture
  • Visit the Tu Duc tomb to admire the architecture and picturesque landscape

Full description

8:00 am- 8:30: our driver and guide pick you up and start the tour. Get on the dragon boat , go along the Huong river to enjoy the fresh atmosphere and peaceful beauty of Hue on the way to Thien Mu pagoda, the oldest pagoda here.
After visiting Thien Mu, we get in the car and go to the Citadel to see the living, working, worshiping and relaxing areas of Nguyen Kings’ family, the last royal family in Viet Nam.
The last stop in the morning is Dong Ba market, before we head to the restaurant for lunch. Lunch time at My Home restaurant is a great time to savor the best Hue traditional foods and some royal tea while having your feet relax in herbal water after the meal.
In the afternoon, we will visit two royal tombs Minh Mang and Khai Dinh with traditional architecture and French-influenced style, respectively.
We will take a 10-min trip on car to Thuy Xuan conical hat village to visit a local family who produce the traditional hat and incent.
You can have many photos taken with creative decoration from colorful incent sticks made by people here.
4:30 pm : tour is finished and we get on car , come back to the hotel

Includes

Mini van transfer

Dragon boat transfer Professional tour guide

Lunch

Tickets & Royal Tea after lunch

Herbal water for relaxing feet after lunch

2 mineral water/day

Not suitable for

  • People with heart problems
  • People over 95 years

Important information

What to bring

  • Comfortable shoes
  • Camera
  • Comfortable clothes
  • Cash

Not allowed

  • Oversize luggage
  • Short skirts

Know before you go

  • Wear comfortable shoes as there will be walking involved.
  • Bring a hat and sunscreen to protect against the sun.
  • Be prepared for weather changes, bring a raincoat or umbrella if necessary
  • Entry fees: Garden House (50,000 VND), Combo Citadel, Khai Dinh Tomb, and Tu Duc Tomb (420,000 VND)

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