If you only pass by Hue, no more time to stay longer, please be recommeded to take a half day city tour with famous two landscapes - The Citadel and Thien Mu Pagoda for finding out more ancient capital city in Viet nam. You are transported by both car and dragon boat. This tour takes around 3 to 4 hours. Especially with this tour, you can ride a bike. Bikes are always available at our Company - Hue Smile Travel.
This short trip brings you to the "must-see" sites in Hue: the Forbidden Citadel, a version of China's Forbidden City, home to the Nguyen Emperors of Vietnam from the 18th century until 1945 and Thien Mu Pagoda, one of the best known Buddhist sites in the world.
We start with a visit the Imperial Citadel, which is a walled fortress and was intended to be a copy of Chinese Emperors’ Forbidden City in Beijing, China. After access the Ngo Mon Gate, we will take in the Purple Forbidden City. The Forbbiden City was reserved for the Nguyen royal family from the 18th century until the mid-1900s. Unfortunately, American bombing in 1968 in response to a communist takeover of Hue flattened most of the city. As we can see, only a few buildings are survived such as the Thai Hoa Temple, Can Thanh Temple, The Mieu, and Hieu Lam Cac, but all the remains make a well worth visit.
Leave the Imperial Citadel we drive along the bank of Perfume River to Thien Mu Pagoda. Here we visit the 7-storey octagonal tower, a symbol of Hue. Afterwards, transfer back to your hotel by boat.
Included service:
• Transport as itinerary in private air-conditioned vehicle
Menu for lunch if you can eat something, please let me know.
- Private English speaking guide • Boat cruise as stated • Entrance fees • Mineral water Excluded service: • Personal travel insurance • Gratuities
Size of group | 1 pax | 2 pax | 3 pax | 4 pax | 5 pax | 6 pax | 7 pax | 8 pax up |
Per pax in USD | $ 66 | $ 41 | $ 32 | $27 | $24 | $22 | $20 | $19 |