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Hue Half Day Tour With Optional Dragon Boat on Perfume River
Hue, Central Vietnam, Vietnam
$58.00
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after
they redeem the gift voucher.
Overview
• Customize your personal itinerary with many tour options to choose
• Walking around historical Imperial Citadel of the Nguyen's Emperors
• Learning about Life of Emperors, their Wives, Concubines & Eunuchs
• Visit to the most well-known Thien Mu Pagoda of Hue built from 1601
• Enjoy Dragon Boat Cruise on Romantic Perfume River (Huong River)
• Learn about the importance of Buddhism to local lommunity of Hue
• Visit Best Royal Tombs of the Emperors to learn about Royal Culture
• Walking around historical Imperial Citadel of the Nguyen's Emperors
• Learning about Life of Emperors, their Wives, Concubines & Eunuchs
• Visit to the most well-known Thien Mu Pagoda of Hue built from 1601
• Enjoy Dragon Boat Cruise on Romantic Perfume River (Huong River)
• Learn about the importance of Buddhism to local lommunity of Hue
• Visit Best Royal Tombs of the Emperors to learn about Royal Culture
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The experience offers several options. This price includes:
Boat, Citadel, Pagoda w Driver
Tour Guide is not included: Take Private Car with Driver and Dragon Boat to visit the Citadel (Imperial City & Forbidden City) and Thien Mu Pagoda.
Sightseeing Places to Visit: Thien Mu Pagoda, and the Citadel (including Imperial City and Forbidden City)
Duration: 4 hours: time is flexible, and depending on speed of your group. We do not limit your time for sightseeing.
Trip Inclusions: Private Car with Experienced Driver, Private Dragon Boat on Perfume River, Sightseeing Stops in Thien Mu Pagoda & the Citadel
Trip Exclusions: Tour Guide, Food & Drinks, Entry Fee 200k/Citadel (Combo Ticket if you also visit 2 or 3 Tombs), Tips, Things not mentioned.
Pickup included
Tour Guide is not included: Take Private Car with Driver and Dragon Boat to visit the Citadel (Imperial City & Forbidden City) and Thien Mu Pagoda.
Sightseeing Places to Visit: Thien Mu Pagoda, and the Citadel (including Imperial City and Forbidden City)
Duration: 4 hours: time is flexible, and depending on speed of your group. We do not limit your time for sightseeing.
Trip Inclusions: Private Car with Experienced Driver, Private Dragon Boat on Perfume River, Sightseeing Stops in Thien Mu Pagoda & the Citadel
Trip Exclusions: Tour Guide, Food & Drinks, Entry Fee 200k/Citadel (Combo Ticket if you also visit 2 or 3 Tombs), Tips, Things not mentioned.
Pickup included
Tour guide
Language: English
Human tour guide
Availability depends on seasonality and number of participants. Bookings can not be made for the same day. Please read our TnC’s.
When giving as a gift, your recipient can choose a date at their convenience during a booking process. Otherwise, you can choose one after checkout and voucher redemption.
When giving as a gift, your recipient can choose a date at their convenience during a booking process. Otherwise, you can choose one after checkout and voucher redemption.
Check available dates by emailing us at [email protected]
The experience offers several options, check yours above
- Please check each option, as we have many different options with different prices and inclusions.
- Please check each option to see which places you will visit, as we do not visit every sites listed.
- Each Tomb:
- The Citadel:
- Food and Drink, Tips/Gratuities for Guide/Driver, Things not mentioned in Inclusions.
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Hue Imperial City (The Citadel)uilt from 1804 by King Gia Long and finished in 1833 by King Minh Mang. This area was used as living and working quarter for Kings and Royal Family Members of the Nguyen Dynasty until 1945, and was recognized by UNESCO as WORLD CULTURAL HERITAGE. This is a must see place, that not to be missed if you travel to Hue and love to learn about country history and Vietnamese royal culture.
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Thien Mu PagodaLocated on the north shore of the Perfume River about 3km from the Imperial Citadel. You can get there by dragon boat along the Perfume River, or for those feeling more energetic, a pleasant bicycle ride. The Thien Mu Pagoda is regarded as the unofficial symbol of the former imperial capital. Today it is the home of the Austin Motor Vehicle which drove Thich Quang Duc to his self-immolation in Saigon in 1963 in protest against the Diem regime. It is still home to many monks and a holy site visited by many everyday.
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Mausoleum of Emperor Minh MangTomb of Minh Mang (also known as Minh Menh) also called Hieu Lang, built by Emperor Thieu Tri of the Nguyen Dynasty, is located on Cam Ke mountain, An Bang hamlet, Huong Tho commune, Hue city, province. Thua Thien Hue, near Bang Lang junction, is the confluence of two streams, Huu Trach and Ta Trach, forming the Perfume River, 12 km from the center of Hue city. Minh Mang Mausoleum was built from 1840 to 1843, when it was completed, it mobilized up to ten thousand workers and soldiers.
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Tomb of Khai DinhTombs built from 1920 to 1931. This is the only one tomb of the Nguyen Emperors built with blended architecture of Vietnamese Buddhism, Hinduism and Roman. Also this is the only one tomb, where body of the Emperor was placed under neath of his tomb.
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Tomb of Tu DucBuilt by King Tu Duc (1847 - 1883) for himself from 1864 - 1867. This was also place where King Tu Duc sometimes lived and worked when he was still alive. Tomb's area is about 12 Hecta including 2 seperated areas: Temple area and Burial area.
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Perfume RiverWe take dragon boat cruise in Perfume River (Hương River), that originates from the Truong Son Dong mountain range. The main stream is Ta Trach with a length of 67km, originating from the Truong Son Dong range, along the Bach Ma area to the northwest, through Nam Dong town. Then it merges with Huu Trach stream with a length of 60km in the North through Bang Lang junction. At the place where these two streams meet to form the Perfume River.
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Tiger Arenais one of the most interesting sights in Hue, just about 3km away from city center. This is probably the most interesting site in Hue, and it is all too often overlooked by visitors. It was built in 1830 during the reign of Emperor Minh Mang to stage yearly battle fights between an elephant and a tiger.
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Vong Canh HillVong Canh Hill used to be the place where the Nguyen kings chose to take a rest and sightseeing. Surrounding the hill is a system of tombs of Nguyen kings such as: Dong Khanh tomb, Tu Duc tomb, Thieu Tri tomb, Xuong Tho tomb, Ba Cung palace,... This was also an army base of US Army during Vietnam War, and there are still some army bunkers left here.
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Hue Half Day Tour With Optional Dragon Boat on Perfume River
Hue, Central Vietnam, Vietnam
$58.00
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after
they redeem the gift voucher.
How it works?
01
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You choose from 10,000+ experience gifts
02
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We deliver the eVoucher or the Physical box to the recipient
03
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Recipient books the experience and creates unforgettable memories!