Hue City Private Tour: Ancient Tombs and Incense Making Village

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About this activity

1. The tour bring you a lot of famous sightseeing such as royal tombs, pagodas, romantic Perfume River, the busiest markets and bridges.

2. You have chance to learn about the history, architecture and the culture of Hue ancient city.

3. Explore the daily life of local people and overview of the harmonious combination of the characteristics of the urban and rural area.

4. Experienced process of maiking conical hat in Tay Ho villgage where most of conical hats produced in central Vietnam

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At a glance

Duration: 8–9 hours
Confirmation: Instant confirmation
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Up to 12 people
People per booking: 1–15
Guide: Vietnamese, English
Operated by: Paradise Indochina Travel

Ages: Children (5–8 years) · Adults (9–85 years)

What is included

Included

Included: Bottled water
Included: Lunch at local restaurant (Hue traditional food)
Included: English speaking tour guide
Included: Entrance fees as itinerary
Included: Pick up & drop off at your hotels

Not included

Not included: Beverage in Lunch
Not included: Pick up/Drop off outside the center of Hue

Itinerary

Hue Imperial City (The Citadel)

Passing by

7:45am - 8:00amTour guide and car from Paradise Indochina Travel will pick you up at your hotels in center of Hue city and start a full day trip Hue city tour.
Stop 2

40 min Admission included

Next destination to visit is Minh Mang Tomb - considered as the most majestic of all of the Royal Tombs. Renowned for its architecture, which harmoniously blends into its natural surroundings
Tomb of Khai Dinh

45 min Admission included

11:00 arrive at Khai Dinh Tomb which is a blend of Western and Eastern architecture
Hue Imperial City (The Citadel)

one hour Admission included

12:00 You will be have lunch at local restaurant. Then tour guide and car take you to visit Hue Imperial Citadel. Visit The Citadel - imperial city which is home of Vietnam last royal dynasty (Nguyen Dynasty)
Thien Mu Pagoda

one hour Admission included

13:30 You get on Dragon boat to visit Thien Mu Pagoda (Heaven Fairy Lady Pagoda) - the oldest pagoda in Hue city
Dong Ba Market

one hour Admission included

15:30 Group visit Dong Ba market. The market is the preservation of ancient distinctiveness. Tourists can see all the typical features of a traditional Vietnamese market, for example, the sampan landing, the bus station and the bazaars. Dong Ba market is considered as a paradise for snapshots of daily activities as well as for shopping with everything from souvenir items to bronze goods, Hue sesame sweetmeat, conical poem hats, just to name a few. Should you find interest in Vietnamese food or culture, you’d better come to explore this place.
Stop 7

one hour Admission included

Thuy Xuan is the largest incense-making village known for hundreds of year in Hue. The incense village has its distinctive fragrance and high quality. Entering the village, visitors can smell the incense filled in the air. Compared to today modern method, this traditional one takes more time and effort. However, it maintains local tradition. Thuy Xuan incenses come in various scents such as cinnamon, lemongrass essential oils, etc. Thanks to environmentally-friendly and healthy materials, local incenses are bright yellow in color and have a pleasant smell. At first, bamboo sticks are only painted brown or red. Nowadays, they come in a variety of colors such as purple and yellow.
Hue Imperial City (The Citadel)

Passing by

16:45 Arrive at Hue city center and our car drop off at your hotel in Hue city center. Finish a day trip.

Meeting point and pickup

You can be picked up from your accommodation or go straight to the meeting point.

Meeting point

End point

Pickup points

Mimosa Fiori Hotel
Homeland Hotel Hue
Holiday Diamond Hotel
Huong Giang Hotel Resort & Spa
Hue Five Seasons Hotel
La Vela Hue Hotel
Azerai La Residence Hue
Thai Binh II Hotel Hue
Hue Nino Hotel
New Time Hotel
Hana’s Homestay
A Dong 2 Hotel

and 382 more pickup points

This tour offers Free hotel pickup in Hue city central area. If you do not need hotel pickup, you can go to the meeting point to join the tour. Please give us your hotel name, hotel address, street name... so that our vehicle will arrive on time. Our tour bus start pickup from 7:50am - 8:20 am. Tour guide and the vehicle will go to different hotel/addresses to pick up passengers for the trip. So please be ready from 7:50am at hotel lobby. In case you stay at Hoi An or Da Nang, please reach our team via Whats.App +84.98.2.804.3.99 to see how much it costs extra for the transfer 2 ways to Hue City.