Summary

One of our dear customers, who have returned from her travel to the Central of Vietnam, expressed her great impression on one of our tours to Hoi an and the last imperial citadel lasting for five days and four nights. The tour will offer you a chance to visit the two of famous World Cultural Heritages of Vietnam: Imperial Hue City and Hoi an ancient town. As you know, Hue was the former feudal capital of Vietnam during Nguyen Dynasty from 1802 to 1945. This small and quiet city is widely known for magnificent architecture, pagodas and royal tombs laid in many small villages and surrounding hills. Additionally, the ancient architecture of Hoi an is a fascinating combination of Vietnamese traditional characters with Chinese and Japanese influence. There are plenty to see in this delightful and tranquil town, some of which are the famous Japanese Covered Bridges, the Pottery Museum, the 200 years old Tam Ky House, the Chua Ong Pagoda, the vibrant market. Let yourself be our customers to experience this tour!

Highlights

• Our private guide will lead you through the well-kept historic district of this once-prosperous seaport city, Hoi an ancient town.
• You will have chance for insight into the local ancient space and soak up the cool atmosphere on the glistening Thu Bon River.
• You will be guided to visit some of famous tourist places in Hue such as Thien Mu Pagoda, Imperial City, Forbidden City, tomb of King Minh Mang, King Tu Duc (Hue city). Also, you can experience the daily life of local people when stay on board along the river.

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Itinerary

Day 1: Arrive Da nang - Hoi an

• Be picked up at Da nang International Airport, then you will be transferred to Hoi an ancient town.
• We stay overnight in Hoi an.

 

Day 2: Hoi an (L)

• The second day is for visiting Hoi an ancient town. In the morning, you will take a walking tour of the ancient town centre to visit former merchants’ houses, the 400 year-old Japanese Covered Bridge, a Chinese communal hall and the colorful market.
• Then, we have lunch and take a short rest.
• In the afternoon, we will take a 3-hour cruise on the Thu Bon River with stops at Thanh Ha pottery village, Kim Bong carpenters’ village and the shipbuilding yard.
• Come back to hotel in Hoi an in the late afternoon and sleep the second night in Hoi an.

 

Day 3: Hoi an – Hue (L)

• In the third day of the tour, we leave Hoi an after breakfast by road for Hue. On the way, we pass through the scenic fishing village of Lang Co and the Pass of Ocean Clouds.
• We arrive in Hue at noon, take a lunch before this trip continues.
• In the afternoon, we visit the Imperial Citadel of Hue. Next, we will board a cyclo and ride for an hour and thirty minutes and explore some of the least-known parts of the Hue Imperial Citadel. Along the way, you take a look at the royal lake and the citadel moat that surrounds the wall. Today, on top of this 27-meter large wall, the locals have created vegetable gardens where you may meet someone who will reveal to you some of the ingredients that make Hue cuisine so famous.
• Come back to hotel, we stay overnight in the hotel in Hue. Ending the third day trip.

 

Day 4: Hue (L)

• In the morning, we take a boat trip on the romantically named Perfume River for visiting Hue’s best-known religious site, Thien Mu Pagoda, and the mausoleum of former emperor Minh Mang, in a tranquil setting of gardens and lakes.
• In the afternoon, we visit the elaborate mausoleums of emperors Tu Duc and Khai Dinh.
• In mid-afternoon, you will be guided to leave the center of Hue and its historic buildings for a bicycle ride through the rice plantations and the bucolic Vietnamese countryside to the Thanh Toan Village, located eight kilometers away. The village shelters a covered bridge dating back more than two centuries; offered to the villagers by the wife of a high ranking Mandarin.
• We continue boating along the river with its banks dotted with temples. Staying on board, you will have chance to explore the daily life of local people at the edge of the river banks where the mothers wash their linen while their children biking back home from school. They will be astonished to see Westerners lost in this corner of countryside.
• After that, be transferred to your hotel, one more night stay in hotel in Hue.

 

Day 5: Departure Hue

• The morning of the last day of our trip is at leisure until you will be picked to Hue Airport (Phu Bai Airport) for onward flight.
• The tour ends.

Tour Pricing

Size of Group

Cost/pax (USD)

Additional Information

Inclusions:

• Private A/C Transportation
• Boat trip
• Entrance fees
• English speaking guide
• Meals indicated in the itinerary (B = Breakfasts, L= Lunch, D = Dinner)

Exclusions:

• Accommodations
• Insurance
• Personal expenses
• Tip

What to bring for this trip:

• Small, lightweight daypack to put things
• Digital camera to take photos, spare films
• Comfortable shoes
• Light, soft clothes (pyjamas are needed at night)
• Hat/Umbrella in case of sunny weather
• Money in cash to buy souvenirs

Tour leader and local guide

In this tour, you have the benefit of professional English-speaking local guide with special experience of every stop-offs in the trip. When your departure reaches around 10 travelers or more, you will have an experienced tour leader whose passion and knowledge will impart so much inspiration. Call us at hotline….. to get to the operator whenever you need help during the trip.

Terms and Conditions

• If you cancel at least 5 day(s) in advance of the scheduled departure, there is no cancellation fee.
• If you cancel between 3 and 4 day(s) in advance of the scheduled departure, there is a 50 per cent cancellation fee.
• If you cancel within 2 day(s) of the scheduled departure, there is a 100 per cent cancellation fee