Take in the best of Hue’s art, architecture, culture and food on a full-day sightseeing tour of the city and its surroundings, including a Perfume River (Huong River) cruise! Try local ingredients at Dong Ba Market and go on a walking tour through the walled Hue Imperial City (Hue Citadel), a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Stop at a local nunnery for lunch and visit Bao Quoc Pagoda before a relaxing cruise down the majestic river. This tour operates with a maximum of 12 people, ensuring you’ll enjoy a small-group experience with your informative guide.
Filled with treasures from Vietnam's royal past – including temples, tombs, palaces and pagodas – Hue is a must-see destination! After meeting your guide upon hotel pickup, begin your small-group sightseeing tour at Dong Ba market – a feast for the senses. Soak up the energetic atmosphere as you explore the lively market, filled with fresh produce and local ingredients used in Vietnamese cuisine. Watch everyday life in Hue unfold as your guide introduces you to the local vendors as well as some of the traditional foods.
After sampling some treats, meander with your small group to the high stone walls of UNESCO World Heritage-listed Hue Citadel, the Imperial City. Inside of the palace complex, which features hundreds of royal tombs, ornate pagodas and temples, learn about Hue’s Nguyen Emperors who ruled the former capital of Vietnam until the early 20th century.
Follow your guide to the Forbidden Purple City in the center of the enclosure and marvel at the ruins of this former royal residence, badly damaged during the Vietnam War. After exploring the best sites in the massive complex, visit a local nunnery for a traditional lunch. You’ll have the chance to talk with the nuns and learn about Buddhism as you gain insight into their daily lives.
After lunch, take a short bus ride past rice paddies and small towns in Hue’s magnificent surroundings, and arrive at a village that specializes in making incense. Learn all about this ancient art before continuing on to one of the impressive emperor’s tombs.
Next, visit Bao Quoc Pagoda, a sprawling hilltop temple complex founded in 1670 and overlooking the Perfume River. Admire the stunning triple-gated entrance and seven-tiered pagoda before heading to the Tiger Arena. Learn about the brutality of the arena, where duels between elephants and tigers were arranged for the emperor’s entertainment until the turn of the century.
Finally, hop aboard a boat for a relaxing afternoon cruise along the Perfume River, experiencing the enchantment of the meandering river before ending your tour and returning to your hotel in the city center.
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