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 the Thien Mu Pagoda, one of the best know Buddhist sites in the city.

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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 the Thien Mu Pagoda, one of the best know Buddhist sites in the city.

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Hue half day city tour ( from 33 US$) 
Tour code:  TA92
Duration:  1 days

 

  

Overview

Tour highlights & features:

  • Visit to Forbiden City of Hue
  • Local knowledge from your tourguide about history of Vietnam during period when Hue was our capital
  • Great opportunity to take photos of typical Asian Imperial  architechtures
  • Beauty of Thien Mu pagoda

 

 

 

Itinerary

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 Huế 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 and an old Austin car which transported the bonze Thich Quang to Saigon in 1963 for his self-immolation. Afterwards, transfer back to your hotel.

 

 


Rates

This trip is PRIVATE for each group of passengers . So the cost for this trip can be varied depending on the number of people in your group and your specific travel needs. Below are  trip prices for some certain group sizes of passengers, however, should you have a bigger group or any special requests, you can click on “ ASK A QUESTION to let us know or simply ask for more information.

 

Group size

2 pax

 3-4 pax

5-6 pax

Price per person

US$ 63

US$ 41

US$ 33

             

       *The above prices are quoted in USD and per person

 

INCLUSIVE: Private transportation, English Speaking guide, Entrance Fees & Permit, Water & Tissues

EXCLISIVE: Travel insurance, Tips and other personal expenses


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