If you’re short on time but still wish to visit Hue’s top must-see destinations, the Hue City Tour Half-Day is an ideal choice. This tour offers the flexibility to start in either the morning or afternoon, with a curated selection of sites for exploration.
In the morning, the tour includes visits to the Perfume River, Thien Mu Pagoda, the Hue Imperial Citadel Complex, and Dong Ba market. The afternoon itinerary features the royal tombs of Minh Mang, and Khai Dinh, and a visit to the incense-making village.
Besides a Half-Day Tour in Hue, we also provide many interesting in Hue
- City Group Tour Hue – 43 USD/person
- Buddhist Tour Hue – 50 USD/person
- Cooking Class At Thuy Bieu Village Hue Half Day – 50 USD/person
we also have private cars with affordable and dedicated service from Hue to other cities in Vietnam
- From Hue To Danang Private Car – 60 USD/car
- Go to Hoi An from Hue Private Car – 64 USD/car
- From Hue To Phong Nha Private Car – 95 USD/car
HUE CITY TOUR HALF-DAY
Hue City Tour Half-Day ( Morning Part )
The journey will start from 8:00 to 8:30 a.m. Just inform us of your destination in Hue, and then our professional tour guide along with a friendly driver will be present in advance to pick you up and depart on time.
Perfume River – Huong River
The first Hue Morning Half-Day Tour itinerary is a cruise on the Perfume River (Huong River). Here, you will become luxurious kings and queens sitting on the dragon boat, immersing in the beautiful scenic along both sides of the river, and listening to our wise tour guide present about Trang Tien Bridge, the ancient dragon boat station of the Nguyen Dynasty Emperors, Hue garden houses, etc.
Furthermore, they also explain to you the name’s meaning and the important role of Huong River in the life of locals here.
Thien Mu Pagoda
After a 35-minute transfer on the river, we will get to Thien Mu Pagoda. This is one of the most rooted pagodas in Vietnam. Besides sacred place, this is also known for its rustic beauty, allowing you to have countless gorgeous pictures with vintage scenes.
There, our tour guide will also tell you about the mysterious stories surrounding this place such as curse love. The curse that makes this pagoda famous and attracts many tourists year after year.
Hue Imperial Citadel
After that, we will spend about 1.5 hours exploring Hue Imperial Citadel – the working area, and private residence of 13 Emperors, concubines, and eunuchs.
This place has 3 sections the Citadel, Hue Royal City, and Forbidden City including the Nine Holy Cannons, Ngo Mon Gate, Ngu Phung Palace, Nguyen Dynasty Royal Temple, Truong Sanh Residence, Royal Library, Royal Garden, and Royal Theater waiting for you to discover.
When coming here, our tour guide will give you more details about these places, the disintegration of the Nguyen Dynasty, why Hue was chosen to be the capital, and the imperial lives of the 13 Emperors, concubines, and eunuchs, etc. Certainly, the more information you acquire, the more engaging it becomes.
Dong Ba Market
Finally, when footing Hue, it’s impossible not to visit the Dong Ba market. Therefore, we will spend 30 minutes to stroll and immerse ourselves in the energetic atmosphere of this market. Apart from the very cute friendly small traders, this place is also colorful with a Variety of specialties such as Mam Ca Ro, Mam Tom, and Incense being shown before your eyes. Then, we will transfer you back to your accommodation in Hue.
Hue City Tour Half-Day ( Afternoon Part )
We also offer The Hue afternoon half-day tour with many interesting destinations for you to discover if you are only available in the afternoon.
With door-to-door transfer service, we will pick you up at your accommodations in person like the morning half-day tour at 1:00 p.m. However, we adjusted the destination schedule differently from the Hue morning half-day tour so that you can take a full moment in Hue’s afternoon.
Minh Mang Tomb
After greeting, we will transfer to Minh Mang Tomb. Minh Mang and other emperors in the Nguyen Dynasty believed that the life we were living was temporary. When passing away and coming to the afterlife, that life is truly eternal.
Therefore, When he was alive, he built this royal tomb with the most preparation from the Fengshui elements to the building materials for his eternal home in the afterlife.
Furthermore, this place has a unique structure with a symmetrical design. Along the place is a sacred path passing through the works from Tam Quan Gate to Buu Thanh – where the king was buried.
Our tour guide will explain to you about the Fengshui elements as well as their unique structure when coming here.
Khai Dinh Tomb
Khai Dinh Tomb is the next destination in the Hue afternoon half-day tour. Instead of the Confucianism design like many other Nguyen Emperor mausoleums, Khai Dinh’s tomb is a combination of Baroque, Gothic, and Neoclassical elements, which creates the very unique beauty.
Furthermore, The reputation of this place also comes from the arrangement of the glass color and ceramic which is inlaid to the walls like an enormous art picture.
Especially when coming here, you mustn’t miss the ceiling painting ” Nine Dragons Hidden In The Clouds “. Our friendly tour guide will tell you about this picture as well as the story behind this creation.
Thuy Xuan Incense Making Village
Finally, we will end the tour via the 200-year-old Thuy Xuan Village. This place is famous for making incense, and frankincense. Apart from immersing in the colorful landscapes and the aroma here, tourists have a chance to learn about this traditional job, talk to the craftsmen, and make a long stick of incense by themselves under the guidance of the local artist.
After a magnificent moment in Thuy Xuan Incense Making Village, we will take the car and transfer you back to your accommodation in Hue. This marks the end of the Hue City Tour Half-Day Afternoon Part. We hope you have many wonderful moments in Hue via this tour.
