You will understand deeply about royal life and Nguyen dynasty.
Our tour guide will tell you many stories that might not be common in guide books or on the internet.
Not only the wonderful history, you will understand more about Fengshui, ancient architecture and the oriental philosophy.
Great chance to compare the similarity and difference in architecture among the 3 tombs.
Inclusions & Exclusions
✔ Private transportation
✔ In-vehicle air conditioning
✔ English speaking tour guide
✔ All fees and/or taxes
✔ Bottles of water and wet tissues
✖ Meals, personal expenses, Tips
Pickup Locations
1. Homeland Hotel Hue
2. Holiday Diamond Hotel
3. Huong Giang Hotel Resort & Spa
4. Azerai La Residence Hue
5. Thai Binh II Hotel Hue
6. Hue Nino Hotel
7. New Time Hotel
8. A Dong 2 Hotel
9. Cherish Hotel
10. Melia Vinpearl Hue
11. Rabbit Homestay Hue
12. Duy Tan Hotel
13. Hue Sports 1 Hotel
14. Daisy Hostel
15. Lam Bao Long Hotel
16. Sunny B Hotel
17. Dat Anh Hotel
18. Ngoc Binh Hotel
19. Impression Hotel
20. La Riviere
Additional Info: We will pick you up at hotels in Hue city center, other places you have to pay the extra fees for the pick up!
Itinerary
1
Mausoleum of Emperor Minh Mang
Picking up at your hotel, our tour guide and driver will drive you to the first tomb, The tomb of Emperor Minh Mang, Who had 600 concubines, 142 children and 78 sons. It is such a very nice and meaningful tomb with a lot of stuff (PRE- prepared while he was still alive). Everything inside the tomb have never been used in the past, only for his after-life. Our tour guide will tell you a scary secret.
Duration: 45 minutes
2
Tomb of Khai Dinh
After the beautiful Minh Mang tomb, we will go to explore the WOW WOW Tomb- The tomb of 12th Emperor of Nguyen dynasty, Emperor Khai Dinh. That is the smallest tomb but it has as known as the most expensive and beautiful tomb in the tomb system of the Nguyen dynasty and over the World. Therefore, nowadays, it is one of the new heritages of the world. You would say twice “WOW, WOW” I promise you.
Duration: 35 minutes
3
Tomb of Tu Duc
The last one we will visit is the tomb of the 4th Emperor of the Nguyen Dynasty, Emperor Tu Duc. Constructed between 1864 and 1867, it is the most popular and impressive of the royal mausoleums. Emperor Tu Duc designed it himself to use before and after his death. The enormous expense of the tomb and the forced labour used in its construction spawned a coup plot that was discovered and suppressed. Tu Duc’s tomb is 5km south of Hue on Van Nien Hill in Duong Xuan Thuong village. Our tour guide will tell you more and more about Emperor' life and his sadness.
Duration: 45 minutes
4
Thuy Xuan Incense Village is an over 200 years old incense-making village. You will have a chance to admire and learn how to make incense by hand with the locals. All the ingredients to make incense are from organic products so it is high-quality incense that you can use indoors.
Duration: 20 minutes
Additional info
• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
• Specialized infant seats are available
• Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
• Not recommended for pregnant travelers
• Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
• Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
