Vietnam · Religious & Spiritual

Perfume Pagoda Day Trip from Hanoi

8 Hours Round trip from Pickup service provided in Hanoi. Easy pace

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The journey

Trip highlights

01 Full-day trip from Hanoi to the Perfume Pagoda complex
02 Scenic small-boat ride along Yen Stream
03 Visit Thien Tru Pagoda and Huong Tich Cave
04 Option to trek up the mountain or take a cable car
05 Enjoy views of rice fields, temples, and countryside landscapes
06 Learn about an important Vietnamese Buddhist pilgrimage site
07 Lunch included during the day

Discover one of Vietnam’s most important Buddhist pilgrimage sites on this full-day trip from Hanoi to Perfume Pagoda. Travel through the countryside to Duc village, then board a small boat for a scenic journey along Yen Stream, passing rice fields, temples, and peaceful rural landscapes on the way to the pagoda complex.

From there, continue toward Huong Tich Cave and the mountaintop Perfume Pagoda, either by trekking or by optional cable car at your own expense. Along the way, enjoy time to explore Thien Tru Pagoda, admire religious sculptures, and take in the spiritual atmosphere before returning to Hanoi.

Travel through the countryside to Duc village, then board a small boat for a scenic journey along Yen Stream, passing rice fields, temples, and peaceful rural landscapes on the way to the pagoda complex.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 8 Hours

Tour type Shared

Activity level Easy

Accommodation Included

Transport Included

Wheelchair access No

City Hanoi

Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

Day 01

Perfume pagoda full day Trip

A day trip to Perfume pagoda, the important religious Buddhist of Vietnam.

8.30 pick up at your hotel. We spend about two hours drive through the picturesque countryside and back roads to the village of Duc, where we get on a small boat for a one hour trip up Yen stream to Thien Tru pagoda. The boat journeys down a narrow flowing stream fringed by rice fields, temples and grass and you will have the option to stop and visit some of these temples before heading to Huong Tich cave.

You may trek up (or take cable car ( extra-charges -tickets) to the mountain) to Perfume pagoda (top of the mountain), enjoy the spectacular landscape and learn more about typical Vietnamese Buddhist religious. Descending and have lunch at restaurant. Then get back to Thien Tru Temple to visit more beautiful and precious sculptures, taking photos, worshiping, getting on boat again back to the wharf and drive back to your hotel in Hanoi.

The route

Where you'll travel

Tour route map — Round trip from Pickup service provided in Hanoi. 1 city · 8 Hours

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

Hotel pickup and drop-off (selected hotels only)
Lunch
Professional guide
Air-conditioned vehicle

What's Not Included

Drinks
Personal expenses
Gratuities
Cable Cab

Know before you go

Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Not stroller accessible
Not suitable for pets
No public transportation nearby
Infants must not sit on laps
Infant seats unavailable
Customers leave your hotel's address in the voucher booking, we will pick you up at your hotel.

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