2-Day Perfume River Boat Cruise in Huế with Villages and Citadel

Pick-up from your hotel in Hue or the airport at 8:30 am.

Visit Đông Ba Market, Bao Vinh, and Thanh Hà Old Town - once the bustling commercial trading port of the past.

Embark on a boat at Thanh Phước Wharf and visit Thanh Phước village.

Ride to Sinh village, where people make folk paintings.

Explore Thanh Tiên village, where paper flowers are made every year for worship of the Kitchen God during the lunar month.

Return to the boat for lunch while enjoying the city's scenery.

Arrive at Thủy Biều village, a laid-back village famous for growing Thanh Trà fruit, a kind of small pomelo. Visit an old communal house, pass by several ancient ancestral temples, and meet the local people. Explore the village's glutinous rice winemaking communities, and also enjoy a traditional therapeutic practice in the village.

Join a cooking class on the cruise and prepare dinner under the chef's instruction.

Have dinner and stay overnight on the boat.

At 07:00 am, have breakfast on the boat while enjoying the magnificent sunrise on the Perfume River.

Leave the cruise at 08:00 am and tour the Thiên Mụ Pagoda wharf. The Pagoda of the Celestial Lady is a historic temple in the city of Huế, Vietnam, and its iconic seven-story pagoda is regarded as the unofficial symbol of the city.

Visit Thiên Mụ Pagoda, also known as the Heavenly Lady Pagoda, one of the country's oldest religious buildings.

Continue to the Citadel Complex of Huế. Established by the Nguyễn Dynasty from 1805 to 1945, it is now one of Huế's World Cultural Heritage sites.

Have lunch at a local restaurant.

Drop-off at your hotel in Hue or Phu Bai Airport.