6-Hour Hue Cultural Tour with Perfume River Meditation

The journey

Trip highlights

• 01 Enjoy a peaceful dragon boat ride on the Perfume River
• 02 Meditate mindfully while balancing body and spirit
• 03 Visit Duong Xuan hill temple for tea and life lessons
• 04 Create paper flowers with Deaf artisans and people with osteogenesis imperfecta
• 05 Experience royal foot bath therapy for relaxation

Embark on a 6-hour journey through Hue city center that blends culture, mindfulness, and local connection. Enjoy the fresh morning air as you visit Vinh Quoc Cong Palace - Nguyen Huu Do, then take a peaceful dragon boat ride on the Perfume River with a fish release activity on the Huong River. Continue to a serene temple on Duong Xuan hill, meet warm-hearted artisans at the Flower House, and experience paper flower-making. The tour also includes a macrobiotic lunch and the essence of royal foot bath therapy.

You will see the blue river and sparkling water surface, hear the bustling sounds of the streets echoing down the river, and realize that the colourful bustle still cannot cover Hue's gentle tranquillity.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 6 Hours

Tour type Private

Activity level Easy

Accommodation Not included

Transport Included

Wheelchair access No

City Hue

Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

1

Day 01

Cultural Immersion and River Reflections in Hue

• 8:00 Our car and guide will pick you up at the meeting point in Hue city center.
• Enjoy the fresh morning air as you visit Vinh Quoc Cong Palace - Nguyen Huu Do, which worships the Nguyen Huu family. It features the most beautiful "gold" triple gate along Nguyen Phuc Nguyen Street facing the Perfume River and preserves part of the story of the "elegant girl" of Kim Long.
• 9:00 Take a dragon boat ride to enjoy the beauty of the Perfume River.
• Here, you will release fish seeds to contribute to the regeneration of aquatic resources on the Huong River.
• Join our instructor in "a bowl of water" meditation. Each person will hold a full cup of water, walk around the boat in a circle, then sit down and meditate mindfully. Breathe deeply and balance your body, mind, and spirit.
• Take the boat on a beautiful sunny day.
• You will see the blue river and sparkling water surface, hear the bustling sounds of the streets echoing down the river, and realize that the colourful bustle still cannot cover Hue's gentle tranquillity.
• But if you sit on the boat on a drizzly day, by the dragon boat door, you will see an incredibly quiet Hue - a feeling that heals the soul. Suddenly, you will realize that all your worries are soothed and dissolved into nothingness.
• In case of rain, you will practice meditation in the space of a Hue-style garden house.
• 10:00 Continue the journey with a stop to visit a small temple located on Duong Xuan hill. The master welcomes you with a smile and a cup of tea and shares some life lessons. Here, you will truly feel peace in a pure atmosphere and listen to your heart.
• 10:30 Visit the Flower House - a dream home for the Deaf and for people born with osteogenesis imperfecta, a brittle bone disease. Here, you will meet warm-hearted people, learn sign language, and experience making paper flowers with them.
• 11:30 Have lunch.
• Macrobiotics is a method of health preservation. It is not only a matter of eating but also a lifestyle that helps our body balance, improve health, and prevent disease.
• 12:30 Return to Hue city center.
• Experience the essence of royal foot bath therapy.
• 13:30 End of the tour program.

The route

Where you'll travel

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

• Transportation: high-quality tourist car and dragon boat
• Entrance tickets: visits and experiences as per the tour program
• Meal: 1 lunch
• Mineral water and a cold towel
• Enthusiastic English-speaking tour guide
• Travel insurance: 30,000,000 VND for each case
• Gifts: glass bottles and fabric bags to help protect the environment

What's Not Included

• Personal expenses
• Meals and drinks not mentioned in the tour itinerary
• VAT

What to bring

• Comfortable clothes
• Comfortable shoes

Know before you go

• Children under five years old can join free of charge.
• At least two people are required for this activity.
• Hotel pickup is available from most centrally located Hue hotels.
• Please arrange pickup from your hotel or a nearby location when you call to confirm your reservation.
• Please be ready and wait in your hotel lobby 15 minutes before your scheduled pick-up time.
• You should bring a raincoat in case of bad weather.
• Gratuity is not included and is left to individual discretion.

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point

Hotel pick-up or a nearby location in Hue city center

Tour start

Huế, Thua Thien Hue, Vietnam

Tour ends at the same location as the start point.