8-Hour Huế Crafts and Culture Tour with Incense Making and Spa

The journey

Trip highlights

• 01 Explore Vinh Quoc Cong Palace and its beautiful "gold" triple gate by the Perfume River
• 02 Discover traditional Huế crafts at Luc Bo Cultural Space, from conical hats to Thanh Tiên paper flowers
• 03 Meet the warm-hearted community at the House of Flowers and try making paper flowers
• 04 Experience traditional incense making in Thủy Xuân Incense Village
• 05 Relax with royal tea and a 30-minute herbal foot bath at a local spa

Discover another side of Huế through its traditional crafts, local flavours, and meaningful community encounters. This 8-hour experience takes you from Vinh Quoc Cong Palace and the Luc Bo Cultural Space to the House of Flowers and Thủy Xuân Incense Village, where you can connect with Hue's artistic heritage in hands-on ways. Along the way, enjoy traditional Hue cakes, royal tea and wine products, and a relaxing herbal foot bath at a local spa.

Discover another side of Huế through its traditional crafts, local flavours, and meaningful community encounters.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 8 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

Crafts, Cuisine, and Community Encounters in Huế

• 8:00 AM: Our car and tour guide will pick you up from your hotel.
• Visit Vinh Quoc Cong Palace - Nguyen Huu Do, which worships the Nguyen Huu family and features the most beautiful "gold" triple gate along Nguyen Phuc Nguyen Street, facing the Perfume River. Stroll through the garden, enjoy tea or coffee, and listen to stories about ancient Hue.
• Then visit the Luc Bo Cultural Space to discover Hue's traditional crafts, such as the Hue conical hat, Hue kite, Thanh Tien paper flower, and Hue lantern. You will also enjoy two royal products: Royal Wine, Royal Tea, and Hue ginger jam.
• 11:00 AM: Have lunch at the restaurant and enjoy traditional Hue cakes.
• 1:30 PM: Visit the House of Flowers to meet less fortunate but warm-hearted people. Explore the Language of Flowers, exchange sign language, and experience making paper flowers.
• 2:30 PM: The car takes you to Thuy Xuan Incense Village, where you can experience traditional incense making and take check-in photos.
• 3:15 PM: Before returning to your hotel to rest, visit a local spa. Enjoy Royal Tea again and relax with a 30-minute herbal foot bath.
• 4:00 PM: Return to the hotel and end the tour with good impressions. Thank you, and see you again.

The route

Where you'll travel

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

• Transportation: high-quality tourist motorbike
• Driver: friendly and enthusiastic
• Entrance tickets
• Meal: 01 lunch
• Mineral water and a cold towel
• Enthusiastic English tour guide
• Travel insurance: 30,000,000 VND for each case

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

• Costs for children under five years old: free.
• 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

Tour start

Huế, Thua Thien Hue, Vietnam

Tour ends at the same location as the start point.