Day 01
Net Zero Cycling, Cooking, River Cruise, and Sunset SUP in Hue
- 8.00 AM: Our tour guide will pick you up at the meeting point in Hue city center. We cycle together and begin the A Day Net Zero Tour in Hue. Throughout the tour, you will use environmentally friendly glass water bottles instead of plastic bottles.
- 8.45 AM: Arrive at Thủy Biều village, a tourist destination committed to reducing plastic waste. Cycle through lush green tea gardens and stop at Luong Quan village communal house. Along the village roads, tiny "greenhouses" are installed so tourists and residents can place recyclable waste in the correct location.
- 9.00 AM: Visit Hồ Xuân Đại's Ancient House, a nearly 200-year-old home, and discover the ancient beauty and lifestyle of the people of old Hue.
- 9.30 AM: Continue exploring local life, visit the village market, and buy fresh ingredients together using recycled food bags.
- 10.30 AM: Start a cooking class and enjoy a hands-on experience preparing Hue dishes such as fried spring rolls, fig nom, and banana flower salad at Pomelo Garden.
- 11.30 AM: Take a break and enjoy a local lunch featuring the dishes you have carefully prepared.
- 12.30 PM: Soak your feet in relaxing herbs and enjoy tea and grapefruit jam in the garden.
- 1.30 PM: Arrive at Luong Quan wharf and board a dragon boat to admire the beauty of the poetic Hương River and visit Thiên Mụ Pagoda, one of the most famous pagodas in Hue.
- 3.00 PM: Cycle to visit Vĩnh Quốc Công Nguyễn Hữu Độ Palace, the second destination committed to reducing plastic waste. This is the place of worship of the Nguyễn Hữu family and features the most beautiful three-entrance gate with the "golden" ratio in Hue. Located on Nguyễn Phúc Nguyên Street facing the Perfume River, it preserves part of the story of the "beautiful girl" of Kim Long.
- This place is famous for its lush green Thanh Trà garden. You can walk around the garden, enjoy the natural fragrance of the plants, have cups of tea or coffee, and listen to stories about ancient Hue.
- 4.00 PM: Improve your health by rowing a SUP boat, watching the sunset upstream on the Hương River, and combining this activity with trash collection to help protect the water environment.
- 5.00 PM: Return to Hue City. End of the program. Goodbye, and see you again on your next journey!
