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Full Day Tour To Explore The Perfume Pagoda Buddhist Complex

  • Tour Category

    Group Tour

  • Tour Types

    Nature, Culture, Sightseeing

  • Duration

    1 Day

  • Activity Level

    Easy

  • Language

    English, Vietnamese

Description

Pay your respects at the Perfume Pagoda which is a vast complex of Buddhist temples and shrines, built into the Huong Tich Mountains.It is the site of a religious festival which draws large numbers of pilgrims from across Vietnam. A trip to this pagoda offers you a boat ride through the beautiful Yen River with views of Karst mountains. Also, get a chance to see the Thien Tru pagoda on this tour.

Highlights
  • Pagodas and Buddhist shrines
  • Dong Huong Tich
  • Thien Tru quay
  • Thien Tru pagoda
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    • Pick up at 8:30 by your private tour guide from your hotel in Hanoi.
    • After a 2 hour drive out of the city and into the rural area, start the trip. Located on the limestone rocks of Huong Son Mountain in beautiful and mystical surroundings, is a complex of Pagodas and Buddhist shrines built into the limestone cliffs. The most important and sacred pagoda is situated inside a cave known as Dong Huong Tich ‘The Cave of Fragrant Traces’.  
    • Relax on the rowing boat and set off on a 1 hour journey to Thien Tru quay. The peaceful scenery along the river is marvelous and impressive.
    • On arrival at the foot of the mountain in Thien Tru quay, set off on a cable car ride to the main cave Pagoda. The main pagoda is set in a huge grotto containing a highly decorative shrine with many stalactites and stalagmites.
    • After visiting the pagoda, trek downhill to the foot of the mountain for lunch in a restaurant.
    • Then, go to Thien Tru pagoda (Heaven Kitchen) to walk around and learn more about Buddhism. Stop here for some exclusive photography.
    • Return to Hanoi.
What's Included

  • English speaking Vietnamese tour guide

  • Sightseeing tickets

  • Private A/C transport

  • Boat trip

  • A Vietnamese lunch

  • Cable car ride

  • One bottled water per person

  • Service charge & Government Taxes

What's Excluded

  • Travel insurance

  • Drinks

  • Tips or gratuities

  • Personal and other expenses

Meeting Point

Hanoi, Hoàn Ki?m, Hanoi, Vietnam

Cancellation Policy

For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -

Refund of 80% of the tour price.
Price Details
Per Person
2 To 4 USD 95 Per Person

This is a group tour

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USD 95 / person