Hue City Private Tour: Ancient Tombs And Incense Making Village

Next destination to visit is Minh Mang Tomb - considered as the most majestic of all of the Royal Tombs. Renowned for its architecture, which harmoniously blends into its natural surroundings

11:00 arrive at Khai Dinh Tomb which is a blend of Western and Eastern architecture

12:00 You will be have lunch at local restaurant. Then tour guide and car take you to visit Hue Imperial Citadel. Visit The Citadel - imperial city which is home of Vietnam last royal dynasty (Nguyen Dynasty)

13:30 You get on Dragon boat to visit Thien Mu Pagoda (Heaven Fairy Lady Pagoda) - the oldest pagoda in Hue city

15:30 Group visit Dong Ba market. The market is the preservation of ancient distinctiveness. Tourists can see all the typical features of a traditional Vietnamese market, for example, the sampan landing, the bus station and the bazaars. Dong Ba market is considered as a paradise for snapshots of daily activities as well as for shopping with everything from souvenir items to bronze goods, Hue sesame sweetmeat, conical poem hats, just to name a few. Should you find interest in Vietnamese food or culture, you’d better come to explore this place.

Thuy Xuan is the largest incense-making village known for hundreds of year in Hue. The incense village has its distinctive fragrance and high quality. Entering the village, visitors can smell the incense filled in the air. Compared to today modern method, this traditional one takes more time and effort. However, it maintains local tradition. Thuy Xuan incenses come in various scents such as cinnamon, lemongrass essential oils, etc. Thanks to environmentally-friendly and healthy materials, local incenses are bright yellow in color and have a pleasant smell. At first, bamboo sticks are only painted brown or red. Nowadays, they come in a variety of colors such as purple and yellow.