HUE HEALING TOUR

DISCOVER THE HIDDEN CORNERS OF HUE CITY

 Full Day

Transportation: Private car

Hue is a romantic land of poetry with the gentle Perfume River flowing through Pagodas. This place always carries the romantic and charming colors of a gentle, peaceful land that has gone through hundreds of years of the country's golden history.

With such passionate beauty, Hue can become a peaceful, comforting place for souls who are suffering a lot. The quietness and peace of this land make people easily forget temporary fatigue and immerse themselves in the scenery and pure nature. Whether rain or shine, Hue possesses a unique beauty that few places have. And those beauties have "healed" every injury and confusion in the soul of the people who visit this land.

- 07h00: Our tour guide and driver will pick you up at your hotel in Hue Center. We’ll depart to visit Phuong Duc, a small village on the southern bank of the Perfume River. The hundred-year-old craft village is fire with copper-casting. Located about 3km southwest of the Hue citadel, Phuong Duc, a guild of Casters is a renowned bronze casting village that originated from a guild of bronze casters organized during the Nguyen Dynasty. The village is where many national treasures were made, including the nine tripod cauldrons, the nine holy cannons, and the giant bell of Thien Mu pagoda.

- The next destination will be Ho Quyen also called Tiger Arena was constructed under the Nguyen dynasty. It was a Roman-style arena, the place where emperors, mandarins, and locals enjoyed fierce fights between elephants and tigers. It was at this tiger arena that elephants got ready for the battles. 

Ho Quyen

- Visit the Voi Ré palace - one cultural monument which was recognized as a national monument in 1998. This palace  was properly considered the place to pay honour to elephants – the essential animals in war and transportation in the past. Legendarily, it was originated from the loyalty, love of animal servants to owners; therefore, the public adored elephants as the spiritual god. Voi Ré palace now worships the shrines of the most four brave elephants with the brilliant feat of arms under Nguyen Dynasty. Those brave elephants were conferred Commander-in-chief featuring: Tượng Ré, Tượng Bích, Tượng Nhĩ and Tượng Bôn.

Voi Ré palace 

- Continue visiting Non La Painting Workshop, you will experience drawing a palm-leaf conical hat. The group will stop by a small house in Thuy Bieu Ward, Hue City where an artist named Mr. Nhat will guide you to create the traditional conical hat and introduce you to how to paint on this special material. Different from the colors painted on paper, and silk, the colors used to paint the conical hat are carefully selected by Mr. Nhat. The watercolors are durable over time and do not affect the weather when customers use them. After the painting class, you can have a gift made on your own to bring back your hometown.

Non La Painting Workshop

- 12h00: Have a vegetarian lunch at the restaurant. For Hue people, vegetarian cuisine is a part of their culture since Hue Buddhists have 2 vegan days per month as the full moon day and the first day of the month according to the moon calendar. Most of the Hue people are Buddhists. Vegetarian food brings a frugal taste but is still full of nutrients; therefore, it is the choice of many people in this city. In case you don’t prefer to try a vegetarian lunch please email us and we can arrange a Hue royal lunch for your group.

- Experience the activity of meditation at an ancient Tu Hieu Pagoda. You will get to sit at a peaceful and quiet pagoda and learn how to stay calm and see deep inside of your body with our tour guide. Meanwhile, you can still listen to nature sounds. Meditation is a form of stress management that will allow your mind to experience an oasis of peace and love within your heart and mind. Meditation will give you control over your life. You can develop and control any thoughts, emotions, and feelings in your mind and can master the way you respond regarding your thinking processes. When you start meditation, you feel relaxed, peaceful, and happy.

Tu Hieu Pagoda

- After medication stop, our tour guide will pick up you to visit Flower House - a Home Of Flowers for disadvantaged people.  You will learn to make paper flowers and get to know about Vietnamese sign language and flower arrangement. Ms. Nhan, Lavin Homeowner is a young lady who is passionate about the beauty of flowers. In addition to paper flowers, products on sale at Lavin House also include glass vases, recycled decorative items, and souvenirs. Visiting this place, you can leave your worries behind, take in the sweet scents of essential oils and soft sounds of music, have a seat, and together we can make flowers.

- Leaving the flower house, you will come to Thuy Xuan incense-making village. Up now, Thuy Xuan Incense-making village is more than 700 years old, and the incense profession here has been handed down since the Nguyen Dynasty. Having gone through many historical events, Thuy Xuan people are still attached to the incense profession. They stick together not only to make a living but also to preserve the traditions left by their ancestors. This is where you can learn about making incense, check in with costumes, and find a space for colorful incense bouquets of red, blue, purple, and yellow.

Thuy Xuan incense-making village.

- 18h00: Back to the hotel our tour guide will say good bye to you. Thank you and see you again. 

TOUR INCLUDES: 

• Private car with AC 
• Private English speaking tour guide 
• Entrance fees as tour details
• Waters and Picnic Lunch 
• Local insurance
• We provide baby seaters if you have request (Please email us if you need it)

OUR EXCLUDES: 

• Visa arrangement, Travel insurance, Drink on meals, Personal expenses, Tips for driver and tour guide. 

PRICE FOR CHILDREN:

- Under 5 years old: Free

- From 5 – 8 years old: 75% of tour price

- Over 8 years old: 100% of tour price 

- 2 adults only share with 1 child. The second child will be charged 50% adult.

Know Before You Book:

1. The itinerary can be changed due to weather, tide levels and operating conditions.
2. You should wear comfortable clothes and shoes for climbing.

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Cancellation Policy:

1. If you cancel at least 7 calendar days in advance, there is no cancellation fee.
2. If you cancel between 3 and 6 calendar days in advance, you will be charged a 50% cancellation fee.
3. If you cancel within 2 calendar days in advance, you will be charged a 100% cancellation fee

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