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Full-Day Perfume Pagoda Private or Small-Group Tour

1. Full-Day Perfume Pagoda Private or Small-Group Tour

Embark on a full-day tour to visit Perfume Pagoda – a vast complex of Buddhist temples and shrines built into the limestone Huong Tich mountains. Glide along scenic waterways and walk up steep mountain paths as you encounter the area's centuries-old pagodas and temples. Around 8:30 AM, the guide and driver will pick you up at your hotel in Hanoi Old Quarter. After pickup, enjoy a scenic 2-hour drive to Perfume Pagoda. Upon arrival, hop aboard your 1-hour row boat trip on the Yen stream to Thien Tru harbor. Once you have arrived in Thien Tru, you will enjoy time for some trekking, visit the main cave where you’ll arrive at Huong Tich Cave on the top of the mountain. Then enjoy a 1-hour trekking back down or take optional cable car instead of trekking (optional). Next, enjoy lunch at the local restaurant at the bottom of the mountain. After lunchtime, you will see the Heaven Kitchen pagoda and learn about Buddhism ancient architectural at Le Dynasty. Re-board your boat and sit back and relax as you head back to the pier, enjoy 2-hour road trip back to Hanoi. Your tour ends with a drop-off at your hotel around 6:00 PM.

Hanoi: Full-Day Pilgrimage to Perfume Pagoda

2. Hanoi: Full-Day Pilgrimage to Perfume Pagoda

Your shared or private tour begins when you depart from your hotel in Hanoi at 8:00AM, at which point you will drive for 2 hours through the picturesque countryside. You’ll then enjoy a 1.5-hour boat trip along the scenic Yen Stream to Perfume Pagoda, a vast complex of Buddhist temples and shrines built into the Limestone Mountains. It’s the site of a religious festival which draws large numbers of pilgrims from across Vietnam. The many pagodas that make up the Perfume Pagoda are spread out among the limestone hills and tropical forests in the area of Huong Mountain. Following this fascinating experience, you’ll board another boat for an approximately 1 hour on a journey to Thien Tru Harbor. From there, you’ll take a cable car up to the spectacular Huong Tich Cave on the top of the mountain. At Huong Tich, you’ll admire statues of deities and learn how many pilgrims travel there to receive blessings from the stalactites and stalagmites, many of which have special purposes. The "Golden Tree" and the "Silver Tree" stalactites are considered especially lucky. Upon your return journey, you’ll visit the Giai Oan Spring and Tuyet Son Pagoda, stopping for lunch at a local restaurant before finally heading back to your hotel in Hanoi.

From Hanoi: Perfume Pagoda Tour and Yen Stream Boat Ride

3. From Hanoi: Perfume Pagoda Tour and Yen Stream Boat Ride

ITINERARY : 8h – 8h45 : We pick you up at your hotel and start to visit Perfume Pagoda. 9h15 – 9h30 : Have a short break for 15-20 minutes to relax 10h15 : We arrive at Perfume Pagoda and walk to Yen wharf to get on local boat. The boat will go through Yen stream and you can enjoy beautiful landscape. 11h30 : Short trek to the main cave on the mountain summit ( 2.5km), we visit Huong Tich cave. The tour guide will help you understand about this landscape. 13h00 : Have lunch at the restaurant. 14h00 : Visit Thien Tru Pagoda for resting and if you wish, Buddhist prayer. Thien Tru Pagoda was built in the 18th century under King Le Thanh Tong dynasty. Thien Tru means a heaven kitchen, derived from the imagination of the locals in this region, of which the rock formations in this area look like chefs busily working in the kitchen. 15h30 : Back to Yen wharf and return by bus to Hanoi. 18h00 : Arrive back to Hanoi and get dropped at the Hotel. The Trip end !

Hue to Hoi An by car via Monkey Mountain, Hai Van pass,beach

4. Hue to Hoi An by car via Monkey Mountain, Hai Van pass,beach

The car pick up at your hotel in Hue and drive by car to the location of your choice in Hoi An. Drive stop sightseeing at Lap An Lagoon, Lang Co Beach, Hai Van pass, Monkey Mountain, and Marble Mountain Stop off at Lang Co beach, a popular tourist destination. This beautiful beach is situated on a lagoon, separated from the sea by the highway. Once you are back in the car, you will drive over the Hai Van (ocean cloud) and pass along one of the world's most beautiful coastal roads. Enjoy incredible views along the series of hairpin turns, steep inclines, and breathtaking vistas. Next, Flexible stops at Lady Buddha and Monkey Mountain on the Son Tra Peninsula. And you will see the Marble Mountains. Thuy Son, the water mountain, is the largest of the five and boasts several caves, pagodas, and two viewpoints with spectacular views of Da Nang city. Finally, you will be dropped off at a convenient location hotel in Hoi An.

Perfume Pagoda Excursion by Private Car from Hanoi

5. Perfume Pagoda Excursion by Private Car from Hanoi

Enjoy a drive from Hanoi to the port on the Yen River. Head out by rowboat and travel along the Yen stream to Thien Tru harbor. Enjoy spectacular limestone mountain views along the way. Next on the itinerary is a trek to Huong Tich Cave, situated on the top of the mountain. After your trek, stop to enjoy a Vietnamese lunch at a restaurant at the bottom of the mountain. After lunch, visit the Heaven Kitchen Pagoda and learn about ancient Buddhist architecture in the Le Dynasty. Return to the port by rowboat, where you’ll begin the drive back to Hanoi.

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What people are saying about Perfume Pagoda

Overall rating

4.1 / 5

based on 132 reviews

We had a great tour and spent an excellent day. The tour is warmly recommended and everything very well organised. We have been just 4 people! Our guider was lovely and told us a lot about the history of the place and the life of Vietnamese people as well. Thank you so much.

Lovely trip to one of the most holy places in Vietnam. Definitely worth a visit and our local guide was amazing at giving us all the ins and outs

We had a great time on this tour with the help of our tour guide. It took the whole day but it was worth it.

the map is big and if only a day tour, only a few temples and pagoda are visited.

Very nice visit, excellent guide (Dan), visit highly recommended!