Guide to Hue Attractions

Hue Attractions

Thanh Toan Bridge

The Thanh Toan tile-roofed Bridge crosses a canal flowing from the beginning to the end of Thanh Toan village, Thuy Thanh Commune, Huong Thuy district at present. The village is about 8 km from Hue city on the eastward.

Thanh Thuy village was established in the 16th century. Among the emi...

Thanh Thuy village was established in the 16th century. Among the emigrants from Thanh Hoa following Lord Nguyen Hoang to Thuan Hoa, there were 12 family heads who settled down there to be the 12 initial families of the village. One niece of the sixth generation of the Tran family - Mrs Tran Thi Dao - offered the fund to the village to build a wooden bridge so that the villagers on both sides of the canal could transport conveniently and benighted travellers could rest on their way. Mrs Tran Thi Dao was a childless wife of a high-rank mandarin in Le Hien Tong reign. She wanted to used her money for charity. In Canh Hung 37th year, Emperor Le Hien Tong granted the village a document to praise Mrs Tran Thi Dao and exempted the villagers from many taxes for them to remember her and to live after her example. In 1925, Emperor Khai Dinh also granted a document to bestow her "Duc Bao, Trung Hung Linh Pho" and to order the villagers to set up an altar on the bridge to worship her.

The tile-roofed Thanh Toan is an arched wooden bridge, 17m long and 4m wide. On both sides of the bridge length are 2 rows of wooden flatforms and parapets for people to lean their backs. The bridge is roofed with tubes. A researcher into Vietnamese ancient aesthetics - Louis Bezacier - classified Thanh Toan a rare and the most aesthetically valuable bridge among those of Vietnam. In the first half of the 20th century, there were the two most famous bridges of this style Phuc Toai and Phu Khe in the north, Thanh Toan in Hue and Nhat Ban (i.e. Lai Vien Kieu, also called Chua Cau) in Hoi An. The roofs of the bridges in the north are made of flat tiles, in the centre are made of tube tiles.

The tile-roofed Thanh Toan bridge is not only an ancient architectural remain with highly historic and cultural values but also a tourist attraction. The bridge was built over 2 centuries ago and damaged many times by storms, floods and wars. However, after the bridge was destroyed, the villagers always contributed to repair, renovate and preserve it. The Thanh Toan bridge with its tile-roof has entered into the moods and aspirations of many generations as well as inspired the poetic souls of the local people and travellers, their contents are still handed down among the people or engraved right on the bridge.

In September 1991, the bridge was greatly renovated according to the old design and officially accepted by the Cultural Ministry as a national remains, a rare and appreciated beauty-spot of the whole country.

Tam Giang Lagoon

The Thua Thien Hue plain along the sea coast has many lagoons, such as those of Tam Giang, Thuy Tu, Lap An, into them are converged the water of almost all the rivers of the province of Thua Thien Hue before going to the sea, through the mouths of Thuan An, Tu Hien, or through the great lagoon of...

Tam Giang and Cau Hai are the 2 biggest lagoons with fresh water, the 2 most representative lagoons in Vietnam with a length of 70 km for the whole of the two, they form an ideal habitant for many sea species all along the province.

The lagoon of Tam Giang has a depth of 2 - 4m, in some places, of 7m, the immense water surface is an area of important economic activity bringing high income with its sea products. Yearly thousands tons of sea products are brought on here (fish, shrimps and others). In the recent years, the cultivation and raising of sea products, mainly the raising of shrimps and cultivation of "gracilaria" has developed in this zone of lagoons. Today the province is researching on investment for building a bridge through the Tam Giang lagoon in order to have favorable conditions to develop the economy and tourism of this region.

Top Hue Tours

$30 Per Day

Hue Cycling up Nhu Y River

If you are cycling enthusiast, if you want to roam all over on your bike, cycling along the green tree-lined path, learn about the cultural and spiritual values, record the most authentic moment of daily life of local people, then this the choice for you. Come with us-hue cycling and share your experience.

After fully loaded energy for Hue Cycling tour today, meet your Cycling tour guide who will show you how to control your mountain bike on the cycling road in Hue.

After fully loaded energy for Hue Cycling tour today, meet your Cycling tour guide who will show you how to control your mountain bike on the cycling road in Hue.

A short time for checking and warming up, we start our tour by passing some busy roads from your hotel to “Chợ Cống’ – Cong Market, very slow riding between crowded flow of locals, you have time to see the bustling morning market.

Cycling along the Nguyen Lo Trach street and some other unnamed paths, through the green field, then we reach thanh Thuy Chanh village in which we can stop to visit the Communal house, family temples, famous Thanh Toan Bridge, agricultural tool museum and soft walking around the village, take your rest after completing half road of Hue Cycling Tour before keep cycling to Van The village.

Along the way cycling up Nhu Y River to return to the city, we will stop to visit some of pagodas, temples, you also can caught the moment of people working on the flower field or fishing on the river. Arrived at your hotel, end of Hue Cycling Tour. Wish you good health and lucky always!!!

$30 Per Day

Hue Cycling Tour Including Boat Ride

There are no better ways to seek the authenticity of the ancient Hue and the beauty of the local life and culture than biking. Join this tour, you can stop at any time to capture the moments of life and culture on the way traversing the past and the present. Your trip won’t be completed if you do not experience the dragon boat trip with fullest relaxation and enjoy the beautiful sceneries along the river banks. Let’s make your day unforgettable in a exclusive yet authentic way!

8:00am: Tourist guide sees you at your hotel and then get started biking to Toa Kham boat landing, take a nice Dragon boat trip up to Perfume river. Visit Thien Mu Pagoda built in 1601 on a pine hill by the Perfume river. It is one of the oldest and prettiest pagodas of Vietnam. After that, take another bike ride to The Citadel Complex of Hue, built up and operated by Nguyen Dynasty from 1805 to 1945, is now among the most significant relics of the Hue ancient Capital – the World Cultural Heritage.

Continue the bike trip to the village on the green shaded roads, passing by the communal houses along the rivers, canals and through the rice fields to head to Thanh Toan bridge and the agricultural museum. Taking a walk around the village to see how the local life is and most remarkably the local market. On the way back to the city, stop to have lunch at Thanh Toan eco restaurant where you are offered a chance to explore the garden with many kind of local fruits, vegetable or chat with local people to learn more about their life. Riding back to the city, tour the end at around 3PM.

$40 Per Day

Hue City Tour

Welcome to Hue city and take part in our tour. Hue is one of places, which has many cultural heritages. Up to now, there is no places like Hue remaining a lot of originally historical vestiges as in this ancient Capital city. Let us guide you through the bustling streets, natural landscape and unique architecture including the perfume river, tombs, pagodas and many temples, all of which have become major tourist attractions for visitors from all over the world.

ITINERARY

07h30

ITINERARY

07h30

Car and tour guide will pick up visitors at Da Nang and go to Hue city.

On the way, you will visit Hai Van road tunnel - the longest tunnel in Southeast Asia and Lang Co Beach.

10h30

You will visit the Khai Dinh tomb, the tomb had elements of eastern art mixed with western designs.

12h00

Having lunch and rest at restaurant

13h00

You will continue visiting Hue imperial city – the palace of 13 Nguyen Kings with Ngo Mon Gate, Library, Thai Hoa palace, Nine Dynastic Urns and visiting Thien Mu pagoda associated with culture and history of Hue.

15h30

Return to Danang.

PRICE INCLUDES

Pick up and drop off at your hotel

A private car with an experienced driver

Professional and enthusiastic English speaking tour guide

Mineral Water: 02 bottles per person

Local lunch

All entrance fees

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