DA NANG - HOI AN - HUE TOUR

3 DAYS

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OVERVIEW

Da Nang / Hoi An / Hue

Cham Museum (Danang)
King Tu Duc’s Tomb – Hue
Hai Van Pass

ITINERARY

3 Days Da Nang – Hoi An – Hue

Day 1: Morning flight to Da Nang
Airport pick up and transfer to Hoi An. Along the way, visit the open-air Cham Museum & Marble Mountain in Da Nang. Continuing south, enjoy a stop at Non Nuoc Beach. Afternoon arrival in Hoi An. After check-in, enjoy walking tour around the ancient town of Hoi An with your guide. Highlights of your walking tour through its charming streets include the Japanese Covered Bridge, the local produce market, Tan Ky House, and the Fukhien Association. Then at leisure to explore or shop Hoi An. The cobblestone streets in the old French Quarter are a delight to roam with many cafes, art galleries and handicraft shops. Hoi An is especially well known for its local artists and tailor-made clothing, with over sixty shops providing this service in town. Overnight in Hoi An.
 
Day 2: (B) Hoi An – Hue
10:00am depart Hoi An and drive to Hue. On the way ascend Hai Van Pass. Stop at beautiful Lang Co Beach. Upon arrival, transfer to hotel for check-in. After settling in, depart with your personal guide and driver and begin exploring Hue. First, visit the former Imperial Citadel and Forbidden Purple City. Hue was the capital of Vietnam until the early 20th century, and generations of royalty lived in the Forbidden Purple City, inside the walled exterior of the Citadel. This was also the site of some of the most brutal fighting during the infamous Tet Offensive. Finish the day with a visit to the Dong Ba Market. Overnight in Hue.
 
Day 3: (B) Hue tour and transfer to airport
After breakfast depart on a boat trip up the Perfume River, past some lush, dreamlike countryside and charming scenes of Vietnamese life, to the Royal Tombs of the Nguyen Emperors. The Royal Tombs, with their vast, lovingly-tended botanical gardens, beautiful open-air pavilions and numerous shrines, were to provide the seven Nguyen Emperors noble burials as well as comfortable afterlives. The tombs of Minh Mang and Tu Duc are the most elegant, while that of Khai Dinh is the most unusual, combining Western architecture with Vietnamese style. Continue to Thien Mu Pagoda, one of Vietnam’s oldest and most beautiful Buddhist temples. In a corner of the grounds, note the aged, pale blue Morris automobile, which transported a local monk to Saigon where he immolated himself in 1963 in protest against the anti-Buddhist laws of the Ngo Dinh Diem regime. Then transfer to airport for your flight to next destination. End services.