Hue Royal Tombs Tour- Half Day

Description

Hue Royal Tombs Tour is a wonderful half-day tour to admire the 3 most well-preserved and beautiful royal tombs of the Nguyen Dynasty. By booking our Hue Tombs Tour, you will have a great chance to learn more about our Emperor’s biography, royal architecture, and ancient stories about the secrets of the Hue Royal Tombs.

If you already visited the Hue Imperial Citadel on your own but do not understand much about the history, Fengshui setting, and the stories hidden behind the fabulous monuments; so Hue Royal Tombs Tour is the ideal option for you. 

Everything inside the Hue Royal Tombs had never been used in the past, only for the Emperor’s after-lives. So book the Hue Royal Tombs Tour via Culture Pham Travel, you will get an unforgettable memory, and stories that you could not find in any history books.

After spending time in Hue City, you may need our Hue private car transfer services to other nearby destinations such as

• Hue to Hoi An by car– 1,500,000VND/ Sedan car.
• Hue to Da Nang private car– 1,400,000VND/ Sedan car.
• Hue to Dong Hoi private car– 2,100,000VND/ Sedan car.
• Hue to Phong Nha private car– 2,200,000 VND/ Sedan car.

HUE ROYAL TOMBS TOUR HALF-DAY ITINERARY

At 8:00 am, our local guide and driver will pick you up at your hotel/ homestay in Hue City and we start the Hue Royal Tombs Tour. Firstly, our knowledgeable guide will take you to visit the royal tomb of Emperor Minh Mang.

Minh Mang is the 2nd Emperor of the Nguyen Dynasty who had 600 concubines, 142 children, and 89 sons. The Royal Tomb of Emperor Minh Mang is such an ornate tomb with a lot of stuff (pre-prepared while he was still alive).

Our friendly tour guide will tell you a scary secret that might not be in the guidebooks or on the internet. The Royal Tomb of Minh Mang was built in a perfect Fengshui setting which leans on the mountains and faces the head of the Perfume River.

Continue the Hue Royal Tombs Tour, we will admire Khai Dinh Tomb. The royal tomb of the 12th Emperor of the Nguyen dynasty, Khai Dinh Emperor.

It is the smallest royal tomb in the Hue Royal Tomb system but it is as known as the most expensive and beautiful tomb in the World. Therefore, nowadays, it is one of the new wonders of the world.

Enter the Royal Tomb of Khai Dinh Emperor, you would say twice “WOW, WOW” because of its fabulous and unique architecture, and decorations.

Last but not least in the Hue Tombs Tour, we will visit the tomb of the 4th Emperor of the Nguyen Dynasty, Tu Duc Tomb. Constructed between 1864 and 1867, it is the most popular and impressive of the royal mausoleums.

Tu Duc Emperor designed it himself to use before and after his death. The enormous expense of the tomb and the forced labor used in its construction spawned a coup plot that was discovered and suppressed.

Tu Duc’s tomb is 5km south of Hue on Van Nien Hill in Duong Xuan Thuong village. Our tour guide will tell you more and more about the Emperor’s life and his sadness.

On the way to get back to your hotel, we will stop by Hue Incense making village to learn how to make incense and frankincense by hand with the locals.

You will keep what you made as a souvenir. After all, we will transfer you back to your hotel and finish the Hue Royal Tombs Tour – Half Day.

Hidden Thoughts:

• All the Emperors thought that this life is just a temporary life, when you passed away, you would live a real life. So what you needed in this life, you would need in the afterlife.
• That’s why the first thing all the Emperors did when they first came throne is order Fengshui masters to go around the country to choose the perfect Fengshui places to build the royal tombs.
• The royal tomb is like a journey of the Emperor from Sunrise to sunset. From this life to the afterlife.

To visit the Hue Imperial Citadel complex and 3 royal tombs of Emperors Minh Mang, Khai Dinh, and Tu Duc, you should buy a combo ticket. It costs 530,000 VND/ ticket/ person and you can use it for 2 days. For more information about Hue entrance tickets, please read our article on Hue Entrance Fee 2023.

• You may be interested in our Hue Tours such as Hue Buddhist Tour, Hue City tour half day, Hue cooking class tour, and the Hue Imperial City walking tour.

Price

65 USD/ Person.

Note: Group Tour from 43$/pax, please see here: Hue City Group Tour– Full Day

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