Hue Royal Tombs Tour: Visit Best Pagoda & King's Mausoleums

4.9 (76 reviews) Hue, Vietnam
Duration3h - 5h
Free cancellationFull refund up to 24 hours before
TicketMobile or paper ticket accepted
LanguagesEnglish
Private tourOnly your group will participate
Pickup offeredSee the meeting and pickup details below

Overview

Learning about life of the Vietnamese Kings, their Wives, Concubines & Eunuchs
Visiting Best Royal Tombs of the Emperors to learn about the Vietnamese Royalty
Learning about Rich History and Culture of Hue & Vietnam with our local expert

Options

Visit Any 5 Places with Driver

Tour Guide is not included.: You will be touring by Private Car with driver. Extra charge if you would like to have English speaking Guide, please confirm
Sightseeing Places to Visit: Visit 5 Places, chosen from Tombs of Gia Long/Minh Mang/Khai Dinh/Tu Duc/Dong Khanh & Pagodas of Thien Mu/Tu Hieu.
Duration: 6 hours: time is flexible, and depending on the sites you visit. We do not limit your time for sightseeing in each stop.
Trip Inclusions: Private Air-conditionered Car/Van with Experienced Driver, Sightseeing Stops in any 5 places you choose in the list.
Trip Exclusions: Tour Guide, Food & Drinks, Entry Fee 150k/tomb (Minh Mang, Tu Duc, Khai Dinh, Dong Khanh), Tips, Things not mentioned.
Pickup included

Visit Any 2 Places with Guide

Tour Guide is Included: With English Speaking Guide and Private Air-conditionered Car or Mini Van.
Sightseeing Places to Visit: Visit 2 Places, chosen from Tombs of Minh Mang/Khai Dinh/Tu Duc/Dong Khanh & Pagodas of Thien Mu/Tu Hieu with Tour Guide.
Duration: 3 hours: time is flexible, and depending on speed of your group. We do not limit your time for sightseeing.
Trip Inclusions: English speaking Guide, Private Air-conditioner Car/Van, Sightseeing Tour in Any 2 Places you choose.
Trip Exclusions: Food and Drinks, Entry Fee 150k/tomb (Minh Mang, Tu Duc, Khai Dinh, Dong Khanh), Shopping, Tips for Tour Guide/Driver.
Pickup included

Visit Any 3 Places with Guide

Tour Guide is Included: With English Speaking Guide and Private Air-conditionered Car or Mini Van.
Sightseeing Places to Visit: Visit 3 Places, chosen from Tombs of Minh Mang/Khai Dinh/Tu Duc/Dong Khanh & Pagodas of Thien Mu/Tu Hieu with Tour Guide.
Duration: 3 hours 30 minutes: time is flexible, and depending on speed of your group. We do not limit your time for sightseeing.
Trip Inclusions: English speaking Guide, Private Air-conditioner Car/Van, Sightseeing Tour in Any 3 Places you choose.
Trip Exclusions: Food and Drinks, Entry Fee 150k/tomb (Minh Mang, Tu Duc, Khai Dinh, Dong Khanh), Shopping, Tips for Tour Guide/Driver.
Pickup included

Visit Any 3 Places with Driver

Tour Guide is not included.: You will be touring by Private Car with driver. Extra charge if you would like to have English speaking Guide, please confirm
Sightseeing Places to Visit: Visit 3 Places, chosen from Tombs of Minh Mang/Khai Dinh/Tu Duc/Dong Khanh & Pagodas of Thien Mu/Tu Hieu with Driver Only.
Duration: 4 hours: time is flexible, and depending on speed of your group. We do not limit your time for sightseeing in each stop.
Trip Inclusions: Private Air-conditionered Car/Van with Experienced Driver, Sightseeing Stops in any 3 places you choose in the list.
Trip Exclusions: Tour Guide, Food & Drinks, Entry Fee 150k/tomb (Minh Mang, Tu Duc, Khai Dinh, Dong Khanh), Tips, Things not mentioned.
Pickup included

Visit Any 4 Places with Driver

Tour Guide is not included.: You will be touring by Private Car with driver. Extra charge if you would like to have English speaking Guide, please confirm
Sightseeing Places to Visit: Visit 4 Places, chosen from Tombs of Minh Mang/Khai Dinh/Tu Duc/Dong Khanh & Pagodas of Thien Mu/Tu Hieu with Driver Only.
Duration: 5 hours: time is flexible, and depending on the sites you visit. We do not limit your time for sightseeing in each stop.
Trip Inclusions: Private Air-conditionered Car/Van with Experienced Driver, Sightseeing Stops in any 4 places you choose in the list.
Trip Exclusions: Tour Guide, Food & Drinks, Entry Fee 150k/tomb (Minh Mang, Tu Duc, Khai Dinh, Dong Khanh), Tips, Things not mentioned.
Pickup included

Visit Any 2 Places with Driver

Tour Guide is not included.: You will be touring by Private Car with driver. Extra charge if you would like to have English speaking Guide, please confirm
Sightseeing Places to Visit: Visit 2 Places, chosen from Tombs of Minh Mang/Khai Dinh/Tu Duc/Dong Khanh & Pagodas of Thien Mu/Tu Hieu with Driver Only.
Duration: 3 hours: time is flexible, and depending on speed of your group. We do not limit your time for sightseeing.
Trip Inclusions: Private Air-conditionered Car/Van with Experienced Driver, Sightseeing Stops in any 2 places you choose in the list.
Trip Exclusions: Tour Guide, Food & Drinks, Entry Fee 150k/tomb (Minh Mang, Tu Duc, Khai Dinh, Dong Khanh), Tips, Things not mentioned.
Pickup included

Visit Any 5 Places with Guide

Tour Guide is Included: Trip include English Speaking Guide only, and Private Air-conditionered Car or Mini Van.
Sightseeing Places to Visit: Visit 5 Places, chosen from Tombs of Gia Long/Minh Mang/Khai Dinh/Tu Duc/Dong Khanh & Pagodas of Thien Mu/Tu Hieu.
Duration: 5 hours: time is flexible, and depending on the sites you choose to visit. We do not limit your time for sightseeing.
Trip Inclusions: English speaking Guide, Private Air-conditioner Car/Van, Sightseeing Tour in Any 4 Places You Choose.
Trip Exclusions: Food and Drinks, Entry Fee 150k/tomb (Minh Mang, Tu Duc, Khai Dinh, Dong Khanh), Shopping, Tips for Tour Guide/Driver.
Pickup included

Motorbike Tour w Guide & Rider

Including Tour Guide & Driver: We have Experienced Motorbike Driver and English Speaking Guide to take you for the tour. You just sit behind and enjoy.
Sightseeing Places to Visit: You can visit: Imperial City, Thien Mu Pagoda, Up to 2 Royal Tombs, Tiger Arena, Vong Canh Hill (US-Base), Countryside.
Duration: 6 hours: time is flexible, and depending on the places you choose to visit. We do not limit your time for sightseeing.
Trip Inclusions: English speaking Guide, Motorbike with Helmet and Experienced Driver, Guided Tour to Sightseeing Places you will visit.
Trip Exclusions: Food and Drinks, Entry Fee to Imperial City/Royal Tombs, Shopping, Tips/Gratuities for Tour Guide and Motorbike Driver.
Pickup included

Visit Any 1 Place with Guide

Tour Guide is Included: With English Speaking Guide and Private Air-conditionered Car or Mini Van.
Sightseeing Places to Visit: Visit 1 Place, chosen from Tombs of Minh Mang/Khai Dinh/Tu Duc/Dong Khanh & Pagodas of Thien Mu/Tu Hieu with Tour Guide.
Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes: time is flexible, and depending on speed of your group. We do not limit your time for sightseeing.
Trip Inclusions: English speaking Guide, Private Air-conditioner Car/Van, Sightseeing Tour in Any 1 Place you choose.
Trip Exclusions: Food and Drinks, Entry Fee 150k/tomb (Minh Mang, Tu Duc, Khai Dinh, Dong Khanh), Tips for Tour Guide/Driver, Shopping.
Pickup included

Visit Any 4 Places with Guide

Tour Guide is Included: Trip include English Speaking Guide only, and Private Air-conditionered Car or Mini Van.
Sightseeing Places to Visit: Visit 4 Places, chosen from Tombs of Minh Mang/Khai Dinh/Tu Duc/Dong Khanh & Pagodas of Thien Mu/Tu Hieu with Tour Guide.
Duration: 5 hours: time is flexible, and depending on the sites you choose to visit. We do not limit your time for sightseeing.
Trip Inclusions: English speaking Guide, Private Air-conditioner Car/Van, Sightseeing Tour in Any 4 Places You Choose.
Trip Exclusions: Food and Drinks, Entry Fee 150k/tomb (Minh Mang, Tu Duc, Khai Dinh, Dong Khanh), Shopping, Tips for Tour Guide/Driver.
Pickup included

Visit Any 1 Place with Driver

Tour Guide is not included.: You will be touring by Private Car with driver. Extra charge if you would like to have English speaking Guide, please confirm
Sightseeing Places to Visit: Visit 1 Place, chosen from Tombs of Minh Mang/Khai Dinh/Tu Duc/Dong Khanh & Pagodas of Thien Mu/Tu Hieu with Driver Only.
Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes: time is flexible, and depending on speed of your group. We do not limit your time for sightseeing.
Trip Inclusions: Private Air-conditionered Car/Van with Experienced Driver, Sightseeing Stops in any 1 place you choose in the list.
Trip Exclusions: Tour Guide, Food & Drinks, Entry Fee 150k/tomb (Minh Mang, Tu Duc, Khai Dinh, Dong Khanh), Tips, Things not mentioned.
Pickup included

What's included

  • Please check in each option, as we have different options with different prices and inclusions.
  • Food and Drinks, Tips/gratuities for Tour Guide and Driver
  • Each Mausoleum

What to expect

  1. Tomb of Khai Dinh
    30m · Admission ticket not included
    OPTIONAL STOP: The only one Tomb of the Nguyen's Emperors built with blended architecture of Vietnamese, Indian and Western. You can choose to visit Minh Mang Tomb or Khai Dinh Tomb instead if you like - Ticket 100k/Adult/Tomb.
  2. Mausoleum of Emperor Minh Mang
    45m · Admission ticket not included
    OPTIONAL STOP: Tomb built from 1840 to 1843 by Son of Minh Mang - King Thieu Tri. Minh Mang Tomb, whose literal name is Hieu Lang, built by Emperor Thieu Tri of the Nguyen Dynasty, is located on Cam Ke mountain, An Bang hamlet, Huong Tho commune, Hue city, Thua Thien Hue province, near Bang junction. Lang is the confluence of two streams, Huu Trach and Ta Trach, forming the Perfume River, 12 km from the center of Hue city. Minh Mang Mausoleum was built from 1840 to 1843, when it was completed, it mobilized up to ten thousand workers and soldiers.
  3. Tomb of Tu Duc
    45m · Admission ticket not included
    OPTIONAL STOP: Tu Duc started his tomb long before die in 1883. The major area of the tomb were built from 1864 to 1867, along with later temple buildings that used as a royal palace for Tu Duc and his wives when he was still alive. Construction of the tomb needed too much labor and heavy tax that there was an abortive coup against Tu Duc in 1866.
  4. Thien Mu Pagoda
    30m
    OPTIONAL STOP: Thien Mu is a peaceful and iconic monument in the midst of Hue, Vietnam, inviting tourists with its rich history and religious importance. Situated elegantly on Ha Khe Hill, overlooking the peaceful Huong River, this seven-tiered pagoda is not only an architectural wonder; it’s a living history of centuries of Vietnamese Buddhism and the imperial past. A visit here is a journey back in time, a moment of peaceful reflection, and an experience you will never forget which symbolizes the historical loveliness of Hue.
  5. Imperial Tomb of Dong Khanh
    30m · Admission ticket not included
    OPTIONAL STOP: Possessing a unique Asian-European architectural style, Dong Khanh Tomb has been recognized by UNESCO as a world cultural heritage. Dong Khanh Tomb is a unique architectural work in the system of Nguyen Dynasty mausoleums in the ancient capital of Hue.
  6. Tu Hieu Pagoda
    30m
    OPTIONAL STOP: One of the ancient Vietnamese pagodas, Tu Hieu pagoda, is a must-see for all visitors to Thua Thien Hue province. Visitors can take part in ceremonies such as chanting sutras or offering incense for peace and good luck. With its beautiful landscapes and ancient architecture, this pagoda in Hue gives locals and tourists an insight into the country's fascinating culture.
  7. Hue Imperial City (The Citadel)
    5m · Admission ticket not included
    OPTIONAL FINISHING POINT: After sightseeing day trip, our tour guide/driver can drop you off in Hue Imperial City, you can buy entry ticket for your own discovery of the area. Or we can drop you back to your hotel in city center. And we finish our fantastic Hue Royal Tombs Tour.

Meeting and pickup

Pickup details

Pick up service is included for City Center Located Hotels or Train Station in Hue City. There will be surcharge for pick up in Airports, Cruise Ports, or Hotels Located Outside of City Center. So please specify your address for the convenience of pick-up service.

Additional information

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
  • Child rate applies only when sharing with 2 full paying adults

Cancellation policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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