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Itinerary
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Pass By: Tien Sa Lighthouse, Son Tra District Son Tra Mountain, Da Nang Vietnam

Pick up from Tien Sa port

Stop At: Hai Van Pass, Phu Tho Vietnam

Hai Van Pass, also known as Ai Van Pass is the natural boundary between Thua Thien - Hue province and Da Nang city. With a length of 21km, Hai Van Pass traverses towering mountains of spectacular Truong Son mountain range. As one of the most impressive attractions in Hue, Hai Van Pass has been considered the most beautiful scenery and most rugged pass in Vietnam on the journey to discover this beautiful country.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Hue Imperial City (The Citadel), Hue Vietnam

Famous for the poetic and charming beauty, Hue was chosen to be the capital of the Southern kingdom under Nguyen Lords’ dynasty long time ago. Additionally, Nguyen Lords decided to build a citadel complex where normal residents and royal families can live. Therefore, this grandeur architecture was planned to be built in 1803 by Gia Long and completed during 27 years from 1805 to 1832, under the reign of Minh Mang. It situated in the Northern bank of Perfume River, covered an area of 520 ha with three circles of ramparts, Hue capital citadel, Royal citadel and Forbidden citadel. At that time, Hue imperial citadel became the most massive structure being built in modern history of Vietnam involving thousands of workers, millions cubic meters of rock and huge burden of workload. The Ngu Binh Mountain in the South is used as a front screening elevation. The Con Hen and Con Da Vien (both are sand dunes) on the Perfume River are chosen as geomancy condition “dragon on the left, tiger on the right” to protect the capital city.

Duration: 1 hour

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Included

Port pickup and drop-off
Bottled water
Professional guide
Port fee
Transport by vehicle
Lunch
Entry/Admission - Hai Van Pass
Entry/Admission - Hue Imperial City (The Citadel)

Not included

Souvenir photos (available to purchase)
Gratuities for guide and driver (optional)
Peak season surcharges for Tet festival (Jan 27 to Feb 5 2017)

Additional

Confirmation will be received at time of booking

Features

Tourism

100%

Cultural

65%

Aquatic

30%

Reviews

5.0

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Kevin C

5 | 2019-03-11

We had a great one day trip from Da Nang to Hue. It was worth the couple of hour drive to get there. We took the scenic route on the way to Hue - very pretty (although a little foggy in spots). In Hue we toured the Citadel (really great), a Pagoda, the tomb of a king and took a ride on the Perfume River. We then had a lovely lunch. The guide and driver were fantastic. We highly recommend this trip for a short but great introduction to Hue.

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