Hue Motorbike Half Day Tour: Visit Unusual Things in Hue City
Description
Experience Hue City and its surroundings as locals do - by motorbike with Driver Riding over the distinctive Thanh Toan Covered Bridge to visit a nearby market Explore Former American Base & Chin Ham Bunker to learn about the Vietnam War Learning how local making Traditional Conical Hat & Perfume Incense Sticks Learn the brutality of the Tiger - Elephant Arena (the only Colosium in Vietnam)
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Itinerary
Thanh Toan Covered Bridge (Also known as Hue Japanese Covered Bridge) is a Wooden Arch Bridge with a tile roof crossing a ditch, located in Thanh Thuy Chanh village, Thuy Thanh commune, Huong Thuy town, Thua Thien - Hue province. It is about 8 km southeast of Hue city. This wooden bridge is classified as rare and has the highest artistic value among the ancient bridges in Vietnam.
An agriculture museum in Thanh Toan village, about 6km from Hue city, preserves traditional farming and fishing tools of the Hue people. The story of Hue is retold through the tools on display here.
built by French and used as weapon storages during French War. But when Vietnam War started in 1954, Ngo Dinh Can (Brother of First South Vietnam President Ngo Dinh Diem) used these bunkers to confine Viet Cong and Hue Local People, who disagreed South Vietnam Government.
Thủy Tiên lake is an abandoned water park in the outskirts of Huế, Vietnam that gained notoriety for its short operational period and dilapidated state, becoming a destination for urban explorers. The Hue city government said in 2022 that it would renovate the park and reopen it in March 2023, but it was later reported that problems had risen and it had not been possible as of August 2023, although it could be visited in its dilapidated and closed condition.
Vong Canh Hill used to be the place where the Nguyen kings chose to take a rest and sightseeing. Surrounding the hill is a system of tombs of Nguyen kings such as: Dong Khanh tomb, Tu Duc tomb, Thieu Tri tomb, Xuong Tho tomb, Ba Cung palace,... This was also an army base of US Army during the Vietnam War, and there are still some army bunkers left here.
Tiger Elephant Arena (Vietnamese: Hổ Quyền) is a relic in the ancient ruins of Hue, located in Truong Da hamlet, Thuy Bieu ward, Hue city. This place was a tiger breeding case and a unique arena that can not be found anywhere in the world. During the Nguyen Dynasty, this was the arena of the death war between elephants and tigers in order to sacrifice to the festival and serve the entertainment of the king, mandarins and people.
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 City Half Day Tour by Motorbike.
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What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
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. Please contact us
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Important Information
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Child rate applies only when sharing with 2 paying adults
- Dress code is smart casual
Reviews(6)
We were picked on at time by Nhy and spent the next four hours riding around the countryside visiting various sites. It was fantastic, would highly recommend if you want to get out of hue, off the beaten track style.
A fantastic tour with Nih our guide. Off the tourist trail, seeing what others would not. We highly recommend this tour with Nih.
Had an interesting tour with Hung as guide. He showed me Hué with his motorbike on an alternative way where tourists would never know. He has a good knowledge of his job. One of the best tourguides I have met. He helps you when necessary. I strongly advice to book this tour to see other less touristic sites. You will learn a lot of Hung.
Our guide Hong was wonderful!! Hong spoke excellent English and is very knowledgeable about the places we visited and could answer all our questions. We visited the covered bridge, a local market, Chin Ham Prison and the arena where elephants and tigers used to fight. Also stopped in and saw how the traditional Vietnamese hats are made and the kids had a turn at rolling some incense sticks. Would highly recommend this half day tour and hope Hong is your guide as we had a great time exploring the Hue area with him.
Dear CcksCcks Thank you very much for your great review to us. This is a big motivation for us to make our service even better. We highly appreciate that and best wishes to you . Adventure Journeys team.
We enjoyed the city half day tour with our guide Hung very much. The tour started out with a two hour visit of the citadel. Our guide was very knowledgeable about the imperial city as well as about the Vietnamese history in general. The second stop was the Thien Mu pagoda. Hung explained how and why this pagoda was built and told us how buddhist monks live. From there, a dragon boat took us back to the city. The boat trip allows you to cool down while enjoying a beautiful view of the river. We highly recommend the tour. Hung was a very sympathetic guide who provided us with lot of very interesting information on the history of Hue.
Hung (guide) and Phuoc (driver) provided us an amazing day visiting historical sites in and around Hue. Interesting background information about the Nguyen dinasty and the history of Vietnam. Lunch stop in a cosy restaurant. Thank you for that the delightfull day.
