Perfume Pagoda Full day Private tour
Description
- Driving deeply into Red River Delta - Private rowing Sampan along Yen Stream - Hiking to Thien Tru (Heaven's kitchen) Pagoda - Hiking/cable car to Huong Tich cave within the main pagoda of Perfume pagoda - Lunch at a local restaurant - A quick visit to Van Phuc Silk Village
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Itinerary
Arrive at the harbor; you will get on a small boat rowing on Yen Vi River to a mountain. Perfume pagoda is a folk name people used to call the area. There are more than ten Buddhist pagodas and some Temples in here. Thien Tru and Huong Tich are the main ones. Festival of this complex takes part in from 1st lunar month to 3rd lunar month. During this period, many Vietnamese pilgrimage to the area. It will be very crowded. Perfume pagoda pilgrimage is considered the biggest festival in Red River Delta. It will take 30 minutes for rowing a sampan from harbor to the main pagoda area. Along the river, it is very quite. You can hear the sound water crush into the boat. Somewhere, you see the local people plant vegetable, rice or collecting the snail, crap or mussels… One part of the river, water is very clear; you can the water plants as if there is a lush garden under the water.
You take a hiking to the main Pagoda, Huong Tich cave. It will take you about more than 1 hour for hiking up to the mountain; with the length of the path is 2.5km. Long time ago, it was said to be the most beautiful cave in Vietnam. If you afraid of getting tired, you can choose going by cable. Hiking along the way, you can see a lot of tree, listen to the bird’s song and breathe the fresh air. Lunch is followed by visiting to Thien Tru pagoda. The pagoda is considered the oldest one in Vietnam. Its name means the kitchen in the Heaven. In a patrolling to the south of a King under Le Dynasty, the King stop there and found that the pagoda is in the location of Thien Tru star group, then he named the pagoda the name of the star.
a Silk village in the suburban of Hanoi.
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Important Information
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Child rate applies only when sharing with 2 paying adults
- Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
Reviews(5)
Picked up from Hotel early and had a full day private tour outside Hanoi. Our guide was Ky, and was grate! Willing to answer any questions, both on the sights on the way, or anything while on the actual tour. Aside, always offering information. A great tour to a very unusual Temple Inside a fantastic cave. Taken to the temple by boat trip, long walk and a cable car ride. Highly recommended.
Dear Rob, Thank you so much for sharing your wonderful feedback! We're delighted to hear that you enjoyed your full-day tour to the Perfume Pagoda and that the experience left such a positive impression. It’s great to know that the combination of the scenic boat ride, peaceful walk, and cable car journey to the temple made for a memorable day. We’re especially happy that Ky helped make your trip even more enjoyable with his knowledge, friendliness, and willingness to share insights along the way. Your kind recommendation means a lot to us. We truly appreciate you choosing Asianway Travel and hope to welcome you back for more unique adventures across Vietnam! Warm regards, The Asianway Travel Team
Ky was very knowledgeable and enjoyable to be with. He guided us with care of exertion on this active adventure! The cave and pagoda were unforgettable!! Ky took excellent photos for us and that was a special treat for our memory book!
Dear Ms. Cindy, Thank you so much for sharing your wonderful feedback on our Perfume Pagoda Full Day Private Tour! We’re truly delighted to hear that you enjoyed this active adventure and found the experience at the cave and pagoda unforgettable. It’s great to know that Ky took such good care of you throughout the hike and even helped capture memorable photos for your trip, we’ll be sure to share your kind words with him. Your satisfaction is our greatest reward, and we hope to welcome you back soon for another amazing journey in Vietnam! Warm regards, Asianway Travel Team
Excellent trip management and especially by Jenni. She is the person who went much much ahead and helped with all my queries and ensured my trip with family was a memorable one. James as a tour guide was excellent. The Trang An location is such scenic that you feel like paradise. Will recommend Asianway travel to all.
Dear Escape31919363005, Thank you so much for your feedback about our services. I just want you to know that we are truly excited to accompany you and feel honored to be your choice. Your feedback is really meaningful to our company. It is a great inspiration for us to try our best continuously. Therefore, if you have any suggestions for our services, do not hesitate to share them with us. Again, thank you so much! Customers like you are the reason why we strive to do the best in our services. We cannot achieve this success without you as our customer. You are a valued customer to us. Our company promises to provide high-quality services for your upcoming trip as well as outstanding customer service at every step. Warm regards, Asianway Travel Team
Good day, see lots of countryside and river life as well as a little fun in the Sam pan boat ride and cable car trip up the top. Guide was friendly and informative and travelled at our pace - he was considerate of my arthritic knees on the many stairs and walked and talked slowly with me which was great. Great cultural experience.
Dear Narelle, Thank you very much for your feedback about our services. I just want you to know that we are truly excited to accompany you and feel honored to be your choice. Your feedback is really meaningful to our company. It is a great inspiration for us to try our best continuously. Therefore, if you have any suggestions for our services, do not hesitate to share them with us. Again, thank you so much! Customers like you are the reason why we strive to do the best at our services. We cannot achieve this success without you as our customer. You are a valued customer to us. Our company promises to provide high-quality services for your upcoming trip as well as outstanding customer service at every step. Warm regards, Asianway Travel Team
Our guide Huy was terrific perfume pagoda is an authentic less touristy destination. We had a private tour with a comfy van, AC, water provided. It is a long day but highly recommend for the adventurous. A 2 hr drive to the “stream” where we had a gorgeous and peaceful boat trip to the pagoda area. The scenery is magnificent with verdant green jagged limestone mountains on either side. In the early morning the water lilies were open with deep purple burgundy colored blossoms. The boats are not luxurious with seats are very low to the bottom of the boat making it less than comfortable and are rowed by a Vietnamese woman a heroic task. Despite the uncomfortable boat the trip is well worth it. The Vetnamese New Year is only 2 weeks away when this area will be packed. We had very few other boats except those bringing supplies to get ready for the annual festivities. Once you arrive you climb uphill over many steps that are interrupted by walkways, not very difficult to the cable car and up up and away to the area with the cave pagoda. Again a bit of climbing up and downstairs but manageable even for me who is not in the best shape.The perfume pagoda is unique and well worth the trip into the cave. Huy was very educational explaining the meaning of all. After the cable car return trip had a typical Vietnamese lunch, way too much food and visited the more traditional pagoda right next door, a magnificent and the most picturesque pagoda we have so far visited. Return trip was uneventful. Plans originally were to visit a silk factory but we asked them to modify the plans to take us to Bhat Tring the pottery village outside Hanoi proper and Huy and the tour company agreed. We only had a short time there and could have spent hours and many more $ but enjoyed a brief visit and bought 2 exquisite ceramic pieces. I highly recommend this tour off the beaten path.
