Private tour Perfume pagoda from Hanoi

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8 hours (approximately)
Pickup offered
Offered in: English

The Perfume Pagoda is a vast complex of Buddhist temples and shrines built into the limestone Huong Tich Mountains. It is the site of a religious festival which draws large numbers of pilgrims from across Vietnam

A day trip to this famous Buddhist area offers you an interesting boat row along beautiful Yen River with scenery of Karst mountains; getting to know the local religious practice; riding a cable car.

8:30 am: Our tour guide and driver will pick you up at your hotel then transfer to Perfume Pagoda for 2 hours by private car. Enjoy sampan along Yen stream and cable car to get to the top of Huong Tich pagoda. Finish tour back to Hanoi around 5:00 pm. End of the tour services.

What's Included

Cable car
Private tour
Professional guide
All taxes, fees and handling charges
Lunch
Transport by private vehicle
Drinks
Gratuities
Souvenir photos (available to purchase)

Meeting and pickup

Pickup points
You can choose a pickup location at checkout (multiple pickup locations are available).
Pickup details:

Our tour guide will pick up you at your hotel at 8:30 am.

Itinerary

Duration: 8 hours (approximately)
  • 1

    Perfume Pagoda is a vast complex of Buddhist temples and shrines built into the limestone Huong Tich mountains. It is the site of a religious festival which draws large numbers of pilgrims from across Vietnam. The centre of the Huong Temple lies in Huong Son Commune, Mỹ Đức District, former Hà Tây Province (now Hanoi). The centre of this complex is the Perfume Temple, also known as Chua Trong (Inner Temple), located in Huong Tich Cave.

    4 hours • Admission ticket included
  • 2

    Beyond Den Trinh is Thien Tru (Heaven Kitchen) Pagoda, also known as Chua Ngoai (Outer Pagoda). Here one will find Vien Cong Bao Stupa, a brick structure where Ch’an Master Vien Quang, who led the reconstruction of the pagoda, is buried. Thien Thuy stupa, a naturally occurring structure that is the result of the erosion of a rocky hill, is also nearby. Thien Tru is also home to a bell tower and Hall of the Triple Gem, last restored in the 1980s.

    30 minutes • Admission ticket included

Additional info

  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • Please tell me the name of your hotel for pickup
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