The Perfume Pagoda is one of the highlights of the Hanoi area and one of the most important religious sites in Buddhist Vietnam. Every spring, after the Vietnamese New Year, thousands of Vietnamese pilgrims come here to pray for all the health and prosperity they need to get them through the year. The pagoda itself is situated in a huge cave built into limestone cliffs and can only be reached by boat as there are no roads. You glide along scenic waterways and walk up steep mountain paths, visiting the pagodas and temples built in this area over the centuries.
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Morning, our guide and mini-van come to your hotel to pick you up for departing Hanoi. It takes two hours of driving through the picturesque countryside and back roads to the village of Duc for some refreshments before boarding our boats for a 1.5 hour ride along the scenic Yen river, surrounded by dramatic limestone cliffs. After this we walk to the Thien Tru Pagoda (Heaven’s Kitchen) and the Perfume Cave and Perfume Pagoda – an hours walk in total. On our way back we visit Giai Oan and Tuyet Son Pagodas. Lunch will be at one of the little food stalls near Thien Tru Pagoda.
After lunch the boat will take us back to our van for returning to Hanoi. Arrival in Hanoi around 18.30.
End of the tour!
Inclusion:
- Hotel pick-up and return
- New minivan
- Entrance fees
- Mineral water
- Lunch
- English speaking guide
Exclusion:
- Drinks.
- Tips.
- Personal expenses.
