The Perfume Pagoda (Chùa Hương) is a vast complex of Buddhist temples and shrines built into the limestone Huong Tich mountains. The Perfume Pagoda one of the most important religious sites in Buddhist Vietnam. Every spring, after the Lunar New Year, thousands of Vietnamese pilgrims come here to pray for all the health and prosperity they need to get them through the year. You will glide along scenic waterways and walk up steep mountain paths visiting the pagodas and temples that were built in this area over the last centuries.

The Huong 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…

About 60km southwest of Hanoi lies this striking complex of pagodas and Buddhist shrines built into the karst cliffs of Huong Tich Mountain (Mountain of the Fragrant Traces). Among the better-known sites here are Thien Tru (Kitchen of Heaven); Giai Oan Chu (Purgatorial Pagoda), where the faithful believe deities purify souls, cure sufferings and grant offspring to childless families; and Huong Tich Chu (Pagoda of the Perfumed Vestige). Its extremely popular with Vietnamese tourists from February to April, but remarkably peaceful during other times.

ITINERARY

A day trip to Perfume pagoda, the important religious Buddhist of Vietnam.

08:00 – 8.30 pick up at your hotel. We spend about two hours drive through the picturesque countryside and back roads to the village of Duc, where we get on a small boat for one hour trip up Yen stream to Thien Tru pagoda. The boat journeys down a narrow flowing stream fringed by rice fields, temples and grass and you will have the option to stop and visit some of these temples before heading to Huong Tich cave.

You may trek up (or take cable car to the mountain) to Perfume pagoda (top of the mountain), enjoy the spectacular landscape and learn more about typical Vietnamese Buddhist religious.

Optional for Cable car only 10 minutes to Huong Tich cave (the main Perfume pagoda).

Descending and have lunch at restaurant. Then get back to Thien Tru quay to visit more beautiful and precious sculptures, taking photos, worshiping, getting on boat again back to the wharf and drive back to your hotel in Hanoi about 18:00.

PRICE: 30 USD

Included

– Full transfers by A/C tourist car
– Boat trip
– Entrance fee
– Set Menu Lunch
– English speaking guide.

Excluded

– Cable car: 220.000đ/ 2 ways ticket, 150.000đ/ 1 way ticket
– Drinks
– Travel insurance
– Personal expenses.

Children rates:
– Children under 5 years: free, sharing seat with parents.
– Children 5-8 years: 75% rate of adult
– Children from 9 years is adults rate.

Notes
The itinerary can be changed due to weather, tide levels and operating conditions.
Special request (diet or vegetarian, …) should be sent before your departure date. Food will be prepar by local Restaurant with local food.