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 Traveller's Tales: Events in Hue, Vietnam
Find out about special events in Hue, Vietnam. You may read about local events and festivals. Also, you might want to read our
Central Vietnam city guide,
Halong Bay city guide,
Hanoi city guide,
Ho Chi Minh city guide,
Phan Thiet city guide,
and Hoi An city guide.
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| A Lin |
07 May 2002 |
Stayed at Saigon Morin - Hue, Vietnam.
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We happened to arrive in Hue during the Hue festival, which occurs every 2 years for 2 weeks. It's the best time in Hue, celebrating Vietnam's cultural heritage with multiple cultural shows held in the Imperial Citidel. Hue has the best food in Vietnam.
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| G Browne |
22 January 2001 |
Stayed at Century Riverside Hotel Hue - Hue, Vietnam.
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We had a day and a half in Hue, and that was long enough. The Imperial City is worth visiting - although many of the buildings have been destroyed, the main gate is impressive and there are a number of other buildings worth exploring. USD 5 entrance fee is a bit much, although this seems to be standard in and around Hue. We spent an hour or so there. Our full day we spent on a tour to the old tombs - a boat ride arranged through the Sinh Cafe, on the main road close to the main bridge cost USD2 per person, including lunch (very basic though). The trip visited 2 pagodas and 3 tombs. The Tu Duc tomb was worth seeing, but the Minh Mang tomb was not - not well preserved. Nice setting, but not for USD5 per person. The Kiet ??? (name?) tomb was also worth a visit - great view of it on the hillside. Both the Tu Duc and Kiet ??? tombs are about 2km from where the boat docks. While you can walk, its best to jump on the back of a waiting motorcycle, which gets you there and back quickly for 20,000 Dong, providing more time to look around.
Generally, we found Hue much more expensive than Hanoi, and the food less appetising. We struggled to find any evidence of the supposed food excellence in Hue. 2 nights here was enough.
There is a pharmacy tucked away in the street parallel to the main road, on the same side as the Sinh cafe.
Before leaving Australia, we had arranged a car with guide to take us from Hue to Hoi An. It's 140km, and takes about 4 hours driving. Worth stopping to see the Marble Mountains (and stop at the shops selling fantastic marble sculptures) and the Cham Museum in Danang. China Beach is a beach - other than a touch of history, nothing worth stopping for.
I'm not sure what we paid for this trip from Australia, but there are lots of tour cafes in Hue offering this trip, for a few dollars pp. if in a group bus.
Hoi An is a very nice town, and we much preferred it to Hue. Note that the river in Hoi An floods every year (Nov / Dec), so unless you're into rowing up and down flooded streets, leave your visit to another time of year. Clothing shops abound in Hoi An.
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| H Mitchell |
17 January 2001 |
Stayed at Century Riverside Hotel Hue - Hue, Vietnam.
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Hue was a great place to hire cyclo drivers, the roads weren't too busy and it was a wonderful way to see everything, the drivers know where everything is and they will happily negiotate for you if need be. Ours took us to the markets which was very exciting as Tet was fast approaching, it was crowded, colourful and you could get anything. The Citadel is an essential place to visit, we had been told it wasn't worth going to but I am very glad we didn't listen on this occasion to our fellow travellers. You need a couple of hours to wander around, the architecture and decoration is quite well preserved in some sections and it gives you an idea of the structure within a structure existence of the time. It was also wonderful to wander around a laid out garden without lots of people around, it was peaceful, and the sounds of a flute floating from the former library was very atmospheric. The tour along the river to various sites was worth it but it became rather costly with all the entrance fees and compulsory rides on motorbikes to the actual sites. I would rather pay everything upfront and not be hit by those hidden costs as the trip went along. The best restaurant in town has to be the Mandarin, don't be put off by what it looks like ( I actually liked what it looked like although I heard several people say they were put off by its appearance). The food is fantastic and the prices are unbelievably cheap and there are some wonderful photographs around the walls.
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