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 Traveller's Tales: Places to go and see in Hue, Vietnam
Take a tour of the top places to go in Hue, Vietnam. You may read about must see places and activities in the area. 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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| K Tremaine |
28 December 2004 |
Stayed at Huong Giang Hotel - Hue, Vietnam.
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We spent 2 days in Hue and particularly enjoyed visiting the Imperial City as well as Tu Duc's and Minh Mang's tombs. Allow at least 2 hours looking around the Imperial city and get a guide to show you around. We hired a taxi to take us to Tu Duc's tomb which cost just over $3 and the driver waited around for us. We hired a boat on the river to go to Minh Mang's tomb and the Pagoda of Heavenly Lady. While it was a pleasant boat ride if you were pushed for time in Hue, I would do these sites by taxi as the boat ride was fairly long and a bit monotonous. A restaurant I would recommend is La Carambole in Pham Ngu Lao.
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| P Gajda |
25 August 2004 |
Stayed at Huong Giang Hotel - Hue, Vietnam.
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Hue is a wonderful destination in Vietnam. Highly recommended to spend 2 full days: one day sightseeing in/around Hue. Second day rent a boat for a cruise / sightseeing up the Perfume river.
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| A Hartley |
24 January 2004 |
Stayed at Saigon Morin - Hue, Vietnam.
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The Citadel and Forbidden City are very interesting-we were there for Tet and witnessed a beautiful fireworks display. We recommend renting motorcycles and exploring the countryside-beautiful!!
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| T Kao |
07 November 2003 |
Stayed at Saigon Morin - Hue, Vietnam.
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Visited the citadel on the first day, and was interesting to wander around the vast grounds. The next day, hired a private car for $20 to visit Thien Mu Pagoda and three Emperor's tombs - Ming Mang, Khai Dinh, Tu Duc.
All were worth seeing except for the pagoda. The pagoda was unremarkable in my opinion.
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| S Desmond |
21 September 2003 |
Stayed at Saigon Morin - Hue, Vietnam.
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We allowed a week for Hue, which was probably 3 days too long. The things to do in Hue are: visit the Citadel, take a boat trip to visit the mausoleums and beautiful temples, visit the embroidery factory and if you're feeling brave, hire bikes and cycle 14km to the beach. There's a great bar in the centre of Hue - the DMZ bar - which is a travellers' spot. Great for pool, beer and exchanging stories.
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| B Wilson |
14 September 2003 |
Stayed at Huong Giang Hotel - Hue, Vietnam.
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Great for DMZ tours - highly recommended - used Sinh Tour Desk at the Mandarin Cafe. Guide superb - very knowledgable. Beware most persistent cyclos we experienced in Vietnam were in Hue. Two characters followed us for 30 minutes before calling off.
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| T Sarro |
28 March 2003 |
Stayed at Saigon Morin - Hue, Vietnam.
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There are many wonderful things to see in Hue. The East Gate of the citadel, and the Dynastic Urns are "must see".
For some local color and good Vietnamese food, try Am Phu at 35 Nguyen Thai Hoc. This is a place popular with the locals, so do not expect "tourist" amenities, although the menu does have an English translation. The food is simple but excellent. Geckoes scurry freely on the walls. The pork hash and miscellaneous rice were very good.
A train ride down to DaNang to see the Cham museum is a worthwhile adventure. It takes a full day.
The Minh Mang tomb complex is also very interesting. The water gardens were an unexpected pleasure.
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| R Keating |
20 March 2003 |
Stayed at Saigon Morin - Hue, Vietnam.
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Worth going to for a day or two, should visit in conjunction with Hoi An (a nice beach stop). The drive from Hoi An to Hue was great.
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| S And kerry mcgowan |
22 February 2003 |
Stayed at Saigon Morin - Hue, Vietnam.
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Hue offers so much that it should not be skipped over in a day or two, nor should it be just a base for the Demilitarised Zone to the north.
In fact, if you're not a war buff, or have a terrific imagination, I'd be inclined to skip the DMZ in favour of the many old tombs, palaces and Hue's Old Citidel, as they offer far more about Vietnamese history than the DMZ will ever provide.
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| T Skalak |
14 February 2003 |
Stayed at Saigon Morin - Hue, Vietnam.
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Boat trip on the river with tomb visits, palace. With the cyclo in the streets of the old town.
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