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Hue Imperial City Walking Tour
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Hue
Explore Hue’s Imperial City in 2.5 hours with a local guide. Discover Vietnam’s first UNESCO site affordably. Book your small group tour now.
Explore Hue’s Imperial City in 2.5 hours with a local guide. Discover Vietnam’s first UNESCO site affordably. Book your small group tour now.
Duration:
2 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Hue Imperial City (The Citadel) - Discover the residence and workplace of 13 Nguyen Dynasty kings from 1802-1945. Delve into Vietnamese history, the establishment of Hue as the capital, and significant events of the last feudal dynasty. Stroll through the Imperial Citadel to appreciate and learn about its fascinating architecture, including…
- Hue Imperial City (The Citadel) - Discover the residence and workplace of 13 Nguyen Dynasty kings from 1802-1945. Delve into Vietnamese history, the establishment of Hue as the capital, and significant events of the last feudal dynasty. Stroll through the Imperial Citadel to appreciate and learn about its fascinating architecture, including notable structures like Thai Hoa Palace, Hien Lam Cac, The Mieu, and Dien Tho, where the king’s mother resided. Continue your exploration of the Forbidden City with Kien Trung Palace, Thai Binh Lau, and finally, the Royal Garden. The tour concludes at Hien Nhon gate.
What's Included
- Guiding fee
- Guiding fee
What's Not Included
- Imperial city entrance fee (200.000vnd per person)
- Imperial city entrance fee (200.000vnd per person)
Additional Information
You’ve just arrived in Huế and are eager to delve into the beauty of this city through a short tour but aren’t sure where to start, then this is the perfect program tailored just for you: The Walking Tour Inside Imperial City. With a concise duration of 2.5 hours, strolling through the Imperial City accompanied by a knowledgeable and local tour guide,…
You’ve just arrived in Huế and are eager to delve into the beauty of this city through a short tour but aren’t sure where to start, then this is the perfect program tailored just for you: The Walking Tour Inside Imperial City. With a concise duration of 2.5 hours, strolling through the Imperial City accompanied by a knowledgeable and local tour guide, all at an affordable price, will undoubtedly be the best choice to gain deeper insights into Huế, the city with the first UNESCO-recognized heritage site in Vietnam since 1993.
Please note:
Tour location: Imperial City Hue
Duration: 2,5 hours
Type: Small group (Maximum 10 people)
Entrance fee: Not include
If you prefer a private tour, Please feel free to drop us a message.
Location
Hue Imperial City Ticket Office
Tour Guide will wait for you at the ticket booth in front of Ngo Mon gate which leads to Imperial city. We will send you google map location via WhatsApp!
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Olgakz2489pv
Apr 12, 2025
Wonderful Small Group Tour - My husband and I both loved our tour with our guide Hoa. Our group only had 4 people which was perfect. Hoa's English was fantastic, she was very clear, gave relevant and interesting historical information about the Imperial City in right-sized amounts, and paused to give us enough time to take photos and explore as we went along. The length of the tour felt very appropriate - we covered a lot without being overwhelmed. Two thumbs up!
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Lam_l
Mar 7, 2025
A must in Hue! - We had an incredible time on our private tour of the Imperial Palace. Booking and communication with our guide was easy. Our knowledgeable tour guide shared valuable insights and allowed us ample time to explore and take photographs at each section of the palace. Her attentiveness was remarkable, as she promptly addressed all our queries. Even after the tour ended, she kindly suggested places to dine and landmarks to visit. I highly recommend booking this tour!
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923kentonh
Dec 5, 2024
More an experience than a tour - I generally don't love tours like this, but this was an exception.
Our guide, Ngoc, is a historian who specializes in this period of Vietnamese history. This means that rather than a memorized schtick from a teenager with a summer job, Ngoc was able to provide rich storytelling that contextualized what we were seeing. All of us, especially our 10-year-old, could feel and be affected by the history rather than just hear about it.
Spending time with Ngoc was the highlight of our entire Vietnam adventure.
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253shahadh
Nov 12, 2024
Amazing informative tour! Do not hesitate to book - Incredible tour and so informative! Ngoc’s brother was also working on the restoration of the site, so he gave us l unique insight that no one else knew. He kindly even took a few photos of us and took us to places with better views away from all the crowds and even recommend some reading material on Vietnamese history ! Thank you so much Ngoc 😊
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Jacob
Oct 3, 2024
Kind Tour Guide with Lots of Knowledge :) - Trinh was extremely kind and her English was incredibly good (understanding my fairly hard to understand midlander accent). She was very knowledgeable about the area and Vietnam in general, answering all of my questions. She clearly knows the sight well and enjoys her job and it was interesting just hearing her perspective about things, let alone about the tour itself :) if you’re going to book a tour I would strongly suggest her as your guide :)
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Peter
Jul 13, 2024
Fascinating historical and cultural introduction to Hue - This was the best historical tour we have done in Vietnam. Our guide Ngoc was exceptional. He gave us an amazing background on Hue and particularly the period of the Nguyen Dynasty. We learned a lot about the behind the scene plots and intrigues that occurred during this period (including murder and poisoning of kings) which outdo any TV drama.
We learned about the construction of the Imperial city and the Citadel, there are some amazing structures to view, and also the impact of war - bullet holes are visible in some walls from the Tet offensive during the Vietnam war.
We highly recommend Ngoc - having studied History at Uni and fluent in English, he really made this period come alive for us and is clearly so passionate about it. Importantly for us, our teenagers loved the experience.
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Compass38138280934
Jun 29, 2024
Amazing tour guide! - Ngoc was an amazing tour guide! Extremely knowledgable and answered all our questions! We learnt so much and the sites we saw were beautiful, it gave us a great taste of Vietnam and its unique culture. We would definitely recommend, our entire family enjoyed it :)
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451jamef
Jun 27, 2024
A private look into the lives and deaths of the Vietnam dynasties. - Set up the appointment late and had a unique schedule request, all washandled in the most professional manner. Ngoc Luu is an expert on the Dynasties of Vietnsm . As an educational professional it wasso refreshing to hear his eloquent monolog/ dialog about the dynamics and drama as we passed through history. Ngoc is a good listener, who answered my enquiries with critical thinking responses.
I learned so much , and I would love to do a whole day adventure with him.
Ps he also gave a great recommendation for lunch. Best food I've had so far on this excursion. Highly , recommend anytime spent with Ngoc. A true scholar.
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H570qdmarionm
Jun 24, 2024
Best guide! - Visiting the Imperial City was an absolute highlight of our trip. The restoration efforts have paid off beautifully, making every corner of the city a breathtaking snapshot of history brought back to life.
But the real star of our visit was our guide Ngoc. He was incredibly knowledgeable, brimming with great stories that painted a vivid picture of the city's past. His enthusiasm for the history was contagious, and he made sure everyone was engaged and having a great time. His guidance turned a simple tour into a memorable moment.
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S8392cicarmens
Jun 24, 2024
Excellent guide - Ngoc has been our best guide during our trip in Vietnam. Know the story perfectly and make you really live it. Perfect tour to know the imperial city of Hue and enter the Nguyen dynasty. Super recommended!!!
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