If you would like to travel to ancient places and stunning natural views, and escape from from noisy vehicles. This biking tour to Hue Royal Tombs will be the best option for you. In this half-day biking tour, we will introduce to you three famous tombs, which are Tu Duc, Thieu Tri and Khai Dinh, and the Tiger Arena in Hue city. You can also explore these beautiful sites above and beautiful natural landscapes by bike with us.
Highlights:
• Travel to Tiger Arena
• Visit Tu Duc tomb, Thieu Tri tomb and Khai Dinh tomb
• Visit a Buddhism statue
• Enjoy local food
• Experience with bicycles around Hue city.
Schedule detail:
• Duration: around 5 hours.
• Pickup location: Hotels located in Hue city center.
• Pickup time: morning
• Drop off: Hotels located in Hue city center.
Details of Itinerary:
We will start from your hotel to get on private bikes. We will cycle along the Perfume River on the lovely streets to the first destination- Tiger Arena, which is about 3 kilometers away from the city center. Tiger Arena is a unique place used for fighting between Tigers and Elephants in the past.
Continue our journey by biking through a small road in a beautiful village filled with green fields in order to get to Tu Duc tomb. Tu Duc tomb is located in a narrow valley in Duong Xuan Thuong village (currently Thuong Ba village, Thuy Xuan Commune, Hue City) around 7 km from city center. It is one of the most beautiful works of royal architecture of the Nguyen dynasty. The tomb lies in a boundless pine forest.
After visiting Tu Duc tomb, we will bike to the Thieu Tri tomb. Thieu Tri is the third king of Nguyen Dynasty, and had seven years on the throne from 1841 – 1848. On the way there, you will be able to see the real life of local people on the farm and at peaceful village, as well as breathe fresh air in this countryside area.
Following the countryside after getting out of Thieu Tri tomb, we can see a famous Buddhism statue there. It is the holiest Buddhism place in Hue city that people always come to pray for health, cleverness or luckiness. You can climb up the mountain to see the statue and the ways people pray more clearly.
Then, we will visit Khai Dinh tomb. Khai Dinh is the twelve King of the Nguyen Dynasty and he made a lot of effort in building the nicest tomb in Nguyen dynasty. The tomb is a blend of Western and Eastern architecture.
We bike back to the city center and have lunch there. We may taste the local food of Hue Bun Bo Hue. After lunch, we will get back to your hotel.
The tour includes:
• Local English-speaking guide
• Mountain bikes with a set of bike tool
• Lunch – Bun Bo Hue noodle soup and one soft drink or local beer Huda (bigger lunch is as your request)
• Helmets
• Entrance fees for all sites as mentioned
• First aid kit
The tour excludes:
• Personal expense
• Tips and gratuities
• Travel insurance.
Required: Minimum: 2 pax; children should be from 12 years old.