IMPERIAL TOMB and AUTHENTIC VILLAGE THUY BIEU

08:30 Depart from the hotel, Starting to bike to Tu Duc tomb- about 7 km - from Hue City, Tu Duc Tomb is considered as one of the most beautiful, picturesque and largest works of architecture of Nguyen Dynasty’s royal palaces and tombs. On the way, Visiting incense and conical making family to discover the daily life of local people while they are working strenuously with joy and enthusiasm.

10:30 On the way to Thuy bieu village we will take a  stop in Ho Quyen – Battle Arena of Tigers and Elephants- - a typical relaxing activity of the King and royal family at that time - and Voi Re- Screaming Elephants Altar..  The last battle was held in 1904 under the King Thanh Thai. This arena was built in 1830 under reign of the king Minh Mang 1820-1841

We continue biking through an orphanage …. to fulfill their dream to go to school.

 12:00 Keep cycling toward Thuy Bieu Village along verdant paths; you can see local people’s daily life. Thuy Bieu Village has been well-known with its immense grapefruit gardens, which are really different from other species that you could see in Viet Nam. It’s smaller but sweeter and known under the name of Thanh Tra people which was only provided for the Royal Family. Have a nice biking and walking tour around quiet Thuy Bieu Village, feeling the comfortable vibes in a friendly air of local life. While biking , taking short stop in schools, communal houses, ancient temples and especially the garden house - Its housing architecture is typical of Hue and the Nguyen dynasty with small cottages hidden in large luxuriant gardens, long gates and fences carved out of ornamental trees. Thuy Bieu is a hidden gem of untouched nature and culture in Vietnam. Then continuing to bike through the 2 most famous pristine hamlets Nguyet Bieu and Luong Quan where you can contemplate lush greens and its laid back lifestyle.

Stop to take photos in rice fields and church’s.

13:00 Arriving Thuy Bieu to a local house for cooking class, you will prepare lunch by yourself with our chief’s instruction to make Hue’s specialties. Then you will have lunch with the Hue’s traditional specialities that you have just cooked.

Relax by steeping your foot in medicinal herb water – a traditional therapeutic practice.

14h30 Come back on boat for cruise along the poetic Perfume River to experience the daily life of local people as well as contemplate the beauty of landscapes and fill your heart and mind with fresh air. Main destination of our journey is the iconic Thien Mu Pagoda (Heavenly Lady Pagoda) which was built in 1601-the symbol of Hue city. On the boat you can admire the daily life of local , old bridge built by the French- (Trang Tien bridge). Then stroll sunset on the river and come back to your hotel at 16h.