Đường Lâm ancient village

Travelling to Đường Lâm ancient village attracts by brick roads, unique laterite walls, well and majestic temples.
Golden straw cover Đường Lâm ancient village

In the ripen paddy season, on the ways of Đường Lâm ancient village is covered by rice straw, which is becoming a favourite destination of photographers and tourists.

Đường Lâm ancient village is far 44km from Hanoi, in Sơn Tây district. From Hanoi, you can easily go to the village by motorbike, bicycle or bus. After buying ticket, you can walk to the village. Mông Phụ Temple seems to wear a new dress in the ripen patty season.

The road throughout the well of Sái hamlet is softer as a golden straw carpet.

Travelling to Đường Lâm ancient village attracts by brick roads, unique laterite walls, well and majestic temples.

Well in Sủi hamlet with the stela of four words “Nhất Phiến Băng Tâm” which is to remind of preserving clean of the well forever.

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Harmonization between laterite and golden straw makes poetic picture of Vietnam village.

Corn to make soy sauce is dried on courtyard of an ancient house, in which many tourists can visit.

Courtyard of Mông Phụ Temple is a place to dry patty on the sunny day.

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September and October is the time harvesting peanut.

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Ripen pomegranate on the garden also bring a unique colour for the harvest season.

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Thu Bon River at night

Visitors will be surprised at the simple beauty of Vietnam central coast area which is not crowded and noisy like being in the city.
Boat trips on the Thu Bon River in Hoi An

One day on the river will gives the visitors unforgettable experiences

Taking part in a boat trip on the Thu Bon River will help visitors feel the specific beauty that you can find out only on this destination. The sun shines on the water making the river twinkle, the children’s smiles and fishermen’s warm-hearted take the visitors closer to the locals.

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Thu Bon River at night

Following the water, you can enjoy the beautiful landscape with green coconut trees on the two riversides and the fishermen’s life here. Then you can go to Cua Dai water front and Bay Mau coconut forest in which has a fishing village.

Bay Mau coconut forest

Visitors will be surprised at the simple beauty of Vietnam central coast area which is not crowded and noisy like being in the city.

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Thu Bon River

When you travel in Hoi An, don’t forget to take part in a boat trip on Thu Bon River and feel another Hoi An in your own way.

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Minimized world wonders in Thanh Ha Pottery Park

The right house features as backstroke furnace which is exhibition place of pottery products of Thanh Ha village and Bat Trang village, Phu Lang village, Vinh Long village, etc. with the meaning of experience, integration with large world. The two houses are connected through corridor to show traditional continuation with modern world.
Thanh Ha pottery village locates in Thanh Ha District, Hoi An city, far 2km from Hoi An’s Old Quarter in the western. The village was founded in the final years of 15 century, and then it is strongly developing with Hoi An port with major products with the aim of serving daily life of locals.

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Nowadays, you not only see ceramic products, visit peaceful villages of Quang Nam but also contemplate unique terracotta products in Thanh Ha terracotta park- museum.

At the beginning of the village, tourists will be attracted by red colour of brick, yellow colour of terracotta and green colour of trees.  

The terracotta museum is designed and owned by Nguyen Van Nguyen architect including 2 main houses feature for two kinds of furnace of Thanh Ha. The left house features for upside furnace to exhibit history and ancient evidences of Thanh Ha pottery village to preserve and save traditional beauty.

The third floor has large ceramic pictures to reappear activities of the village.

The right house features as backstroke furnace which is exhibition place of pottery products of Thanh Ha village and Bat Trang village, Phu Lang village, Vinh Long village, etc. with the meaning of experience, integration with large world. The two houses are connected through corridor to show traditional continuation with modern world.

The outside of the building is also designed with high symbolic. The middle is a lake covering small yard- feature for broaching table. Wood bridge expresses that the artists is used water power in the pottery village.

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The most attractive thing is minimized ceramic products of the world wonders with famous landscapes of Vietnam. All thing is created from terracotta and skilful hands of artists. Tourists will definitely be surprised by minimized Sydney Opera House in Vietnam.

Or Pyramid, Colosseum arena, Pisa leaning tower next to White House, Statue of Liberty and Buckingham Palace.

Taj Mahal, the proud of India, features for endless love and it also is one of seven world wonders.

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Discovering Hoi An half Day Tour

You will visit some highlight destinations like Cau Nhat Ban pagoda with 400 years old history, Fujian Chinese Congregation , history museum, traditional opera house, Hoi An market.
Hoi An, which is a world heritage of Vietnam, has long been a cultural crossroad and remains such a ancient beauty after nearly 300 circles of the four seasons.

Hoi An,  which is a world heritage of Vietnam, has long been a cultural crossroad and remains such a  ancient beauty after nearly 300 circles of the four seasons. Its buildings and its street plan reflect the influences, both indigenous and foreign, that have combined to produce this unique heritage site.

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Need to know: 

Destination: Hoi An's Old Quarter

Duration: half day

Pick up: At your hotel

Drop off: At your hotel

Type of tour: Private or Group

Detail Itinerary:

Hoi An half Day Tour

Tourists will spend a haft day to explore the charming wharf city. Along narrow roads, ancient houses appear with unique architectural cooperation of different countries like China architecture, Japan architecture, France architecture and Europe architecture. You will visit some highlight destinations like Cau Nhat Ban pagoda with 400 years old history, Fujian Chinese Congregation , history museum, traditional opera house, Hoi An market. Beside, tourists will walk around the old quarter to visit some art exhibition room and sewing shop if you want to sew traditional dress- Áo Dài of Vietnam.

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Tour guide will drop off you at your hotel. Ending an amazing trip!

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What’s Included:

Professional English speaking tour guide

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Top 4-stars hotels in Hue - part 3

Park View Hotel is a stylish four-star hotel. Our hotel is adorned with a unique and perfect combination of Western and Oriental architecture, interlaced especially with Hue traditional design. There is a variety of services inside the hotel such as European and Asian restaurants, lobby lounge, pool garden terrace, senses spa, and beauty salon.

Century Riverside Hue Hotel

Century Riverside Hotel Hue, with its 135 rooms, is located in a vast area of 20,000 square meters. It is surrounded by a garden full of fruit trees, various kinds of flowers and a green pasture looking alike a resort. The Hotel owns a system of luxurious rooms; provides with various kinds of excellent services together with a considerate and polite style of servings. This would bring to our customers an impressive and satisfying journey.

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Rooms: 135

Price: $30

Rating: 4 stars

Location:

Hue Century Riverside Hotel lies by the side of Truong Tien Bridge and the bank of the romantic Huong River. 

How to get there:

On the banks of Huong River, the Hotel Century Riverside is just over 1.6 km from Hue Train Station. It is a 20-minute drive from Phu Bai International Airport.

Hotel Amenities

he elegant rooms have a Vietnamese theme and include a balcony, air conditioning and fan. A minibar and tea/coffee maker are also provided.

Guests can work out at the fitness center or with a game of tennis. Massage services are available at the spa featuring a hot tub and sauna. The hotel provides car and bike rental services.

Asian, Vietnamese and Western cuisine are served at The Terrace Restaurant and The Riverside Restaurant. There is also a variety of restaurants and cafes within walking distance of the hotel.

Check – in: 14:00 – 00:00

Check – out: 06:00 – 12:00

Address: 49 Le Loi Street,

Hue City,

VietNam

Phone: (84-54) 3 8 23390 / 3 8 23391

Fax: (84-54) 3 8 23394

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Green Hotel

Strategically located in Le Loi street, the center of Hue city, The hotel is superbly designed and equipped with luxurious facilities confirming itself to the leading hotel in Hue.

Consisting of all outstanding international standards and Hue people hospitality those assure to provide the best services to any of your meticulous expectation while staying with us, Green Hotel Hue is emerging as the best choice for your visit to Hue Ancient City.

Need to know

Rooms: 199

Price: $35

Rating: 4 stars

Location:

Within a radius of some kilometers, the hotel offers you a very easy access to famous places of interests such as Royal Palace, Imperial Tombs and other ancient historic relics officially recognized as World Heritages. Furthermore, you can indulge yourselves with relaxing walking along the Perfume River to enjoy a real tranquility and a typical beauty of Hue.

How to get there

Green Hotel Hue is an 8 minute drive from the Huong River in Hue. The hotel is half a kilometer from Thien Mu Pagoda, while Minh Mang Tomb is a 12 minute drive away. It takes 15 minutes by car to get to Phu Bai Airport.

Hotel Amenities

All rooms at Green Hue Hotel are spacious and feature Vietnamese-Western décor. They are air-conditioned and feature coffee/tea facilities, a work desk and a sitting area.

Guests can enjoy a refreshing dip in the pool or go for a massage at the spa and health club. There is also a sauna, a karaoke room and pool tables at Green Hotel Hue.

The hotel features on-site restaurants where guests can enjoy Vietnamese and other Asian dishes. Light snacks and cocktails can also be enjoyed at The Al Fresco bar. Room service is also provided.

Check – in: from 14:00

Check – out: until 12:00

Add: 2 Le Loi street, Hue, Vietnam

Tel: (84)54.2220555

Fax: (84)54.2220272

Mondial Hotel

Mondial Hotel Hue is stunning positioned near by  the fabled Perfume River overlooking Hue’s Citadel, once home to Emperors of Nguyen Dynasty.

 The ancient city is a short cyclo ride away, and pleasant boat trip on the Perfume River lures visitors to Mausoleums and lavish dynastic tombs. Above all, This landmark Hue boutique hotel was designed to uniquely encompass modern luxury touches balanced with soothing natural elements. Every concern is taken care of to each stay a most enjoyable experience by our obliging staff.

Need to know

Rooms: 106

Price: $39

Rating: 4 stars

Location:

- 1 km  from the train station  14 kms from Hue airport  

- Close to Perfume River and Citadel, Supermarket  City center

How to get there

Mondial Hotel Hue is a 15-minute drive from Phu Bai International Airport.

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Hotel feature

-   Complimentary wireless and wired high-speed Internet access is available in public areas 

-   A health club, an outdoor pool, and a spa tub

-   A 24-hour business center, a meeting/conference room, and a technology helpdesk. 

-   Complimentary buffet breakfast on panoramic view restaurant 

-   S coffee lounge

-   Tour/ticket assistance, wedding services, and event catering.

-   Spa services, a fitness facility, and a steam room. 

-   A roundtrip airport shuttle (available on request) 

-   Guest parking is complimentary 

-   The property has designated room for the disabled 

Check – in: from 14;00

Check – out: until 12:00

Add: 17 Nguyen Hue Street

Hue City,

Vietnam

Tel: 84.54.394 5599  

Fax: 84.54.394 5566

Parkview Hotel Hue

Park View Hotel is a stylish four-star hotel. Our hotel is adorned with a unique and perfect combination of Western and Oriental architecture, interlaced especially with Hue traditional design. There is a variety of services inside the hotel such as European and Asian restaurants, lobby lounge, pool garden terrace, senses spa, and beauty salon.

Need to know

Rooms: 119

Price: $37

Rating: 4 stars

Location:

Strategically located in the heart of Hue with spectacular views of the whole city, Park View Hotel is situated nearby the tranquil and picturesque Perfume River, a mere 10-minute walk to Hue Citadel.  What an ideal base to explore Hue and the magnificent Citadel and Forbidden City, Linh Mu Pagoda, Emperor's Tombs, and experience the way of life in the most beautiful Hue.

How to get there

Distance from Phu Bai International Airport

: 15 km

Distance from Hue Railway Station

: 1.5 km

Distance from Thuan An Beach

: 12 km

Hotel Amenities

5 restaurants serving both delicious European and Asian cuisine as well as a Hue Royal Feast.

4 function rooms for meetings and conferences capable of accommodating 10 to 400 guests along with modern meeting facilities offering enormous flexibility.

Other services: Senses spa and beauty salon with 10 private rooms, outdoor pool (including kid pool), fitness centre, business centre with high speed internet access, and tour information as requested.

Check – in: 14:00

Check – out: 12:00

Add: 09 Ngo Quyen street,

 Hue city, Viet Nam

Tel: (+84) 543 837 382 - (+84) 543 837 740 - (+84) 543 837 741 

Fax : (+84) 543 837 381

Tam Giang Resort & Spa

Tam Giang Resort & Spa ( Soft reopening in June 2010) has been up-graded from a former private villas of Ngo Dinh Can, a young brother and confidant of south Vietnam’s first president, Ngo Dinh Diem, and an important member of the Diem government.

Need to know

Rooms: 86

Price: $36

Rating: 4 stars

Location:

Tam Giang Resort & Spa is ideally situated right by Tam Giang Lagoon and is just 1 km from Thuan An Beach

How to get there:

It  is just 15 minutes driving distance from the city of Hue and a few step from Thuan An Beach.

Hotel Amenities:

All rooms include free Wi-Fi, free local calls, and welcome fruit basket, with flowers. Reach room offers satellite TV, in-room safe, and free bottled drinking water.

Guests can also use the swimming pool and gym for free. Airport pick-up transfer can be arranged upon request at a surcharge.

Other facilities and services include indoor and outdoor swimming pool, 24-hour room service, an onsite beauty salon, and babysitting services.

The resort's Rose Bar & Café serves a great variety of exotic drinks and home-made cakes and snacks

Check – in: from 14:00

Check – out: until 12:00

Address: Thuan An Town, Phu Vang District

Thua Thien Hue Province 

Vietnam

Telephone: +84.54.395 6666, +84.54.395 6868 

Fax : +84.54.395 6589

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Thuan An Beach in Hue

Thuan An Beach is situated in Phu Vang District, near by Thuan An Mouth, where Huong River runs to Tam Giang Lagoon and then to the sea... far from Hue 15km.

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 In the beginning of the 19th century, King Minh Mang named the place as Thuan An, assigned to build Tran Hai frontier post for the defense of the Capital.

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Thuan An is a very enjoyable place for all tourists after a full day to visit Hue Citadel, mausoleums, pagodas, and Hue scenery... Thuan An is also the place, where Hue people gather to enjoy the fresh air and sea-bathing in summer time. Intensive activities of the beach lasts from April to September, while Hue temperature being fairly hot.

Sometimes, tourists are very crowded, and there are not enough places for their camping. Besides sea bathing, tourists are able to visit Thai Duong Temple, where Thai Duong Goddess is very esteemed by villagers or visit the temple devoted to the whale, the sacred animal of the local people. 

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15km from Hue

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Contemplate Huế citadel from flight camera

Through Trung Đạo Bridge, tourists will visit Thái Hòa Palace. The palace is very luxury.

Huế citadel complex is located on the bank of Perfume (Hương) river. Huế was the capital of Vietnam under Nguyễn dynasty in 1805- 1945.

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The area of the work is 520 ha. In 1993, the Huế citadel relic was certificated as the world heritage by UNESCO.

The flag tower area is located in the middle of south area of Huế citadel.

The flag tower was built in VI Gia Long (1807). Minh Mạng king allowed to be repaired in 1829, 1831 and 1840. The flag pole remark important events and the change of governments in Huế.

The citadel was investigated in 1803 by Gia Long King, then built in 1805 and finished in 1832 under Minh Mạng dynasty. The first attraction is Ngọ Môn Gate, one of the most outstanding architectures in the period.

Through Trung Đạo Bridge, tourists will visit Thái Hòa Palace. The palace is very luxury.

Diên Thọ palace is located in the west of Huế citadel.

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Tạ Trường Dư area is located in Diên Thọ palace, in which the queen visited.

The palace exhibit pottery tools including furniture and cupboard of the king in the past.

Tả Vu, Hữu Vu and Thái Hòa area is seen from above. Inside area are Cần Chánh palace, Võ Hiển palace, Quang Minh palace and so on. Each palace was used with the different targets such as guestroom or restroom.

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Some works is preserved its traces of time and its cultural values.

Two sides of the citadel are the gate, which was designed to same architecture.

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