Hue is one of the main cultural, religious and educational centers of Vietnam. So far, Hue remains to be the only originally historical vestiges city in Vietnam:
- Walk or cycle to Toa Kham pier- a French metropolis constructed in 1878, served the colonial administration.
- Take on board along Huong river watching Bao Vinh old town which hosted a busy port in 18th century, had 39 old buildings standing at the end of the American War.
- Stop in Sinh Village where traditional painting handicraft has been practiced for hundreds generation and get a chance to meet the artisans and learn more on their age old techniques.
- Ride the small village of Thanh Tien which was traditionally the place where local craftsmen produced paper flowers, with techniques that had been passed down through the generations for hundreds of years.
Hue city tour:
- Tu Duc’s tomb is the most popular and impressive of the royal mausoleums. The enormous expenditure of the tomb and the forced labor used in its construction spawned a coup plot that was discovered and suppressed.
- The Imperial Citadel built in the 11th century, reflects a unique South-East Asian culture specific to the lower Red River Valley, at the crossroads between influences coming from China in the north and the ancient Kingdom of Champa in the south.
