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Hue 1 Day Guided Tour from Hoi An and Da Nang - Small Group Tour
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Hue 1 Day Guided Tour from Hoi An and Da Nang - Small Group Tour

By VM Travel
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For history buffs, no visit to Vietnam would be complete without exploring Hue, home to The Citadel (Da Noi) and the Forbidden Purple City. Leave the logistics to someone else on a stress-free day trip to Hue via the Hai Van Pass from either Da Nang or Hoi An. Ideal for first-time visitors, this tour ensures personalized attention by limiting group numbers to 12.
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Ages 0-90, max of 12 per group
Duration: 11h
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Live guide: English
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Highlights
  • See the best of Hue without the stress of advance planning on a day trip
  • Benefit from personalized attention in a small group limited to 12
  • Spend less time driving and more time enjoying the Hai Van Pass
  • Hassle-free hotel pickup and drop-off are included

  • Local lunch with Hue Food at Madam Thu Restaurant
  • Professional and Experience English Tour Guide
  • Pick Up at your accommodation in Hoi An Town / Da Nang City
  • Drop Off at Hotel in Hue / Da Nang / Hoi An
  • Transport By Air-Conditioned Van with Safe Driver
  • Entry/Admission - Lap An Lagoon
  • Entry/Admission - Thien Mu Pagoda
What's not included
  • Beverage in lunch
  • Entrance Fee at Imperial Citadel (200.000 vnd)
  • Entrance fee at Khai Dinh Tomb (150.000 vnd)
  • Entry/Admission - Hue Imperial City (The Citadel)
  • Entry/Admission - Tomb of Khai Dinh


Start:Multiple pickup locations offered.
    Pickup details
    • We collect from all hotels in Hoi An and Danang within radius of the city center. Pickup in Hoi An is between 7-7:30am and Danang 8-8:30am
    Hotel pickup offered
    During checkout you will be able to select from the list of included hotels.
      End:This activity ends back at the meeting point.

        • Not wheelchair accessible
        If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 44605P21

        • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
        • If you are staying in Hue after your journey, please let our staff know in advance!
        • Any special requirements, please let us know!
        • Travellers should have a moderate physical fitness level
        • Please provide all information such as phone number, email and accommodation details
        • This experience requires good weather. If it’s cancelled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
        • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 12 travellers

        • For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.

        If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 44605P21

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        • VM Travel
          2,584
          Hue, Vietnam
        • H466SKkristyh
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Best overseas tour we've ever done
          Did this for my sons 19th birthday and it was outstanding. The tour is well organised and our guide Hoa has a second to none knowledge of the way and excellent English. One of our party let it be known that it was my sons birthday and Hoa called ahead to the lunch destination a pretty elaborate a cake with his name piped on it and candles for the whole bus to sing happy birthday. The Khe Sanh combat base and tunnels are a haunting reminder of a tragic past that are well preserved. I cannot recommend this tour enough. Just don't wear white you'll get dirty in the tunnels.
          Written 10 January 2025
        • Sightsee20124238391
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Good trip
          Easy to book the service through WhatsApp, Alex was a good driver, comfortable clean car and shared information about the areas. We found the cemetery interesting.
          Written 26 December 2024
        • Klaus1508
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Wie very much enjoyed our Tour from Hue to Hoi A with Luyt who is an excellent driver and gave us great insights.
          Very well organized and great experience along the route . We enjoyed the stops, the great fruit and the scenery very much
          Written 7 December 2024
        • GBs2cworth
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Hoa is a truly excellent guide - we’d ask for her by name ( Ba Na Hills, Golden Hands, Private Tour )
          We ( 2 couples ) booked a private tour Hoiana pick up - Ba Na Hills, Golden Hand Bridge, French Village. Booked via online search and WhatsApp - company v easy to deal with, good comms. Our tour happened on a day of very average weather . But our very much above average guide, Hoa , was an absolute delight. V good English and her cheerfulness and good humour gave us all a day, in somewhat trying conditions, filled with more laughter and fun than I can recall on a tour excursion. ( My dear wife had a tender back the next day from laughing so much and so hard ). We’d ask for Hoa by name for any repeat tours.
          Written 26 November 2024
        • franklinw2019
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Awesome one day tour in Da Nang
          A wonderful experience with Hue private car tour. Top, our driver is very polite and professional. He meet us at the port waiting for us patiently when we arrived at Da Nang. He took us to Ba Na Hill and sightseeing, shopping and lunch along the way. The seafood lunch is awesome, sitting right along the coastline with raging waves as the backdrop. Such a great experience. I will recommend this tour to anyone who is visiting Da Nang.
          Written 22 November 2024
        • Nina A
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Great experience
          Lovely ride with private car from Hue to Hoi An with all the stops we wanted to take. The car was very new, the driver Luyt made us feel very safe and provided us with many interesting facts about Vietnam and the area. Booking process was very straightforward and the company replied quickly to Whatsapp messages.
          Written 17 November 2024
        • Natalia H
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          our vacation in Hue was perfect thanks to this company
          Our Vietnamese guide in Hue was absolutely outstanding and a huge contribution to our experience in this city full of history and culture. He had a vast knowledge of every place we visited and patiently and professionally answered all our questions, whether they were related to history, local traditions or architectural details. Moreover, he was always willing to help in any situation, providing us with useful advice, translations and even quick solutions for any small inconvenience that arose along the way. We greatly appreciated his warm, friendly manner and attention to detail, which made our trip a truly memorable experience. Hue brought life through his stories and explanations, and we couldn't have been more lucky to have such a dedicated and knowledgeable guide with us. The car was very clean, he drove carefully, he was very careful with us! he took great care of us!! on this occasion we thank him and we will gladly return to Hue.
          Written 15 November 2024
        • Mohamed A
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Great scenic road trip through Vietnam
          This was the best way to travel between Hoi An and Hue for our group. Beautiful scenic road with interesting cultural stops and a wonderful ocean side lunch. Easy pick up at your own hotel. Van option worked wonderful for our group. Lots of room for the baggage and for us to sit comfortably in. Van was extremely well kept. Practically looked and ran like new. Air conditioning ran too well! Our driver, Loc, was wonderful. From the introduction, he had a positive, warm presence and brought lots of background knowledge and humor to the travel. He answered all our questions, gave us time to explore, and gave us suggestions for our stay. His driving was safe and comfortable. He was able to avoid a potential accident when a vehicle suddenly cut him off in an intersection. Had we known he offered tours in Hue, we would have booked with him right away.
          Written 2 November 2024
        • jfonseca95
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Hue to Hoi An - Private car trip
          We needed a way to go from Hue to Hoi An and we couldn’t be happier with our choice by booking a private car with VM Travel. We were picked up at Hue hotel and dropped us off at Hoi An hotel. Throughout the way we passed through Lap An Lagoon, Lang Co Beach, Hai Van Pass and Marble Mountains. Top, was perfect along the entire tour. Very good and smooth driver in a very comfortable car! He was very chill and easy to talk to. We were able to better understand Vietnam culture and learn some interesting facts with him. We also stopped to eat delicious local food on his recommendation. In general, it was a very calm trip. Everything we needed. Thank you!!
          Written 23 October 2024
        • allisonkY4143FX
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Scenic drive from Hoi An to Hue.
          Beautiful scenic drive from Hoi An to Hue. Our driver was very skilled and made us feel safe. The car was new and clean and air-conditioned, which was very nice.
          Written 12 October 2024
        • Ivan S
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Must-do excursion to the My Son sanctuary!
          Wonderful tour to explore the ruins of the My Son sanctuary. The tour was punctual, fascinating and entertaining. Our tour guide, John, was particularly professional, enthusiastic and very knowledgeable of all the details of the sanctuary. He complemented the excursion with interesting facts of Vietnamese history and culture, as well as of the Champa civilization. Highly recommended!
          Written 26 September 2024
        • Jacques C
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Picture perfect of what Hue can offer you
          We had such a great day! All the beautiful sites you want to visit, are covered in this tour. The lunch at madam thu was really good and the footbath was so relaxing! What the tour extra special made, was our tour guide Minh Tam. She can tell you so many stories and background information in an inspirational way that Minh Tam was the icing on the cake🥰 you can’t have a greater person with you than her! Thank you Minh Tam for being our guide and friend at the same time.
          Written 27 July 2024
        • raymondy973
          0 contributions
          4.0 of 5 bubbles
          Solo tourist exploring war sites
          Our guide had a really good knowledge of the history of these sites and how important they are to vietnamese history also had a good sense of humour.
          Written 21 April 2024
        • goldraven
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Great driver, great scenery, great oyster!
          Our driver Alex was absolutely fantastic. The drive was comfortable in a very spacious and modern Toyota SUV. Loads of room for us and all our luggage. Got to see all of the sights of the Hai Van pass, Alex pulled over for scenic photo spots and knew all the best places to stop. Lunch at Lap An Lagoon was a real unexpected treat, amazing (and very reasonably priced) oysters and a stroll along the lagoon edge to stretch the legs. Got for fresh and BBQ oysters, you won't regret it. All in all definitely use the service again. Alex was in touch the day before via WhatsApp to confirm times and couldn't have done anything more, put on some great tunes for the drive also.
          Written 4 April 2024
        • bernard_o_mahony
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          DMZ full day tour
          Myself and my wife did the DMZ full day tour. It was a long day but our guide Hoa kept us well-informed about the numerous sites that we visited and gave us plenty of background information on the war and the history of Vietnam in general. I found her engaging and more than happy to share her vast knowledge of all things DMZ. Our driver was efficient and managed to get us around the various sites safely.
          Written 28 March 2024
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        Ayesha.s
        8 contributions
        4.0 of 5 bubbles
        Apr 2023 • Couples
        Our tour guide Nguyen did a great job with this tour. We were picked up from our hotel on time and all the tour stops were as promised. The stories and details that our guide gave us about the imperial city as well as the royal family were really interesting. The lunch stop was well chosen because we got to try the local cuisine.

        A tip for travellers -- Make sure to wear clothing that covers your shoulders and knees for this trip since there are places where modest clothing is required.

        My only complaint is the price point. This tour booking was quite expensive and I felt like the overall experience did not match how much we paid for it.

        I'll still definitely recommend the experience!
        Written 15 April 2023
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        Carly M
        Berlin, Germany117 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        The tour with VM Travel to Hue turned out to be wonderful. Everything was organized very well. The tour started early in the morning when we were picked up at our accomodations in Hoi An. From there we took the picturesque Hai Van pass (incl. photo and coffee stop) to the tomb of the emperor Khai Dinh. The bus ride and visit of the tomb lasted about 4,5h. After lunch a short visit to the Thien Muh Pagoda and finally the Imperial City of Hue was on the agenda. We spent about 1,5h in the Imperial City.
        Our guide spoke English very well and accompanied us the whole time. He provided interesting facts, stories and legends at every stop and sight. He was very knowledgeable and talkative and even provided some background already on the bus ride.
        The lunch stop was at a restaurant in Hue, where we were served a vegetarian meal since the majority of the travel group was vegetarian. The group size was 11.
        The bus ride back was approx. 2h 45 mins. In total, the tour lasted almost 11h, so it was worth every penny. I totally recommend the tour :) We had a great time and saw many things in a fairly short time.

        Written 13 October 2022
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        trendygirl25
        Edinburgh, UK237 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        A brilliant day out.
        Pick up from hotel in Central Hoi An with a maximum of 12 people in the group.
        The first stop we made was at a picturesque layby on the Hai Van Pass to take some panoramic views.
        The next pit stop was in a little pearl fishing village for a quick refreshment & a chance to take in the beautiful views. Also a chance to shop for gifts at the store. A pair of pearl stud earrings cost around ÂŁ15.
        During the drive to the best stop at the Tomb of Khai Dinh, our guide Cong gave us a little history of the Vietnamese Emperors, of daily life & family expectations.
        The tomb itself was beautiful. Be warned though, anyone with walking impairments would struggle to access the sight.
        Thiem Pu Pagoda was next on the itinerary. Cong again providing much appreciated insight into the history. Within the Pagoda is a memorial of sorts to the Monk Thick Quang Duc who protested the treatment of Buddhists by setting himself on fire. Cong told the story of the full events of the day which were unknown to myself & very touching.
        A lunch was provided in Hue City, which was plentiful & delicious.
        Last stop was the Hue Imperial City (Citadel). Cong provided a lot of information & history as we walked through the city.
        All in all a spectacular day trip with a very friendly & knowledgeable guide.
        Highly recommend.
        Written 4 September 2023
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        Jesus Calvo-Castro
        2 contributions
        3.0 of 5 bubbles
        We rented a car with driver for a return trip (Hai An - Hue; 1,955,000 VND; 17/01/2020) with VM travel as they advertised that the driver speaks english and it is a secure trip with no hidden charges. In the end, the driver didn’t speak english and was not making any effort to communicate with us (not one hi, bye, thank you - not even in Vietnamese). We didn’t know the itinerary he was following (which we afterwards found that it was different from the one we were told) nor the time we had in each place, or even time for lunch (it was a whole day trip). We had to type things in google translator to communicate to him that we were starving and he took us directly to a restaurant, without us having any say in that. When we paid him, he didn’t give us the change. All in all, going to Hue from Hoi An is well worth it but we wish we had chosen a different travel agency, because we felt uncomfortable the whole way.
        Written 20 January 2020
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        Prem Shankar R
        9 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        Dec 2022 • Couples
        Our friendly guide (Mr. Cong) helped us snap good pictures and passionately explained the history and culture of the places we visited. Hai Van pass was really beautiful. The Emperor’s tomb & Hue Imperial city were so interesting. Cong explained the history of the different emperors and their various achievements. As the tour group was small we didn’t have to spend too much time picking up everyone. The set lunch which was part of the package was one of the best & authentic Vietnamese food we had during the entire trip. Even though it kept raining throughout the tour, Cong made sure we had our umbrellas and made sure he took us through safe paths. Highly recommended
        Written 7 December 2022
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        Anna V
        1 contribution
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        Feb 2023
        This trip was excellent. The driver drove carefully and made our travel enjoyable. Our tour guide name is Thuy, she's knowledgeable and know how to tell stories very well. Our family really enjoy her company. We left from Hoian, got on the van and got to Hue where we had a good lunch break, and we got transported to our hotel in Hue after the trip. We like how our trip was laid out, we visited 3 destinations, and I thought it's a good amount of places to jam pack to your itinerary in a day. Totally recommend this trip.
        Written 18 March 2023
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        Renan
        226 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        Apr 2023
        You'll stop at various places before you reach Hue, one being a cafe, however you might want to bring your own food to keep you full until lunch.
        The freeway is limited 60km/h in Vietnam so the return trip takes a while.
        The guide we had was very knowledgeable and described ancient life as well as more modern cultural aspects of Vietnam.
        Written 12 April 2023
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        Sharad G
        1 contribution
        1.0 of 5 bubbles
        May 2023 • Couples
        This is the worst small group tour we have been. For a start, pick up 7 am was delayed as the local tour company did not have our booking. Finally, pick up at 745 am. When we left Hoi A there were 8 from Hoi An ( 4 couples). Went to Danang to pick 6 up (4 adults and 2 children under 4 years old). Very unpleasant trip with one baby crying and the other talking non stop and the 4 adults had no consideration there were others. After half hour they announced that the two children would go back to hotel, so took their things out of the van, had an argument outside the van and came back in to to continue with the trip. Journey was awful. We understand children get restless but adults should know better. Children that age should not be on tours like this. The family should have arranged a private tour for themselves with their own guide and driver and do what they like without inconveniencing others. Thoroughly bad experience.

        Written 29 May 2023
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        ashgrandison
        Edinburgh, UK42 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        We booked this tour relatively last minute as we had heard Hue was a superb place to visit. We were not disappointed! Com (sorry for spelling) was unbelievably knowledgable and very articulate about the history and present of the ancient city. We learnt so much. A delicious lunch was included and we were very well cared for. A lot of places, information and activities packed into one day. Would highly recommend! Thank you
        Written 9 July 2023
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        Esther dB
        Melbourne, Australia2 contributions
        3.0 of 5 bubbles
        The tour itself wasn't particularly noteworthy with it feeling like everything that was covered you would be able to find out by going alone and reading the plaques in the forbidden City. All up, the day took about 13 hours and we were only provided a lunch which was pretty disappointing. The forbidden City is definitely worth going to, I'd maybe suggest taking a grab and experiencing it without the tour as it didn't feel worth it.
        Written 13 January 2024
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