Hanoi - Perfume pagoda tour 1 day

Overall view

Around 60 kilometers southwest of Hà Nội, Perfume Pagoda is one among the largest and unique religious sites in Huong Son Commune, My Duc District, old Ha Tay (or enlarged Hanoi), right banks of Day River, northern Việt Nam. It comprises a complex of pagodas and Buddhist shrines built into the limestone cliffs of Perfume Mount (Hương Sơn), scattering alongside the mountain up to the peak. The complex’s center is right inside Huong Tich cavern (or in other words, Inside Pagoda).

Huge numbers of pilgrims flock to the site during Perfume Pagoda festival, which begins in the middle of the first lunar month and lasts until the middle of the third one (or from February till March) in order to pray for happiness and prosperity in the coming year. Also, it is a very popular opportunity for young couples to meet and for numerous budding romances to be formed.

On this special occasion, a wide range of traditional cultural activities is incorporated. Perfume pagoda is not only a religious site, but a great sight-seeing spot in Vietnam as well.

Operation : Daily departure

Duration : 1 day

Tour route : Hanoi – Huong pagoda - Hanoi

Brief description : Boat-rowing journey in Yen river to visit Huong pagoda complex, Van Phuc The Traditional Handicraft Silk Village on the way back to Hanoi.

Detailed tour itinerary

M: Pick up at your hotel at 7.00am-7.20am. Drive ,75km, to Perfume Pagoda (Ha Tay Province ). Take the boat cruise on Yen ( Swallow Bird ) stream to visit Trinh Temple. A short rest at the first pagoda before hiking up hills, there is also cable car supporting for those with difficulties with legs to visit pagoda inside Grotto Huong Tich, the most beautiful cave where people often come to pray for health, luck  etc.

PM: After lunch visit Thien Tru Pagoda and scenery of Buddhist land. Take another boat trip back to the wharf. On the way back, stop to visit Van Phuc  The Traditional Handicraft Silk Village. 7.30pm arrive in Hanoi.