Perfume Pagoda Day Trip from Hanoi

Hanoi, Vietnam

6 to 7 hours (approx.)
Pickup offered
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Explore the vast temple complex of the Perfume Pagoda on this flexible-length trip from Hanoi. Board an authentic bamboo boat as you float 1.8 miles (3 kilometers) downstream to the base of the pagoda’s mountain-top location, proceeding by cable car or on foot to the entrance. Then explore the wealth of shrines and religious buildings located at this sprawling site, stopping for a break to have lunch at a local restaurant. This Perfume Pagoda visit covers round-trip hotel transport, lunch, a guide and site entrance fees.

Take a day trip from Hanoi to the Perfume Pagoda temple complex
Enjoy a 1.8 mile (3 kilometer) ride by bamboo boat down the stream leading to the Perfume Pagoda entrance
Explore the wealth of temples and shrines found at this sprawling religious center
Includes lunch and round-trip hotel transport

What's Included

Hotel pickup and drop-off (selected hotels only)
Lunch
Professional guide
Air-conditioned vehicle

Drinks
Personal expenses
Gratuities
Cable Cab

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Pickup details

customers leave your hotel's address in the voucher booking, we will pick you up at your hotel

Operating hours
.8:00 am

Itinerary

Perfume Pagoda

4 hours • Admission Ticket Included

Chùa Hương : Trung tâm Dịch vụ Du lịch Chùa Hương

3 hours • Admission Ticket Included

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible

Most travelers can participate
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 20 travelers

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Cancellation Policy

This experience is non-refundable and cannot be changed for any reason. If you cancel or ask for an amendment, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

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Reviews

4.3

based on 9 reviews

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Great excursion

auffart1, Feb 2025

Ming was a great guide! It is a long excursion. Bus ride, boat ride (hour each way) but the Perfume Pagoda is a wonder!

Response from Host, Mar 2025

Thank you for your wonderful review! We're thrilled you had a great experience and hope to welcome you again soon. Safe travels! 🌍✨

Pretty good but longer than expected

Ana, Nov 2024

Our guide Minh was quite knowledgeable and very friendly. The boat ride one hour each way is very slow and not very comfortable. If you're elderly or stiff in joints it's not the go. Our only comment would be that Minh would often repeat the same thing over and over which made each stop alot longer than necessary. The cable does give a great view of the surroundings. A few decided to do the walk instead of cabel car and afterwards didn't advise it. The lunch was substantial and varied. Also best note that this tour took 12 hrs from pick up to drop off, not the stated time. Also there is water and drinks available during the tour at little shops.

A Must for Your Next Trip to Hanoi

Sara_M, May 2024

My coworker and I booked this tour on a whim to take advantage of our free time on a work trip. And I'm so glad we did! Our guide, Minh, and all the other folks who helped get us where we were going, were fantastic. Minh made every moment enjoyable, even in smothering heat on the way up and through a rainy boat ride back. He even made karaoke possible on our boat rides, which was totally unexpected, but thoroughly entertaining. The food included was delicious and learning about the culture of the Pagodas was wonderful. I would absolutely recommend this to anyone visiting Hanoi for the first time.

Once in a lifetime, is enough.

22pnvgbtdc, May 2024

A memorable but exhausting day. A serene boat ride would have been more so without the tour guide’s insistence on karaoke, but he got the message no-one was interested. The steep walks up to the fabulous pagoda, temple and cavern grotto were gruelling but really worth it - we’re in our mid-70s btw. The cable car (strongly recommended) was a welcome break to the slogging up and down the pilgrim's’ way of broken, uneven steps & cobbles. Lunch was excellent - a huge amount of local food, with no surprises for unadventurous western palates. The guide (Minh) was very good, always on hand; helpful and informative. Be advised that you need to be pretty mobile with a degree of fitness to deal with all of the steps & paths - esp in high humidity. Wear good comfortable shoes and take a hat. Highly recommended trip.

Impressive

Patty_M, Apr 2023

The boat down the river was great. Our guide Mr. Minh was fantastic. Cave and Pagodas memorable. Excellent history from guide. Went on a Monday. No crowds.

Response from Host, May 2023

Thanks for your 5* review ! we hope that's really your impressive experience in Vietnam ! Best wishes !

This tour was well planned - the...

Mark P, Mar 2018

This tour was well planned - the boat trip was great however keep in mind that you have to return via the same boat so prepare to have a sore bottom. The food was a little under par and you are left to try and figure out what it is you are eating this may have just been our tour guide There is allot of steps and walking I suggest you use the cable cart as the walk is the same thing over and over. many thanks. was a little disgusted that the boat lady at the end of the trip walked around asking for tips / money from everyone. we were prepared to do it anyway but asking was a little rude.

We took this tour during the week of...

DeniseL_M, Feb 2018

We took this tour during the week of Tet. If you are not Vietnamese, I would suggest taking this tour at any other time of year besides February and March. There were thousands of rural Vietnamese making their annual pilgrimage to Perfume Pagoda when we went. Our group was a mix of local people from the countryside and 6 of us from other countries. The guide spoke basic English but it was difficult for us as there was much more emphasis on the local group. Our guide left us to ourselves for three hours in the afternoon telling us to meet at a central point at 4 pm- so we did not get much information/history, etc. The lunch that was served was in a large dining room, serving dishes put out on the table but no plates so we were not exactly sure how to eat it. I am certain that the time of year was very instrumental in this experience. Seeing the cave where those making the pilgrimage with gifts was very neat so I have very mixed emotions about this experience.