Hue city situated in the narrow strip of the central Vietnam, rich in natural landscapes and rich in historical-cultural traditions, Hue is a truly beautiful city representing for the unique beauty of Vietnam with marvelous natural landscapes and rich historical and cultural value.

Hue city is located between the central land strips, Quang Tri and Da Nang, on the way of Vietnamese cultural heritage. Hue has relatively special terrain, which is the complexity of majestic mountains, exuberant forests, lagoons and long coastal areas. Additionally, Hue City has both hill and delta areas. Located on the National Highway 1A, taking about 12km from Thuan An beach, 18km from Phu Bai airport, 50km from Chan May port, Hue is the center of culture and tourism in Vietnam, especially Huong River has crossed the city along with many small rivers: An Cuu, An Hoa, Bach Dang created the attractiveness of Hue’s nature.

The Western Hue is dominated by hills which occupy 70% of its natural area. The mountain occupies about one quarter of the natural area, located on the border between Vietnam and Laos and the contiguous area of Da Nang. Most of the peaks range from 800 to more than 1,000 m, including Bach Ma and Hai Van, two famous Vietnamese tourism spots. Otherwise, Hue is acknowledged as a land of ancient records, and archaeological evidence that humans have been present in this land 4-5000 years ago for the ancient fossils discovered in Hue and also reputable historical vestiges.

Hue is located in the tropical monsoon area, typically with transition from the subtropical to the monsoonal features, which is influenced by the climate between the North and the South area of Vietnam. For that reason, Hue weather is divided into two distinct seasons. Rainy season starts from August to November with average rainfall of 2,500 – 2,700 mm. The most appropriate time for travel is from March to July, which is dry season, less rain, large amount of evaporation, usually thunderstorms. The average annual temperature in Hue is 240C. Average hours of sunshine are 2,000 hours / year. The average humidity is 84%. The number of storms is quite high, usually starting in June, the most in September and October.

Hue is the land of marvelous natural sceneries of mountains, forests and sea with famous landmarks such as Huong river, Ngu mountain, Hai Van pass, Bach Ma mountain, An Thuan beach, Lang Co beach, Canh Duong , Tam Giang lagoon …

Hue City is one of the major cultural centers of Vietnam. It is currently preserving a huge treasure and has an ancient imperial complexity which has been classified as a world cultural heritage site by UNESCO with its special royal architecture and famous landscapes. In addition, Hue has hundreds of pagodas with unique architecture and intangible culture, namely, religious festivals, folk festivals, and royal festivals.

More remarkably, Hue still preserves in the heart of Hue city with many ancient garden houses and streets bearing the characteristics of the ancient land in Vi Da, Kim Long, Gia Hoi, Bao Vinh. In particular, Thua Thien – Hue is a place to maintain many ancient relics and artifacts of the Cham culture. On the other hand, this is also a place where there is a revolutionary tradition, acknowledged for many relics related to the life of President Ho Chi Minh, revolutionary predecessors, and many historical sites on two wars, the anti-French colonialists and American imperialists such as: Duong Hoa, Hoa My, A Luoi, Ho Chi Minh Trail…

Hue, imperial land is not only famous for its magnificence of the mausoleum, the gentle and romantic nature, but also a gastronomy capital of Vietnam. The food in Hue is relatively as simple as the charm of the Center of Vietnam. Whether in the luxury restaurant or sitting at the edge of the road, travelers still experience the full flavor of Hue.

Lying along with the deep river, hidden in the muddy sand of nature, mussel is a popular dish of Vietnamese people. The soft, long chewy of mussel mixed in very sweet boiled water, or mussel rice are the most flavor tastes for tourists in Hue. Mussels are available in many regions, but the best one is Hue. Mussel rice bowl of Hue is white aromatic cooked rice for its fresh and attractive taste of sauce, a special flavor of Hue. Besides, other dishes from mussel like fried mussel with rice, mussel soup, fried mussel cake, … in Hue are also attractive. Each dish has its own taste, but the taste of mussel remains on the tongue, and leaving unforgettable memories for tourist. If tourists want to eat mussels and delicious mussel dishes in Hue, tourists can look to Vi Da or the restaurant on Han Mac Tu Street to enjoy.

Hue beef noodle is the soul of the Hue cuisine for its delicious taste representing the Vietnamese cuisine all over the country. Tourists are addicted with its very sweet and fresh taste of Hue beef. Referring to Hue beef noodle soup, it is necessary to mention the broth from the bones for sweetness and flavor, slong with the beautiful green chopped herbs, not too intense but enough for tourists to feel very special tasty from Hue beef noodle. Tourists can visit the Ong Vong, Nguyen Du Street, 22 Le Loi Street, or 13 Ly Thuong Kiet Street to enjoy the most delicious spicy beef noodle in Hue.

Travel to Hue, tourists have the opportunity to wander the streets in the evening, meeting the vendors in the corner, enjoying Hue cuisines in the sidewalk or in front of the house, namely rice-made bread, rice cake, shrimp cake, barbecue noodles, wet bread barbecue, and Che … Ngu Binh Street, Nguyen Binh Khiem, An Dinh are famous for Beo cake, where tourists can enjoy delicious rice cakes and and Beo cakes, unique cuisine of Hue. Thuong Tu is the most famous restaurant for Beo cake with 3 branches in Bach Yen, Lac Thien, Lac Thanh for tourists to enjoy.

If tourists want to purify the body and change the taste, switch to vegetarian dishes when traveling to Hue. Hue is famous as the spiritual land of Buddhism, so vegetarian dish in Hue is very delicious. In Hue there are many vegetarian restaurants that tourists can visit, but most notably is Lien Hoa at 3 Le Quy Don Street. At the temples, tourists can also find the specific flavor of vegetarian dishes. For convenience and enjoy delicious vegetarian food, tourists come to Tu Dam Pagoda because it is located in Dien Bien Phu street and there are many master chefs to cook delicious dishes to enjoy.

Tourists come to Hue not only for special cuisine, but also its peace and elegant beauties from its natural landscapes. The Trang Tien Bridge’ shade, shining down to the quiet Huong River, is a familiar image of Hue that never be forgettable in Hue. From Trang Tien Bridge, Huong River, tourists can take a boat trip along the two banks of the river to admire the tranquil river. People often compare the life of the people in Hue as the Huong River, flowing slowly, quietly made of Hue unique beauty.
Following the Huong River to the South, tourists will visit Dong Ba Market. This is a very famous place in Hue city. Coming here, they can discover what is the most quintessential beauty of Hue such as: Phu Cam singing, Che, Mussel rice, beef noodle, rice cake, shrimp paste, shrimp cake …

Located in the village of Huong Thuy, Thuy Thanh district, about 8 km from Southeast of Hue, Thanh Toan bridge is a tourism attraction that attracts a large number of domestic and foreign tourists to Hue. The bridge is built of wood with unique architecture, where many traditional games are held.
Hue city relics like Khai Dinh Mausoleum and Dai Noi are two famous treasures from ancients that create the unique historical value of Hue. Not only temples, mausoleum, the picturesque countryside of Hue will bring peaceful experiences for visitors to Hue. Lang Co beach is located at the Southern area of the Hai Van Pass, Lang Co Beach attracts visitors with the emerald green of the water, fine white sand stretching on dozens of kilometers, beautiful scenery, … made of special picture of peaceful Hue.
If have more time, tourists should continue to visit Tam Giang Lagoon to enjoy the Hue beauty and tranquility here. With many visitors, Tam Giang lagoon is a great place to watch the sunrise and sunset, the most beautiful scenes that not to be ignored when visiting Hue.

Explore more places: Perfume River; Hue Garden Houses; Ngu Binh mountain; Vong Canh Hill; Hue Citadel; Thien Mu Pagoda; Hue Imperial Museum of Royal Antiquity; Thuy Bieu Eco village; Bach Ma National Park; Dong Ba market; Truong Tien Bridge