Perfume Pagoda or Chua Huong in Vietnamese is located in Huong son (Perfume Mountain) about 70 km southwest of Hanoi. Chua Huong is not one temple but a cluster of temples and shrines in the general vicinity of Huong Son Mountain.
The pagodas are located in My Duc hamlet in the Hanoi (former Ha Tay Province). According to the book, Thien Tru Pagoda, Huong Tich temple were built during the reign of Le Chinh Hoa (1680-1705), by a monk who happened on the site on his way to search for enlightenment. Other shrines and temples were later built in this area to take advantage of the beautiful scenery in this area.
Tour itinerary:
Our tour guide and driver will pick you up at your hotel in Hanoi at 08:00 AM then depart for Perfume Pagoda. After about 2 hours traveling by bus, we will arrive Ben Duc boat harbor then we take one hour boat trip - rowed by local people on the stream named Yen. We will deeply enjoy the attractive mountain views mirror-image in the crystal water mirror of the stream en route and the nice rice paddies on sides. We get to the main Pagoda - Cave on the top of the highest mountain in the range by cable car to visit a beautiful cave in Huong pagoda’s complex.
After visiting the cave, we go down to a local restaurant for lunch. Then climb up a little bit to visit the largest and most beautiful pagoda in the complex nearby. We get on the boat and go back to the harbor and then drive back to Hanoi. Tour ends.
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