Royal christmas 🎄 & new year 🌸 Hue Ancient Capital

✅Inclusions to price in:    

   • Private transfers as per program
   • Daily breakfast, 1 lunch, 1 dinner, 1 Christmas Gala Dinner / New Year countdown dinner    
   • English, Italian, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Chinese-speaking guide (optional)   
   • Entrance fees and activities according to the program   
   • Hotel accommodation (2 nights) in 3★, 4★ or 5★ (twin/double sharing)

❌Exclusions (not in price):    

   • Airfare to/from Hue (if any).   
   • Personal expenses outside the program   
   • Tips for tour guide and driver (optional)   
   • Travel insurance   
   • Other expenses not mentioned in the included services.

Departure point: Hue, Vietnam.

End point: Hue, Vietnam.

Day 1 – Imperial Welcome

🚗 Afternoon Arrival in Hue: Meet your guide and transfer to your 3-4-5★ boutique hotel or riverside resort.

🚢 Perfume River Cruise: Embark on a private dragon boat cruise at sunset. As the boat glides past Thien Mu Pagoda and tree-lined banks, enjoy a live performance of Hue folk songs – a UNESCO-recognized art form.

🏠 Dinner at a Garden House: Savor a refined dinner in a restored nha vuon (ancient garden house), featuring dishes once served to Nguyen Dynasty royalty. Each course is paired with local stories for a truly cultural welcome.

Day 2 – Heritage & Festivity

🌅 Morning – Hue’s Royal Legacy
    🏛️ Guided tour of the Imperial Citadel (UNESCO World Heritage Site), with highlights including the Noon Gate, Thai Hoa Palace, and Forbidden Purple City.
    🏯 Visit Khai Dinh Tomb, a masterpiece blending Vietnamese traditions and European Baroque influences.

🌞 Afternoon – Refined Traditions
    🍵 Experience a royal tea ceremony, learning courtly etiquette and sampling Hue’s fragrant teas in porcelain cups.
    👨‍🍳 Join a Hue cooking class, preparing signature dishes such as banh khoai (crispy pancake) and nem lui (lemongrass skewers).

🌙 Evening – Festive Royal Dinner
    🏮 Enjoy a private dinner in a traditional wooden house (nha ruong), beautifully decorated with lanterns and candles.
        🎄 Christmas Eve (24 Dec): the dinner features festive décor, Christmas carols, and warm mulled wine alongside royal-inspired dishes.
        🌸 New Year’s Eve (31 Dec): the dinner includes live traditional music, festive cocktails, and a midnight countdown with sparklers and champagne.

Day 3 – Market Treasures & Departure

🛍️ Morning – Dong Ba Market: Stroll through Hue’s bustling central market, browsing for silk scarves, embroidered conical hats, cinnamon, and candied lotus seeds – perfect souvenirs.

🙏🏻 Volunteer activities at the end of the journey - sowing a seed of blessing for the new year.
On the last day of the Tet journey, we will spend time visiting the local orphanage or center for disabled children.
Here, each family can give a small gift, a lucky money envelope, but the greatest meaning is the warm presence, a blessing sent to the less fortunate lives.
This volunteer action not only brings joy to the children, but is also an opportunity for each of us to wash away the fatigue of the old year, sow more blessings, and open a new year with a lighter heart - brighter and more beautiful.
Vietnamese people still believe that:
"A good deed at the beginning of the year - a peaceful year."
Just a smile you give, a handshake, a simple New Year's greeting... is enough to resolve the incomplete things in your heart, and for you to return with a heart full of positive energy.
That is the most sacred gift that a spring trip can bring.

✈️ Transfer to Airport: Private car transfer to Hue Airport for onward travel.

🔄**Program order may change depending on actual situation.**

✅ Please read the information carefully before booking the tour.
✅ During the New Year, tourist attractions may be more crowded than usual
✅ Bring all necessary personal items.
✅ All meals are curated to blend royal Hue cuisine with seasonal festive touches.
✅ The program can be adapted for families, couples, or small groups with optional upgrades like áo dài costume photos or cyclo rides.

All guest cancellations will incur additional fees as follows:

• More than 14 days before departure date: No charge.
• From 7 days to 14 days before departure date: 50% of tour price.
• From 3 days to 6 days before departure date: 70% of tour price.
• Within 3 days before departure date or no show: 100% tour price