If you are learning about Hue then you might know, Hue is the old capital of Vietnam in many centuries and Vietnamese usually call this land as “Cố Đô” – the name that shows the ancient and romanic. Also because Hue is the old capital so this land has hundreds of historic sites (Hue citadels, Palaces, Great Tombs of Kings and Queens, Temples,…), dozens of famous landscapes as well as unique culture of people.
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If you are wanting to visit Hue then you will want to know things to do in Hue – which I’m going to share to you. But at first, if you want to feel the beauty of this land completely, you should visit it yourself.
Now, these are things you should do in Hue – The old capital of Vietnam:
7 Things to Do in Hue Trip
1. Visiting Hue Citadel (Đại Nội Huế). Hue Citadel was the residence of Royal family under kings of Nguyen dynasty (triều đại Nguyễn – A major dynasty in Vietnam History) from the 19th – 20th century. This is also the big citadel that protected the capital from attacks of enemy forces.
Things to do in Hue - Hue citadel Vietnam travel guide
Hue Citadel
Hue citadel is a great building having complex architecture and contains many palaces, castles, temples and many artificial lakes, hills, moutains,… inside. To visit all of the citadel, you may take one morning but it’s worth to do. Visiting Hue Citadel is not thing you should do in Hue but is thing you must do because Hue people say that: “If you have not visited Hue Citadel, you have not visited Hue.”
2. Visting Thien Mu temple (chùa Thiên Mụ) – The temple was built in 17th century by Nguyen Hoang lord – who can be considered as the founder of Nguyen dynasty. Thien Mu is not just a temple, it is also a symbol of Hue city, you can see it at every where in Hue. The temple has a high tower (built in 17th century) with unique architecture and many others structures around (built through many centuries from 17th – 19th).
Things to do in Hue - Thien Mu temple in Hue Vietnam
For now, many structures are not exist because of juggernaut of the war but Thien Mu still keeps the beauty of unique architectures as well as nature.
3. Visiting Great Tombs of kings. Hue is the land of old capital therefore this is also the resting place of many kings and queens of Nguyen dynasty. Most of tombs are very huge like real palaces and built by right the kings who were buried in it. They built the huge tombs for themselves right after taking the kingship to “keep living and ruling the country after death”. Some of tombs were built by next kings for their father or grandfather.
Things to do in Hue - Khai Dinh mausoleum Hue Vietnam
Khai Dinh mausoleum
Many tombs were destroyed by enemies of Nguyen dynasty but the greatest tombs still exist until today. Khai Dinh, Minh Mang and Tu Duc – 3 greatest tombs in Hue that you should visit.
4. Strolling by cyclo in Hue city is the most interesting things to do in Hue (in my opinion). You can choose this vehicle to move in Hue citadel or in Hue city, it’s pretty cheap.
Things to do in Hue - Cyclo in Hue Vietnam
Strolling by cyclo in Hue
Someone asked me any difference between cyclo in Hue (old capital) and Hanoi (current capital)? Yes! Not like Hanoi, Hue is a peaceful city. Strolling by cyclo in Hue is to feel the peace of old capital but not the bustle of current capital. If you used to visit Hanoi, you will feel this difference easily.
5. Eating Rice Oyster (cơm hến). This is a famous specialty of Hue cuisine. This dish includes rice (traditional dish of Vietnamese), vegetables, oyster (the most important), baked ricepaper (bánh tráng), chili and many others (which is very hard to translate into English). It’s very tasty but quite spicy. If you can not eat you have to tell them to do not put chili in. You can taste Rice Oyster at Ms. Teo restaurant on Pham Hong Thai street, the restaurant at 2 – Truong Dinh street or Con Hen (Cồn Hến) street – the street has many Rice and noodle oyster restaurants.
Things to do in Hue - eating specialties of Hue
Rice oyster – A famous specialty of Hue cuisine
Besides Rice Oyster, there are many others relate to oyster like oyster noodle (bún hến, mỳ hến). These are not specialty of Hue cuisine but also tasty. If having time, you should also try them.
6. Beef Noodle of Hue (bún bò Huế). This is the famous brand name across 3 regions of Vietnam. You can see restaurants selling Hue beef noodle at every where in Vietnam (I often eat Hue beef noodle in Hanoi) but only in Hue, where is origin of this dish, you can enjoy this specialty with true flavor.
Things to do in Hue - Hue beef noodle - Vietnam
Hue beef noodle
You can enjoy this dish at the famous restaurant – O Be restaurant at no. 11B – Ly Thuong Kiet street.
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7. Shoping. Of course, this is the thing to do in every trip. But what would you buy? Hue is famous for traditional goods and crafts. You can choose an Ao Dai (áo dài) – the traditional dress of Vietnam woman – or Non La (nón lá). I saw many foreign visitors wearing Ao Dai and Non La and they look very beautiful.
Things to do in Hue - Ao Dai and Non La Vietnam
Vietnamese girl in Ao Dai and Non La
Lantern or puppet are also good choices. And many interesting things in Hue market are waiting for you.
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