Travel to Hue

✎ 3D2N Hue Travel Itinerary - $120 for solo travelers 👏🏻 🚂 Transportation: Round-trip sleeper train ticket $64💸 (book early for cheaper rates) 🏡 Accommodation: I stayed at 2 homestays ⇢ 𝗛𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝟭 - Tich Thien Vien: $14💸 (original price $18, solo travelers get a 20% discount) ⇢ 𝗛𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝟮 - Du Mien Home: $12💸 🍜 Food: I’m not picky, so I found everything delicious. The homestay recommendations were reliable too. • Sugarcane juice - $0.40💸 • Hue beef noodle soup (268 Ngu Binh) - $1💸 • Banh Loc Nani (83 Le Ngo Cat) - $0.80💸 • Tofu pudding (Thien Mu Pagoda) - $0.40💸 • Grilled pork skewers with sweet potato pancakes (2 Dien Bien Phu) - $6.30💸 • Hue beef noodle soup at O Be (Bach Dang) - $1💸 • Snakehead fish noodle soup (Le Huan Street) - $0.60💸 • Salt coffee (142 Dang Thai Than) - $0.60💸 • Roasted pork dessert - $0.80💸, green bean jelly - $0.60💸 🗓️ Itinerary: ⇢ 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝟭: I took the last train departing at 7:20 PM and arrived at 9 AM the next morning. Since I was there for an exam, I lost half a day. Lunch: Broken rice • 5 PM: Headed to Hai Duong Beach to watch the sunset (there’s a lovely rocky area here) • Evening: Checked into the room and had dinner at the homestay ⇢ 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝟮: Breakfast: Hue beef noodle soup • 9-11 AM: Tu Duc Tomb - $6💸 • 11 AM-1 PM: Thuy Tien Lake (free) Lunch: Banh Loc Nani, then checked into Home 2 • 3-5 PM: Xuan Thuy Incense Village (free) • 5-7 PM: Thien Mu Pagoda to watch the sunset (free) - had tofu pudding Dinner: Grilled pork skewers with sweet potato pancakes ⇢ 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝟯: Breakfast: Hue beef noodle soup at O Be - soy milk • 9-11 AM: Rented a bike - $1.20💸 (download the Hue Smart Bike app) and cycled along the Perfume River and Hue National High School • 11 AM-12 PM: Biked to check out 75 Nguyen Sinh Cung Street Lunch: Snakehead fish noodle soup • 1-2 PM: An Dinh Palace - $2💸 • 3-6 PM: Imperial City of Hue - $8💸 (best to visit early morning or late afternoon to avoid the heat) Had salt coffee, dessert, bought souvenirs, then headed to the station to return to Hanoi 📍Other free check-in spots if you have time: • Minh Mang Tomb, Khai Dinh Tomb ($6) • Vong Canh Hill • Tinh Tam Lake • Dong Ba Market • Truong Tien Bridge • Phu Cam Church 💥Notes: - Bring cash as many places don’t accept transfers; parking fees are mostly $0.20, some places are free. - Snakehead fish noodle soup opens at 3:30 PM, so it’s better for an afternoon meal. - Imperial City of Hue is open from 6:30 AM to 5:30 PM. - Ask the homestay for good restaurant recommendations as some places may have closed. - Nearby areas: • 3 tombs, Vong Canh Hill, Xuan Thuy Incense Village, Thuy Tien Lake. • Imperial City of Hue, Thien Mu Pagoda, Tinh Tam Lake, Dong Ba Market, Truong Tien Bridge. • An Dinh Palace, Perfume River, Nguyen Sinh Cung Street, Phu Cam Church.