Transformative Hue: Private Imperial Journey from Hoi An/Da Nang

Don't miss this experience. Great itinerary, a fabulous guide (Dat) and patient and experienced driver (Tam). Lunch location was delicious and also excellent.

Great tour guide who was very helpful and attentive. Learned a lot and really got to experience Hue in a short day trip.

Hue is a lovely town with a lot of history. The monuments and Imperial City were amazing. The driver was polite and safe. The car was clean. The tour guide Ruby was just amazing. She was courteous and knowledgeable. She really wanted me to enjoy the tour. She even brought a raincoat and little rain booties for me. Ruby shared both historical details but also information about the culture. She was an open, sweet, highly intelligent person and it was delightful to spend the day with her in this amazing city. She also took me to a local restaurant to try foods special to Hue. She really wanted me to try the salt coffee and that was super-fun to go to the coffee shop. The only issue is Hue is quite far from Hoi An and I did not realize that. Better from Da Nang.

We were super disappointed in the way BNT tour operator had organised and did not communicate anything until the night before of the tour only until I had reached out. The fact that there was no communication up till the night before the tour was very disappointing. With the trip to Hue being 3 hours one way, it was an awkward ride. BNT stated in their tour itinerary that there will be an English speaking driver howerever this is false advertising. The sight seeing places to stop over could have been better in the sense if there was a coffee shop to stop by or other options of scenery. BNT operator should also advertise the hours travelling by car takes as nowhere did it stipulate 3 hours until I was informed the night before the tour. BNT did not pass on the tour guide contact details to me so I could not plan or ask the guide and inform her in advance of the food requirement for lunch due to medical reasons. As a result we had to remove a few items off the list. We were very grateful that she was able to tweak some of the menu with the restaurant in such short timing. The restaurant we went to was super accomodating and the food was delicious. The highlights of the tour was the Tomb and Imperial city and the tour guide Trinh was absolutely amazing and accommodating. Her knowledge on the history around the Dynasty and Imperial City was absolutely enriching to hear. Heading back to the hotel we were informed that we would take a shorter route which was around the 2.5 hour mark. This ended up being 3 hours and 20 minutes. Overall the actual tour with Trinh in Hue City and the food were fantastic. BNT representatives lack of communication and false advertising resulted this tour down to two stars.

Just having that personalised one on one experience made this very long day trip worth it. Miss Trinh was extremely knowledgeable and had great English. She was SUPBERB! She went out of her way to ensure I had a memorable trip to Hue. Out of all the Viator tours I did this holiday this was by far the best!

Great company. Lots of communication. Tom arrived early and gave us a great tour with lunch. Outstanding! Communication is key when doing these tours. This is the company you want!

The drive from Da Nang through the Hai Van Pass was amazing, Lapan Lagoon was a very picturesque little place we stopped for loads of pictures, met our guide Tom in Hue, very friendly, knowledgeable and personable. On to the citadel, what an amazing place to visit, then on to the Pagoda and Tombs, great day learnt a lot about Vietnam.

Excellent tour-guide and driver were both brilliant and we learned so much about the sights of Hue. A must do!

BTN Travel Vietnam kept in constant contact with us and confirmed our 8am pick up from our hotel in DaNang. Our Driver for the day Ngoc arrived promptly on time and safely transported us to Hue with a few stops on the way for photo opportunities. On the out skirts of Hue we were joined by our tour Guide Sang, what a charming character he was. He went out of his way to ensure our time in Hue was a very memorable experience for us both , he also ensure a special Lunch at a restaurant he knew. It was a long day , but one we will always remember. Put it on your bucket list

This tour was excellent. Sang was a great, funny, kind and his English was the best of any tour guide we have had so far in Vietnam. The driver picked us up in Danang on time and was nice with limited English. The ride was beautiful and a stop for pictures and a later stop with a clean bathroom was great. I didn’t know what to expect from the tour except the citadel, but both the Tomb and the pagoda were great. I am going to have to read more Vietnamese history. The pagoda gives a glimpse into the life of a monk, so that was neat. Sang did an excellent job on the Citadel tour. My two teens were very impressed. The restaurant was excellent and it was so nice to have the food picked out for you in a sample platter. I would definitely recommend this tour and Sang specifically. If you are interested in Vietnam war history, take the DMZ tour…maybe someday we will be back for that.