Highlights
- Cruise the Perfume River aboard a traditional dragon boat at night
- Enjoy a live performance of traditional Ca Hue music
- Try on royal-style costumes and capture memorable photos
- Release a flower lantern and make a wish on the river
- Choose a Cultural, Signature, Vegetarian, or Imperial option
Description
Discover the culture, cuisine, and nighttime beauty of Hue aboard a traditional dragon boat on the Perfume River.
Try on royal-style attire and take memorable photos using your own phone or camera. Cruise past Hue’s illuminated riverbanks while enjoying traditional Ca Hue music. The performance is mainly in Vietnamese, with short English explanations for international guests. Complete the evening by releasing a flower lantern and making a wish on the river.
Choose from four experiences:
CULTURAL NIGHT CRUISE
Meet at Toa Kham Wharf for a 60-minute cruise with live music, costume try-on, one flower lantern, one welcome drink, and a shared fruit platter. Dinner and hotel pickup are not included.
SIGNATURE HUE DINNER
Includes one-way hotel pickup and an 8-course menu: banana blossom salad with crackers, spring rolls, house soup, assorted Hue cakes, ginger-steamed squid, sticky rice with shrimp floss, steamed chicken, and Hue sweet soup. Available from 1 participant.
LOTUS VEGETARIAN DINNER
Includes one-way hotel pickup and a 7-course vegetarian menu: Hue green fig salad, vegetarian spring rolls, assorted Hue cakes, mushroom congee, tofu in tomato sauce, lotus seed sticky rice, and Hue sweet soup. Available from 1 participant.
IMPERIAL BANQUET
For groups of 4 or more. Includes one-way hotel pickup, reserved group seating, and a choice of one premium 8-course menu:
Imperial Garden: sun-dried squid with fruit and spring rolls; roasted veal salad; scallop and lotus seed soup; salt-roasted prawns with salad; grilled poultry with pickled shallots; pan-seared salmon with vegetables; lotus seed chicken with bread; fresh fruit.
Ancient Capital Heritage: green fig salad with shrimp, pork, and nem lui; tuna and sea grape salad; asparagus soup with crab, shrimp, and lotus seeds; Hue cakes; grilled chicken with lime leaves and steamed buns; braised beef ribs with vegetables and bread; Yangzhou fried rice; Hue sweet soup.
Royal Riverside: seafood salad and cheese-filled beef rolls; crab and seaweed soup; steamed fish with Malabar spinach; Hue crispy pancakes with herbs and dipping sauce; assorted goat platter; beef shank braised with green pepper and bread; coconut sticky rice with baby corn, shrimp floss, and ham; Hue sweet soup.
Each Imperial booking selects one menu for the entire group. Please provide your preferred menu after booking.
All dinner options include the dragon boat cruise, live Ca Hue music, royal-style costume try-on, one flower lantern per guest, and one-way pickup from hotels in central Hue. All options finish at Toa Kham Wharf. Return hotel transfer and additional drinks are not included.
Includes
Shared cruise aboard a traditional dragon boat
Live traditional Ca Hue music performance
Royal-style costume try-on
One flower lantern per participant
Short English explanations for international guests
Cultural option: welcome drink and shared fresh fruit platter
Signature option: 8-course Signature Hue menu
Vegetarian option: 7-course Lotus Vegetarian menu
Imperial option: choice of one premium 8-course banquet menu
One-way hotel pickup for all dinner options
Reserved group seating for the Imperial Banquet option
Excludes
Additional beverages (available for purchase)
Return hotel transfer
Personal expenses
Important Information
- Please check the inclusions of your selected option carefully.
The Cultural Night Cruise does not include dinner or hotel pickup. Please arrive at Toa Kham Wharf by 7:30 PM. The boat departs at 7:45 PM and the cruise lasts approximately 60 minutes.
One-way hotel pickup is only included in the dinner options and is available within the designated central Hue area. Please wait in your hotel lobby from approximately 6:30 PM. All options finish at Toa Kham Wharf; return transfer is not included.
The Signature and Lotus Vegetarian options are available from 1 participant. The Imperial Banquet requires at least 4 participants, and the entire group must select the same menu.
Ca Hue is performed mainly in Vietnamese, with short English explanations. Royal-style attire is provided, but photos must be taken using your own phone or camera.
Please provide your hotel address and inform us of any food allergies or dietary requirements after booking.
Easy cancellation
Cancel up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund
