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Want to see the best of Hue? We got you covered. But as you can expect from a Withlocals experience, the real excitement is its hidden gems. Join your favorite local and get a feeling of the city's real vibe on a tour that has it all, so you can say: I experienced the real Hue!

Destination

Hue, Vietnam

Category

City Highlight Tours

Duration

3 hours

Transport mode

Walking tour

Available languages

English, Vietnamese

Included

• Private Guide
• Local Drink or Snack
• All Withlocals Tours are Carbon Neutral

Excluded

• Entrance to Attractions

What you can expect

This is the plan

Check out the plan below to see what you'll get up to with your local host. Feel free to personalize this offer with the host of your choice.

1. Meeting point

   Meet at At the entrance of the former Royal Palace - Hue to start your journey

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2. Itinerary

   This is what our experience could look like, but it’s not set in stone! Once you book, you can chat directly with your host to make small tweaks to suit your preferences.

3. City Highlights

   See from Hue Historic Citadel, Imperial City, Perfume River, and other landmarks and must-sees of the city. Your local host will take you to the main spots in town so you can get the perfect overview of what makes Hue so unique

4. Hidden Gems

   Along the way, your local host will show you treasures hidden in plain sight that only the locals know about. Get to know the city through a different perspective, the local way, and discover places and stories that not many tourists experience

5. Magical Storytelling

   Behind every landmark and every stop, there’s a story, and your local host is ready to tell it all. Get ready to listen to incredible stories, one-of-a-kind insights, and fun facts only a knowledgeable local would know!

6. Special Treat

   Follow your host to one of their favorite eateries for a snack or a drink beloved by the locals. Take a break and catch up with your new local friend and get the answers to all your travel questions

7. Make it yours

   Want to tweak the itinerary? Book directly & chat afterwards with your host to adjust highlights, skip stops, or make small changes to fit your preferences.

   Book risk-free: Cancel within 24 hours for a full refund.

   Need something special? Personalize your experience for more time, alternative locations or a completely tailored plan.

Flexible cancellation policy

• Feel confident booking

  Cancel within 24 hours for a full refund. Even up to 7 days before your experience, you’ll receive a refund, minus the service fee.

• Change of plans?

  Reschedule your experience to a date and time that works best for you.

• Loved by travelers worldwide

  Simple and flexible – your plans, your way.

Reviews from guests

Mark

(About local Bích Du)

26 May 2025

We had the absolute pleasure of taking a walking tour of Huế with Bích Dư, and we cannot recommend her highly enough. She was an outstanding guide—knowledgeable, engaging, and incredibly kind. Her English is excellent, which made the historical and cultural insights she shared easy to understand and deeply enriching. Bích Dư took wonderful care of us throughout the tour, ensuring we were comfortable and tailoring the experience to our interests. Her deep understanding of Huế’s history brought the ancient city to life, and her warm personality made our time together both informative and genuinely enjoyable. If you’re visiting Huế and want a guide who truly knows and loves this city, Bích Dư is the perfect choice.Birch Du is the perfect giude

Carrie🇨🇦 Canada

(About local Bích Du)

30 April 2025

Du is very knowledgeable, professional and offers a fun walking tour. She designs a walk that covers the history with a storytelling narrative! She definetely was the highlight of our tour. We were fortunate to enjoyed a lovely simple sample of local foods after the tour with Du. Du imperial city walking tour

Unknown

(About local Bích Du)

16 April 2025

We had a wonderful day with Du. She knows an incredible amount about the sights, the culture, and the country. She was able to answer all our questions and tell wonderful stories. For the next day, she organized a private driver for us to Phong Nha, with several stops along the way. It was a fantastic experience. 100% recommendationGreat experience, highly recommended

dtp77cdys5🇦🇺 Australia

(About local Bích Du)

31 March 2025

Enjoyed a wonderful visit to Hue thanks to the expert knowledge of Du who made the tour of the imperial city so memorable. Brilliant guide in Hue

Harold🇬🇧 United Kingdom

(About local Bích Du)

5 March 2025

1

Du, was a fabulous guide. She was prompt and warmly greeted us. Du had great knowledge of the sites and kept us well informed at all times. Du even got us a small gift, following our recent wedding in Hoi An. We would highly recommend Du as a guide.Fantastic insight in to Hue

Elena

(About local Bích Du)

13 February 2025

1

Recorrer Hue acompañados de Bich Du fue una gran experiencia. Su pasión y conocimientos sobre Vietnam son admirables.Muy recomendable

Debbie

(About local Bích Du)

31 January 2025

1

We were so pleased to have Du as our tour guide. She is easy going and friendly. In addition to knowing a great deal of Hue’s interesting history, Du spoke very good English. The tour went well over time and she was happy to keep going. She also helped us in getting a car and driver to drive us to Hoi An, which was quite a feat as it was during the New Year holidays. We highly recommend Du as a tour guide and we would definitely book her again. Above and beyond!

Astrid

(About local Bích Du)

30 January 2025

1

Wir hatten tolle Stunden Bich Du, einen ausführlichen Spaziergang durch die kaiserliche Stadt von Hue mit vielen interessanten Erklärungen, super Mischung von Top-Attraktionen und ruhigen Ecken. Danach sind wir nich zur Pagode gefahren und haben prima uns interessant gegessen! Insgesamt wurden unsere Erwartungen übertroffen - auch länger als erwartet! Und das trotz Tet wunderbare, informative, nette Führung

Jane🇦🇺 Australia

(About local Bích Du)

17 January 2025

1

Our Guide was very Knowledgeable and had very good English, we had a very pleasant morning touring the Forbidden City, and learned many interesting facts.

Linda🇺🇸 United States

(About local Bích Du)

16 January 2025

2

We booked a day tour with Du to visit Hue. We communicated beforehand to share some of the highlights we wanted to see. Du was very helpful in planning the tour, doing some advanced research for us, and making recommendations to ensure we saw a variety of sites. This was very helpful and much appreciated. Du grew up in Hue so she knows the entire area and all of the sites well. Even though we were staying in Da Nang, Du was able to arrange a car to pick us up and take us around to all the sites. Du was very communicative with us about our pick up and ensured we were in the car and on our way. The driver took us across the Hai Van pass which was beautiful and we stopped for a quick coffee and some photos at the top. Once we arrived in Hue, Du met us at our hotel to drop our bags. She even brought us pastries as she knew we didn't have time to eat before leaving Da Nang. We visited 2 tombs, both very different. Du was incredibly knowledgeable about the emperors of the Nguyen dynasty and shared some interesting details with us along the way. We also visited the Citadel, and again Du's knowledge of the history of the emperors their wives and their counsel was so helpful. We learned so much about Hue from her. Du is a wonderful guide who knows Hue and its history incredibly well. We fit a lot into this day and she did a remarkable job as our guide. I highly recommend booking with Du for your tour to Hue. A day in Hue we won't soon forget.

klaus.hau

(About local Bích Du)

9 January 2025

1

We very much enjoyed our tour with Du. She gave us lots of insights and some excellent recommendations for food and additional activities.Great experience

Ian

(About local Bích Du)

29 November 2024

1

akilahmarie

(About local Bích Du)

8 October 2024

1

We ended up booking just the day before and Du was very accommodating. She met us at the ticket office for Imperial City and the tour began. She was full of knowledge and answered our questions. We had lots of laughs throughout the tour and learned more than we could have anticipated. The Pagoda was also a nice visit and much different from a pagoda that we saw in Hanoi. Finally, we topped it off with some local food from a restaurant that was just delicious. Du was wonderful throughout the whole experience, thank you very much! History of Hue

Simone🇦🇺 Australia

(About local Bích Du)

22 September 2024

1

Bich Du (Du)..her knowledge of history was exceptional!!…this was a last minute booking the night before and she accomodated our requests and made our visit to Hue all that we could have asked for. She is very proud of her country and culture which only enhanced our experience. She is a very engaging young woman. Thankyou Du. Hopefully we will be back and will get you to show us more!!..SimoneA must experience!!!

Heather🇦🇺 Australia

(About local Bích Du)

13 September 2024

1

Du was a fabulous guide she made the history of the Imperial Palace come alive. The time passed too quickly. Highly recommend Imperial Palace a must do tour

Tracy🇬🇧 United Kingdom

(About local Bích Du)

29 July 2024

1

It was a pleasure to be shown around the delights of Hue by Bich. Full of interesting stories, easy to get on with and generous with the little extras that we didn’t expect, it left us with a deeper knowledge of the local area. I would thoroughly recommend her..Knowledgeable and accomodating.

Debbie🇦🇺 Australia

(About local Bích Du)

24 July 2024

1

Bích Du was fantastic. Turned up early and incredibly knowledgeable on the area. Great chat. Kind and warm. Went out of her way to accommodate to my needs and was amazing. Would highly recommend the tour and Bích. What an amazing experience

Maja🇩🇪 Germany

(About local Bích Du)

11 May 2024

1

Du gave us valuable information on the ancient buildings. She is very open with a great sense of humor. The area is huge and it is very helpful to have someone guide you through as you will otherwise miss out on things. I would really recommend the tour! Great experience you shouldnt miss!

Sarah

(About local Bích Du)

6 May 2024

1

I was so grateful to have booked a private tour with Bich Du. She is born and bred Hue and has a result has no problems tailoring tours to suit your interests but also to ensure you see the best bits of Hue. She was very friendly and accommodating, driving me round lots of different places on her motorbike, dropping me off places if I didn't want to go straight back to my hotel, adapting the schedule to ensure we weren't out and about during the hottest parts of the day (there was a heatwave hitting 40 degrees when I was there!) and of course informing me of the history at each site we visited. I would certainly recommend a private tour with Bich Du when visiting Hue! Great experience!

Eva🇻🇳 Viet Nam

(About local Bích Du)

4 May 2024

1

Bích Du was easy to work with, customizing our time together to accomodate the heat and my physical restraints. She picked me up at my hotel and we were off! What I thought would be a standard look at the temples became a wonderful history lesson, with photo opps and backstories. She was funny and engaging, caring and interesting. I recommend her highly!So Much Fun!

jana

(About local Bích Du)

3 May 2024

1

We enjoyed our local experience with Ms. Du a lot very mice pace, interesting facts not too many, nice route off the main tracks, we learned not only about Hue itself but about everyday life in Vietnam, we were given very valuable advices. In short big thank you Du🌸Hue with Du

Stephen🇬🇧 United Kingdom

(About local Bích Du)

2 May 2024

1

Bích Du was a great tour guide. She speaks excellent English and was very knowledgable, answering all our questions. She made sure we stayed comfortable with stops for drinks and shade and the communication beforehand (to avoid hottest part of the day and thunderstorms) was fantastic. We were met at our hotel and finished there as well, just after a final stop for an authentic Salt Coffee (delicious). We also parted with some useful restaurant and cafe recommendations for the next destination on our trip. Thanks so much!! Great experience in Hue

Rafael

(About local Bích Du)

1 May 2024

1

The tour was more like a walk, we missed a bit more of explanations and historical background of the town, the imperial city and the culture Bích Du was really nice with us We missed as well the local drink and snack that the reservation said it was included A walk through the imperial city

Elisabeth🇨🇭 Switzerland

(About local Bích Du)

10 April 2024

1

Es war das erste mal, dass ich withlocals genutzt habe und ich kann diese Erfahrung nur empfehlen! Du hat mich mit viel Wissen gefüttert und mit viel Herzblut begleitet und verwöhnt! Ich durfte nach der Führung durch das alte Hue auf dem Motorroller mitfahren und Du hat mir so viel wie möglich von ihrer Heimat gezeigt. Ich habe den Salted coffee kennen gelernt und das war ein Insider Café in hue. Unermüdlich wurden meine Fragen beantwortet und wir hatten es lustig zusammen aber auch ernsthafte Gespräche. Ich kann Bich Du nur empfehlen, sie ist professionell und liebt ihre Tätigkeit und die Gäste! Danke vielmals es war einzigartig! Elisabeth, Solo traveling, March 2024Unvergesslich!

Lars Magnus🇻🇳 Viet Nam

(About local Bích Du)

7 April 2024

1

We enjoyed very much the tour with Du! She customized it well for our children. The discovery of the ancient city was not only pointed by the history but some architectural meanings and even the nature around (that’s when she picked a cicada skin on a tree, just on the go, kids were thrilled). Lovely tour through the emperors tombs, finishing with some nice pictures of the incense village. Great experience in Hue

Kristee Ann🇭🇰 Hong Kong

(About local Bích Du)

6 April 2024

1

My husband and I can only add to the raft of glowing testimonials praising the many talents of Bích Du. The day was wonderful. Do not hesitate to choose this gorgeous and vastly knowledgeable young woman and Hue native to be your personal guide. And it was great fun. Don’t forget to try the salted coffee. Wow.Simply outstanding

9sqsmscspy

(About local Bích Du)

17 March 2024

1

We had a wonderful afternoon exploring the Citadel. Du was a fantastic guide. She was very knowledgeable, friendly and great to chat to as we walked around the amazing Imperial City. Excellent communication from beginning to end. She introduced us to our first salt coffee in a lovely cafe to end the day. She also kindly walked us back to our bus stop! We would highly recommend a tour with Du. You’ll have a fantastic time! Wonderful wanders through Hue Citadel

Olivia

(About local Bích Du)

7 March 2024

1

We (me and 2 friends) had a great day in Hue with Bich Du. In advance she asked for our preferences and expectations and organized the tour in the imperial city personalized for us. She was very flexible regarding time and attraction planning and was before and after our tour perfectly available for communication via phone. We had a great time with her! Friendly, funny and open-minded she answered all the questions we had and taught us a lot about the history of the city, about culture as well as other interesting facts from Vietnam. Also she gave us many recommendations for our next stop in Hoi an which was very helpful! Overall she was very welcoming, we learned a lot and had a great afternoon with a lovely local. We could not have imagined a better guide and wish her all the best! Best guide we could have imagined!

Frederick🇺🇸 United States

(About local Bích Du)

5 March 2024

1

My husband and I toured with Bich Du for a half day to see the Citadel and the beautiful Thien Mu Pagoda. I have some back issues and needed to go more slowly and Du was wonderfully accommodating to me. She is highly knowledgeable and was able to share some great stories about the sites (Her English was excellent too!) We were so happy to see these beautiful sites and came away with a better understanding of the places, the history, and the characters. Du is easy going, fun, kind and has great knowledge. I highly recommend this tour with this awesome young woman!!!! 10 stars!!!!Amazing tour guide!!

Dorit 🇩🇪 Germany

(About local Bích Du)

1 March 2024

1

Sehr schöne Museumsanlage und sehr gute Führung mit netter Guide aus Huê. Zu empfehlen! Am Ende hat sie uns noch lokales Essen und Kaffee gezeigt!Geschichte und lokaler Ausklang

Pauline

(About local Bích Du)

27 January 2024

1

We loved our tour with Bich. As a true local she knows Hue inside and out. Bich was able to tell us a lot about the history of the city and the citadel buildings. Best of all was her willingness to share insights into her life in Hue and what it is like to be an independent courageous young woman growing up in Vietnam. Having just graduated from university where she studied English, her language skills were top notch. Highly recommend! Highly recommend hanging out with Bich

Andreas🇩🇪 Germany

(About local Bích Du)

26 January 2024

1

Bich Du hat uns in versteckte Ecken geführt, viel über die Geschichte der Gebäude und dem Leben in der Kaiserstadt erzählt. Es war sehr kurzweilig und informativ. Es hat die Informationen über die letzte Dynastie nochmal deutlich verständlicher gemacht. Im Anschluss haben wir mit ihr noch ein paar Spezialitäten probiert. Wir würden Bich Du jederzeit wieder in Anspruch nehmen. Sehr informativer Stadtrundgang in Hue

Selena🇳🇿 New Zealand

(About local Bích Du)

11 January 2024

1

We had a nice morning tour around areas we would not have otherwise explored. Highlights were coffee and food stops along the way - Bích Du really has great knowledge of tasty food and drinks! Thank you! Insight into local life

Kirsty

(About local Bích Du)

6 May 2025

Having been to Vietnam numerous times and tried lots of different food we were keen to see if there were things that we may be missing out on. We were not disappointed with the food we tried, sine of which we likely would have missed and Bich Du was great at talking about the food, regional differences of the same dish eg Vietnamese pancakes which I love and had noted differences. Bích Du was a very engaging and authentic guide who was generous with her personal experiences growing up in Hue which I was particularly interested in. Her English is excellent and she presented as a very bright young woman. From our discussion her main tour is the Imperial Palace Hie and I imagine this would be a great tour however we had already done the palace the day prior, When booking the tour we did think the price was quite high compared to other tours we have done and positively did not regret our spend particularly as it was a private tour. Thank you once again Bích Due 😀Fantastic food tour with Bich Du!

Marco🇨🇦 Canada

(About local Bích Du)

19 April 2025

Awesome food tour of Hue with Bich Du! We loved all the spots she took us to and her knowledge of each dish and the city itself. You won’t be left hungry that’s for sure! She also shared some excellent recommendations for our next stop in Hoi A which we really appreciated. Highly recommend and good value for money. Fascinating Food Tour with Bich Du

Sarah🇦🇺 Australia

(About local Bích Du)

18 April 2025

Du was a wonderful guide and I would recommend her to any group visiting Hue. Her knowledge of the history of the Imperial City of Hue and its residents was deep and she communicated it in a warm and engaging manner. Our group ranged from two years old to 78 years old, which meant Du had to be adaptable to change during the tour, and she was! Nothing was too much trouble, and she also gave us dining recommendations for Hue and Hoi An in the days after the tour. If the opportunity arose, I would certainly look to do another tour with Du. Great way to see and learn about Hue

Christopher

(About local Bích Du)

14 April 2025

Great private food tour with our new friend Du. She made the process so easy by selecting spots, ordering and paying, and then introducing the dishes to us and showing us how to eat them. It was a perfect introduction into Vietnamese street food and doing in Hue was a great choice. Not only do they have some of the best food int he country, but it's a small enough city that the tour felt easy. So tasty and fun

Christopher

(About local Bích Du)

14 April 2025

We had a great day in the Imperial City with Du booking a private tour for the two of us. She's super knowledgeable about the history of the site and the country and did a good job of getting on our level to explain things in detail. She speaks perfect English and is such a fun, warm person. We ended up texting throughout the rest of our trip and truly felt like we have a new friend in Vietnam now. She's the best!Wonderful time with our new friend Du

fr9478bqg2

(About local Bích Du)

14 April 2025

We met Du by the 3 cannons and began our tour. She was engaging and knowledgeable in her story telling which we throughly enjoyed. The tour didn’t feel rushed and she had time for all our questions. She was easy to understand and I would highly recommend this experience. On this occasion we chose to do this as a private tour so it was expensive by Vietnam standards but for us it worth it. Thank you so much Du Fantastic Experience

Helen🇦🇺 Australia

(About local Bích Du)

31 March 2025

Our guide Du was very knowledgeable and presented the information in an interesting and engaging way. Du’s English was very good and made it easy for us to understand all the information. We did the EV tuk tuk tour due to my husband being unable to walk far. For the parts that could only be done on foot, Du was very kind with looking for seats for my husband.Fantastic tour of the Citadel

Billie🇮🇪 Ireland

(About local Bích Du)

16 March 2025

1

We really enjoyed the tour with Bich Du, she is so full of stories and history and has a great sense of humour which made our experience so fun! It was so interesting walking around the wonderful Imperial City then the food places she brought us to were such great examples of really authentic Vietnamese meals, delicious! Fantastic Tour!

Diane🇺🇸 United States

(About local Bích Du)

25 February 2025

1

We had a great time trying different foods with Du for our 10 Tastings of Hue. She took us to a lot of local places we would never have thought to try. Her English was excellent and we felt comfortable with her right off the bat. The evening was well planned and we had a really good time eating and chatting with Du.Great experience with Du

Jill🇬🇧 United Kingdom

(About local Bích Du)

15 February 2025

1

Du took us on a very interesting tour all over the centre of Hue that included all of the best local specialities! We went into local restaurants that we would never have found independently, and she explained the food culture of the city very well. Du was very easy to chat with and it was a pleasure to spend time with her. Do make sure that you are hungry when you start the tour as the portions are generous!Fantastic food tour of HUE!

Yasmin🇬🇧 United Kingdom

(About local Bích Du)

14 February 2025

1

Had a lovely few hours touring the imperial city with Du. She is knowledgeable, friendly and made the tour feel relaxed yet informative. We learnt so many fun facts and got to know the history of Hue better. We were touring with our 11 month old and she even brought her a gift, and was super accommodating of all her needs. Highly recommend booking a tour with Du. You won't be disappointed!Wonderful tour with Du

Jordan

(About local Bích Du)

13 February 2025

1

Our first mission when arriving in Hue was to do the 10 tastings of Hue with Bich Du and the tour did not disappoint. Du took us to local vendors and introduced us to numerous dishes plus the original salt coffee - so good. She was an attentive host and easily accommodated some dietary requirements in the group. The next day we toured the Imperial City together where Du’s historical and cultural knowledge came to the fore. She allowed us to tour at our own pace and took time to ensure we got family photos along the way. Our final day we met at the Pagoda where again we received a personalised tour, discussing the history before we exchanged gifts and parted ways. We are not a family that would typically book a tour, but the personalised style and ability to book as private group was definitely worthwhile to get the most out of a short stay. Three days in Hue

Judith🇨🇭 Switzerland

(About local Bích Du)

10 February 2025

1

Wir machten mit Du die Food und die Imperial City Tour. Du ist eine sehr liebenswürdige Person, welche unsere ganze Familie begeistert hat! Sie hat ein sehr breites Wissen über die vietnamesische Kultur und konnte uns die Geschichte auf unterhaltsame Weise übermitteln. Auch die Food Tour ist sehr zu empfehlen, da uns Du in viele verschiedene einheimische Restaurants gebracht hat, in welche wir alleine wahrscheinlich nicht gegangen wären. Die Speisen waren alle sehr lecker und wir hatten viel Spass mit Du. Auch hat uns Du noch weitere Attraktionen gezeigt, welche eigentlich nicht geplant waren. Auch für unsere nächsten Ziele in Vietnam gab sie uns auch nach der Tour per WhatsApp och gute Tipps. Vielen Dank für Alles Du!!! Es war SUPER!!! Perfekte Touren

Mike🇳🇱 Netherlands

(About local Bích Du)

29 January 2025

1

Despite the the rainy weather we had a nice tour and much fun with Du. She speaks very well English, has a good sence of humor and is a nice person to have around. Highly recommended!Great person, great guide

Yvonne

(About local Bích Du)

28 December 2024

1

I found Bich Du as the number 1 guide on ChatGPT as the recommendation is completely correct. Bich Du's service is completely attentive. She WhatsApp me the day after my booking to inform me the itinerary and asked me I liked to do anything else in Hue. Her explanation of the Hue Imperial City was mesmerising to me. Although I am of Chinese heritage and have been to the Beijing Imperial City, Bich Du could tell me many stories and the differences in Vietnamese beliefs and cultures. I learnt so much in just three hours with her.Personalised guide with good English

Abbie🇬🇧 United Kingdom

(About local Bích Du)

23 December 2024

1

We had a lovely afternoon walking around the Imperial Palace. Bích Du was friendly and informative as well as incredibly patient with our youngest child, fitting in a snack stop and even producing a gift. I’d highly recommend this tour as a great way to see the impressive palace and hear about its history and tradition. Friendly and informative

SOPHIA CATHARINA🇨🇭 Switzerland

(About local Bích Du)

15 December 2024

1

We had a wonderful time in Hue with Du, she is a lovely guide who told us a lot about Vietnams history, in particular about the Imperial City. We can only recommend this tour with Du!Imperial City Hue