The 15 Best Perfume Pagoda Tours from Hanoi

1.Full-Day Perfume Pagoda Private or Small-Group Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 174 reviews · from $67Our pick

Travel from Hanoi to Perfume Pagoda with an English-speaking guide, row along Yen Stream, visit Thien Tru and Huong Tich Cave, and choose between a steep walk or optional cable car. Guide Minh is praised for clear explanations, though crowds, heat, and extra charges can affect the day.

“Perfume pagoda itself is very good ,main one which is in the caves...but bus seats were very small not comfortable..lunch was below average..”

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2.Full-Day Perfume Pagoda Group Tour with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 141 reviews · from $48

Travel from Hanoi’s Old Quarter to Perfume Pagoda by coach, electric vehicle, bamboo rowboat, and footpath. With guides such as Minh or Long, you’ll visit Huong Tich Cave, Thien Tru Pagoda, and a mountain temple. Lunch is included, while the cable car is optional.

“The day trip to perfume pagoda was a great time! Minh was a great tour guide, giving us loads of information on the local area and its traditions. He also communicated well and answered my questions prior to the tour. Would definitely recommend. The lunch was also very nice with loads of veggie options too.”

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3.Full Day Tour to Perfume Pagoda with Traditional Boat Ride

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 101 reviews · from $39Best value

Leave Hanoi at 8:00 for Perfume Pagoda, about 60 kilometers away. You’ll ride a traditional sampan on the Yen Stream, visit Thien Tru and Huong Tich Cave, and hear local stories from an English-speaking guide. Guide Minh, who comes from the area, may lead the tour.

“Our travel guide Minh was the best guide, very positive and happy. Unfortunately we travelled with a family who had a small child, that was a nightmare, but Minh made it a good experience.”

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4.Perfume Pagoda – Yen Stream Boat Ride, Lunch & Cave

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 85 reviews · from $49

Travel from Hanoi Old Quarter to Perfume Pagoda with an English-speaking guide such as Minh, a bamboo boat ride on Yen Stream, lunch, Huong Tich Cave, and Thien Tru Pagoda. The 12-person group keeps the day personal, but the cave trek and festival crowds require some planning.

“Pick-up: communication about possible pick-up points. We felt it was a very authentic Vietnamese experience and learn de a lot about the Culture.”

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5.Perfume Pagoda Full-Day Guided Tour from Hanoi – All Inclusive

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 57 reviews · from $49

Spend about 10 hours traveling from Hanoi’s Old Quarter to Perfume Pagoda by air-conditioned bus and rowboat. Visit Huong Tich Cave and Thien Tru Pagoda, eat Vietnamese lunch, and choose to hike or pay extra for the cable car. Guides such as Minh and Louis are especially well regarded.

“This tour involves two one and a half hour boat rides, and 3 pagodas, each better than the last. The perfume pagoda was like nothing I’d seen before, absolutely magical. Our tour guide, Minh, was wonderful, charismatic and a great storytRead more”

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6.Perfume Pagoda Day Tour with Boat Ride & Cave Visit

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 20 reviews · from $46

Travel from Hanoi to the Perfume Pagoda with guides such as Minh, ride by boat along Yen Stream, visit Huong Tich Cave, and eat a Vietnamese lunch. The $46 tour includes transport, tickets, guide, boat, lunch, and water, but cable cars and electric carts cost extra.

“Minh was an excellent tour guide, you could ask him anything. He taught us a lot about the stories and legends of the Perfume Pagoda, and he did it in perfect English. He always kept us in a good mood. Lunch was really generous. We couldn't eat everything :) Minh takes pictures of you during the trip, which he then sends to you via WhatsApp. I'd totally recommend this tour with Minh to anyone You'll definitely have a great, humorous day and feel very comfortable as a tourist. Thanks Minh :)”

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7.Perfume Pagoda Day Tour from Hanoi

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 20 reviews · from $62

Leave Hanoi for Perfume Pagoda by air-conditioned bus, boat, cable car, and footpath. You will see rural villages, rice paddies, limestone hills, Buddhist shrines, and Huong Tich Grotto. Guides named Lee, Long, Sean, and Ling have led especially well-regarded departures.

“Long was the name of our guide. He was friendly, accommodating and had a very strong command of the english language. I also like the fact that we were only 12 in the mini bus. That made the tour more engaging. I definitely recommend Long and his company.”

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8.Perfume Pagoda & Quang Phu Cau Incense Village

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 14 reviews · from $126

Travel privately from Hanoi with an English-speaking guide such as Lan, cruise the Yen River, visit Thien Tru Pagoda and Huong Tich Cave, then meet incense makers at Quang Phu Cau. The pagoda is the main event. Cable-car tickets and non-English guides cost extra, and the village stop can feel seasonal.

“Peccato aver saputo qua sul posto di dover pagare 60$ in più per la guida in italiano”

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9.Perfume Pagoda Full Day With Boat Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 13 reviews · from $51

Travel from Hanoi to the sacred Perfume Pagoda by air-conditioned coach and traditional sampan. Guide Minh or Cong may lead the day, with a river ride, Vietnamese lunch, Thien Tru Pagoda, and Huong Tich Cave. Cable car tickets cost extra, and the outing includes walking and stairs.

“The trip was nice. Long car ride, pleasant boat ride, lots of walking and hiking. We had 2 stops, at one temple, and then at the cave. I'm not sure what's standard, but I was expecting more time to wander and explore those 2 specific places. Read more”

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10.Perfume Pagoda Day Trip from Hanoi

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 9 reviews · from $65

Travel from Hanoi with guides such as Minh or Hien to Perfume Pagoda, riding a sampan along Yen Stream, visiting Trinh Temple and Thien Tru Pagoda, then reaching Huong Tich Cave by cable car or on foot. Lunch, transport, entrance fees, and a small group are included, but the cable car costs extra.

“We took this tour during the week of Tet. If you are not Vietnamese, I would suggest taking this tour at any other time of year besides February and March. There were thousands of rural Vietnamese making their annual pilgrimage to Perfume Read more”

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11.Full-Day Perfume Pagoda Group Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 8 reviews · from $48

Travel from Hanoi to Perfume Pagoda by air-conditioned bus and local boat. Guide Minh has been praised for his humor and care. Walk 2.5 kilometers to Huong Tich Cave, or pay extra for the cable car, then visit Thien Tru Pagoda and return to Hanoi by early evening.

“The Perfume Pagoda area is beautiful and the journey on the little boat was magical. Guide Minh was great, he was fun, entertaining, informative and great at looking after everyone.”

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12.Perfume Pagoda Pilgrimage Full-day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · from $95

Travel from Hanoi into the countryside with an English-speaking guide such as Ms Dung Nguyen or Xiang. Cruise the Yen River, ride a cable car to Huong Tich Cave, visit Tuyet Son Pagoda and Giai Oan Spring, and enjoy lunch before returning to your hotel.

“This trip was a wonderful way to close out our visit to Hanoi. Our guide was helpful, patient and very informative. Be prepared for lots of walking and steps, even with the cable car the path to Perfume Pagoda was challenging but definitelRead more”

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13.Full Day to Perfume Pagoda

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 4 reviews · from $52

Travel from Hanoi Old Quarter to Perfume Pagoda, then row for an hour along Yen Stream, visit Thien Tru and Huong Tich Cave, and learn about Buddhism from an English-speaking guide. Lunch, transport, entrance fees, and hotel pickup are included. Cable car rides cost extra.

“A very complicated organization at the start, a lot of waiting and a very uncomfortable bus where we were compressed. That said, the guide Minh was wonderful, very enthusiastic, originally from the village, very proud of its history and the phenomenal pilgrimage which lasts 3 months. He shows us photos, explains well, is very competent and gave us some very funny moments on the boat with karaoke! The cellar is very large, the pagoda very beautiful... You have to pay extra for the electric car and provide a tip for the rower. At the restaurant look at the big vat with dead animals in it...horrible: it's for rice wine!!! Have…”

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14.Full-Day Pilgrimage to Perfume Pagoda

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 3 reviews · from $95

Travel from Hanoi to the sacred Perfume Pagoda on an 8-hour small-group tour limited to 15 people. You’ll take a 1.5-hour boat ride on Yen Stream, ride a cable car to Huong Tich Cave, visit Tuyet Son Pagoda, and enjoy lunch with an English-speaking guide.

“We had a great time on this tour with the help of our tour guide. It took the whole day but it was worth it.”

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15.Best trip Perfume Pagoda Full Day

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · from $55

Travel from Hanoi to Perfume Pagoda with an English-speaking guide such as Minh, ride a sampan along the Yen River, visit Thien Tru and Huong Tich Cave, and choose the cable car or mountain path. Lunch, transfers, entrance fees, and boat rides are included.

“Minh is amazing! He is super friendly and he made sure everyone in the tour was taken care of, entertained and were happy. I could tell that he is very passionate about what he does and is a genuinely good person. Place is beautiful and the history is very interesting. Thank you so much for the best tour I had in Vietnam, Minh!”

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