Embark on boat at Thien Mu Pagoda wharf (around 08:30 am), check in and visit Thien Mu pagoda.
• Cruise downstream to visit a fishing village, Bao Vinh and Thanh Ha Old Town – the bustling commercial trading port in the past.
• Visit Sinh village where people make folk painting for worshiping, then walking or cycling through colourful flower gardens and green rice fields.
• Visit Thanh Tien Village - where paper flowers are made to worship the Kitchen God on 23th Dec of lunar month every year. Back to the boat for lunch while cruising to enjoy Hue’s scenery on the river banks.
• Visit Van Mieu – Temple of literature
Arrive at a quiet Thuy Bieu village – 6.5 km from the city centre – a laidback village famous for growing the Thanh Tra (a variety of grapefruit which has a very fine taste), visit many garden houses, a unique feature of Hue countryside, and enjoy walking and biking around the village.
• Visit an old communal house, pass by several ancient ancestral temples and communicate with local people.
• Visit an incense making family and discover the daily life of local people while they are working strenuously with joy and enthusiasm. You may also join their activities: gardening, talking and drinking tea with them.
Back to Thuy Bieu restaurant, relax by stepping your foot in medicinal herb water – a traditional therapeutic practice and enjoy an excellent massage by blind people.
In the evening, join our cooking class and prepare dinner by yourself with our chief’s instruction. Have dinner with the dishes you have just cooked.
Overnight on the boat.