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Private tourNEW 2026HanoiSmall group · Local experience
Perfume Pagoda Private Day Tour from Hanoi
A private car takes you south of Hanoi to the Yen stream, where the pilgrimage to the Perfume Pagoda begins. A rowing boat carries... Ava Travel price: from $85.
Questions before you book? Message us on WhatsApp or send an email. Phone +84 904 251 545. Ava Travel Hanoi, Hanoi, Vietnam.
Style
Private tour
Hanoi
Duration
Full-day tour
Pickup support available
Book this tour
Live prices for the date and group size you pick. Ava confirms your departure and pickup within 1 hour of booking.
Prices are the total for the travellers and the date you pick. Ava reconfirms the departure and the pickup point within 1 hour.
Tour optionWhat's includedPrice
Private tour
Your group onlyPriced for your group size, so each person pays less in a bigger group
✓ Local English-speaking guide✓ Entrance tickets included✓ Transport on the tour included
—total · 2 travellers
Secure checkout
- We confirm your departure and pickup within 1 hour
- Cancel more than 30 days ahead at no cost
- No booking fee. The price shown is the price you pay
Full refund if you cancel more than 30 days before check-in
- More than 30 days before check-inFree
- 30 to 11 days before check-in15% of total
- 10 to 7 days before check-in30% of total
- Less than 7 days, or no-show100% of total
A change of travel date counts as a cancellation and a new booking, and the same scale applies.
If the operator cancels the cruise, or in case of severe weather or force majeure, we move your date free of charge, or refund you in full if we cannot reschedule.
Price includes all taxes and service charges.
Hanoi tour overview
Why this trip
- A private car takes you south of Hanoi to the Yen stream, where the pilgrimage to the Perfume Pagoda begins.
- A rowing boat carries you along the stream between limestone hills and rice fields.
- From the landing you walk up, or take the cable car, to Huong Tich cave, the pagoda built inside the mountain.
- Your guide explains why this is one of the most important Buddhist pilgrimages in the north.
An honest note: the site is crowded to the point of queues during the pilgrimage season after Tet, and the walk up to the cave is long and steep if you skip the cable car.
At a glance
| Duration | Full day |
| Start and finish | Your hotel in Hanoi |
| Group size | Private, 1 to 12 |
| Walking | Moderate to hard, steep path to the cave |
| Best for | Culture and scenery in one day |
| Guide | English-speaking guide |
Price
Private departure. Your own guide and vehicle, your own pace. The total falls per person as your group grows.
| Group size | Total | Per person |
|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $251 | $251 |
| 2 people | $279 | $140 |
| 3 people | $334 | $111 |
| 4 people | $408 | $102 |
| 5 people | $476 | $95 |
| 6 people | $571 | $95 |
| 7 people | $666 | $95 |
| 8 people | $761 | $95 |
| 9 people | $856 | $95 |
| 10 people | $900 | $90 |
| 11 people | $945 | $86 |
| 12 people | $1031 | $86 |
Children. Children 0 to 5 go free and children 6 to 10 pay half, with one child per adult at these rates. A second child with the same adult pays the adult price. Tell us the ages when you book and we apply it before you pay.
How it works
- Book and confirm. Pay at checkout or message us on WhatsApp first. We confirm your date, pickup time and guide within one hour.
- Pickup. Hotel pickup in central Hanoi, area confirmed at booking.
- On the day. Full day, about 9 to 10 hours. Your guide keeps the timings loose enough for photographs and questions.
What's included
Private air-conditioned car with driverEnglish-speaking guideEntrance fees on the route
Your itinerary
Perfume Pagoda by car, boat and on foot
Meals: confirmed when we book.
- Morning pickup at your hotel and about two hours by private car to the Yen stream wharf.
- Rowing boat along the Yen stream, about an hour, past karst hills and fields.
- Visit Thien Tru Pagoda near the landing.
- Walk or take the cable car, not included unless confirmed, up to Huong Tich cave.
- Boat back to the wharf and drive back to Hanoi in the late afternoon.
Frequently Asked Questions
Quick answers for planning this trip with Ava Travel.
From just after Tet until around the third lunar month. It is the most atmospheric time and also the most crowded.
Only if we confirm it at booking. The walk up is possible but steep, so tell us if you want the cable car.
Shoulders and knees covered for the pagodas, and shoes with grip for the path.
The group price is per person. The private price is the total for your party and the table on this page shows it for every group size. Prices are in US dollars and include taxes and service charges, and there is no booking fee or card surcharge, so the total at checkout is the total you pay.
Within one hour. We come back to you with the pickup time, the meeting point and your guide, and tell you what to bring.
More than 30 days before departure costs nothing. From 30 to 11 days we keep 15 per cent, from 10 to 7 days 30 per cent, and inside 7 days or a no-show is charged in full. Changing your date counts as a cancellation and a new booking. If we cancel, or weather makes the tour unsafe, we move your date at no cost or refund you in full.
What guests say about Ava Travel
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★★★★★
Kehren Eade
“She made the process SO easy, SO manageable, we felt we were in great hands at all times, even though everything was done by remote!”
Tripadvisor, August 2026
★★★★★
Arshia Z
“Whenever we had questions or needed assistance, the response was prompt, helpful, and reassuring.”
Tripadvisor, June 2026
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