Tombs around Hue

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Visiting the tombs around Hue

Just outside of Hue lies the tombs of the former Nguyen emperors of the dynasties which used to rule Vietnam. There are several tombs which you can visit such as the Tomb of Gia Long, Tomb of Minh Mang, Tomb of Thieu Tri, Tomb of Tu Duc, Tomb of Dong Khanh and the tomb of Khai Dinh. Several tour agencies in Hue offer day trips to the tombs, but it is worthwhile to check which ones they visit as this can vary and you could miss the one you might want to see. Alternatively, it is possible to rent a motorcycle with a driver for the day and visit the tombs on your own.

The majority of the tombs are no more than 12 km away (8 miles) from Hue. All the tombs charge an entrance fee. The tombs are build in different styles as each one was built for a different emperor. There are some common features as each of them has a little square with stone statue representing guards to protect the tombs. The Tomb of Tu Duc consists of different buildings and represents almost an imperial village. There is a small lake with an wooden building. There is a large mausoleum which is dedicated to Tu Duc. It is worth exploring the buildings in the area a bit further away from the main buildings as they are original and less visited. The Tomb of Minh Mang has the layout of an park with lakes. The main buildings are laid out in a long straight with in between attractive gardens and ponds. The Tomb of Khai Dinh has been influenced by European styles and more details has been given to all the buildings and some amazing stone carving work can be found here. It is also built on the slope of a hill which never gives you the view of the whole tomb, but you get surprised everything you go up the steps to the next level and to the final mausoleum on top of the hill. Some of the tours also include a visit to the Thien Mu pagoda.

Travel photo gallery of the tombs around Hue

Entrance gate to the tomb of Tu Duc.	Xung Khiem pavilion.	Old wall of the Tomb of Tu Duc.	The Vietnam photo galleries that are available: DMZ tour, Halong Bay, Hanoi, Hue, Tombs around Hue, Sapa and Tam Coc.
Xung Khiem pavilion.	Buildings at the pond.	Old building at the tomb of Tu Duc.
Old Vietnamese style stone carvings.	Tomb complex.	Ancient gate at the tomb of Tu Duc.
Small Vietnamese palace.	Ancient Vietnamese architecture of one the gates of the tomb of Tu Duc.	Pillar.
Mausoleum of Tu Duc.	Pillar near the mausoleum of Tu Duc near Hue.	Vietnamese style gate at the tomb complex ot Tu Duc.
Entrance to Hoa Khiem palace.	Hoa Khiem palace.	Gate leading to Hoa Khiem palac.
Entrance gate to the tomb of Tu Duc.	Ancient stone gate at the tomb of Minh Mang.	Pavilion at the Minh Mang mausoleum.
Statues of elephant, horse and servant.	One of Vietnamese styled gates.	Sung An temple in the Minh Mang tomb.
Historical Vietnamese gate from the Nguyen dynasty.	Trung Dao bridge and pavilion.	Trung Dao pavilion.
Truc bridge and gate.	Large stone pillar.	Trung Dao pavilion.
Far back of the tomb complex of Minh Mang.	Ornamental gate and Truc bridge.	Trung Dao pavilion seen from the gate at Truc bridge.
Trees which have grown over a stone gate.	Ancient gate of the tomb of Minh Mang.	Statue of a servant.
The moon lake.	Statue square.	Yellow pavilion.
Lake.	Tomb of Khai Dinh.	Square with stone bodyguards.
Tomb the last emperor of the Nguyen dynasty.	One of the stone bodyguards.	Statues.
Dragon stairs.	View of the surroundings.	Tomb of Khai Dinh.
Khai Thanh Palace.	Inside Khai Thanh Palace.	Colonial architecture.
Green surroundings of the tomb of Khai Dinh.	Scenery.	Khai Thanh Palace.
Khai Dinh mausoleum.	Little square in front of the tomb.	View of the main building.
Twelve stone bodyguards.	Stone bodyguards.	Stairs to the entrance of the Tomb of Khai dinh on the Chau Chu mountain.