This half day tour begins with an interesting boat ride along the Perfume River to the Thien Mu Pagoda. Consisting of seven floors, the pagoda is the tallest religious building in Vietnam.

You’ll then continue to the Imperial Citadel; built between 1804 and 1833, this heavily fortified structure is still very much the heart of modern-day Hue and despite a chequered history, the fortress remains superbly intact.

Lastly, you’ll visit the baroque-influenced Long An Palace, which is now home to the Royal Fine Arts Museum. Inside this highly rated museum are several thousand antiquities including porcelain, silverware and paintings, many of which belonged to the emperors of the Nguyen Dynasty.