Boat Trip to the Perfume Pagoda Complex

This Buddhist temple complex, also known as Huong Pagoda, is located on the clifftops and slopes of Huong Tich Mountain. It is a popular day trip from Hanoi, both for the pagodas themselves as well as the scenic journey there.

Following a 60-kilometer drive south of the city, you can reach the Perfume Pagoda by first taking a one-hour boat ride up a river surrounded by lush karst mountain scenery to Huong Tich Mountain. From there, you can either take a cable car with stunning mountain views up to the temple complex or climb the mountainside. For Vietnamese visitors, the pagoda complex is a significant destination of pilgrimage where they come to make offerings in hopes to find solutions to various difficulties, including childlessness, health problems, and others.