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Thiên Mụ Pagoda

Thiên Mụ Pagoda

Place · Thiên Mụ Pagoda

Photo: Andre Hospers, CC BY 4.0
Chùa Thiên MụThiên Mụ Pagoda, Huego at hour · 07:00–08:30 or 16:00–17:30gate: unknown

Forty minutes at Huế's symbol: the seven-storey Phước Duyên tower over the Perfume River, a working monastery, and the Austin car of Thích Quảng Đức; go early morning, or arrive by dragon boat late afternoon.

Time on site35–45 minp95 60 min
PriceFreeadult, 2026 estimate
Best hour07:00–08:30 or 16:00–17:30quietest window
28″ bagsNo ProblemThiên Mụ Pagoda
Step-freeNo Problem
  • Early morning
  • By boat
  • Free
  • Go 07:00–08:30 or 16:00–17:30
  • Free entry
  • Works with kids
  • Hard in a wheelchair

Highlights come from Voykit's own data and desk notes, not from reviews. Hover a tag to see its source.

Rules in force · 8Drug trafficking can carry the death penalty in Singapore…Do the royal tombs by car or with a driver before 11
  • Southeast Asia ↗Drug trafficking can carry the death penalty in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, Brunei and Myanmar; never carry a bag or parcel for anyone.
  • Southeast Asia ↗Carry a passport valid for at least six months from entry with two blank pages; airlines refuse boarding on less.
  • Vietnam ↗Apply for the e-visa only on the official government portal; lookalike sites charge extra.
  • Vietnam ↗Crossing streets: walk slowly and steadily; motorbikes flow around you — do not stop or run.
  • Vietnam ↗Carry Vietnamese đồng in small notes; many stalls and taxis are cash-only.
  • Central Coast ↗September–December is typhoon and flood season on this coast: build a spare day into any plan and check the storm forecast before booking boats, passes or beach nights.
  • Hue ↗Do the royal tombs by car or with a driver before 11:00; they are 6–12 km apart with little shade, and cycling them in summer heat ends most afternoons early.
  • Hue ↗October–November is Huế's rainiest time: floods can close the tombs and roads for a day or more, so keep a spare day or come in another season.
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Plan

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Go now?

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Open
Hours unknown
Crowds

Go 07:00–08:30 or 16:00–17:30

Quietest Mon–Fri · busiest Sat, Sun · desk estimate

Tickets
  • Adult: Free
Time to spend
35–45 min · up to 60 min if you linger
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Best time to go

Boat-tour groups late morning and mid-afternoon.

By weekday: quietest Mon–Fri, busiest Sat, Sun.

Opening hours
Note
Gate hours not printed until verified.
Hours note
Day hours.

Which month is quietest

desk estimate · not counted
  1. Janheavy
  2. Febheavy
  3. Marheavy
  4. Aprheavy
  5. Maybusy
  6. Junbusy
  7. Julbusy
  8. Augbusy
  9. Sepbusy
  10. Octlight
  11. Novlight
  12. Decbusy

Quietest Oct–Nov · busiest Jan–Apr.

Estimate; not counted. Holidays and events move these weeks.

Weather here, next 7 days

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Forecast: Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0), model data for this point.

Not checked in the last 12 months (no check date on file).

On the ground

Getting in, access, sensory load, what to bring, and where to go if it does not work

Getting in

Stop
Car to the gate on Kim Long road (4 km west), or dragon boat to the landing
Ticket
free · official site
Stairs
Not recorded
Shoes
Off in halls.

Accessibility

  • NoStep-free entrance
  • NoWheelchair
  • NoStroller · poor

Sensory load

  • Sensory load3/5 Medium

Exposure: medium

What to bring and the rules

  • Footwear that suits the rule · Off in halls.

Rules and prices change: check the official site before you go.

Bailouts

  • heat: Rear garden pavilion

Nearest rescue anchor: A — Pagoda gate and Phước Duyên tower terrace

Not checked in the last 12 months (no check date on file).

Map and nearby

Where it is, how to get there from your hotel or from where you stand, and what is around it

Thiên Mụ PagodaThiên Mụ PagodaTomb of Tự ĐứcTomb of Đồng KhánhImperial City (Hoàng Thành) and the Forbidden Purple CityHuế Museum of Royal AntiquitiesLạc Thiện (bánh khoái)Cơm hến on Cồn Hến isletQuán Hạnh (Phó Đức Chính)Chè Hẻm (Hùng Vương alley)

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Nearby places

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Everything else we know about this place

Tickets, prices and entry

Tickets & entry

2026 estimate · check the posted board
Where to buy
  • No ticket needed.

Official site ↗

What's closed
  • Festival dayscheckBusy on lunar festival days.

“Check” dates move year to year: confirm on the official page for your date.

TicketPriceNote
EntryFree—

What to see, in order

01

Phước Duyên tower

21 m octagonal tower of 1844.

02

Great bell and stele on turtle

Bell of 1710; stele of 1715.

03

The blue Austin

Car that drove monk Thích Quảng Đức to Saigon for his 1963 self-immolation.

How to do it well

  1. 1Early morning by car; or the last stop of a Perfume River boat.
  2. 2Entry is free (donations).

Facilities

toilets
Near the landing.
Time on site, inside and your plan

Time on site

minutes

Minimum

25min

Worthwhile

35min

Typical

45min

p95

60min

How much time do you have?

from the time-on-site figures above

Enough for a typical visit (45 min).

Nothing else in our notes is a short enough walk from here for the time that is left.

Visit times are typical figures, not promises; queues and closing times can change them.

Inside, in order

highlights in walking order

  1. Phước Duyên tower

    21 m octagonal tower of 1844.

  2. Great bell and stele on turtle

    Bell of 1710; stele of 1715.

  3. The blue Austin

    Car that drove monk Thích Quảng Đức to Saigon for his 1963 self-immolation.

Step-free check, who it suits, facilities

Step-free check

wheelchair: poor
  • Step-free entrance: no · no
  • Wheelchair: no · no
  • Stroller: no · nopoor

Steps from the river and the road.

With kids

kids: okstroller: poor
with kids
Bonsai gardens and the old car.
Combine with

Combine with

nearest first
  1. 3 minPerfume River boat landing

Walk the Thiên Mụ Pagoda area · the cluster page has the walking order, rescue stops and after-dark notes

Best photo time

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Deep dive

Questions, photos, and where our facts come from

Questions and answers

Questions and answers

answered by Voykit editors · dated
Boat or car?

Car early for quiet; boat late afternoon for the river (agree the boat price and stops).

Checked 2026-09-28 · Voykit desk

Answers come from Voykit editors, not from other travellers.
Photos

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