Tomb of Đồng Khánh
Place · Tomb of Tự Đức
Twenty-five minutes on foot from Tự Đức's gate is the small tomb of his adopted son: a temple with lacquer, French tiles and glass paintings, and usually nobody else. Add it when you are at Tự Đức anyway.
- Next to Tự Đức
- Quiet
- Glass paintings
- Shoes off inside
- Works with kids
- Hard in a wheelchair
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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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Map & directions
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Plan
Open now, best time to go, opening hours
Go now?
hours and prices: check on the day- Open
- Usually 07:00–17:30Usually 7:00 AM–5:30 PM
- Crowds
- MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
Quietest Mon–Fri · busiest Sat, Sun · desk estimate
- Tickets
- Adult: about ₫50,000–100,000 (≈ US$2–4) (2026 estimate)
children pay less (check)
- Time to spend
- 30–40 min · up to 60 min if you linger
Best time to go
Few visitors at any hour; tour buses usually skip it.
By weekday: quietest Mon–Fri, busiest Sat, Sun.
Opening hours
- Hours
- 07:00–17:30 (typical, check)
- Note
- Hours not printed until verified.
- Hours note
- Commonly reported; check.
Which month is quietest
- Janquiet
- Feblight
- Marlight
- Aprlight
- Mayquiet
- Junquiet
- Julquiet
- Augquiet
- Sepquiet
- Octquiet
- Novquiet
- Decquiet
Quietest May–Jan · busiest Feb–Apr.
Estimate: desk reasoning; 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
- Walk about 500 m from the Tự Đức tomb gate, or ask the tomb driver to stop; 6 km south-west of the centre
- Ticket
- on site · official site
- Stairs
- site: Short flights up to the temple and the sepulchre terrace
- Shoes
- Shoes on; some shrine rooms ask for shoes off (follow signs).
Accessibility
- PartialStep-free entrance · site: Short flights up to the temple and the sepulchre terrace
- NoLifts
- NoAccessible toilet
- NoWheelchair
- PartialStroller · caution
Sensory load
- Sensory load2/5 Low
Exposure: medium
What to bring and the rules
- Clothing that meets the dress rule · Shoulders and knees covered.
- Footwear that suits the rule · Shoes on; some shrine rooms ask for shoes off (follow signs).
- Shoulders and knees covered.
- Banned.
Rules and prices change: check the official site before you go.
Bailouts
- heat: Café outside the Tự Đức gate
- rain: Ngưng Hy temple hall (covered)
Nearest rescue anchor: E — Café outside the gate (field-verify)
Problem
Red lines
- Do not climb on the stone mandarins or the altar steps.
- Shoulders and knees covered in the temple.
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
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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Nearby places
Eat nearby
More detail
Everything else we know about this place
Tickets, prices and entry
Tickets & entry
- Where to buy
- Buy at the entrance on the day.
- Buy from the official site or the ticket desk; resellers add a fee for the same ticket.
- Dress code
- Shoulders and knees covered.
- Photos
- Banned.
- What's closed
- WeeklycheckReported open daily.
- Heavy raincheckThe lane from Tự Đức turns muddy; go by car.
“Check” dates move year to year: confirm on the official page for your date.
| Ticket | Price | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Adult | about ₫50,000–100,000 (≈ US$2–4) (2026 estimate) | check |
What to see, in order
01
Ngưng Hy temple
Built from 1889 as a shrine; the interior mixes red lacquer, carved wood, French floor tiles and painted glass panels.
02
Two stages of building
The temple is 1880s court style; the tomb terrace was finished under Khải Định about three decades later in concrete, so you see the change of taste in one site.
03
Quiet
Often empty: the calmest tomb on the circuit.
How to do it well
- 1Buy the ticket at the gate (about ₫50,000–100,000 adult, 2026 estimate, check).
- 2From Tự Đức, walk out of the main gate and follow the lane north-east, or let the driver drop you.
- 3Twenty to thirty minutes is enough.
Facilities
- toilets
- Basic, at the gate (check).
- tickets
- About ₫50,000–100,000 (≈ US$2–4) adult (2026 estimate, check).
- shade
- Trees around the temple; open terrace at the tomb.
Time on site, inside and your plan
Time on site
Minimum
20min
Worthwhile
30min
Typical
40min
p95
60min
How much time do you have?
Enough for a typical visit (40 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
Ngưng Hy temple
Built from 1889 as a shrine; the interior mixes red lacquer, carved wood, French floor tiles and painted glass panels.
Two stages of building
The temple is 1880s court style; the tomb terrace was finished under Khải Định about three decades later in concrete, so you see the change of taste in one site.
Quiet
Often empty: the calmest tomb on the circuit.
Step-free check, who it suits, facilities
Step-free check
- Step-free entrance: partly · partlysite: Short flights up to the temple and the sepulchre terrace
- Lifts: no · no
- Accessible toilet: no · no
- Wheelchair: no · no
- Stroller: partly · partlycaution
Uneven lane and short flights of steps.
With kids
- with kids
- Short and calm; pair with Tự Đức's lake.
- child price
- children pay less (check)
Combine with
Combine with
- 8 minTomb of Tự Đức
- 10 minIncense-stick stalls (Thủy Xuân) — Photo stops; sellers expect a purchase.
Walk the Tomb of Tự Đức area · the cluster page has the walking order, rescue stops and after-dark notes
Best photo time
Best photo time today
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Deep dive
Questions, photos, and where our facts come from
Questions and answers
Questions and answers
Who was Đồng Khánh?
A nephew and adopted son of Tự Đức, placed on the throne by the French in 1885 after Hàm Nghị fled; he reigned until 1889.
Checked 2026-09-29 · Voykit desk
Is it in the combo ticket?
Usually not in the three-site combos; buy it at the gate (check).
Checked 2026-09-29 · Voykit desk
Deep dive
Sources
- officialHue Monuments Conservation Centre
- secondaryWikivoyage — Hue
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Source: Price
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Written from desk research. Not yet compared with the official source.
Prices are 2026 estimates. The official site has the current price.
Source: Opening hours
Source: Best hour
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No official source is recorded for this figure.
Taken from the desk crowd estimate by hour. It is not a count of visitors.
Source: Bag rating
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No official source is recorded for this figure.
Rated for the whole walking cluster, from desk research, not for this entrance.