Kim Long Longevity Secrets Private
- Duration: 8 Hours (approx.)
- Location: Hue, Vietnam
- Product code: FDKL_PVT
HIGHLIGHTS
- Unlock secrets of longevity behind distinctive garden-house
- Understand Feng Shui, spiritual practices at unusual
premises - Recall nostalgic tea & talk with royal descendant
- Cook and enjoy genuinely Hue specialties
- Interact with locals on some craft experiences
ITINERARY
After itinerary briefing, safe riding advice, put on your helmets and test bicycle gears. Warm up with an easy ride across the symbolic Truong Tien bridge. You meander westward along Perfume
river bank and pass in front of the Citadel. Gradually, the guide shares with you about Hue master planning according to Fengshui and geomancy. This introduction inspires you to recognize inherent characteristics that other private garden houses were designed in common, despite different orientation, shape and size.
After half an hour, you surprisingly find yourself cycling into the junglist area of Kim Long. Indulge with quiet lanes among green hedges, luxuriant gardens. Your first visit is the ancient house of a former mandarin minister under Nguyễn Dynasty. Listen to the echo of the past through the stories of the hosts and learn about Hue’s typical beam house. Walk outdoors to embrace the philosophy behind the forested garden. Pick and taste ripe exotic fruits.
Continue through the green paths until you spot an extraordinary baroque styled architecture. Meet the mandarin’s descendants who enthusiastically offer insights into ancestral teachings and worshipping. Slow down to enjoy some tea and exchange further aspects of local life. His bonsai garden is a fascinating treasure to satisfy your curiosity.
Before joining a local family for cooking a home lunch, you will partake in some hands-on experiences. Call by family-run workshops and have fun trying to make some. This village is famous for making rice paper, rice husking, wood carving, votive objects, traditional bean cake, etc.
Your lunch place is another beautiful ancient house. Prepare a healthy meal in a family setting with grandma’s recipe. Relax your foot in a herbal bath made from garden medicinal plants.
In the afternoon, indulge with traditional cake and tea tasting in a nostalgic atmosphere. A sweet ending for your exclusive wandering into Hue’s best kept land. Slowly cycle back to your hotel along the Perfume River.
