Three-day journey in the ancestral land of Phu Tho

Itinerary for sightseeing and relaxation in Phu Tho, the land located in the center of the Red River civilization and famous historical sites and landscapes, suggested by local travel company CEOs and Vietnamese travel bloggers.

Moving Hanoi - Phu Tho

Phu Tho is nearly 100 km from the center of Hanoi, about 1.5 hours drive and there are many directions. The province has famous rivers flowing through it such as Thao River, Lo River, Da River and is near Tam Dao and Ba Vi mountains.

Three-day journey in the ancestral land of Phu Tho — **Hung Temple Gate - the entrance to the Hung Kings Temple on Nghia Linh Mountain.** Photo: Ban Mai

Currently, Phu Tho does not have a civil airport, so visitors from further away fly to Hanoi and then travel. In addition to traveling by private car, visitors can catch a bus at My Dinh or Giap Bat bus stations or a limousine (pick up and drop off in the city), priced from 60,000 VND.

Accommodation

Tourists can stay at hotels in Viet Tri city or Thanh Thuy district to bathe in hot mineral springs such as Lotus Hotel Vuon Vua, Wyndham Thanh Thuy Hot Spring MyHome. These are accommodations that are highly rated by many tourists on the booking application Booking. Room rates start from 1.2 million VND on weekdays.

Places to eat

Phu Tho has famous specialties such as Doan Hung grapefruit, Thanh Son sour meat, banh chung, fish, and Viet Tri catfish.

Dining places that tourists can visit, according to suggestions from online travel service applications Tripadvisor, Mytour: Le Grill house, Hoang Thuy restaurant, Vuon Co Canh Ho, Sen Vang, Ca Lang song Da Viet Tri, Lang Lieu restaurant.

Tour schedule

Day 1: Explore Viet Tri city - Hung temple - Hung Vuong museum - Van Lang park.

Viet Tri city center is the first place tourists should stop to explore. Although it is the capital of Phu Tho province, Viet Tri is not as crowded and noisy as Hanoi.

Morning: Depart from Hanoi to Viet Tri, visit Hung Temple relic site, offer incense at Thuong Temple, Trung Temple, Ha Temple and Ngoc Well.

Hung Temple has 4 main attractions including the temple of the national founder Lac Long Quan on Sim mountain, the temple of the ancestor Au Co on Van mountain, the Hung King museum and the temple of the Hung kings on Nghia Linh mountain (Hung mountain). Visitors will climb about 500 steps to reach the final destination, Thuong temple. Along the way, there are many attractions such as the ancient well, Thien Quang pagoda, the stone oath pillar, and the Hung King tomb.

Lunch: Have lunch at restaurants with specialties such as grilled or braised catfish with banana and bean, banh chung in the city center or at shops right at Hung Temple.

Afternoon: Visit Hung Vuong Museum, experience the cultural space of the land of the ancestors.

Evening: Take a walk in Van Lang Park, enjoy Hu Tieu or Pho Chua as well as street food in Phu Tho. With a total area of 116 hectares, the park includes a walking path around the lake, a pedestrian bridge that opens at night. Around the park are shops with affordable prices from 15,000 - 30,000 VND.

In addition, visitors can visit Nguyen Du culinary street with traditional specialties and international cuisine.

Day 2: Experience culture and nature

Morning: Visit Hung Lo ancient village, watch Xoan singing performance and learn about traditional craft villages.

Hung Lo ancient village is about 10 km from Hung Temple. According to legend, Hung Lo communal house is a sacred land, located on an area of 500 m2, where King Hung once stopped during a trip and was worshiped by the locals. The communal house was built with precious woods such as ironwood, lim, sen, and tau. In 1990, Hung Lo communal house was recognized as a national historical relic.

Phu Tho has many famous traditional craft villages. In addition to Hung Lo rice noodle village, visitors can visit Truong Thinh banh chung and banh giay village (Viet Tri city) - specialties associated with the legend of King Hung; Gia Thanh conical hat village (Phu Ninh district); Dich Qua tea village (Thanh Son district); Xuan Quang weaving village (Tam Nong district).

Lunch: Enjoy traditional Vietnamese dishes at local restaurants.

Afternoon: Visit Xuan Son National Park, trek in the forest or visit traditional craft villages that you did not visit in the morning.

Evening: Relax and bathe in hot mineral water in Thanh Thuy district, enjoy hill chicken, grilled wild boar - other specialties of Phu Tho.

Day 3: Relax, shop for souvenirs

Morning: Enjoy a hot mineral spring bath or visit Tam Giang Pagoda along the Lo River.

Lunch: Enjoy dessert of Che Lam and Banh Tai after having rice with Phu Tho specialty fish dishes.

Afternoon: Buy souvenirs and return to Hanoi.

Alternative suggestion: On the second day, visitors can go to Thanh Thuy hot spring resort, 40 km from Viet Tri city, to experience hot mineral baths. In the afternoon, visitors can travel to Xuan Son National Park in Tan Son district, trek along the forest road and stay overnight here or camp overnight at Long Coc tea hill, nearly 30 km away. Watching the sunrise at Long Coc tea hill is a favorite experience for young people when coming to Phu Tho.

According to vnexpress.net

Source: https://baohanam.com.vn/du-lich/hanh-trinh-ba-ngay-o-dat-to-phu-tho-155917.html

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