Danang To Hue

The Xung Khiem Pavilion at Tu Duc’s tomb, Hue
Photograph by R. Ian Lloyd

Vietnam! Pearly white gravestones protruding through the dense green rice like teeth, multicolored pagodas with rooftop dragons clawing at a cloudless blue sky, and flocks of motley ducks flowing like quicksilver from one paddy to the next.—Karin Muller, author and filmmaker

Journey from Danang to Hue with William Broyles, the co-creator of the award-winning TV series China Beach. His article appears in the October 1999 issue of TRAVELER.

LEARN MORE

IMVN Virtual Tours To Vietnam
http://www.imvn.com/@viettours/
This site allows you to take virtual tours of Danang and Hue and offers information about the royal palaces and other architecture of the area.

Trip Planning: a destinationvietnam.com channel
http://destinationvietnam.com/
aboutvn/travel/trip.planning.htm
Take a virtual tour on the Hue train, and learn about the ancient Champa kingdoms of Danang.

Vietnam Adventures
http://www.vietnamadventures.com
This general site about travel in Vietnam offers a feature story each month, plus a hotel guide, travel deals, information on language and culture, and a “Destinations” map where you can read up about Hue and Danang.

Vietnam Online: business, travel, culture, news
http://www.vietnamonline.net/vnol/travel.htm
Do a search for “Hue” and “Danang” and you will come up with snippets of information on accommodations, culture, and activities.

Vietnamtourism
http://www.vietnamtourism.com/
index2.htm
This site from the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism provides suggested itineraries and attractions and general information on traveling to and within Vietnam.

viettouch.com
http://www.viettouch.com
Learn more about the art, history, and music of Vietnam on this culturally rich site.

Vietway
http://www.vietway.com/viet06.htm
In addition to the standard information about hotels and restaurants, this site offers tips on how to behave, stay healthy, and get around Vietnam.