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TRANSPORT FROM HUE
CAR &
MOTORBIKE
DESTINATION AIR
BUS
TRAIN
US$3.50, 3hr, fre-
quent
US$3.50-6,
2½-4hr, 7 daily
Danang
N/A
2½-4hr
US$4-7, 4hr, 12
daily
US$5-11, 3-5½hr,
7 daily
Dong Hoi
N/A
3½hr
from US$30, 1hr,
3 daily
US$20-32,
13-16hr, 9 daily
US$24-42,
12-15½hr, 6 daily
Hanoi
16hr
from US$34,
1¼hr, 4 daily
US$26-42,
19-24hr, 9 daily
US$32-55,
19½-23hr, 5 daily
HCMC
22hr
US$14-22,
10½-12hr, 8 daily
US$19-35,
10-13hr, 5 daily
Ninh Binh
N/A
11hr
US$9-17, 7½-9hr,
7 daily
US$23-38,
6½-10hr, 5 daily
Vinh
N/A
7hr
Getting Around
Bicycles (US$1 to US$2), motorbikes (from US$5) and cars (from US$40 per day) can be
hired through hotels and tour operators.
Mai Linh
( 054-389 8989)
has air-con taxis with
meters.
Cyclos
and
xe om
will find you when you need them - and when you don't.
WORTH A TRIP
BACH MA NATIONAL PARK
A French-era hill station known for its cool weather,
Bach Ma National Park
(Vuon Quoc Gia Bach
Ma; 054-387 1330; adult/child/under 6yr 40,000/20,000d/free) is 45km southeast of Hue. The
road to the summit has recently been upgraded.
There's some decent trekking in the lower levels through subtropical forest to villages on the
fringes of the park. You can book village and birdwatching
tours
and English- or French-speaking
guides (250,000d per day) at the visitor centre. Unexploded ordnance is still in the area, so stick to the
trails. There's a
guesthouse
at the park entrance.
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