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Place · Tomb of Tự Đức

Tomb of Đồng KhánhLăng Đồng Khánh (Tư Lăng)

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.

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Key facts

Time on site
30–40 min
p95 60 min
Price
about ₫50,000–100,000 (≈ US$2–4)
adult, 2026 estimate
Hours
07:00–17:30
typical, check
Best time
unknown
28″ bags
No
Tomb of Tự Đức: forbidden
Getting there
Walk about 500 m from the Tự Đức tomb gate, or ask the tomb driver to stop; 6 km south-west of the centre
  • Next to Tự Đức
  • Quiet
  • Glass paintings
  • Shoes off inside
  • Works with kids
  • Hard in a wheelchair

Highlights come from Voykit's own data and desk notes, not from reviews. Hover a tag to see its source.

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.
Usually 07:00–17:30
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Plan

Open now, what it costs, what to know, how long it takes

Go now?

hours and prices: check on the day
Open
Usually 07:00–17:30
Crowds

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
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Time on site

minutes

Minimum

20min

Worthwhile

30min

Typical

40min

p95

60min

Hours not printed until verified.

Tickets & entry

2026 estimate · check the posted board
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.

Official site ↗

Dress code
  • Shoulders and knees covered.

What to wear: dress-code checker

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.

TicketPriceNote
Adultabout ₫50,000–100,000 (≈ US$2–4) (2026 estimate)check

Inside, in order

highlights in walking order

  1. Ngưng Hy temple

    Built from 1889 (≈ under US$1) as a shrine; the interior mixes red lacquer, carved wood, French floor tiles and painted glass panels.

  2. Two stages of building

    The temple is 1880 (≈ under US$1)s 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.

  3. Quiet

    Often empty: the calmest tomb on the circuit.

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

  1. 1Buy the ticket at the gate (about ₫50,000–100,000 adult, 2026 estimate, check).
  2. 2From Tự Đức, walk out of the main gate and follow the lane north-east, or let the driver drop you.
  3. 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.

On the ground

Getting in, crowds, 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
Exit
—
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).

Crowds and switching

Crowd clock
Few visitors at any hour; tour buses usually skip it.
Sensory load
2/5
Exposure
medium

Bailouts

  1. heat

    Café outside the Tự Đức gate

  2. rain

    Ngưng Hy temple hall (covered)

Nearest rescue anchor: E — Café outside the gate (field-verify)

Step-free check

wheelchair: poor
  • 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.

Combine with

nearest first
  1. 8 minTomb of Tự Đức
  2. 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 today

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Red lines

  • Do not climb on the stone mandarins or the altar steps.
  • Shoulders and knees covered in the temple.
More on the groundWith kids

With kids

kids: okstroller: caution
with kids
Short and calm; pair with Tự Đức's lake.
child price
children pay less (check)

Deep dive

Questions, what is nearby, photos and sources

Questions and answers

answered by Voykit editors · dated
Who was Đồng Khánh?

A nephew and adopted son of Tự Đức, placed on the throne by the French in 1885 (≈ under US$1) after Hàm Nghị fled; he reigned until 1889 (≈ under US$1).

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

Answers come from Voykit editors, not from other travellers.

Nearby

Straight-line distance; walk time adds 30% for streets.

Sources