Tour Highlights- Have a view of the magnificent architecture of Cao Dai Temple
- Revel in discovering the significance of the temple’s decorated symbols
- Be the part of the fascinating ceremony at 12.00 noon
- Enjoy the delicious lunch
- Explore one of the most famous battlegrounds in the world: Cu Chi Tunnel
- Find the way through the complex maze of Cu Chi
- View many craters left from B52 bombing raids
- Guides: Hand-pick from our best guides, mature, acknowledgeable, all are licensed, great senses of humor
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Code: VES 03
Tour route: Cao Dai Temple – Cu Chi tunnel
Duration: 1 days
Date: Daily
Start/End: Ho Chi Minh City/Ho Chi Minh City
Pick up: 08:00 AM at lobby of the hotel
Drop off: 05:30PM at lobby of the hotel
Group size: From 1 person up
Group tour: Available – Upon request
Tour Category: Ho Chi Minh City tours
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This morning we take a drive to Cao Dai Temple in Tay Ninh to observe the midday service. Following lunch, we will drive to the Cu Chi Tunnels and then return to HCMC at approximately 6 p.m.
Tay Ninh, near the Cambodian border, is home to the unique Cao Dai sect, whose patron saints include Joan of Arc, Victor Hugo, and Winston Churchill to name a few. The religion is a hybrid of Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, and Christianity. The Cao Dai Temple at Tay Ninh has been described as a Walt Disney fantasia of the East. The temple’s exterior is decorated with multi-colored dragons of all shapes and sizes competing for space with a number of Buddhist symbols. Above the main entrance is the all-seeing holy eye, the symbol of the Cao Dai sect. The interior is just as engaging as statues of Jesus Christ, Buddha and the Hindu god, Brahma, stand side by side.
Cao Dai Temple
The trip to Tay Ninh is combined with a visit to the Cu Chi Tunnels. At its height, the tunnel system stretched over 250km. from Saigon to the Cambodian border and was three levels deep. The network included innumerable trap doors, specially constructed living areas, storage facilities, weapons factories, field hospitals, command centers and kitchens. Today the remaining tunnels have become a major tourist attraction giving the visitor a unique experience and a feel of what underground life during the U.S. Vietnam American must have been like.
Try to fit the entrance at Cu Chi Tunnels
Note:
– Photo is permitted during the ceremony
– Trousers, skirts are required to cover the knees
– Shoes are asked to remove before entering
– Keep quiet during the ceremony
Children policy:
- Free of charge for children under 3 years old
- 50% charge for children from 3 to under 6 years old
- 75% charge for children from 6 to under 12 years old
- 100% charge as aduld for children from 12 years old
Trip Price Included:
- English speaking guide (other languages upon requests)
- Entrance fees
- Private ground transportation
- Lunch
- Cold bottle of water
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- Cao Dai Temple
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- Get in and get out the entrance of Cu Chi Tunnels
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- Try to fit the entrance at Cu Chi Tunnels
