Ho Chi Minh City Trip Overview
Escape the big city to spend a day in Tay Ninh – a mountainous area near the Vietnamese – Cambodian border. Visit Black Lady Mountain for stunning views and intriguing Buddhist temples and caves; followed by Cao Dai Holy Temple to learn first-hand about the unique fusion religion of the Cao Dai sect.
Highlights:
– Take an exhilarating cable-car ride to the Black Lady Mountain for a panoramic view of this beautiful region
– Get a glimpse into the Buddhist temples and caves carved into the mountain that house monks and nuns
– Visit Cao Dai Holy Temple and gain fascinating insight into the unique hybrid of Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism and Christianity forming the CaoDaism religion
– Watch ceremonies and take photos from the galleries.
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Duration: 9 hours
Starts: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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Escape the big city to spend a day in Tay Ninh – a mountainous area near the Vietnamese – Cambodian border. Visit Black Lady Mountain for stunning views and intriguing Buddhist temples and caves; followed by Cao Dai Holy Temple to learn first-hand about the unique fusion religion of the Cao Dai sect.
Highlights:
– Take an exhilarating cable-car ride to the Black Lady Mountain for a panoramic view of this beautiful region
– Get a glimpse into the Buddhist temples and caves carved into the mountain that house monks and nuns
– Visit Cao Dai Holy Temple and gain fascinating insight into the unique hybrid of Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism and Christianity forming the CaoDaism religion
– Watch ceremonies and take photos from the galleries.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Cao Dai Temple, Long Thanh Bac Commune Hoa Thanh District, Tay Ninh 730000 Vietnam
We will first head to Cao Dai Holy Temple in this tour. This temple includes complex houses, administrative offices, and residences for officials and adepts and also a hospital of traditional Vietnamese herbal medicine that attracts people from all over the south for treatments. Cao Dai Temple is surprising you with its colorful decoration on the wall, ceiling and the pillars. The temple is home to Cao Dai sects who practice a unique hybrid of Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism and Christianity.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Black Virgin Mountain, Vòng quanh khu du lịch Núi Bà, Thạnh Tân, Tây Ninh, Vietnam
Have lunch at a local restaurant then proceed to Black Lady Mountain, approximately 11 kilometers to the Northeast of Tay Ninh, an area near the Vietnamese – Cambodian Border. Black Lady Mountain consists of three major mountains covering an area of 24 kilometers and reaching an altitude of 986 meters. Conquering the 986-meter-high mountain, the highest in the nation’s southeastern region, might be a once-in-a-lifetime experience. The beautiful temples and caves at Black Lady Mountain used to house Buddhist monks and nuns remain largely undisturbed. Soaring on the cable car, we can take a panoramic view of a waterfall under the glistening sun, mysterious caves and dense forest. However, if visitors do not want to go by cable car, they can trek to the top of the mountain.
Duration: 3 hours