CU CHI TUNNEL & CAO DAI HOLY’S TEMPLE
Option Tours - Tours from Saigon
Trip code: VET.OPSG-02
Type of trip: Private
Trip Duration: 1 Days
Starting: Saigon (Ho Chi Minh city), Vietnam
Finishing: Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam
Trip Grading: Regular itinerary, moderate walking, light trekking
Destinations: Saigon - Cu Chi tunnel - Cao Dai Holly see
Description: Today features two of the best highlights of the outskirt Saigon. The incredible Cu Chi tunnel, a 250 km underground tunnel system, was created manually by North Viet (Vietcong) guerrilla force. Cao Dai holly See temple is well worth a visit. The temple, dominated by the all-seeing eye, is an architectural wonder, a hotchpotch of styles from its contributing religions and ornamented in brilliant colors.
The daily service is impressive. The worshippers wear robes of different hues denoting their function and status, and kneel in blocks in the nave to genuflect and pray while acolytes perform complex rituals.
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Cu Chi tunnel |
Cao Dai temple |
The interior of Cao Dai temple |
ITINERARY:
Saigon - Cu Chi - Cao Dai holly See. (L)
8:00 Am, our tour expert will meet you at Saigon port, depart for a full day tour the outskirt of Saigon highlights. Today features 2 of the best highlights of the outskirt Saigon. The incredible Cu Chi tunnel, a 250 km underground tunnel system, was created manually by North Viet Vietcong guerrilla force. Cao Dai holly See temple is well worth a visit. The temple, dominated by the all-seeing eye, is an architectural wonder, a hotchpotch of styles from its contributing religions and ornamented in brilliant colors.
The daily service is impressive. The worshippers wear robes of different hues denoting their function and status, and kneel in blocks in the nave to genuflect and pray while acolytes perform complex rituals.
Cao Daism is a broad, inclusive faith that sprang from Buddhist origins to embrace Jesus, Mohammed, and other non-traditional, latter day saints such as Louis Pasteur, Martin Luther King, and Victor Hugo. Practitioners of Cao Daism are pacifists, pray four times daily, and follow a vegetarian diet for 10 days out of every month.
Cu Chi can be reached after 1 hour 45 minutes drive through the pleasant countryside. You then watch the documentary film and explore a part of the tunnel that has been cleaned up for tourist. Also on display are various mantraps and the remains of an American tank as well as numerous bomb craters made by 500 pound bombs dropped by B52 bombers.
Leaving the tunnel, you continue the trip to Tay Ninh town at attend the noon daily ceremony of Caodaism followers.
Today we have scheduled a special lunch of the local cuisines in a popular local eatery for your taste of Tay Ninh cuisines.
After lunch, we return to Saigon by the same van. Arrive at your ship around approximately 4.45 pm. Finish an enjoyable day.
Pricing & Inclusion:
This is a sample itinerary so the cost really depends on the number of people in your group and time of travel.
This rate is quoted in USD per person for private tour.
Group of 2 persons: US$ 82 per person
Group of 4 persons: US$ 74 per person
Please enquire for availabilities & the most updated price.
Price Inclusion:
- Private air conditioned vehicles
- Meals as mention in the program (1 lunch)
- Local English speaking guides
- All entrance and sightseeing fees
- Mineral water
Price Exclusions:
- Drinks and other meals do not indicate in the program
- Travel insurance
- Personal expenses (laundry, telephone, shopping...)
- Tipping/ Gratuities
- Additional expenses in case of force majeure
