Full-day Cu Chi tunnels and Cao Dai temple tour
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Overview
Get picked-up from your hotel in Ho Chi Minh city and travel comfortably by a private air-conditioned car head to Tay Ninh. It takes 2.5hours drive through the countryside to Tay Ninh where located near Cambodia border.Start with a visit to the awe-inspiring Cao Dai Temple, home of the distinctive Cao Dai religion, which combines the teachings of Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism and Christianity, including a belief in the occult. You will have an opportunity to take part in a colorful midday ceremony and take photos as your guide offers insight into the unique rituals.After finish Vietnamese lunch, proceed to the Cu Chi Tunnels, an elaborate network used as a strategic military base by the Viet Cong because of its proximity to the southern capital of Saigon. Containing schools, hospitals, hidden kitchens, meeting rooms and living quarters during the Vietnam War (known in Vietnam as the American War), the underground labyrinth connected several villages and is now preserved by the government as a memorial park. Today the remaining channels offer visitors a real feel for what life was like for guerrilla fighters and their families who lived belowground during the war. Then have a quick stress relief in the forest with some hot green tea boiled and pandan leaves, served with steamed tapioca.Finish your tour with a visit the wildlife rescue station (Donation on guest account) or visit cricket farm as your request and return to your hotel stay.
What's included
Hotel pick-up and drop-offHotel pick-up and drop-off
What's Not included
Meals not listedMeals not listed
Where
Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam
Meeting point:
During booking, you will be asked to provide your pick-up address. Please confirm the pick-up place and time directly with the local operator whose contact information can be found in the voucher after booking
What To Expect
- Learn about the Cao Dai sect during a ceremony inside the colorful temple
- Discover the labyrinthine underground system of the Cu Chi Tunnels
- Enjoy a traditional vietnamese lunch
From
US$ 103