Cu Chi Tunnels - Cao Dai Temple Full Day Tour Optional Ba Den Mountain

In the morning, 6:30 - 7:00 am, our tour guide and driver will pick you up at your hotel in Ho Chi Minh City center to start the tour. Firstly, we will go to visit the Cu Chi Tunnels and learn more about the labyrinth of underground rooms used by the Viet Cong during the Vietnam War.

Under the fabulous and impressive tunnels, we will explore the subterranean field hospitals, weapon factories, and command centers. Moreover, we will try some of the main foods of the Viet Cong with a cassava tasting served with tangy tea.

After lunch at a local restaurant, the guest will have 2 options to choose from:

OPT1: Cao Dai Temple

We will learn more about the sect and its relationship to Buddhism, Christianity, and Confucianism. As you know, Caodaism is a religion in Vietnam that they worship only 1 eye of Heaven and under Heaven’s eye, they worship everyone. We will see the symbolic Left Eye of God and attend the noon ceremony organized by the followers of Cao Dai.

OPT2: Ba Den Mountain(your own expense)

And then proceed to Ba Den Mountain. Upon arrival, we will take a scenic cable car ride to the peak of Ba Đen Mountain, the highest peak in southern Vietnam. From the top, you can not only admire the tallest bronze Buddha statue in Asia, but also enjoy breathtaking panoramic views of the surrounding countryside, and rice fields stretching to the border with Cambodia. Don’t forget to bring your camera to capture the stunning scenery!

04:00 - 04:30 pm: Coming back to Saigon. You’ll stop at Sai Gon around 07:00 - 07:30 pm. Tour the end. See you again! (depending on traffic conditions).