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.
Posted By : Robert_C
Lovely guide for a great tour. A longish drive but lots to see - the Cao Dai ceremony, the amazing view from the mountain and the temples and pagodas on the slopes. Recommended.
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Posted On : 2023-06-05 12:55:26 
Posted By : Kelli_T
We had a wonderful trip to the Cao Dai temple and Ba Dem mountain. Our guide, Hahn, was extremely knowledgeable- there wasn’t a question I asked that she didn’t have an answer for and I ask a lot of questions. It’s a long drive but we rode in comfort there and back. This seems like it isn’t one of the top tourist destinations in HCMC but the experience, especially the Cao Dai temple, was my favorite of our time there. My husband and I highly recommend this tour.
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Posted On : 2022-09-06 23:41:35
Posted By : Roberta_F
The Cao Dai Temple is beyond beautiful! We entered the Temple after the worshippers and sat cross-legged on the floor behind the congregation for the 45-minute service. Their religion combines elements of other religions. After the service we went to lunch followed by a cable car ride up the mountain to the Black Lady Pagoda. This structure was also a feast for the eyes. Our guide, Lois, was very knowledgeable and helpful.
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Posted On : 2022-06-16 22:53:20
Posted By : MrLosaa
I was mostly interested in the hike and unfortunately it was the less interesting part of the tour.
We went first to the Cao Dai Temple, and it was interesting and quite unique. The religion is only 100years old.
We reached the mountain at 1pm and it was already very hot. If you want to climb the moutain ask the guide to start by this part first thing in the morning. We took the cable car to go half way up to the mountain, which has a nice / temple pagoda. There are a lot of constructions going on (new buildings) so that took away some of the peace and charm of the place.
We then starting the climb, it is a narrow, steep and rocky path. What was very sad was that the path is literally littered by empty plastic bottles. It was litterally a lot more dirty than saigon's streets.
At mid point we ran out of water and had to come down. We could have bought more bottles at the temples but we were not told that it would such a hard and long hike : heat, steep, rocky.
I won't come back to this mountain,at least until I hear that the path is cleaned up by the mountain organisation.
Our guide English was excellent,knowledgeable, the car comfortable and the drive was smooth.
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Posted On : 2019-11-16 21:38:27 
Posted By : Megan R
This was my favorite tour. The first part at the mountain involves a lot of climbing, but it is well worth it. The second half is chill and they let you stay at the church as long as you would like without pressure.
