Day 1: Ho Chi Minh City - April 30
Morning: Attending the parade - Parade
This is a national parade ceremony gathering more than 13,000 participants, creating a particularly solemn and heroic atmosphere.
From 6:30 am, the parade delegation came from the intersection of Le Duan - Nguyen Binh Khiem, heading to the Independence Palace and divided into four directions to move through the central roads in District 1.
You can choose the location to see at routes such as Le Duan, Nguyen Binh Khiem, Pasteur, Nam Ky Khoi Nghia.
Afternoon: Visit Cu Chi Tunnels
Leaving the center of Ho Chi Minh City, you move about 70km to Cu Chi Tunnels - a destination to go into the history of the Vietnamese people as a legend of the 20th century.
The whole Tunnel of Cu Chi has a total length of 250km, divided into 3 different deep floors. Here, you will experience the feeling of getting through the narrow tunnels, reviewing the mine traps, shelter ...
Evening: See fireworks at Ben Duoc Temple
30.4 this year, Ho Chi Minh City will shoot 30 points fireworks, including two high -level firing points in the Saigon River tunnel area (Thu Duc City) and Ben Duoc Temple (Cu Chi District).
So, after visiting the tunnel, you can stay in the evening to watch high -level fireworks at Ben Duoc Temple, from 21h to 21h15.
Day 2: Tay Ninh - Day 1.5
Morning: Visit the central base of the Southern Department
From Ho Chi Minh City, you move about 80km to the Central Department of the South in Tay Ninh. This was once the headquarters of the Southern Revolution during the resistance war. Here, you will visit many monuments such as housing and work of leaders, visit Hoang Cam kitchen, collective cafeteria, hall ...
Afternoon: Visit Ba Den Mountain
Ba Den Mountain witnessed the heroic fighting history of the nation in the resistance war against the US.
Light incense at Kim Quang cave
At the foot of the mountain, you can walk about 500m on the metal cave to burn incense to commemorate the heroic martyrs who died here. Here, 60 comrades have lived in extremely fierce circumstances, suffered from bombs and toxic chemicals of the enemy, but still resiliently clinging to the mountains.
Visit the heroic martyrs at Hang Pagoda
From the foot of the mountain, you take the cable car to the pagoda system. Here, Hang pagoda used to be the shelter and fighting of our army and people, where 181 officers and soldiers died in the resistance war against the US.
From Hang Pagoda, you can come to Linh Son Tien Thach Tu and Electricity - the oldest worship point at the famous Ba Den mountain, associated with the legend of the holy spirit of the Bodhisattva Mau Bodhisattva
Remember the heroes on the top of the mountain
From Ba Pagoda, you go to the cable car to the top of the mountain, burn incense at the temple of Son Than - the place of worshiping the holy spirit of the Bodhisattva Mau Bodhisattva, and also the place to worship the bravely bravely sacrificed at Ba Den Mountain.
Ba Den Mountain is also a unique spiritual cultural destination in the South, the place of the Tay Da Son Buddha statue in Asia's highest bronze, and the world's leading sandstone Bodhisattva statue. Here, you can explore the Buddhist exhibition space that applies modern technologies.
On this occasion, coming to Ba Den Mountain, you can also participate in many meaningful experiences in the month of Vesak such as the Buddha bathing ceremony at Tay Da Son Square; See the exhibition of Buddhist theme paintings by artist Hoang Phong. If you come to Ba Den Mountain on Saturday, do not forget to stay in the evening to attend the ceremony to publish gratitude to the heroic martyrs, and offer the prayer for peace, luck and happiness to the Buddhas.
Tay Ninh is only more than 80km from Ho Chi Minh City, so you can move by car and motorbike. Or you can also choose package tours to conveniently visit. You can consider Saigontourist's "Golden Star Journey" tour costing from only 1,499,000 VND. The tour comes from Ho Chi Minh City to touch the history, heritage, the quintessence of food, pride and peace with a unique series of experiences at Ba Den Mountain.
