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Quoc Tu Pagoda in HCM: Ho Chi Minh City Tours, Buddhism

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Quoc Tu Pagoda in Ho Chi Minh City

Overview:

Vietnam Quoc Tu is known as the temple with the tallest tower in Vietnam. The unique architecture of this temple makes any visitor impressed. If you are in need of a scenic spot for serenity, this is a suggestion not to be missed.

Among the tourist attractions in Saigon, Vietnam Quoc Tu Pagoda is known as a historical witness. After many years of construction and preservation, now this temple is not only an attractive destination for locals but also very “pleased" with tourists.

Location:

Vietnam Quoc Tu is known as the “most" temple in Saigon. Experiencing many ups and downs, the Vietnam Quoc Tu event has had a lot of changes. Along with its unique construction and prime location, Vietnam Quoc Tu is considered the new headquarters of the Vietnam Buddhist Association.

When learning about tourist attractions in Ho Chi Minh City, it is very easy for you to find Vietnam Quoc Tu Pagoda. This temple is located at Ba Thang Hai Street, District 10 (a large and extremely busy street in Saigon).

Every day, Vietnam Quoc Tu is open from 7am to 6pm. Therefore, whether traveling for many days or only traveling to Saigon for 1 day, you can still comfortably visit Vietnam Quoc Tu as well as combine visiting other places without affecting the travel schedule.

History:

Vietnam Quoc Tu Pagoda in Saigon was built in 1964 by the Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam, on an area of more than 4 hectares. After 1975, when the Government of the Republic of Vietnam collapsed, Vietnam Quoc Tu Pagoda began to be requisitioned to build Hoa Binh Theater and Ky Hoa amusement park.

In 1988, the former abbot of Vietnam Quoc Tu, Venerable Tu Nhon, applied for the ownership rights back. However, it was not until 1993 that the application was resolved, the area of ​​the temple at this time was reduced to 3,712m2, the tower built from the beginning is still unfinished.

After many years of renovation, Vietnam Quoc Tu Pagoda was officially restored with many items in 1993 and in 2014, this temple was completely rebuilt, the inauguration ceremony was held in November 2017.

Architecture:

Vietnam Quoc self was initially built quite sketchy, after many years of renovation, it has gradually improved and become much more beautiful. Inside the spacious temple space, every small detail is carved and designed extremely sophisticatedly.

Visiting Vietnam Quoc Tu Pagoda in District 10, any visitor will be surprised and enjoy the architecture that is both modern and has ancient traditions.

How to get there?

+ Travel by bus;

+ Travel by private car;

+ Travel by motorbike;

+ Travel by cyclo;

+ Travel by Jeep.

Ho Chi Minh City Tours and Travel:

  • Ho Chi Minh City Tour: 1/2 day,
  • Ho Chi Minh City Tour full day,
  • Ho Chi Minh City Food Tours & Drink, Ho Chi Minh Food tour by Motorbike, by Jeep.
  • Quoc Tu Pagoda, Ho Chi Minh City Package Tours & Ho Chi Minh City Tours.
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Quoc Tu pagoda & Ho Chi Minh city Package Tours

Day 01

Welcome to Vietnam & Ho Chi Minh city arrival

  • Arrival Ho Chi Minh city
  • Our guide and driver – Impress Travel Team will meet you at the airport and transfer you to the hotel.
  • Free leisure time

What is included today: Transfer, tour guide, hotel in Ho Chi Minh city

Day 02

Ho Chi Minh City tour & Cu Chi Tunnels (B,L)

  • Visit the most attractive places in Ho Chi Minh City: The Notre Dame Cathedral and Old Post Office, The Reunification Palace, The War Remnants Museum, Ben Thanh market.
  • Have lunch, then transfer to visit Cu Chi Tunnels. First, we watch a short introductory video showing how they were constructed, then spend the next hour exploring the maze of tunnels. Also, on display are various mantraps, the remains of an American tank and numerous bomb craters made by 500-pound bombs dropped by B52 bombers. For those interested, there’s even the opportunity to fire off rounds from an AK47 or MK16 at the nearby rifle range
 
What is included today: Transfer, tour guide, breakfast, lunch, entrance fees, hotel in Ho Chi Minh City 

Day 03

Ho Chi Minh city – Mekong delta – Can Tho (B, L)

  • A two hour’s drive from Ho Chi Minh city to My Tho
  • Taking a sampan cruise along the tributaries of the Mekong River for a close-up view of local life.
  • Wandering through Islands and orchards where you can taste some of the huge variety of tropical fruits and listening to traditional music.
  • Having a local lunch then riding a bicycle around the local village. Taking a sampan back to the harbor for the 2 hour drive to Can Tho city
  • Checking in to our hotel and then the evening is free to enjoy at your leisure.

What is included today: Transfer, tour guide, hotel in Can Tho, breakfast, lunch, entrance fee (s), boat trip in My Tho,

Day 04

Can Tho – Ho Chi Minh city (B, L)

  • We start the boat trip before 08:00 am otherwise we may not see the busiest and most exciting time on the floating market. We will take a boat trip and explore the vibrant floating market of Cai Rang, where the way of trading is unique; each boat usually sells one particular item, whether it be pumpkins, pineapples or sugar canes, etc.
  • We lunch at a local restaurant on the way back to Saigon via My Tho

What is included: Transfer, tour guide, hotel in Ho Chi Minh, hotel breakfast, lunch, entrance fee(s), boat trip in Can Tho

Day 05

HO CHI MINH– FAREWELL ( B )

  • Enjoy your time at leisure.
  • You will be transferred to the Ho Chi Minh city airport via your scheduled flight back home or continue seeing other cities in Vietnam.
  • We hope you enjoyed your trip and see you again!
What is included: hotel breakfast, English speaking tour guide, private A/C transfer, hotel accommodation – check out before 12:00 mid-day

What’s included in this trip:

  • Accommodation based on Twin/Double sharing room, ( notice: a single room is surcharged following single supplement policy/ all room night including daily hotel breakfast.
  • All the meals as mentioned in the detailed itinerary
  • Entrance Fee to visit attractive places are mentioned as itinerary
  • Private Car/Van/Bus with air-conditioned and good experienced driver.
  • Boat trip in My Tho
  • Experienced English speaking tour guides as specified ( French-speaking guide/ Chinese speaking guide are available on request )
  • Complimentary drink water and Tissue on Van/Bus/Van as mentioned on itinerary

  • International Ticket Fare with insurance surcharge and Fuel surcharge
  • Arport tax.
  • Visa Fees & Travels insurance
  • Porter Charges & Camera Fees.
  • Meals (Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner) do not mentioned as in this itinerary
  • Tipping for Tour guides, Bus driver, Crew
  • Members in Halong Bay, Boat/ Cruise drivers and if other attendants.
  • Other personal expenses such as beverages, telephone calls, laundry services, Minibar, etc….
  • Other services are not specifically mentioned in the tour Itinerary and the above Inclusion

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Tour of Vietnam

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The tour was fantastic

I booked with Impress Travel in July. My contact person was Tommy Thang. He is an amazing person. He was very helpful. He changed my program twice for me. Very accommodating!
We started our holiday in the north (Sapa)of Vietnam and travelled down to HCMC.
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We enjoyed our holiday with Impress travel. We will definitely come back to Vietnam again with Impress

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