Vung Tau: Discovering Beautiful Pagodas – Buddhist Pilgrimage – Vegetarian Cuisine

Tour Itinerary

DAY 1: HO CHI MINH CITY – DONG NAI – VUNG TAU (Lunch)

Main activities: Buddhist pilgrimage – discovering beautiful pagodas

Depart Ho Chi Minh City for a Buddhist pilgrimage in Vung Tau:

• Phuoc Hai Monastery ("Bun Rieu Pagoda") – a monastery with strongly Vietnamese architecture, where guests enjoy the famous vegetarian bun rieu noodle soup served by the pagoda itself.
• Ho Phap Ancestral Temple – pay respects at the 9-storey stupa enshrining 48 Buddha relic pearls and the Buddha's great disciples.
• Thich Ca Phat Dai – a sculptural complex built around the life of Shakyamuni Buddha amid green mountains and sea, the iconic pilgrimage site of the seaside city of Vung Tau.
• Pho Da Son Quan Am Bo Tat Pagoda – admire the 18 m statue of Guanyin, tilting her vase of sweet dew to bless all people with peace.

After a simple vegetarian lunch, the coach follows one of Vung Tau's most beautiful coastal roads – where sea, mountain and old French villas meet – to continue:

• Niet Ban Tinh Xa – admire the 12 m reclining Buddha statue in pink stone, the 3.5-tonne great bell, the Prajna boat and masterpiece porcelain pictures of the four sacred creatures.
• Van Thong Pagoda – learn about the decades-long history of the Lotus Sutra at this serene practice centre beside a lotus pond.
• Thien Hoa Nunnery ("Banh Xeo Pagoda") – enjoy delicious vegetarian banh xeo in the tranquil setting of this well-known Northern-tradition nunnery, now also a campus of the Dai Tong Lam Buddhist Intermediate School.
• Van Phat Quang Dai Tong Lam Pagoda – a pagoda of records, such as having "the largest single-block granite Maitreya Buddha statue in Vietnam" and "the most Buddha statues in Vietnam"…

On the way back, the group stops at Long Thanh Dairy Farm to buy specialties as gifts (at own expense). The coach returns guests to the original pick-up point, closing a day of pilgrimage for peaceful body and mind.

Note: this is a package tour; Vietravel is not responsible for refunding price differences for guests eligible for discounts or priority, such as children, seniors or people with revolutionary merit… Discount and priority policies (if any) apply only to individual visitors at attractions.

Pricing for Children

• Under 5: free of service charge (parents cover any additional costs). 2 adults with 1 child under 5; a second child is charged as for ages 5 and over.
• 5 and over: charged as an adult

Tour Change and Cancellation Policy

Tour is non-refundable, non-cancellable and non-exchangeable. Refund, cancellation or change incurs 100% of the tour price Tour is non-refundable, non-cancellable and non-exchangeable. Refund, cancellation or change incurs 100% of the tour price