• • The philosophy and moral code of the CaoDaists developed from unification of the most influential school of thought of the day in Vietnam: Buddhism, Taoism, Christianity, and Confucianism.
    
    It was in 1920, six years before the official founding of the CaoDai religion that Cao Dai the Supreme Being revealed to Ngo Van Chieu, the then governor of Phu Quoc, a beautiful island in the gulf of Siam. Ngo was leading a life of seclusion and wisdom. With the assistance of a mediumistic form of worship, he maintained contact with the spiritual realm. An apparition which revealed an identity of “Cao Dai” appeared. From the beginning, the name Cao Dai, which literally means high abode, or roofless tower, was given as a symbolic name of the Supreme Being.
    
    The high noon mass is practiced every day, 12.00 at Cao Dai Holly temple in Tay Ninh.
  • Located 60 km from downtown of Saigon,  the tunnels of Củ Chi  are an immense network of connecting  tunnels located in  Cuchi district of Hochiminh city, and are part of a much larger network of tunnels that underlie much of the country. The Củ Chi tunnels were the location of several military campaigns during the Vietnam war  and were the “Viet cong”s  base of operations for the Tet offensive”  in 1968.

  The tunnels were used by Viet Cong soldiers as “hiding spot”  during combat, as well as serving as communication and supply routes, hospitals, food and weapon caches and living quarters for numerous North Vietnamese fighters. The tunnel systems were of great importance to the Viet Cong in their resistance to American and ARVN  forces, and helped to counter the growing American military presence.

   
• PROGRAM DETAIL : 

1 day tour : Ho Chi Minh – Cuchi – Tay Ninh  - Ho Chi Minh ( L)

Heading out of town we travel by road to Tay Ninh, the head quarter of Cao Dai region. On arrival we attend the fantastic mid-day temple service when the followers fill the hall wearing colored robes, a symbol of the curious combination of the Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism.

On return trip we also make stop to explore Cu Chi Tunnels, an incredible underground tunnel network constructed by Vietnamese fighters during the long struggle for independence. Afternoon back to Saigon.