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Private tourNEW 2026Ho Chi Minh CitySmall group · Local experience
Cao Dai Temple and Black Lady Mountain Private Day Tour
A day north west of Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) in Tay Ninh province. The Cao Dai Holy See, the mother temple of a... Ava Travel price: from $74.
Questions before you book? Message us on WhatsApp or send an email. Phone +84 904 251 545. Ava Travel Hanoi, Hanoi, Vietnam.
Style
Private tour
Ho Chi Minh City
Duration
Flexible itinerary
Pickup support available
Book this tour
Live prices for the date and group size you pick. Ava confirms your departure and pickup within 1 hour of booking.
Prices are the total for the travellers and the date you pick. Ava reconfirms the departure and the pickup point within 1 hour.
Tour optionWhat's includedPrice
Private tour
Your group onlyPriced for your group size, so each person pays less in a bigger group
✓ Local English-speaking guide✓ Entrance tickets included✓ Transport on the tour included
—total · 2 travellers
Secure checkout
- We confirm your departure and pickup within 1 hour
- Cancel more than 30 days ahead at no cost
- No booking fee. The price shown is the price you pay
Full refund if you cancel more than 30 days before check-in
- More than 30 days before check-inFree
- 30 to 11 days before check-in15% of total
- 10 to 7 days before check-in30% of total
- Less than 7 days, or no-show100% of total
A change of travel date counts as a cancellation and a new booking, and the same scale applies.
If the operator cancels the cruise, or in case of severe weather or force majeure, we move your date free of charge, or refund you in full if we cannot reschedule.
Price includes all taxes and service charges.
Ho Chi Minh City tour overview
Why this trip
- A day north west of Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) in Tay Ninh province.
- The Cao Dai Holy See, the mother temple of a faith that mixes Buddhism, Christianity and Confucianism, at the time of its noon prayer.
- Black Lady Mountain, the highest peak in southern Vietnam, with its pagodas and views over the plain.
- Your own car and guide for a long day, with stops when you want them.
An honest note: this is a long day with about five hours on the road in total. The temple asks visitors to watch the service quietly from the balcony.
At a glance
| Duration | About 9 to 10 hours |
| Start and finish | Hotel pickup in central Ho Chi Minh City, confirmed with your hotel address after booking |
| Group size | Private tour, just your group, up to 12 people |
| Walking | About 2 km, more if you choose to walk up to the pagodas on the mountain |
| Best for | Travellers interested in religion and architecture, repeat visitors to Vietnam |
| Guide | Local English-speaking guide, just for your group |
Price
Private departure. Your own guide and vehicle, your own pace. The total falls per person as your group grows.
| Group size | Total | Per person |
|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $249 | $249 |
| 2 people | $284 | $142 |
| 3 people | $333 | $111 |
| 4 people | $399 | $100 |
| 5 people | $448 | $90 |
| 6 people | $499 | $83 |
| 7 people | $582 | $83 |
| 8 people | $665 | $83 |
| 9 people | $748 | $83 |
| 10 people | $799 | $80 |
| 11 people | $848 | $77 |
| 12 people | $898 | $75 |
Children. Children under 1 m travel free, children from 1 m to 1.4 m pay 75 per cent of the adult price, and above 1.4 m the adult price applies. The reduction applies to one child per adult. Tell us the ages when you book and we apply it before you pay.
How it works
- Book and confirm. Pay at checkout or message us on WhatsApp first. We confirm your date, pickup time and guide within one hour.
- Pickup. Hotel pickup in central Ho Chi Minh City, confirmed with your hotel address after booking.
- On the day. About 9 to 10 hours. Your guide keeps the timings loose enough for photographs and questions.
What's included
Private air-conditioned vehicle with driverLocal English-speaking guideEntrance fees for the sights on the routeDrinking water
Your itinerary
Tay Ninh
Meals: confirmed when you book.
- Early pickup at your hotel and about 2.5 hours by road to Tay Ninh.
- The Cao Dai Holy See and the noon ceremony, watched from the gallery.
- On to Black Lady Mountain and its pagodas.
- Time on the mountain for the views.
- Drive back to Ho Chi Minh City in the late afternoon.
Frequently Asked Questions
Quick answers for planning this trip with Ava Travel.
Yes, visitors watch from the upper gallery. Stay quiet, and ask your guide before you take photographs.
The supplier list does not say, so we confirm it with you before you pay.
Every day except 10 to 21 February, the Tet period.
The group price is per person. The private price is the total for your party and the table on this page shows it for every group size. Prices are in US dollars and include taxes and service charges, and there is no booking fee or card surcharge, so the total at checkout is the total you pay.
Within one hour. We come back to you with the pickup time, the meeting point and your guide, and tell you what to bring.
More than 30 days before departure costs nothing. From 30 to 11 days we keep 15 per cent, from 10 to 7 days 30 per cent, and inside 7 days or a no-show is charged in full. Changing your date counts as a cancellation and a new booking. If we cancel, or weather makes the tour unsafe, we move your date at no cost or refund you in full.
What guests say about Ava Travel
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“She made the process SO easy, SO manageable, we felt we were in great hands at all times, even though everything was done by remote!”
Tripadvisor, August 2026
★★★★★
Arshia Z
“Whenever we had questions or needed assistance, the response was prompt, helpful, and reassuring.”
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