Women-Friendly Travel in Ho Chi Minh City
The Ho Chi Minh City women-friendly travel guide places explicit women-friendly and family confidence signals first, while keeping uncertain details visible for review.
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Cao Dai Great Temple
60 km northwest of Ho Chi Minh City is the Great Temple or Holy See of the Cao Dai religious sect, a uniquely Vietnamese religion that combines aspects of Buddihism, Taois, Confucianism and Catholicism and regards Buddha, Confucius, Jesus, Muhammad, Julius Caesar, Victor Hugo, Joan of Arc and Sun Yat-Sen as some of its saints. The temple was built between 1933 and 1955 and is colorfully and extravagantly decorated. Visitors are welcome during the ceremonies, though they must wear pants or skirts down to the knee and remove their shoes within the temple.
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Can Gio
Just 25 km southeast of the city, Can Gio is a mangrove forest with natural, untouched beauty. The 75,000 hectares have a wealth of animal and plant species and a wildlife museum and monkey sanctuary. For nature enthusiasts, Can Gio is a worthwhile trip, though it’s more of a retreat for locals than a popular tourist destination.
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Cu Chi Tunnel
An hour and a half drive outside the Ho Chi Minh City center, this elaborate network of underground tunnels was used by the Vietcong as communications routes, supply routes, and living quarters during the guerilla operations of the Vietnam War. Not for the claustrophobic, tourists can squeeze down the hatches and into the tunnels for a view of these remnants of the war.