Tây Ninh

Location
Tay Ninh is province lying in south- western of Vietnam. Tay Ninh is approximately 90 km to the northwest of Ho Chi Minh City.

Characteristic
Tay Ninh ‘s area is approximately 140 km2 and its population is about 154000 (2013). The city is most famous for being the home of the Cao Đài religion, an indigenous Vietnamese faith that includes the teachings of the major world religions. Apart from the Tay Ninh Holy See of the Cao Đài faith, there are other tourist attractions such as Black Virgin Mountain, and Dầu Tiếng Lake, one of the largest man-made lakes in Vietnam and Southeast Asia.

Tay Ninh was surrounded by farmland and very famous for its cuisine - rice paper. Tay Ninh said to be a place where it is sunny all of the time and hot. It is convenience to make rice paper.

History
After the Fall of Saigon, the town of Tây Ninh was reorganized to comprise 3 wards and 1 commune. In August 2001, the town was expanded to include 5 wards and 5 communes. On 29 December 2013, Tây Ninh town was upgraded officially to provincial city status, under administration of Tây Ninh Province, along with the upgrade of the  two communes Ninh Sơn ,Ninh Thạnh to ward status.

Activities
Hiking, Photography, Eating, religion exploring.

Special event in year
Ba den festival on January (moon calendar)

Specialty
Rice paper

Tay Ninh beef

Attraction & activities

 * Ba den mountain
 * Cao Đài faith

How to go

 * Bus
 * Scooter

Estimate cost
The trip is organized by Phong Cach Viet Travel with the cost of 15 USD (27th Dec 2017).

Attraction & activities

 * Ba den mountain
 * Cao Đài faith
 * Thien Lam pagoda

How to go

 * Bus
 * Train
 * Scooter

Estimate cost
The trip is organized by Dat Viet Tour with the cost of 35 USD (27th Dec 2017).