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Joining in the solemn and joyful atmosphere of the United Nations Vesak Day 2025 (Vesak 2025), a momentous event taking place from May 6-8 in Ho Chi Minh City, many businesses operating in the tourism and travel sector in the city have simultaneously introduced a series of special spiritual itineraries, specifically designed to welcome visitors from all over the country and international friends.
With the diversity of products and services offered, tourism businesses expect to contribute to promoting the image of a beautiful Vietnam, with friendly people and rich spiritual destinations, on the world tourism map. Through these journeys, tourists not only have the opportunity to venerate the Buddha's relics and priceless national treasures from India, which have been solemnly brought to Vietnam for the first time, but also to return to sacred Buddhist lands, places that nurture good karma, cultivate merit, and rediscover profound inner peace.
The United Nations Vesak Celebration is a major event for global Buddhism.
Therefore, the series of spiritual tourism tours celebrating the 2025 Vesak Great Festival has been meticulously designed by travel businesses. These tours are not simply pilgrimages for worship, but also focus on flexibility in timing, diverse itineraries, and rich content to meet the varied spiritual experience needs of tourists. Participating in these journeys, tourists will have the opportunity to attend solemn prayer ceremonies, release luminous lanterns carrying wishes for peace, enjoy serene vegetarian meals, and explore and learn about unique local cultures closely linked to the spiritual life and Buddhist beliefs in various regions across Vietnam.
Through a diverse range of products and services, the company hopes to contribute to promoting Vietnam's destinations, image, and people on the international spiritual tourism map.
Specifically, domestic and international tourists can flexibly choose and participate in spiritual journeys taking place from now until May 8th at the Vietnam Buddhist Academy (Campus 2, Ho Chi Minh City); followed by the ancient Quan Su Pagoda in Hanoi from May 9th to 14th; and the majestic Tam Chuc Pagoda complex in Ha Nam province from May 15th to 21st. All these meaningful journeys are organized by reputable tourism and travel businesses in Ho Chi Minh City.
Through a diverse range of products and services, the company hopes to contribute to promoting Vietnam's destinations, image, and people on the international spiritual tourism map.
Furthermore, to enhance spiritual value and provide deeper experiences for each tourist's journey, travel companies also design meaningful pilgrimages to numerous famous Buddhist sites throughout Vietnam. For example, Vietravel has introduced unique spiritual destinations in the South, such as a visit to the Lonely Buddha Pagoda, a tranquil place nestled amidst peaceful scenery, where a majestic and serene meditating statue of Shakyamuni Buddha is worshipped. Tourists also have the opportunity to make a pilgrimage to the sacred Ba Den Mountain, admiring the majestic statue of the Goddess of Mercy, renowned as the largest monolithic bronze Buddha statue in Asia, standing tall amidst a magnificent natural landscape.
Among Vietravel's special product line celebrating the 2025 Vesak Festival, the highlight is the one-day tour "Binh Chanh: Connecting Memories - Phap Tang Pagoda - Bat Buu Buddha Statue," departing on May 6th, 8th, and 10th, at an incredibly attractive price starting from only 699,000 VND.
Many attractive spiritual tours are designed to attract tourists.
Not only focusing on the South, Vietravel also offers meaningful spiritual journeys in the North, taking tourists to Bai Dinh Pagoda, the largest pagoda complex in Southeast Asia with its massive system of statues and unique architecture; pilgrimages to the sacred Yen Tu mountain, where King Tran Nhan Tong founded the Truc Lam Zen sect, a Zen tradition deeply rooted in Vietnamese identity; and exploring Tam Chuc Pagoda (Ha Nam), one of the most magnificent spiritual landscapes in Vietnam, which also has the honor of being one of the centers for important ceremonies of the 2025 Vesak Great Celebration, spreading the spirit of unity and the aspiration for peace everywhere.
The grand ceremony was held with the main theme: "Unity and tolerance for human dignity: Buddhist wisdom for world peace and sustainable development."
Alongside introducing unique spiritual tourism tours, many travel businesses in Ho Chi Minh City also play a crucial role in organizing accommodation for thousands of delegates from 85 countries and territories attending the 2025 Vesak Grand Celebration. The top priority for these businesses is ensuring the stringent quality of service for each international delegation. Furthermore, they have implemented a flexible transportation system with a team of experienced and dedicated personnel, from professional drivers and attentive tour operators to guides knowledgeable in culture and Buddhism, to meticulously transport delegates from the airport and hotels to the festival venue and other planned sightseeing and pilgrimage sites.
According to travel and tourism businesses, the series of tours for the 2025 Vesak Celebration aims to provide an opportunity to venerate the Buddha's relics, a national treasure of India, which are being brought to Vietnam for the first time.
Regarding the major event of the 2025 Vesak Celebration, a representative from the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism stated that the Department has closely coordinated with various departments, agencies, and the People's Committee of Binh Chanh District to organize the 2025 Binh Chanh District Culture and Tourism Week and the 2025 Vesak Celebration, which is expected to attract approximately 2,700 international delegates and millions of domestic tourists.
In particular, the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism introduced nine diverse tour programs, lasting from one to two days, specifically designed for delegates and visitors to experience and learn in depth about historical sites, attractive tourist destinations, traditional craft products, and unique cultural activities in Binh Chanh district and surrounding areas. The Department also actively coordinated with several units to organize booths promoting tourism information, introducing famous traditional craft villages such as incense making villages and yellow apricot blossom cultivation villages; displaying and selling unique souvenirs, diverse regional specialties, and high-quality OCOP products.
