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  Christian Pilgrimages in Vietnam SAIGON - HO CHI MINH CITY – 3 days / 2 nights Day 1: ARRIVAL IN HO CHI MINH CITY (by A/C car) Arrival in to Saigon in the morning (I suppose), warmly welcome to everybody, a moment of courtesy meeting of the tour guide in the meeting point's Tan Son Nhat Airport. Saigon or Ho Chi Minh City - a young city with the age of more than 300 years, a centre of culture, education, commerce and tourism of Vietnam, the biggest city of Vietnam mix with the West and the Orient, and once known as the "Pearl of Far East". On the way to hotel for check-in, you will visit the Duc Ba Cathedral Basilica of Saigon or Neo-Roman Notre Dame Cathedral inaugurated in 1880 - one of the most splendid and typical of the beautiful French-built churches in Ho Chi Minh city. In front of the cathedral stands a statue of Our Lady of Peace, dedicated to the Cathedral when it was elevated to the rank of basilica in 1959. At the 9.30AM Sunday mass, the priests are allowed to add a short sermon in French or English to their longer presentations in Vietnamese. This might be the best one for foreign travelers to attend. Visit later the Tan Dinh Church, one of the most beautiful church in Ho Chi Minh City, inaugurated in 1876 with the 52,6m high bell tower built in 1929. Transfer to hotel for check-in (at noon) and a moment time of rest. In the afternoon, you continue to the Ancient House in the Archbishop House, Saigon's oldest house is located on the premises of the Bishop's Office. It has been renovated several times, the last renovation being in 1980, but its original shape and appearance from two hundred years ago has not changed. Keep on visiting Huyen Sy Church (Cho Dui Church) which was set on construction in 1901 and inaugurated in 1905. The church was shaped in a Gothic style. The tour is followed up to the Church of Nga Sau. In 1922, on an ancient Chinese grave-yard Father Huynh Tinh Huong began the construction of this Romanesque church. It was inaugurated in 1928 and dedicated to Saint Joan Arc. Return to your hotel and free at leisure for your own activities. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City. Day 2: HO CHI MINH CITY FULLDAY PILGRIMAGE TOUR (by A/C car) After breakfast, enjoy a full day tour of pilgrimage in Saigon where there are many splendid and solemn churches. The first visit is the Thu Duc Parish, one of the most ancient parishes of the Ho Chi Minh City archdiocese. From the beginning the parish has a church but none knows when the present church built. The only thing one knows is in 1931, Father Tha, then deputy parish priest, began to enlarge the church. It was repaired and enlarged many times until now. Continue to the Church of Hanh Thong Tay built in 1921 from the gift of money of Mr. Denis Le Phat An, son of the great donor Le Phat Dat (Huyen Sy). Two works of sculpture still preserved inside the church are the statues of the donors, Mr. and Mrs. Le Phat An. Then, drive straight to the 5th district to visit the Cha Tam Church. In 1898, a Chinese priest, father Francis Xavier Tam Assou, was sent to take care of the Chinese Christians in Cho Lon region. He began the construction in 1900 and inaugurated 2 years later. In the same district is situated the Church of Cho Quan which we see now was set to work on construction in 1882 by Father Errard, a French missionary, who was at the time a great builder of churches. After 14 years of construction work, the church was inaugurated on January the 4th of the Lunar year Binh Than (1896). Visit then the Church of the Redemptorist Congregation completed in 1953 with the church measures 30m by 15m, a seating capacity of 1000 people. You also visit the church of Ba Chuong and nearby is the Vuon Xoai Church inaugurated in 1981, the first church in Ho Chi Minh City built after 1975. Evening, we highly recommend an good dinner cruise (not included) on Saigon River in a floating restaurant and getting the admirable feel of the charming views of Saigon river and city-by-night during a short river-cruising. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City. (B) Day 3: HALFDAY SHOPPING TOUR & DEPARTURE FROM HO CHI MINH CITY (by A/C car) After breakfast, enjoy a half-day shopping tour in Ben Thanh Market – a most typical market of Vietnam,  with how many things are available for your choice: jewelry, gold and silvers items, silk, lacquerware, woodcarving, ready-made clothes... all at extremely attractive price,  stop-over a lacquer-ware / Silk factory of Handmade Workshop where the skilful artisans will explain and show you the whole interesting and complicated process to produce a beautiful lacquer-ware from wood, egg shell, oyster shell, lacquer, and sewing the long-dress (Ao Dai)...you will see the handicraft-men working on the products and the collections of excellent lacquer-wares and Ao Dai / long-dress at this Workshop too. Back to hotel for check-out (at noon), transfer to the Tan Son Nhat airport for a flight back home. It’s time to say Vietnam. We (Toan Vinh Tours) thank you very much for your choice of our company as your ground handler in Vietnam for your pilgrimage tour. It is our great honour to welcome you in the other voyages to Indochina upcoming days in order to discover, to experience the endless imposing landscapes, then to get the really restful moments in a diversified World and this colourful Sub-region of Mekong River: VIETNAM – LAOS – CAMBODIA – THAILAND – MYANMAR!GOOD-BYE & SEE YOU AGAIN ! (B)

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