Ho Chi Minh City promotes tourism stimulus on the occasion of Vesak 2025

Taking place from May 6 to 8, 2025, the Vesak Festival is expected to attract more than 13,500 delegates including monks, nuns, Buddhists and millions of domestic and foreign pilgrims. To serve this large number of visitors, the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism has coordinated with travel agencies to deploy 9 short-term tourism programs, focusing on the typical cultural and spiritual values ​​of the City.

The tours are flexibly designed with a duration of 1 to 2 days, taking visitors to visit prominent landmarks such as Phat Co Don (Thanh Tam) Pagoda - where Buddha's relics from India are enshrined, or Viet Nam Quoc Tu - where the heart relics of Bodhisattva Thich Quang Duc are displayed.

Photos at the Buddhist Flag Raising Ceremony (Photo: Organizing Committee)

Visitors will experience special religious ceremonies such as the Buddha bathing ceremony, candle lighting and praying and the Great Buddha Flag raising ceremony - the world's largest Buddhist flag measuring 500m2. Typical examples include: Pilgrimage tour to the Lonely Buddha Temple - Buddhist Academy , Tay Ninh : Journey to conquer the roof of the South - Worship the Great Maitreya Buddha Statue , Ho Chi Minh City City Tour on the river - Water Bus combined with temple visit...

Not only stopping at the spiritual element, the tours also combine with a series of cultural - ecological experiences in Binh Chanh district such as: Binh Chanh Connecting Memory Lands - Saigon 50th Anniversary - Buddha Relic Worship . Here, visitors can visit the incense making village, the yellow apricot village, learn about local OCOP products, enjoy vegetarian cuisine and interact with the local community through folk games and ethnic art performances.

International tourists to Ho Chi Minh City are very crowded during Vesak Festival (Photo: Department of Tourism)

Along with the thematic tour system, Ho Chi Minh City also organizes many supporting activities to enhance the tourist experience. The Vesak 2025 tourism information booth will be located at the Buddhist Academy campus, displaying souvenirs, regional specialties, tourist maps, and a team of multilingual tour guides. At the same time, a photo collection of 50 iconic destinations of Ho Chi Minh City and the short film 50 Flashes will also be screened to promote the cultural beauty of the City under a modern lens.

The implementation of specialized tours associated with Buddhist heritage and rituals will contribute to improving the quality of spiritual tourism services, one of the potential segments of Ho Chi Minh City.

Source: VTV

Source: https://bvhttdl.gov.vn/tp-ho-chi-minh-day-manh-kich-cau-du-lich-nhan-dip-dai-le-vesak-2025-20250507091053967.htm