Perfume Pagoda (Chua Huong)
Hanoi, Vietnam
The Perfume Pagoda is not a single building but a pilgrimage route through the limestone hills of Huong Son, about 60…
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Buddhist Temples in Vietnam
Vietnamese pagodas belong to the Mahayana tradition shared with China, and many keep shrines to local guardian spirits beside the Buddhist altars.
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Bich Dong Pagoda
Ninh Binh, Vietnam
Bich Dong costs nothing to enter, so what is sold online is really a way of reaching it and of fitting it into a day…
10 tickets & tours
Tam Chuc Pagoda
Ha Nam, Vietnam
The grounds of Tam Chuc are open without a ticket, but the complex is so large that almost everyone pays for the…
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Bai Dinh Pagoda
Ninh Binh, Vietnam
Bai Dinh is a huge pilgrimage complex rather than a single building, and entry to the temple grounds is free.
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Dau Pagoda (Chua Dau)
Bac Ninh, Vietnam
Entry to the pagoda is free, and there is no ticket to buy online.
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Tran Quoc Pagoda
Hanoi, Vietnam
Tran Quoc is an active Buddhist pagoda and entry is free;
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Dia Tang Phi Lai Pagoda
Ha Nam, Vietnam
There is no ticket to buy for Dia Tang Phi Lai Pagoda: it is an active Buddhist temple, entry is free and visitors may…
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Linh Ung Pagoda (Son Tra)
Da Nang, Vietnam
Linh Ung Pagoda on the Son Tra peninsula is an active Buddhist temple with no admission charge, so there is no ticket…
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Vinh Trang Pagoda
My Tho, Vietnam
Vinh Trang is a working Buddhist pagoda on the edge of My Tho, the gateway town of the Mekong Delta, and there is no…
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But Thap Pagoda
Bac Ninh, Vietnam
But Thap Pagoda stands in the countryside of Bac Ninh Province, beside the dyke of the Duong river, about 30 km east of…
1 ticket or tour
Tay Phuong Pagoda
Hanoi, Vietnam
Tay Phuong Pagoda is an active Buddhist temple and charges no admission in the ordinary way;
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Jade Emperor Pagoda (Chua Ngoc Hoang)
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
There is nothing to book for the Jade Emperor Pagoda itself.
No online ticket
One Pillar Pagoda
Hanoi, Vietnam
Entry to the One Pillar Pagoda is free, and no ticket for the pagoda alone is sold online.
No online ticket
Thien Mu Pagoda
Hue, Vietnam
Thien Mu Pagoda is a working Buddhist monastery with free entry, and no ticket for it is sold online.
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Thien Tru Pagoda (Perfume Pagoda)
Hanoi, Vietnam
Thien Tru Pagoda is the first major stop on the pilgrimage route through the Huong Son mountains, the complex usually…
No online ticket
Truc Lam Zen Monastery, Da Lat
Da Lat, Vietnam
Truc Lam Zen Monastery charges no entry fee and sells no tickets online; you simply walk through the gate.
No online ticket
Around Hanoi the most rewarding are set in karst country: the Perfume Pagoda, reached by an hour in a rowing boat along the Yen stream and a climb or cable car to its cave shrine; Bich Dong near Ninh Binh, three small pagodas stacked up a limestone cliff; and the vast modern complexes of Bai Dinh and Tam Chuc. In Hanoi itself, Tran Quoc stands on an islet in West Lake. Unless you want huge crowds, avoid the Perfume Pagoda in the pilgrimage season that follows Tet.