Locations in Tây Ninh · 3 found
Ba Den Mountain
Ba Den Mountain is the highest peak in southern Vietnam at 986 metres, rising sharply from the flat Tay Ninh plain and visible for 50km in every direction. A major Buddhist and Cao Dai pilgrimage site with three cable car lines, a 72-metre bronze Lady Buddha statue, and trekking trails through forest to the top.
Cao Dai Holy See
The Cao Dai Holy See in Tây Ninh is the Vatican of Caodaism - Vietnam's most distinctive indigenous religion - built 1933-1955 using bamboo-reinforced concrete, fusing Catholic bell towers, Buddhist imagery, Confucian symbolism, and the Divine Eye into one dazzling complex. Free to visit; noon ceremony daily.
Dầu Tiếng Lake
Dầu Tiếng Lake is the largest artificial reservoir in Vietnam - a 270km² expanse of water on the Tây Ninh and Bình Dương border, surrounded by forest and used for irrigation, with sunrise photography, lakeside cycling, and the nearby Chùa Thái Sơn temple on Núi Cậu among the main visitor draws.
Local Food You Must Try
Bánh tráng phơi sương
Rice paper dried overnight in the dew of Tây Ninh's dry season air - the dew gives the sheets a unique softness and slight chewiness impossible to achieve by other drying methods, eaten with green mango, dried shrimp, and tương đen at street stalls near the Cao Đài temple
Bánh canh Trảng Bàng
Thick round rice noodle soup from Trảng Bàng district - hand-rolled noodles in a clear pork broth eaten with an enormous plate of fresh herbs, fig leaves, and river leaves unique to this district, a Tây Ninh specialty drawing diners from Ho Chi Minh City
Bánh tráng trộn Tây Ninh
Shredded rice paper tossed with dried shrimp, quail eggs, green mango, spring onion, satay sauce, and chilli - invented in Tây Ninh before spreading across southern Vietnam, the original version uses locally made bánh tráng phơi sương giving a chewiness impossible to replicate with factory rice paper, eaten as an afternoon snack at school gates and market stalls
Bò tơ Tây Ninh
Young tender beef from Tây Ninh's border cattle farms - slaughtered before 18 months for maximum tenderness, eaten grilled over charcoal, hotpot style, or thinly sliced with lemon and salt, the meat is notably more delicate and less gamey than mature beef, a Tây Ninh specialty drawing diners from Ho Chi Minh City on weekends
Nem bưởi Tây Ninh
Fermented pork rolls wrapped in fresh pomelo leaves from Tây Ninh's citrus orchards - the pomelo leaf imparts a distinctive bitter citrus fragrance into the pork as it ferments for three days, eaten with raw garlic, chilli, and thinly sliced pomelo rind, a uniquely Tây Ninh variation of nem chua found nowhere else in southern Vietnam
Thằn lằn núi Bà Đen
Wild lizard from Bà Đen Mountain grilled over charcoal or deep-fried until crispy - the lean meat is seasoned with salt, lemongrass, and mắc khén, with a flavour between chicken and frog, eaten at rustic restaurants at the base of the mountain where hunters bring down the catch each morning