Experience a day of exhaustion at Nui Ba Den cable car check-in

Besides the spiritual tourism with famous ancient sites in Tây Ninh province - the area of Nui Ba Den, travel enthusiasts are also fascinated by cloud hunting activities, conquering the “Southern Roof” where lush green forests converge at the mountain peak. Moreover, visitors to Tây Ninh cannot miss the Nui Ba Den cable car - a place where just raising the camera will capture incredibly beautiful “virtual living” pictures.

1. Introduction to Nui Ba Den cable car

1.1 Information about Nui Ba Den cable car routes

The Bà Đen Mountain cable car facilitates tourists with easier mobility. 

To meet the demands of a large number of tourists, Bà Đen Mountain cable car is divided into two routes with three modern stations:

The first route is the Vân Sơn route: this cable car route will take tourists from the foot of the mountain to the mountain peak. How long is the Bà Đen Mountain cable car? This route has a total length of 1847m and 113 cabins. It helps tourists conquer the “roof of the Southern region” without spending much time or energy climbing the mountain. Moreover, with a travel distance of nearly 2000m, tourists can enjoy the moments of admiring Bà Đen Mountain. 

The second route is the Chùa Hang route: this cable car route will take tourists from the foot of the mountain directly to Chùa Hang located halfway up the mountain. With a total length of 1210m and 78 cabins, pilgrims will reach the Bà temple complex, Chùa Hang temple faster, preserving energy for worship. 

1.2 Route to Bà Đen Mountain cable car

Bà Đen Mountain is situated in the northern part of Tây Ninh province, making it easily accessible for tourists from all over the country through various routes.

If tourists are coming from Ho Chi Minh City or southern provinces heading to Tây Ninh passing through Ho Chi Minh City, they can continue on National Highway 22A to the Trảng Bàng intersection and then proceed to Bà Đen Mountain.

Tourists can opt to travel to Bà Đen Mountain by motorcycle. 

If tourists travel from the central region to Tây Ninh, they can take National Highway 14 and then turn onto DT744 to reach Tây Ninh province and Bà Đen Mountain. 

1.3 Tips for Bà Đen Mountain cable car trip

If needing to travel a long distance to reach Bà Đen Mountain, tourists should choose buses or cars as means of transportation to avoid weather changes, ensuring health for the trip. 

If driving a motorcycle to Tây Ninh to explore the Bà Đen Mountain cable car, especially for tourists on a one-day Saigon - Tây Ninh tour, it is advisable to depart early in the morning. Although leaving early in the morning is quite challenging, on the way, the weather is cool, tourists do not suffer from the sun, but also get to admire the scenery of Bà Đen Mountain in the early mist, extremely beautiful. 

Tourists should also choose the right time to have the best experience at Bà Đen Mountain cable car. The best time is when tourists conquer the mountain in the dry season, beautiful sunny weather, no rain. Conversely, tourists should avoid going in the rainy season because the roads will be slippery and wet.

2. Admiring the panoramic view of Bà Đen Mountain cable car

It doesn't have to be a long day trip, if tourists are busy, just one day is enough to conquer the peak of Bà Đen Mountain by cable car, and admire the panoramic view of the majestic mountain forests here.

In the case that tourists choose a tour to Tây Ninh for more than one day, tourists can combine exploring the Bà Đen Mountain cable car with the experience of conquering the peak of Bà Đen Mountain and visiting the pilgrimage to Bà Đen temple.

Since the two routes of Bà Đen Mountain cable car have commenced operation, tourists visiting Bà Đen Mountain can admire and check-in from every corner.

2.1 Check-in at Bà Đen station

What makes Bà Đen Mountain cable car stand out from other cable car systems is its unique design style. Bà Đen station serves both routes of Bà Đen Mountain cable car, Vân Sơn and Chùa Hang.

From the outside, Bà Đen station has made an impression with its vaulted roof inspired by the three peaks in the Bà Đen mountain complex including Bà Đen, Heo, and Phụng.

Bà Đen station - the world's largest cable car station. 

Inside the station also offers tourists a great experience as the entire roof is made of heat-resistant materials. Therefore, no matter how crowded it gets, guests will not feel hot. Especially, in the central hall of Bà Đen station, there are five large columns symbolizing the five ancient trees sheltered by the Mother Mountain and symbolizing the five sheaves of rice of the local people with the desire for a bumper harvest season.

Not only that, Bà Đen station is the largest cable car station in the world recognized by the Guinness World Records. Bà Đen station can accommodate over 8800 people per hour thanks to its super spacious area of 10959m2.

2.2 Check-in at Vân Sơn station

While not the largest station in the world, the Bà Đen Mountain cable car Vân Sơn station is incredibly attractive to tourists for sightseeing and photography as it boasts interior architecture full of artistic flair.

Tourists will certainly be amazed when stepping into Vân Sơn station. This station serves the Vân Sơn cable car route - the route for tourists wanting to conquer the peak of Bà Đen Mountain.

Whether tourists have been impressed by the designs of Spanish architect Gaudi or not, the lines of the interior of Vân Sơn station will still surprise tourists with its uniqueness. The vibrant color combinations and departure from familiar principles make the colors on the curved roof here incredibly impressive.

Vân Sơn station with its incredibly impressive design. 

In particular, glass panels are installed nearby and glass doors are placed around to ensure natural light for the entire station space. This is one of the factors that helps tourists' check-in photos to have the best light, accentuating clearer lines.

Furthermore, the Vân Sơn station area is paved with sandstone, making the space here more luxurious and charming. On the other hand, the murals designed on the walls are colorful collective murals inspired by the famous Tây Ninh Holy See of the Caodaism religion. All of these things make Vân Sơn station more artistic than ever.

Therefore, it can be said that no matter which angle tourists take photos from in this station, they will all capture great photos. Tourists visiting Tây Ninh for a day and stopping by this station feel like they are in some classic European structure.

 2.3 Check-in at Chùa Hang station

Not inferior to Bà Đen station - the world's largest cable car station or Vân Sơn station resembling a unique work of art, Chùa Hang station also impresses tourists with a design similar to a temple.

Chùa Hang station resembles a temple. 

The curved roof corner of Chùa Hang station is designed like curved blades. Not only prominent with warm golden tones reminiscent of Buddhist colors, but Chùa Hang station also stands out with the meditating image of Buddha Thích Ca Mâu Ni. This station serves the cable car route from the foot of the mountain to the temple complex on Bà Đen Mountain. Therefore, the architecture of Bà Đen Mountain cable car Chùa Hang station also bears the hallmarks of temples.

2.4 Admire the area of Bà Đen Mountain from above

Sitting on the cable car, tourists will admire the entire scenery of the Bà Đen Mountain cable car area. The higher they go, the more magnificent the scenery in front of tourists appears.

Approaching the summit, tourists can also see the developing city of Tây Ninh from afar. Tourists can take check-in photos with the backdrop of Bà Đen Mountain inside the cable car cabin to commemorate their journey of exploring the Bà Đen Mountain cable car and conquering the rooftop of the Southern region.

The scenery of Bà Đen Mountain is stunning when viewed from the cable car. 

As mentioned in the sections above, tourists should conquer the peak of Bà Đen Mountain via the Vân Sơn cable car route. Stepping out of the cable car, tourists will reach the mountain peak balcony - where the height is 986m - the highest in the Southern region of our country.

The mountain peak balcony is circular like a tray surrounding the high-altitude milestone. Tourists will feel like they are in the flower garden of Đà Lạt when the mountain peak balcony is filled with flowers such as impatiens and starflowers.

This is considered the best place for cloud hunting and witnessing the most magnificent sunrise in the Southeast region in general and the Southern region in particular. Tourists can admire the dreamy clouds flying at eye level.

 2.5 Immerse into the heavenly scene of the Buddha realm with Buddha statues 

Not only checking in at the “rooftop of the Southern region”, Bà Đen Mountain cable car also helps pilgrim tourists reach their destination in just 8 minutes without having to queue and crowd like before. Tourists take the Bà Đen Mountain cable car for pilgrimage should choose the Chùa Hang cable car route from the foot of the mountain directly to the temples on the mountainside.

Here, besides worshiping for peace and luck at temples such as Bà Đen temple, Hang temple,... tourists can also admire the 72-meter tall statue of Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara. The Bodhisattva statue is cast from over 170 tons of red bronze and inspired by the Bodhisattva statue from the Lê dynasty. Along with the cloud and three drops of water, the Bodhisattva statue symbolizes the local people's desire for favorable weather.

This is also the statue holding the record of the “Highest bronze Bodhisattva statue in Asia on a mountain peak”.

3. Detailed information about Bà Đen Mountain cable car 

3.1 Bà Đen Mountain cable car ticket prices in 2023

The latest updated ticket prices for the Bà Đen Mountain cable car in 2023, effective from June 1st to December 31st, 2023, will be:

• Tickets for residents within Tây Ninh province

• Vân Sơn peak cable car ticket (round-trip): 300,000 VND/adult; 200,000 VND/child height between 1 - 1.4m.

• Chùa Hang cable car ticket (round-trip): 200,000 VND/adult; 120,000 VND/child height between 1 - 1.4m.

• Tickets for non-residents of Tây Ninh province

• Vân Sơn peak cable car ticket (round-trip): 350,000 VND/adult; 250,000 VND/child height between 1 - 1.4m.

• Chùa Hang cable car ticket (round-trip): 250,000 VND/adult; 150,000 VND/child height between 1 - 1.4m.

• Chùa Hang cable car ticket (one-way): 150,000 VND/adult; 100,000 VND/child height between 1 - 1.4m.

• Combo tickets

• Combo ticket for 2 cable car routes Vân Sơn - Chùa Hang: 500,000 VND/adult; 350,000 VND/child height between 1 - 1.4m.

• Combo ticket for Vân Sơn cable car route + Lunch Buffet: 500,000 VND/adult; 350,000 VND/child height between 1 - 1.4m.

• Combo ticket for 2 cable car routes + Lunch Buffet: 600,000 VND/adult; 450,000 VND/child height between 1 - 1.4m.

Children under 1m tall ride the Bà Đen Mountain cable car for free. Additionally, the Bà Đen Mountain cable car complex offers various ticket types to serve visitors such as Buffet tickets at the Vân Sơn restaurant and VIP tickets for each route.

3.2 Operating Hours of Bà Đen Mountain Cable Car

The operating hours of the Vân Sơn peak cable car route and the Chùa Hang cable car route vary depending on the time.

• Weekdays (Monday to Friday): 

• Vân Sơn route: 7:00 AM - 5:30 PM

• Chùa Hang route: 6:00 AM - 5:30 PM

• Weekends (Saturday and Sunday):

• Vân Sơn route: 6:00 AM - 6:00 PM

• Chùa Hang route: 6:00 AM - 6:00 PM

4. Experience of Taking Bà Đen Mountain Cable Car

To optimize the journey on Bà Đen Mountain cable car, firstly, tourists should choose the Vân Sơn cable car route to visit the summit of Bà Đen Mountain. After exploring and taking photos at the Bà Đen Mountain area, tourists can walk down to Chùa Hang to visit the temple and the peace bridge. Then take the cable car from Chùa Hang station back to Bà Đen station. This way, tourists can experience both cable car routes and have enough time to explore both the mountain summit and the temple complex at Bà Đen Mountain.

Tourists should take note when going on the Bà Đen Mountain cable car. 

Furthermore, tourists will not be allowed to bring food from elsewhere or self-prepared food into the tourist area. To save costs, avoid overpricing, tourists should purchase combo tickets, buffet including ticket prices for cable car routes and food tickets. 

Not only that, combo ticket prices are usually cheaper than buying individual tickets for each route. Therefore, tourists should buy combo tickets to optimize both cost and experience when going on the Bà Đen Mountain cable car. Combo tickets will not have specific regulations, tourists can use them at their convenience. The Bà Đen Mountain cable car system is gradually modernizing the Bà Đen Mountain tourist area in Tây Ninh, elevating tourists' travel experiences to a completely different level. In addition, tourists can also contact the telephone number of the Bà Đen Mountain cable car to book tickets directly.

Not only that, to experience the cable car routes at Bà Đen Mountain, tourists can contact the consultants of Mytour directly Mytour for immediate tour booking advice.