ECHOING MINI-TRIP | BÊN HIÊN ĐỀN THÁNH

ECHOING MINI-TRIP is a shortened history-cultural-religious learning walking tour held regularly on Thursday mornings every week. With a shorter route and simplified food and drink activities, while still ensuring all the essential content of Echoing Trip, Echoing Mini-Trip reduces the cost to better suit students, participants who cannot arrange time on weekends, or those who are unable to walk longer distances.

The history of Catholicism in Saigon began in the 1700s, developing from small parishes into a major ecclesiastical center, officially elevated to the Archdiocese of Saigon in 1960. The diocese went through several names: Western Cochinchina (1844-1924), Diocese of Saigon (1924-1960), and Archdiocese of Ho Chi Minh City from 1976. BY THE SHRINE PORTICO is a 3.0 km walking trip over three and a half hours, turning through the pages of Catholic history in Saigon via distinctive churches, families, and saints in the historic areas of Chợ Đũi, Chợ Cầu Ông Lãnh, and Cầu Kho.

Main objective: Discover churches, shrines, and religious congregations with long-standing histories in old Saigon to better understand the Catholic history of this land.

Location: Ben Thanh Ward, Cau Ong Lanh Ward.
Estimated time: 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM, Thursday, 23.04.2026.
Program fee: 395,000 VND, including: drinking water, coffee/smoothie, offerings, guide, audio device, and materials.
Registration link: https://forms.gle/SQbXTFr89fmCzz7h9
Guide: Phan Thị Hoài Diễm.

Sites to be visited: Huyện Sỹ Church; Lê Văn Gẫm Shrine; St. Anthony Church; Cầu Kho Church.

Program fee payment should be transferred after filling in the registration form:

1. Account number: 1903 4511 4510 11, account holder: Phan Khắc Huy, Techcombank (TCB).
2. Account number: 0975004772, account holder: Phan Khắc Huy, Vietnam Prosperity Bank (VPB).
3. Momo wallet: 0975004772
   Transfer note: YourName_BHDT.

After receiving the transfer, we will confirm within 6 hours.

Program conditions: Minimum 5 participants and maximum 12 participants.

Refund policy:

• If the program does not take place because the minimum number of participants is not reached: the registration fee will be reserved for the next session; if after 3 consecutive sessions there are still not enough participants for the program to take place, or if the participant cannot arrange the time: 100% refund.
• If the program does not take place due to an error from the organizing team and the guide: 100% refund.
• In all other cases: No refund.

Policy for children: The program accepts participants aged 10 and above, with no difference in pricing compared to adults.

For inquiries, please contact: 0907.686.080 (Huyền), or email: echoingdrum@gmail.com.