Da Lat is located on the plateau of Lam Dong province at an altitude of 1500m above sea level. Da Lat is only about 300 km from Saigon but the climate here is completely different. That’s why many Southerners often come here to avoid the heat and find a place to relax on the weekends.
Means of transportation to Da Lat
From Hanoi or Ho Chi Minh you will have to travel to Da Lat by car or plane. Currently there are direct flights from Hanoi, Da Nang or Ho Chi Minh City to Da Lat.
If you go to Da Lat, there are many bus companies for you. If traveling from Ho Chi Minh, you can choose Phuong Trang, Thanh Buoi bus, ticket price is about 230,000 beds, about 150,000 – 180,000 seats.
Phone number for passenger cars traveling to Da Lat
Reference: Means of transportation when traveling to Da Lat.
Traveling to Da Lat, where to visit?
Da Lat is famous for many places such as the Valley of Love, Lake of Sighs, Pine Hill with Two Tombs, Elephant Waterfall, Xuan Huong Lake, Langbiang Peak, Bao Dai Palace, Tran Le Xuan Villa, Truc Lam Zen Monastery, Tuyen Lake Lam and Da Lat Railway Station (Trai Mat Station)….
– Da Lat Market and Am Phu Market: This is a quite famous market in Da Lat
– Xuan Huong Lake: Coming to Da Lat, you definitely have to cycle around Xuan Huong Lake or duck on the lake because this is the symbol of Da Lat.
– Bao Dai Palace, also known as Palace III: beautiful mansion located on a 1539m high hill. Bao Dai Palace is located on Trieu Viet Vuong Street, 2.5 km south of Da Lat center.
– Da Lat train station: No. 1 Quang Trung, Da Lat, Da Lat station.
– Dalat Flower Garden: located at 2 Phu Dong Thien Vuong, 2km from the city center. Da Lat city is known as the city of flowers, so if you don’t come here you will definitely regret it.
– Valley of Love: is the most poetic and lyrical place when traveling to Da Lat, about 6km northeast of the city center.
– Suoi Vang Valley / Suoi Vang Lake: From the center of Da Lat, go north to Lac Duong, turn left at km 7 Tung Lam, cross the road about 12km long and you will reach Suoi Vang lake.
– Lang Biang Mountain: Lang Biang Mountain is one of the extremely famous landmarks in Da Lat, this mountain is about 12km from the center, to the foot of the mountain there are two options: climbing or riding a jeep. A full jeep costs 180,000 thousand. If you go alone, you have to wait for 6 people, each person costs 50,000 thousand, and it takes about 15 minutes to get to the top. If you choose to climb the mountain (follow the asphalt road to the top), you have to go about 7 – 8 km, taking 1 hour and 30 minutes to reach the top.
– Cu Lan Village: Previously, if you were traveling to Da Lat, you might have missed this point because it is a brand new tourist attraction in Da Lat, this place is 9 km from the Golden Valley tourist area in the direction of Suoi Vang – Suoi Bac.
– Tuyen Lam Lake: located at an altitude of 1000 meters above sea level, 5km south of the center, on the Prenn pass. Here you can rent a boat to the island.
– Truc Lam Zen Monastery: located on Phung Hoang Mountain, above Tuyen Lam Lake. This is not only the largest Zen monastery in Lam Dong but also an attractive tourist destination in Da Lat.
– Prenn Waterfall: Located at the beginning of Prenn Pass, on Highway 20 from Saigon to Da Lat, 10 km south of the center.
– Datanla Waterfall: 5km from the center, located about the middle of Prenn Pass. From Highway 20, turn downhill about 300m to a small valley, visitors will encounter Datanla waterfall with an attractive and wild scene.
– Cau Dat tea village: From the city center, just go straight along Tran Hung Dao – Hung Vuong street and see directions to Trai Mat, from there you can ask any roadside people to get to Xuan Truong village. Because it is at an altitude of over 1,650m above sea level, the climate in the tea hill is cool all year round.
– Elephant Waterfall – Linh An Pagoda: located in Nam Ban town, Lam Ha district, 25km southwest of Da Lat city.
– D’ran town: located at the foot of D’ran pass on the way to travel to Da Lat, in Don Duong district. D’ran town is famous for its bright yellow wild sunflowers.
– Pongour Waterfall: also known as Seven-storey waterfall, located in Duc Trong district, 50 km from Da Lat. The waterfall is 40m high, stretches 7 floors and is nearly 100m wide.
– Dambri Waterfall: Located about 100km from Da Lat, 200km from City. Going up Highway 20 from Ho Chi Minh City, Dambri waterfall (belonging to Dambri eco-tourism area) is located about 18 km northeast of Bao Loc city. This is the highest waterfall in Lam Dong with a height of over 40m. creating two very majestic high and low flows.
Specialties of Da Lat
In Da Lat, there is not only a cool climate and beautiful scenery, but also many specialties such as grilled spring rolls, beef noodle soup, chicken nuggets, grilled rice paper, corn rolls, shumai sandwiches and many more. Just the name of the delicious food is enough to make you crave it.
Reference:
10 dishes not to miss when coming to Da Lat – City of flowers
Shopping and dining locations in Da Lat for tourists
Overall, Da Lat is a place worth going whether you are in the North or the South. Just feeling the air and weather in this dreamy highland is enough to make you feel satisfied.
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