Da Lat in Vietnam: what to see, excursions, prices, and tips

Da Lat in Vietnam! The most important city in Vietnam for a tourist, a place that you just have to visit while resting in Nha Trang, Hanoi or Ho Chi Minh City. This city is a contrast to all Vietnamese culture, everything is different here, from the climate to the prices. With this article, I will try to get you to go on an excursion to Dalat or get to it yourself. We will talk about how to get to Dalat at the end of the article.

Dalat trip and tips

When you visit this city, the first thing that comes to mind is that you are in Europe, Asia remained there, far behind you! A truly unique and contrasting city, which is unlike any other city in Vietnam, everything is in the French style, this city was built by the French and even made a lake that resembles France.

In addition, it seemed to me that the city here is much cleaner than the same Nha Trang. After the sultry sun and abundant humidity near the coast of the eastern sea, Dalat will seem like a paradise on earth, for the entire time in this city, I never turned on the air conditioner in the hotel room, the climate is the most suitable here to take a break from the heat ...

What is most exciting in mid-May, when Nha Trang begins to experience a real sultry heat, most Vietnamese wait out this period in Dalat, and New Year's holidays are not complete without this city. Almost 40 percent of the population of Nha Trang welcomes the New Year here. You can read about the weather seasons in Vietnam in a separate article, from which you will find out when is the best time to go on vacation to Vietnam.

What is most surprising is that it is here that the Vietnamese grow the real Victoria in huge greenhouses. It tastes sweet and even you will like it, but if you have tried the Baikal Victoria, then the Vietnamese one can find a lot of shortcomings. Where to taste Victoria? She will find you herself; on any excursion, local merchants will be waiting for you here, or we will go to the market.

As for Dalat coffee, this is the most painful topic that torments almost every tourist. I advise you to buy coffee in Dalat! Why? Coffee prices are much lower here than in Nha Trang or Hanoi, here you can see with your own eyes how real 'Elephant coffee' or 'Luwak' is made. As for the production, be sure to visit the ‘Prenn Park’ excursion, here you can not only buy coffee, but also see how it is made.

Where to go for a walk in Dalat?

Lake Xuan Huong

I advise you to sit in the late afternoon at Ho Xuan Huong Lake, it is the central pastime of all tourists staying here. The lake itself is a crescent shape, this shape attracts all lovers even more here, they can be observed here after 6 pm.

I also wanted to add that the lake was artificially created at the request of one of the wives of the ruler of Dalat, who moved here to live from Europe and was very homesick, then in 1919, according to the order of the ruler, it was decided to make a small dam as a lake, as a result of which the lake was formed Dalat.

Kamli creek

The stream flows right in the city center from the park of flowers and flows into the lake you already know, I recommend going to the bridge that crosses the Kamli stream from the southern part of the city. Here you will also see a waterfall with a beautiful landscape design, if I am interested in you, then we take a reference point to the market My (2.5 kilometers from the center of Dalat).

Flower gardens

The girls will be especially interested here, all the plants that you have seen in your life grow here, especially for orchids and hydrangeas. Walking in the park and taking a couple of hundred photos is the first thing you need to do, and only then you can sit on a bench and breathe in the floral scent.

For those who love orchids, there is a whole orchid shop here. I recommend buying a small set for 240,000 dongs, which includes four shoots of different colors, here we do not forget to buy special baits, and we export them from Vietnam only in luggage.

Valley of Love

Another place for rest and quiet pastime of tourists is located not far from the park of flowers. I recommend to come here for lovers of silence. The park is located 5 kilometers from the lake to the north, on Phu Dong Thien Vuong Street. Now let's move on to places where you can not only walk, but also see the sights, I'm talking about excursions in Dalat, and what they can show you.

Excursions in Dalat in Russian

I recommend that you definitely complete this point and go on all possible excursions, several places that I have visited have already been described in separate posts, so I will make for you a small list of those places that you should definitely visit:

• Prenn Park
• Pongur waterfall
• Lin Fuyk Pagoda
• Crazy House
• Silk Factory XQ
• Flower garden
• Mount Lang Biang
• Tea and coffee tasting

All these excursions can be taken as part of one excursion program from Nha Trang or you can visit the places you need on your own, decide what is more convenient for you. Personally, I rented a bike and went on most of the excursions myself, it's cheaper, but it takes a lot of time to find a road. Now, a few photos from excursions around Dalat.

Photo report from excursions

Where to stay in Dalat?

I reviewed a lot of places where you can stay in Dalat, in the end I chose one place, which is ideally located almost in the center, and it was not very expensive for the price, I mean the La Sapinette hotel, follow the link and see all the useful information. You can book this hotel on my website here.

As for the choice of a hotel in Dalat, first of all I recommend that you take a closer look at the reviews, since the weather here is characterized by dampness, then many hotels suffer from fungus in the rooms, to some it may seem very serious, to some it is not, I personally value my health , therefore, I paid special attention to this issue. This hotel is an excellent option in terms of location and service.

How to get to Da Lat?

There are several options for your choice to get to the mountain city, it all depends on where you are resting or where you need to in Vietnam. Dalat can be reached from Hanoi (approximately 1440 kilometers), from Ho Chi Minh City (297 kilometers) and the resort town of Nha Trang (280 kilometers). Here you can choose any option that you like.

You can find and book cheap flights to Vietnam through my website, follow the link and look for the desired departure and arrival option. On the page you will find very good prices to your desired city in Vietnam (Cam Ranh, Ho Chi Minh, Hanoi).

Since you will not be able to get to the desired place with direct flights, therefore, here, on the booking page, we are looking for additional tickets from the cities of Vietnam to Da Lat. The approximate flight time from Hanoi will take you an hour and a half, from Ho Chi Minh City 50 minutes. Ticket price from $ 30.

How to get to Da Lat by bus? Consider the second method, here from any bus station in a large city in Vietnam we take a bus in the right direction. From Ho Chi Minh City the fare will be $ 14, from Hanoi $ 60, from Nha Trang the fare will be $ 10, and Mui Ne from $ 12. For especially wealthy tourists, you can order a taxi, the fare to Dalat, depending on the greed of the taxi driver, is $ 120 minimum.

Well, here it is, a mountainous city in Vietnam! He told about the excursions how to get to Dalat wrote what to see, where to buy Dalat coffee and take a walk, you know, now you need to go on vacation to Vietnam and share your impressions in the comments.Well, everything, I finish the article, I will be very grateful to you for your comments or criticism to the address of my blog.