Location
Da Lat City is
the value destination for the tour to highland in Vietnam for long time. The
city is called the Flower City or Mountain City or the Pine City and many other
names that be named by its feature.
Located in the
highland of the country, Da Lat City is the ideal place for relax with the
wonderful climate of the cool highland city round year all. Da Lat is also the
interesting points in the tour from the South Central by changing of the
climate from the sea area to the mountain one.
Ward and Commune: In the city, there are 12 wards such as Ward 1,
Ward 2, and Ward 3. There are 4 communes in the city such as Ta Nung, Tram
Thanh, Xuan Tho and Xuan Truong.
Tourist places:
The main destinations are in the wards such as Ward 1, Ward 3 and Ward 5. However,
you can find the interesting places for visiting in the city because the
scattered destinations.
Climate: Da Lat City is in the mountain climate so the
weather is cool year round all. The temperature average is from 17 C degree to
18 C degree. There is the gap between the temperatures in day and night. The
rain time in here is in July, September and October. There is the fog from
February to May and from September to October. The golden time for travelling
in Da Lat is from the end of November to March. The time from April to the end
of June is also good for visiting this city.
Transportation: Travel conveniently by land, airlines to
the city and from it to other places.
The distance is
for reference as below:
From Da Lat to Bao
Loc City: 113 km
From Da Lat to Ninh Chu Beach, Ninh Thuan Province: 102 km
From Da Lat to Nha
Trang City, Khanh Hoa Province: 136 km
From Da Lat to Phan
Thiet City, Binh Thuan Province: 174 km
From Da Lat to Buon
Ma Thuot City, Dak Lak Province: 173 km
From Da Lat to Ho
Chi Minh City: 288 km
Landscapes
Xuan Huong Lake: the large lake is located in the center
city. This is considered one of the
natural simple of Da Lat. The lake is more than 5 km long. And people call it
as the heart of this romantic city.
Thuy Ta: or the house on the lake - it is the ideal place for
coffee and viewing of Xuan Huong Lake and the life of Da Lat round there. It
locates on the bank of Xuan Huong Lake.
Tuyen Lam Lake: the lake is more than 350ha in square. It
is the wonderful place for walking, viewing, camping, relaxing, staying rested
etc. The lake is located far from Da Lat center more than 5 km to the south.
XQ Su Quan: the
wonderful place where the embroidered art. You can find here the great picture embroidering
that you may have never ever seen. The destination is in Ward 8 in Ad Lat City.
It is so not far from city center.
Ad Lat Train Station:
Ad Lat Train Station is the oldest station of the country with the architecture
in French Style. The station is far from Da Lat Center nearly 2 km.
Truc Lam Zen Monastery Da Lat: or called Truc Lam Temple. The temple is close with Tuyen Lam
Lake. There is the cable car in this area and you can view the area
interestingly. Truc Lam Temple has its typical architecture, wonderful
location, colorful flower garden and pine forest around.
Da Lat Cathedral:
or called Chicken Church as local name informally. This is the typical Christian
church in Da Lat with the impressive architecture in French Style. The church
is located far from city center just some kilometers.
Domaine de Marie Church:
or called Mai Anh Church because it is located in Mai Anh Hill. The church is
not far from city center. It has the very special architecture because there is
the combination between the European style and local style.
Lang Biang Mountain:
the mountain is called the roof of the highland by its high. The mountain is
attached with the sad love story of Lang and Biang as a romantic and everlasting
love story through the time. You can conquer the mountain by the trail or by
jeep car interestingly. From the top of the mountain you will have the incredible
view of Da Lat city from the high.
Datanla Waterfall: the famous waterfall is located in the
entrance of the city. It is about 20m high with 7-story. The area around is the
rich forest and challenged terrain for trekking. The waterfall is far from Da
Lat center about 10 km.
Prenn Waterfall: the
waterfall is about 20 m to 30 m high with the pine forest around. This is the
area is invested carefully to serve tourists before they come in or come out of
the city. There are shopping store, restaurant with some tasty dishes, cable
car and entertainment for you to experience. The waterfall is far from Da Lat
center about 10 km. It is far from Datanla about 4 km.
Pongour Waterfall: Pongour
is considered the best waterfall in Lam Dong Province. It is located far from
Da Lat City about 50 km. The waterfall is called the masterpiece of the Nature
by it’s the special view.
And there are many other wonderful destinations which are waiting
for you to visit.
Festivals
Flower Festival: this is the big event of the city. The
festival is happened in December each two year. In the festival there are many
type of flower which are displayed, showroom of flower and seeds. This is also
the chance for the farmers who share their experience and the business men in
the field meet together to trade.
Gong Chieng
Festival: the festival is for
gongs music that recognized by UNESCO. There are many different activities in
the festival.
Tea Festival: Lam Dong Province is the land of tea and
coffee so Tea Festival is also the big event of the city. The festival is happened
in the end of each two year.
And there are
many other unique festivals in the city.
Local specialties
Da Lat is called
the home of strawberry, fresh vegetable, tea, coffee, wine and jams. You can
find here in the city many different specialties. Related to cuisine, it is
true that Da Lat is not the place for famous cuisine such as Hue, Hoi An, Nha Trang
or Mekong Delta. However you can find the tasty local dishes in Da Lat style of
cooking. The dishes are gentle about its flavor like Da Lat people style. This
tourist city is famous with street food. They are the simple dishes but they are
really delicious in the highland climate.