The city of Dalat is built on the Lang Biang highlands. It belongs to the Lam Dong province, about 300km away from Ho Chi Minh City. Under the French, it has Latin name – Dat Aliis Laetitiam Aliis Temperiem with meaning “giving the pleasure and happiness for people”. In Vietnam, Da Lat is a popular tourist destination.
Da Lat's specific sights are pine wood (forming the name: "City of thousands of pine trees") with twisting roads and tree marigold (Vietnamese: dã quỳ) blossom in the winter. The city’s temperate weather stands in contrast to Vietnam's otherwise tropical climate. Mist covering the valleys almost year-round leads to its name "City of Eternal Spring", city of fog ....but even with whatever name, Dalat is always a special allure for tourists everywhere because of fresh air, beautiful landscapes and the myth of romantic love. Therefore, Dalat is always an attractive place to relax, to appease the soul and to free yourself to peace with nature, earth and sky. As should be blessed by nature, Dalat is considered as a priority destination in the journey of tourists.
Traffic in the city is so easy; it’s known as a city without lights traffic. You can travel by bicycle, tandem, horse cart, bus or motorbike. There are many places around town to rent those vehicles.
Some attracting stops:
• The most famous place of the city is Ho Xuan Huong Lake. The lake is at centre of town. It is one of the main draws of Da Lat. Boats can be rented on both sides of the lake.
• Colonial Palaces: The three palaces and summer home of the colonial era, last emperor of Vietnam Bao Dai, which is of great interest once you visit these three heritage sites, named Palace I, II and III.
• Crazy House is a striking, but it not-quite-finished fantasy house.
• Dalat Market, it is filled with local specialties: strawberry jam, fruit conserves, avocado, artichokes.
• Flower Garden is at the northwestern end of Xuan Huong Lake. A set of flower gardens centre around a reconstructed traditional Vietnamese teak wood house.
• The Lake of Sorrow is a common destination in Da Lat. The Lake of Sorrow is so-named because of a tale of two lovers, one who committed suicide after the other was called up to serve in the army.
• Langbiang Mountain. The 1,900 m peak is reachable by a steep paved path, ideal for a 3 hour hike, or you can ride in a Jeep. Also visit the ethnic village at the foot of the mountain.
• Nha Tho Domaine de Marie is a pink church on top of a hill, with a store selling various dried fruits and snacks from the local orchards run by the nuns of the monastery.
• Prenn Falls is a very common stop. Prenn Falls is quite beautiful, but is a lot more fun when you’re hiking it than just taking pictures of it.
• Thien Vien Truc Lam Monastery. The monastery has a magnificent view over the dams below and its gardens are full of landscaped shrubs in animal form. It’s an extremely peaceful, a great place to relax and soak in the tranquility.
• Valley of Love is another common stop in Dalat and is very popular with honeymooners. The Valley of Love is also a great spot for shooting.
• Tea and coffee hills in Cau Dat Valley is popular for travelers. It’s better to visit in harvest time, when you can enjoy the entire beauty of scenery.
Da Lat is an ideal destination for adventure travelers, with excellent mountain biking, hiking. With many attracting stops nearby, Da Lat is a splendid place for organizing teambuilding, amazing races. We have a great belief that you will completely satisfy if you choose Da Lat for a holiday.
A romantic summer in Dalat with family is always appropriate choice for off-color sublimation life and full of memories.
Decorations during the Dalat Flower Festival. Image Credits: kenh14.vn
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Da Lat's specific sights are pine wood (forming the name: "City of thousands of pine trees") with twisting roads and tree marigold (Vietnamese: dã quỳ) blossom in the winter. The city’s temperate weather stands in contrast to Vietnam's otherwise tropical climate. Mist covering the valleys almost year-round leads to its name "City of Eternal Spring", city of fog ....but even with whatever name, Dalat is always a special allure for tourists everywhere because of fresh air, beautiful landscapes and the myth of romantic love. Therefore, Dalat is always an attractive place to relax, to appease the soul and to free yourself to peace with nature, earth and sky. As should be blessed by nature, Dalat is considered as a priority destination in the journey of tourists.
Traffic in the city is so easy; it’s known as a city without lights traffic. You can travel by bicycle, tandem, horse cart, bus or motorbike. There are many places around town to rent those vehicles.
Some attracting stops:
• The most famous place of the city is Ho Xuan Huong Lake. The lake is at centre of town. It is one of the main draws of Da Lat. Boats can be rented on both sides of the lake.
• Colonial Palaces: The three palaces and summer home of the colonial era, last emperor of Vietnam Bao Dai, which is of great interest once you visit these three heritage sites, named Palace I, II and III.
• Crazy House is a striking, but it not-quite-finished fantasy house.
• Dalat Market, it is filled with local specialties: strawberry jam, fruit conserves, avocado, artichokes.
• Flower Garden is at the northwestern end of Xuan Huong Lake. A set of flower gardens centre around a reconstructed traditional Vietnamese teak wood house.
• The Lake of Sorrow is a common destination in Da Lat. The Lake of Sorrow is so-named because of a tale of two lovers, one who committed suicide after the other was called up to serve in the army.
• Langbiang Mountain. The 1,900 m peak is reachable by a steep paved path, ideal for a 3 hour hike, or you can ride in a Jeep. Also visit the ethnic village at the foot of the mountain.
• Nha Tho Domaine de Marie is a pink church on top of a hill, with a store selling various dried fruits and snacks from the local orchards run by the nuns of the monastery.
• Prenn Falls is a very common stop. Prenn Falls is quite beautiful, but is a lot more fun when you’re hiking it than just taking pictures of it.
• Thien Vien Truc Lam Monastery. The monastery has a magnificent view over the dams below and its gardens are full of landscaped shrubs in animal form. It’s an extremely peaceful, a great place to relax and soak in the tranquility.
• Valley of Love is another common stop in Dalat and is very popular with honeymooners. The Valley of Love is also a great spot for shooting.
• Tea and coffee hills in Cau Dat Valley is popular for travelers. It’s better to visit in harvest time, when you can enjoy the entire beauty of scenery.
Da Lat is an ideal destination for adventure travelers, with excellent mountain biking, hiking. With many attracting stops nearby, Da Lat is a splendid place for organizing teambuilding, amazing races. We have a great belief that you will completely satisfy if you choose Da Lat for a holiday.
A romantic summer in Dalat with family is always appropriate choice for off-color sublimation life and full of memories.
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| Xuan Huong Lake - Lam Dong Province Da lat is famous in Vietnam for being a pleasant place for a nice atmosphere & beautiful scenery |
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| Valley of Love. Photo by Dzung Viet Le |
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| Da Lat - The City of Eternal Spring. Photo by Khánh Hmoong |
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| Xuanhuong park. Photo by Blue Fam |
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| Dalat Golf. Photo by Tuanta |
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| Teachers Training College of Dalat |
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| Nicola Bari Cathedral. Photo by Toan Quach |
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| PonGua waterfalls |
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| Elephant Falls |
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| Truc Lam Monastery |
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| Mong Mo Hill. Photo Peter Viet |
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| Corner of dalat. Photo by Blue Fam |
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| Photo by blue fam |
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| Road in early fog. Photo by Blue Fam |
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| Dalat – The City of Love. Photo by Chisttin Nguyễn |
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| Photo by Ryan Le |
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| Dalat - City of thousands of pine trees. Photo by Khánh Hmoong |
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| Photo by Khan G Nguyen |
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| Langbiang moutain. Photo by TuanTA |
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| Early morning at Xuan Huong Lake, Dalat city. Photo by Dzung Viet Le |
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| Before sunrise in Xuan Huong Lake. Photo by Dzung Viet Le |
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| Before sunrise in Xuan Huong Lake, Dalat city. Photo by Dzung Viet Le |
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| Golden evening |
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| Dalat is Squaresville. Photo by Neil Ta |
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| Dalat market. Photo by Roy Kim |
Known as the city of love and flower, Da Lat has often been compared to a graceful girl of the Highlands. The city is most impressive for many kinds of beautiful flowers...Image Credits: tiin.vn
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| Hortensia flower (Vietnamese: hoa tú cầu) |
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| Hibiscus flower (Vietnamese: hoa dâm bụt) |
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| Paper flower (Vietnamese: hoa giấy) |
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| Forget-me-not (Vietnamese: hoa lưu ly) |
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| Life Plant (Vietnamese: hoa sống đời) |
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| Dahlia flower (Vietnamese: hoa thược dược) |
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| Cosmos flower (Vietnamese: hoa sao nhái) |
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| Aster Daisy or Million Gold, Showstar (Vietnamese: cúc mặt trời) |
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| Red granadilla or Red passion flower (Vietnamese: Hoa Sao đỏ ) |
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| Busy Lizzie or Impatiens (Vietnamese: Hoa Mai Địa Thảo) |
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| FUCHSIA (Vietnamese: Hoa Lồng Đèn or Hoa Đăng, Vân Anh) |
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| Pansy flower (Vietnamese: hoa bướm) |
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| Melastoma malabathricum, known also as Malabar Melastome (Vietnamese: hoa mua; Malay: Senduduk; Thai: โคลงเคลงขี้นก, Khlong khelng khi nok) |
Decorations during the Dalat Flower Festival. Image Credits: kenh14.vn
Da Lat has a flowerpark where you have a broad variety of the flowers found in the region and the place is very popular with vietnamese tourists.
ReplyDeleteIt´s quite colorful and worth a visit.
I have come there with tour groups a couple of times and my guests, who are mostly senior citizens have really enjoyed the visit.
The entry is less than a dollar, so it´s not the financial aspect that should keep you away from Visiting Da Lat Flowerpark.
Dalat has a really good and lively night market that is very local and certainly not made for foreign tourists.
ReplyDeleteIt mostly has things that locals go shopping for and is a nice combination of a food and clothes market.
There are also plenty of places to buy a bit of food and drink so you can go there for a light dinner too if you feel like.
If you are in Dalat then you should certainly pop by the market in the evening if you have the time for it.