Last February, I had an incredible short trip to Dalat – Vietnam. My trip was only 3 days but I had some amazing things to do there. I found out that even short or long trip, there are a lot of wonderful things to do in Dalat although this place is not a big city.
In my last post, I have written an overview about Dalat as well as the Central Highlands of Vietnam, including the location and the weather of Dalat. You can read it here.
And below is my top incredible things to do in Dalat.
1. Visit hundreds of flower gardens by seasons
Dalat’s climate contributes to making this place called the paradise of flowers in Vietnam by the Vietnamese. There are many flower gardens in Dalat that you can visit, depending on what season you come to Da Lat, such as wild sunflowers, hydrangeas, cherry blossoms…
Lavender flower gardens in Dalat
Lavender is considered a noble flower with a romantic purple color. Lavender is a bushy flower with a mild, pleasant fragrance. The flower originated in the Mediterranean region in ancient Greece. Not only used for decoration, but Lavender is also an herb that has the effect of repelling insects.
Lavender flowers usually bloom in the summer around June – July, this depends on the weather and temperature. Flowers will bloom and maintain for 3-4 weeks.
You will be admiring the wonderful scenery, watching the small flowers sway gently in the wind carrying a faint scent. The flower fields here are cared for by the people like a child with their brainchild.
Lavender field, Tuyen Lam lake, Da Lat:
Address: Tuyen Lam Lake tourist area (downward to Prenn pass), Da Lat city.
Ticket price: 50,000 VND/person.
Lavender field Cau Dat Tea Hill:
Address: National Highway 20, Xuan Truong, Da Lat City.
Ticket price: Free.
Sunflower gardens in Dalat
Another flower that is also very famous in Da Lat is the sunflower. It can be said that Da Lat has an ideal climate for flowers to grow, because the sunflower here is also extremely large and has a brilliant golden color.
The Sunflower Fields in Da Lat give virtual believers beautiful, extremely outstanding photos. However, you need to choose the right time when sunflowers bloom in order to take beautiful photos.
Many of you have come to visit the sunflower field in the wrong season, so only small flower buds and green leaves are quite unfortunate. According to travel experience from Klook, Sunflowers usually bloom in the last three months of the year: October, November, December. Sunflowers bloom in April and May, but they are not beautiful. Da Lat has a lot of sunflower fields, but the following 3 places are considered the most outstanding:
Dalat Milk Farm
Address: Lac Truong village, Tu Tra commune, Don Duong district, Lam Dong province (a suburb of Da Lat).
Ticket price: Free.
Note: Only open to visitors on Saturday and Sunday.
Duc Trong sunflower field
Address: K’Long church area, Duc Trong district, Lam Dong province (a suburb of Da Lat).
Ticket price: Free.
Note: You need to bring identification for control before visiting the flower garden.
Mong Mo Hill tourist area
Address: 5 Mai Anh Dao, Ward 8, Da Lat City.
Ticket price: 250,000 VND/adult, free for children (This price includes tickets to the Valley of Love)
Hydrangea gardens in Dalat
Referring to Dalat, it is impossible not to mention the Hydrangea flower garden. Perhaps this is one of the symbols of this city of thousands of flowers. In Dalat, Hydrangea is planted a lot along roadsides and hillsides.
Hydrangea flowers bloom in the form of a round and very large ball, with flowers that are heavy down to the ground. There are many colors such as: white, blue, pink, purple, …
Unlike other flowers that must be visited seasonally, Dalat Hydrangea flowers bloom all year round, so you can admire them at any time.
The charming beauty of Hydrangea flowers has contributed to embellishing Dalat tourism. Seeing the hydrangea flower in full bloom, anyone feels fluttery, wanting to immediately visit Dalat to immerse in that color.
Camellia flower garden, Clay Tunnel tourist area
Address: Dalat Star Tourist Area, Ward 4, Da Lat City (next to Tuyen Lam Lake Tourist Area).
Ticket price: 60,000 VND/adult – 30,000 VND/child
Trai Mat Hydrangea flower field
Address: Group 1, Hamlet Loc Quy, Xuan Tho Commune, Da Lat City.
Ticket price: 15,000 dd/person – 20,000 dong/flower to take home.
Cam Tu flower field Lac Duong Bridge
Address: Lac Duong District, Da Lat City.
Ticket price: Free
Cherry blossom gardens in Dalat
The cherry blossom usually blooms in the spring and is considered a typical New Year’s flower in Da Lat. Starting from October every year, cherry blossom will drop its yellow leaves, leaving only bare branches to overcome the winter.
All the cherry blossom flower in Da Lat bloom at the same time, the flowers grow from the base to the top as impressive as wearing a lovely, innocent pink shirt.
Roads planted with cherry blossom in Da Lat:
Tran Hung Dao Street
On the shores of Xuan Huong Lake
Area around Tuyen Lam Lake
On Da Quy slope
2. Visit the zoos in Dalat
Visiting petting zoos in Da Lat has become a hobby of many tourists. You will enjoy the feeling of being on the prairie taking care of the sheep, or taking care of the pets…
Here are some famous zoos in Dalat:
Zoodoo Zoo
Address: Sub-zone 94A, Da Nhim Commune, Lac Duong District, Lam Dong Province
Ticket price: Adults: 150,000 VND/person | Children (under 1m2): 75,000 VND/child.
Located about 30km from the city center, Zoodoo Zoo is a tourist destination in Da Lat suitable for families with young children. Because this place is a zoo of international standards and owns a lot of funny animals such as camels, sheep, ponies, kangaroos, etc., children will definitely love coming here.
The zoo is surrounded by pine forests, so it gives the place a fresh and quiet atmosphere. An ideal place for your children to enjoy playing and being in harmony with nature. In addition to visiting the zoo, coming here you can experience camping through counting which is also quite interesting.
Note: Zoodoo Zoo has a limited number of visitors, so make sure you book your tickets in advance.
Puppy Farm
Address: Cam Ly Street, Mang Lin Village, Ward 7, Da Lat City, Lam Dong.
Ticket price: Adults: 100,000 VND/person | Children: 50,000 VND/child.
If you want to find a tourist destination in Da Lat suitable for young children, then come to Puppy Farm. Because this place is home to more than 150 dogs, with more than 36 different species. All of them are cute, funny and friendly, so children will surely love them.
Puppy farm also has a flower garden, a strawberry garden, a high-tech agricultural garden for free visitors.
Mongo Land Dalat
Mongo land Dalat owns a large campus, covered by hills and green grasslands. Highlights here are colorful Mongolian tents and windmills.
Mongo Land Dalat will take you to a green farm and zoo so you can immerse yourself in the world of animals. This place owns many kinds of animals such as mini goat, sheep, Vietnamese rabbit, Chinchilla, Chipmunk Soc, Holland Lop rabbit, lion rabbit, Uu beetle, bird’s nest,…
In particular, you will be able to touch, caress and play with gentle and friendly pets here. Besides, these animals are very fond of people, every time they see people coming, they will not leave tangerines, looking very lovely and close.
When coming to mongo land Dalat you will experience many attractive games, suitable for both children and adults to participate.
Grass skating: This is considered a game chosen by many tourists. Because the speed of the car is slow, it is safe for children to play. You sit on one to slide, the staff here will push you.
Recreational archery: Considered a game that creates excitement for players a lot. Just satisfy your archery talent, and use it as a virtual live view. In particular, the bow is not pointed, so it is safe for children to participate.
Address: Ta Nung, Da Lat City, Lam Dong
Opening time: 07:00 – 17:00
Ticket price: 60,000 – 100,000 VND/person
3. Drinking coffee in Da Lat
Finding a cafe in Da Lat with a beautiful view to sip a cup of coffee, admire the scenery or take pictures of “virtual life” is of interest to many tourists when coming to the foggy city. However, in Da Lat, there are many cafes with beautiful views and high quality drinks. Therefore, in order to find a cafe with a beautiful view, many tourists are confused because they do not know the information of the coffee shops.
Dalat Golf Cafe – Cafe with panoramic view of Dalat city
Dalat Golf Cafe is one of the beautiful cafes in Da Lat that is loved by many tourists. Coming here, you will have a panoramic view of Da Lat city from above. The city scene will be a great backdrop for beautiful shimmering photos.
In the evening, the scenery here becomes even more beautiful, the shimmering beauty of the city in the lights. In addition, the shop also arranges a few miniatures for you to take pictures of “virtual life” such as laurel wreath, swing, heaven gate.
Coming here on weekends, you can join an extremely chill acoustic music night. Lively outdoor music nights, guests are all famous singers today.
Information about Dalat Golf Cafe:
Address: No. 14 Dong Da, Ward 03, Da Lat City, Lam Dong
Phone number for booking music tickets: 0965 968 151
Opening time: 06:30 – 22:30
Reference price: 30,000 – 80,000 VND
Distance from city center: 3km
Horizon Coffee – View of mountains and clouds
The next beautiful view Da Lat cafe that AGO Tourist would like to introduce to you is Horizon Coffee. This is an address that attracts a large number of young people when looking for a beautiful cafe to “live virtual”, admire the mountains and hunt clouds.
The shop is located on a high pine hill, so from here we can see the mountains and valleys of the pine forest below. The balcony is the place where young people can give birth to a series of photos for a lifetime, freely showing on facebook, tiktok.
Horizon Coffee shop information:
Address: No. 31/6 3/4 Street, Ward 3, Da Lat City, Lam Dong Province.
Phone number: 1900 633 461
Opening time: 07:00 – 21:30
Reference price: 30,000 – 100,000 VND
Distance from city center: 3km
The Diff House’s – Cloud hunting cafe in Da Lat
The Diff House’s is considered as one of the beautiful cafes in Da Lat with a view of hunting clouds and watching the beautiful sunrise. Come to drink coffee in the morning here, you will feel like every cloud is embracing you. Just reach out your hand to be able to “catch” the floating clouds. There is also a beautiful flower garden around the shop, so you can take pictures here.
Information about The Diff House’s cafe:
Address: 066/3 Dat Lang, Xuan Truong Commune, Da Lat City, Lam Dong
Phone number: 0917 493 992
Opening time: 05:00 – 21:30
Reference price: 25,000 – 50,000 VND
Distance from city center: 21km
3. Camping in Dalat
Bored of the hustle and bustle of the city, people go back to Dalat campsites – with both camping and glamping – to once again see the land of green pine, wild flowers and birds wishing to sing.
LuxCamp
Address: Tuyen Lam Lake, Da Lat
Reference price: 1,500,000/pax (including all accompanying services)
As part of the activities of the Da Lat camping tour, Lux Camp is a prestigious and beautiful address that many people visit. When registering for the service here, visitors will be taken care of from A-Z, from reception and directions to the camping area to comfortable services and serving delicious meals. The thing that surely you must be “say wow” when visiting here is the extremely fanciful and poetic scene of hunting clouds. Early in the morning, when you open the tent door, get ready to enjoy the view before your eyes. When the sun was slowly rising in the east, the dew was still hanging over the lake, green with trees and green with water. At that time, your kissing mind will be light, comfortable to enjoy the feeling of sailing SUP, watching the sun “lazily” shining in the distance.
Tuyen Lam Lake Picnic Area Dalat
Address: Tuyen Lam Lake, Da Lat
Reference price: 200,000/person (including tent rental and self-sufficient food)
Tuyen Lam Lake is a place that is probably no longer strange to tourists near and far. Not only has the beautiful scenery, the cafes leave a poetic impression, this place is also a 10/10 camping site for anyone who comes to visit. In the midst of immense mountains and forests, a jade-green lake like a mirror reflecting the trees along the lake… a picture of nature has become a stream of cool water flowing in the pages of poems and paintings of many poems and paintings. famous artist. In the morning, you will take into your mind that living picture with every line of nature endowed with it. At night, when the sun gradually goes out, the tents are also lit. Laughing voices next to the BBQ grill, the sound of leaves in the wind gently put you to sleep. In the evening, let’s organize a small outdoor barbecue party. It’s a great feeling to be in the middle of the vast mountains and live with your own emotions. In the morning, when you wake up, you will be able to enjoy the view. The sunrise looks very beautiful and attractive.
LangBiang Mountain Resort Da Lat
Address: Lac Duong town, Lam Dong.
Reference price: From 200,000 VND/pax (including jeep ticket, entrance ticket, tent rental)
LangBiang Mountain – the roof of the “city of love” is always a destination that attracts tourists from all over the world. This place includes three peaks with the names: Hon Ong Mountain, Hon Ba Mountain and Radar Hill. With a cool, spacious and extremely fresh space, many people often come here to explore and conquer this peak of Langbiang. Located at a height that cannot be more ideal, when camping in Langbiang, you will be completely convinced by the majestic landscape. “Hunting clouds” in the early morning and “hunting houses of lights” at sunset. If you choose Langbiang as one of the camping sites in Da Lat, you can drive straight to the campsite here and then go. Hiking or traveling by Zip car to the top of LangBiang.
