Mimosa Pass

Located on the main road leading to Da Lat city, Mimosa Pass is only about 10km long. With the wild beauty of Mimosa flowers, this pass can surprise any visitor.

Some outstanding check-in points:

– Que Garden: Vietnam’s largest coniferous bonsai garden, called a “miniature Japan” in the city of flowers.

– Thien Vuong Co Sat Pagoda: Located at the end of Mimosa Pass, the pagoda has a Chinese style. The temple is the home to three Buddha statues made of agarwood.

– Fairy Persimmon Garden: Persimmon is a specialty of Da Lat city. The fruit begins ripening in September – November. If you want to visit persimmon gardens at the foot of Mimosa Pass, you can travel to Da Lat during this time.

Prenn Pass

Prenn Pass is one of the most beautiful and impressive passes in Da Lat. The pass is only 10km long with spectacular bends, flanked by deep abysses and hundreds of years old pine forests.

Some outstanding check-in points:

– Tuyen Lam Lake: The symbolic lake of Da Lat is a great destination for you to experience the sunrise and sunset.

– Truc Lam Zen Monastery: With the charming scenery, peaceful space, Truc Lam Zen Monastery is in the top 10 tourist destinations that cannot be missed when coming to Da Lat.

– Da Lat cable car tourist site: Located on Robin Hill, Da Lat cable car attracts tourists with a swinging journey to explore the beauty of the city from a high angle.

– Infinity Lake: Located inside the clay tunnel tourist site, Infinity Lake is a check-in site that has attracted visitors since its early days of opening.

Ta Nung Pass Road

Ta Nung pass is also known as the silk road or the da quy (Mexican sunflower) road, which does not have too many high slopes or deep abysses. Ta Nung road attracts visitors with wild scenery on both sides of the road and rustic villages.

Some outstanding check-in points:

– Dadaland: This destination is a place that gives you the feeling of standing in the middle of Bali paradise, with peaceful space and many small scenes such as net beds, swings, bird’s nest, Buddha’s hand …

– Thuy Thuan Da Lat tourist area: Located on a hill, below is a valley with a stream, this resort has a wide view, with beautiful scenery.

– Puppy Farm: The puppy farm is an interesting destination for pet lovers.

– Lac Tien Gioi: Built in a futuristic style, this destination offers visitors great photo angles.

Trai Mat, Cau Dat road

There are many beautiful places for you to have a day to experience the flower city along this road.

Some outstanding check-in points:

– Cau Dat: This place is a famous scene for pictures of clouds.

– Hydrangea garden: Hydrangeas are one of the most iconic flowers of Dalat. Coming to this flower garden, you can take amazing photos amid beautiful flowers.

– Ve Chai Pagoda: Linh Phuoc Pagoda or Ve Chai Pagoda has a unique architecture with construction materials and decorative details made of pieces of porcelain and glass.

– Cau Dat Tea Hill: A familiar destination for young people who love Da Lat, with a beautiful space for pictures, along with fresh air.

– Railroad tunnel: This tunnel is a relic from ancient times, hidden in the mountains of Da Lat. The old, ghostly look of the railway tunnel makes this place an ideal destination for young people.

Cu Lan Village charms visitors with pristine forests and magnificent mountains. What could be more interesting than riding a jeep on a trail of 4km in length while enjoying a stunning view? Set your foot on a suspension bridge nestling among rows of trees and feel the faintly smell of wild grass and flowers and listen the whispers of nature through the woods.

Continue your journey downward the sloping trail, you are close to towering pine trees and step forward. A carper made of grass and flowers is beneath your feet and you view Cu Lan Village looming in fog. Let’s stop over for a while and sit on lovely wooden chairs or swings along the roadside and watch charming sceneries. Chom Hom Market in the village is a house on stilts, which sells a variety of souvenirs to visitors. Here, the best-selling item is a cuddly toy sloth.

Houses on stilts in Duoc Village located by the lake are ideal for overnight guests. You can rent a raft to go sailing or fishing at the lake. You also can walk through a small wooden bridge, going uphill and enjoying charming sceneries from the top of the hill.

At the end of the journey, tourists can visit a small village of the K’ho people. Tourists encounter gong sets, strings of dried corn hanging against walls, dug – out canoe, and enjoy jars of wine drunk out through pipes…

My visit to Cu Lan village with Eviva Tour Vietnam last year brings me unique hands – on experience with the wild nature. Let’s pack your bag and prepare for your trip to such exotic yet undiscovered site.

1. Where to go?

You will feel wonderful and a little mysterious as Da Lat is covered in mist and surrounded by pine forest. There are many beautiful places for you to visit:

– Da Lat is known as the flower city. In this land, trang nguyen flower (Poinsettia Flower), which often blooms in the beginning of December, is a symbol of Christmas. The red color of this flower spreads over the streets. Besides, if you travel at the end of year, wild sunflowers also embellish its yellow color along the slopes in the winter sunshine. Honeymooners often come here enjoy the romantic feeling of wandering in quiet streets between two lines of bright flowers and breathing the fresh air of the plateau in the cold weather of Southern winter.

– Even if you are not a Christian, do not miss greeting Christmas at one of the most beautiful churches of the city such as: Domain church with marvelous French architecture, famous Chicken Church with the cock statue on the rooftop or Cam Ly Church with unique architectural style of communal house of the Highlands.

– Cherry blossoms often bloom in spring. It often spreads its color along streets around Xuan Huong Lake and Tran Hung Dao Street on Christmas and offers guests the opportunity to contemplate its romantic yellow beauty.

– Also, if you are interested in documentary photography, I recommend you to take a trip to the railway station. It is a good place for taking pictures with the peeling paint for some part of the station which made the photos come out really well as a vintage shot. There are also some old steam locomotives which are quite well maintained so you can take pictures with them. We saw some wedding couples getting their pictures taken in the railway station.

2. What to eat?

– In Da Lat, you can enjoy delicious dishes all day, especially, a wide selection of distinctive suppers at Da Lat night market. Because the city is in its cold weather, all dishes are served warm. Am Phu market (Hell market) offers diverse menus of street food such as boiled snail, grilled corn, grilled dry squid, vermicelli, porridge and noodle. One of the most special dishes is bread with hot chopped meat and hot soya milk. Soya milk is sold all over streets and markets but the most delicious ones are at Tang Bat Ho Street.

3. Where to stay?

Once visiting Dalat, you should not miss the chance to visit old French –style villas, where you can experience romantic life which is a special character of Da Lat. Villas for lease are located outside the city center on tranquil streets. However, prices of these villas are expensive. For a cheaper price, hotel is a good idea. Prices of hotels in Da Lat are from USD 15.00/night. Three or four stars hotels are located near Xuan Huong Lake. Most of big hotels in Da Lat offer special promotional programs on Christmas. You are advisable to make a reservation as soon as possible in case all hotels are fully booked during the festive season.