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Dalat is the city of a thousand flowers eternal love, beautiful waterfalls and crazy houses. The place was once chosen by the French colonialists, who, fleeing the southern heat, moved higher and higher into the mountains. People come here to admire coniferous forests and unusual monasteries, get lost in flower parks and unusual labyrinths, eat strawberries and touch the local culture. If you are going to Dalat and are looking for something to see in 2 days, then this publication will come in handy.

How to navigate

Despite the fact that Dalat is a small city, its sights are at a decent distance from each other, and some are even outside of it. Therefore, for the convenience of moving between the sights of Dalat, it is better to rent a moped or hire a driver for the whole day.

The cost of renting a moped is approximately 120,000 VND (±5$) per day, and you can rent it on almost every corner, even in guesthouses or small hotels. But keep in mind that almost all attractions will have to pay for parking 2000 - 5000 VND.

If you are not considering a two-wheeled mode of transport, then you can find a driver and arrange with him to take you all day to the places you want to visit. The price will vary from 700,000 VND (±30$), depending on the route.

Well, remember that for short trips, you can use the Grab application (similar to Uber); in fact, we used it to get from the Dalat bus station to the guesthouse, where we immediately rented a bike.

The sights of Dalat are written in the order in which we visited them in 2 days.

What to see in Dalat in 1 day

Valley of Love

Cost of visiting: 100,000 VND. Parking: VND 3,000.

Dalat Railway Station

Despite the fact that the station no longer performs its primary function, this place is a magnet for tourists. Railroad station built by the French in 1932 and was considered the most beautiful in all of Indochina. Now people come here to admire the locomotives of the last century and take a photo against the backdrop of the main building of the station. From here you can take a tourist retro train and get to the village of Traimat, where the bottle pagoda is located.

The train departs 5 times a day: at 7.45, 9.50, 11.55, 14.00 and 16.05. The journey to Traimat is 30 minutes.

The cost of visiting the railway station: 10,000 VND. Fare on the old train: VND 120,000. Parking near the railway station: VND 3,000.

Wan Han Pagoda and Golden Buddha Statue

Another duty attraction, which is visited, as a rule, along the way. The height of the statue is 24 meters, in his right hand the Buddha holds a lotus flower. Near the pagoda, you can find a statue of a reclining Buddha, as well as sculptures of dragons and various mythical creatures. On the territory of the temple there is a sculptural workshop, where statues of various shapes are cast from concrete. You can also make a donation here. At the same time, in honor of people who have made large donations, marble benches are made, on which the name and city of the person who has shown generosity are engraved. There are the most Russian names and cities here.

Lake Xuan Huong (Xuan Huong lake)

The lake, formed by the construction of a dam in 1919, serves more as a guide that you are somewhere near the central part of Dalat. The lake is nothing special, but in the evening you can walk around or rent a swan and ride on the lake itself, the rental price will be 70,000 VND.

Bar 100 roofs (100 Roofs Cafe) or Maze bar (ex. Duong Len Trang)

Why is a bar on the list of attractions in Dalat? Because this is really a cool attraction that you will not find anywhere else in the world. You will meet the Buddha statue and waterfalls, but there is definitely no such bar. The bar occupies a huge area and consists of many labyrinths that are intertwined. It is better to come here in the evening when electronic music is playing.

What to see in Dalat for the 2nd day

Dalat flower garden

Big Botanical Garden in the center of Dalat, divided into several thematic sectors, over which florists masterfully worked, creating whole works of art in the form of lush flower beds and flower sculptures. Here you will find a huge bottle from the French province of Bordeaux, a Dutch windmill, Mexican cacti and many other flower arrangements. This is a great place for leisurely romantic walks without leaving the center of Dalat.

Cost of visiting: 40,000 VND. There is paid parking.

Linh Phuoc Pagoda

Admission is free, but parking is paid. In principle, if you do not drive 150-200 meters to the pagoda, then you can leave the bike for free.

Chuk Lam Monastery and cable car(Truc Lam Dalat)

A functioning Buddhist monastery located in the highlands, surrounded by a lake and pine forests. Great place to heal your nerves. The best way to get to the monastery is by cable car, but there is also a transport access.

By the way, if you came to Dalat by bus, then keep in mind that the cable car is located near (10 minutes walk) from the Dalat bus station, so if you arrived light and not tired from the trip, you can immediately start sightseeing from the monastery.

The visit is free. Paid parking nearby.

Crazy House (Hang Nga Guesthouse)

Crazy House, perhaps the main business card Dalat from the general list of attractions. It is both a hotel and a tourist attraction. Each excursion program necessarily includes a visit to this place. And no wonder, because the lunatic asylum in Dalat is one of the ten strangest buildings in the world. In addition, many TV shows with a travel theme constantly include this place in their stories.

Cost of visiting: 10,000 VND. Parking fee: VND 5,000.

Datanla waterfall

The cost of visiting, descent and ascent on an electric sleigh: 150,000 VND.

How long does it take to get to Dalat?

Of course, you need to go to Dalat with an overnight stay, preferably for several days, one day is not enough here. The best option would be the initial stop here in order to transfer the acclimatization as comfortably as possible. If you have been to Bali, you can compare this combination with Ubud. Many Russian tour operators do combined tours Nha Trang + Phan Thiet, but I think they miss the opportunity to make a unique program: Nha Trang + Dalat + Phan Thiet. Just take a look at the map and you will immediately understand how this route fits perfectly.

I wish everyone to plunge headlong into this charming city.

Here is a detailed map of Dalat with street names in Russian and house numbers. You can easily get directions by moving the map in all directions with the mouse or by clicking on the arrows in the upper left corner. You can change the scale using the scale with the "+" and "-" icons located on the right side of the map. The easiest way to adjust the image size is by rotating the mouse wheel.

What country is Dalat in?

Dalat is located in Vietnam. It's wonderful beautiful city with its own history and traditions. Dalat coordinates: north latitude and east longitude (show on a large map).

virtual walk

interactive map Dalat with attractions and other tourist sites is an indispensable assistant in independent travel. For example, in the "Map" mode, whose icon is located in the upper left corner, you can see the city plan, as well as detailed map highways with track numbers. You can also see the railway stations and airports of the city marked on the map. Nearby you see the "Satellite" button. By turning on the satellite mode, you will consider the terrain, and by zooming in, you can explore the city in great detail (thanks to satellite maps from Google Maps).

Move the "little man" from the lower right corner of the map to any street in the city, and you can make virtual walk by Dalat. Adjust the direction of movement using the arrows that appear in the center of the screen. By turning the mouse wheel, you can zoom in or out on the image.

Dalat on the map of Vietnam

Detailed map of Dalat

Dalat Map

Dalat is a city in the central highlands of Vietnam, 50 kilometers from Saigon. Dalat is the capital of Lam Dong Province.

The city is located on the Langbang Plateau, at an altitude of about 1500 meters above sea level. Dalat Map draws a town surrounded by forests and groves, parks. Alpine city, due to its location and unique nature, has won the fame of one of the most picturesque resorts Vietnam.

In the very center of the city is Xuan Huong Lake (5 kilometers in diameter), which is surrounded by flower gardens, which presents a variety of exotic flowers and plants.

5 kilometers north of Xuan Huong Lake is the Valley of Love - a Dalat leisure park. For leisurely walks, the French Quarter is perfect, built up with villas and houses in the European style of the middle of the last century.

Not far from the city are the Tyamov towers, which can be reached by funicular. Picturesque waterfalls beat in the vicinity of Dalat: Prenn is 10 kilometers south of the city, Guga is 35 kilometers, Dambri is 18 kilometers from the town of Blao.

Map of Dalat with attractions located in the map tab, in the places section. This service will help you navigate the terrain while traveling.

If you are planning a trip to Dalat on your own, and not as part of organized excursion(and I advise you to visit this city only in this way), then this article is for you 🙂 Today I will talk about the sights of Dalat and the surrounding area and about what you can see in Dalat in 2-3 days.

Attractions Dalat

1. Xuan Huong Lake

An artificial lake in the city center was formed in 1919 after the construction of a dam. The area near Xuan Huong Lake favorite place tourist recreation and local residents. On the lake you can ride on catamarans in the shape of swans. Such walks at sunset are especially romantic.

The cost of renting a swan: 60,000 VND for 1 hour.

Artificial lake in Dalat and mini Eiffel Tower 🙂
One of the entertainments in the city is swan riding on the lake.
Swans on the lake in Dalat
Here are some evening skiing on the lake. Romantic 🙂

2. Catholic Church

The current Catholic church in the center of Dalat was built in the 30s of the last century. Previously, there was a convent in it.

Worship services on weekdays at: 5:15 and 17:15

Sunday services at: 5:15, 7:00, 8:30, 16:00, 18:00

Catholic Church in Dalat. There are quite a lot of Catholics in Vietnam, and especially in Dalat

Catholic Church in Dalat

3. Crazy House

Crazy House or lunatic asylum is a working hotel of very unusual architecture. You can stay at the hotel for the night (the room is easy to book) or just come on a tour. Crazy House is a very popular attraction in Dalat among Russian-speaking tourists: this hotel-museum is included in the program of all excursions from.

Museum opening hours: 8:30 – 19:00.

Visit cost: 40,000 VND.

Crazy House or Hang Nga Villa is both a museum and a functioning hotel

Views from the top of Crazy House to Dalat

4. Bao Dai Summer Palace

summer palace the last emperor of Vietnam. The palace was built in the 30s of the last century, made in the French style, now the palace houses a museum in which the interior of the emperor's lifetime has been completely preserved. You can learn about how the Vietnamese emperor Bao Dai lived.

Museum opening hours: 7:00 - 11:00 and 13:30 - 16:00.

Price: 20,000 VND.

5. Flower Garden (Dalat Flower Park)

The large park is a botanical garden, which was founded by the French colonialists in 1966. Several times a year, colorful festivals are held in the flower park. The rest of the time, the flower park is a great place for walking: here you can enjoy numerous flowers, interestingly decorated flower beds, and even buy seeds and seedlings of exotic plants.

Park opening hours: 7:30 – 16:00.

Visit cost: 30,000 VND.

Flower garden in Dalat

Flowers and seeds for sale

6. Golden Buddha

Statue of the Golden Buddha on the mountain.

Golden Buddha statue in Dalat

7. Da Lat railway station

Dalat railway station was considered one of the most beautiful in Indochina. It was built in 1938 by a French architect. ancient Railway connected Dalat with the town of Tap Cham (84 km), but during the war the railway was damaged and closed. In 1991, part of the railway was restored - about 7 km. Now a retro tourist train runs along this stretch of the road, which connects Dalat with the village of Trai Mat. This village is home to the beautiful Linh Phuoc Pagoda.

There is an old steam locomotive on the platform, and in one of the old cars there is a cafe where you can drink a cup of delicious Vietnamese coffee.

Timetable tourist train from Dalat: 7:45, 9:50, 11:55, 14:00, 16:05. Travel time is 30 minutes one way and 30 minutes the train waits for passengers in the village while they inspect the pagoda.

Old Train Station, and now the attraction of Dalat 🙂

At Dalat train station. Vintage retro train. There is a cafe in one of the carriages.

8. Central Wound Dalat (Da Lat market)

The central market can be called another colorful attraction of Dalat. The market is large, trade has unfolded both in the building and on the streets adjacent to it. It is near the market that the whole tourist life of the city is in full swing. In the evening, several streets near the market become pedestrian, and a large evening market with food and souvenirs unfolds along them. Sort of in Vietnamese 🙂

Even if you don’t plan to buy anything at the market, still look at the central market to feel the atmosphere of Dalat, or maybe you can’t resist candied berries and local wine, or strawberries and mulberries and buy a lot of Dalat “sweets” 🙂

Square near the central market. The market itself is located in a building, but trade takes place on all the streets adjacent to it

At the Dalat market: dried fruits, sweets, nuts, wine ... yum yum 🙂

On the roar of Dalat

small waterfall 2 km from the central lake. Nearby is a cozy and deserted park with benches and flower beds.

Visit cost: 20 000 VND

10. Cable car in Dalat

The cable car connects Dalat and the current Chuk Lak Thien Vien monastery. The lower station of the cable car is located almost next to the bus station, about 3.5 km from the city center. A fascinating walk in the cable car cabin over the pine forest and vegetable gardens will last 10-15 minutes one way.

Opening hours of the cable car: 7:30 - 11:30 and 13:30 - 17:00.

Cable car fare: VND 50,000 one way and VND 70,000 two way.

The cable car is one of the highlights of Dalat.

We arrive at the top station of the cable car

Attractions near Dalat

The main attractions of Dalat are not in the city itself, but a few kilometers from it. You can see the sights of the surroundings of Dalat on:

Rented bike (rent ~ VND 100,000 per day + gasoline)
By taxi
Hire an easy diver (a bike driver who will not only take you around the sights of Dalat, but also help you optimal route, will tell something useful and interesting).

This is a fairly new functioning Buddhist monastery. Located in a very beautiful place: in the mountains, in a pine forest on the shore big lake. The best way to get to Thien Vien Monastery is by cable car.

Visit cost: for free.

Thien Vien Chuk Lak Monastery in Da Lat

2. Prenn Park and Falls

A very popular amusement park among Russian-speaking tourists next to the Prenn waterfall. Here you can not only see a pretty, but very small waterfall, but also ride elephants, ostriches, visit an orchid garden and a mini zoo, and even try Luwak coffee!

Park opening hours: 7:00 – 17:00.

Visit cost: 30,000 dong for entrance to the park, other entertainment is paid extra.

Beautiful and well-groomed park Prenn

3. Datanla Waterfall

A very beautiful three-level waterfall just 5.5 km from Dalat. A popular place for both Russian-speaking and Vietnamese tourists. But for some reason, all the tourists crowd near the first level of the waterfall, few people know that you can go lower - first in the cable car cabin, and then on the elevator (yes, on the elevator in the middle of the jungle!) And see the second and third levels of the Datanla waterfall almost completely alone.

And another feature of the Datanla waterfall is that you can go down to it on an electric sleigh (or, as they are called in Vietnam, alpine sledges). Be sure to ride - just a lot of fun!

Working hours: 7:00 – 17:00.

Visit cost: 20,000 VND. In addition, travel by electric sleigh, funicular, elevator is paid.

Datanla waterfall in Dalat

Descent to the waterfall on an electric sleigh. Unforgettable experience! I advise everyone to take a ride!

4. Elephant Falls

The most powerful waterfall in the vicinity of Dalat. It is located 40 km from the city. The place is not popular with tourists, only a few Vietnamese couples come here, so you can enjoy the Elephant Falls almost all alone. But first you have to overcome the difficult descent along the dilapidated steps in the jungle.

Visit cost: 20,000 VND.

Very powerful Elephant Falls

5. Pongur Waterfall

Pongour Falls is the farthest, but also the most beautiful waterfall near Dalat. It looks especially impressive during the rainy season. If you wish, you can walk barefoot along the cascades of the waterfall and swim under the water jets. There is a large park next to the waterfall.

Visit cost: 10,000 VND.

Pongur waterfall

6. Mount Langbiang

Mount Langbiang is the most high mountain near Dalat. On one of the peaks of Mount Langbiang, at an altitude of 1950 is located Observation deck with a breathtaking view of the surroundings of Dalat. You can climb the mountain on foot (for lovers of hiking) or drive up in an UAZ for an additional fee.

Visit cost: 20,000 VND.

View of Dalat from Langbiang Mountain

On top of Langbiang mountain

7. Golden Valley Park

The huge Golden Valley Park is located in a pine forest, on the shore of a lake, 15 km from Dalat. A place for leisurely walks and unity with nature. On weekdays, the park is empty; on the weekends, noisy Vietnamese tourists like to come to the Golden Valley.

Visit cost: 20,000 VND.

Golden Valley Park near Dalat

Among the roses in the Golden Valley

8. Love Valley Park

Beautiful park 6 km from the city center. Well-groomed flowerbeds, numerous figurines of animals, hearts, many places for photographing - this is a place for unhurried romantic walks and enjoying nature.

Visit cost: 40,000 VND.

Love Valley park in Dalat

Very beautiful pagoda 8 km from the center of Dalat. This is the tallest pagoda in the south of Vietnam, built in the 1950s. The pagoda is decorated with pieces of porcelain, which makes it look very unusual. You can get to Lin Phuoc Pagoda by retro train.

Cost of visiting : for free.

10. Coffee plantations

Coffee plantations near Dalat

This is how coffee grows

What to see in Dalat and surroundings in 2-3 days

Above, I talked about the main attractions of Dalat, and now I will summarize what you can see in Dalat in 2-3 days. First, I’ll tell you what we visited in the city and its environs, but I’ll clarify that we spent 5 full days and two half days in Dalat did not quite tourist life 🙂

Day 1 (after 14:00): flower garden, coffee break in a cafe on the lake, Crazy House, a walk through the market, dinner.

Day 2 (from 10:30): walk around the city to the lower station of the cable car, lift on the cable car, Chuk Lak Thien Vien monastery, descent to the lake. From the lake we walked to the Datanla waterfall. Visiting all three levels of the Datanla waterfall, electric sleigh ride, mini cable car and elevator 🙂 Snack and coffee in a cafe near the waterfall. Back in the city we returned by taxi, walked around the market and went to rest at the hotel. In the evening, walk along Walking Street, dinner at a restaurant.

Day 3 (from 12:00): rent a bike, visit Langbiang Mountain, visit Golden Valley Park, Big C store, rest at the hotel, dinner at the restaurant and walks around the city in the evening.

Day 4 (it started very early, at 9 am 🙂): Elephant Falls, Pongour Falls, Prenn Park and Falls, Da Lat Railway Station. At 16:00 we were already resting at the hotel.

Day 5: a day of idleness - we slept, I walked around the city, drank coffee in numerous coffee houses, rode swans on the lake at sunset, dined at a restaurant, bought sweets and drank wine on the balcony of my room.

Day 6 (until 13:00): walk around the city, market, buying tea and coffee.

Here in this “light” mode our vacation in Dalat passed - I liked it 🙂

Slow walking around Dalat

Coffee stops at numerous cafes

Romantic dinners in a candlelit restaurant

If you are in Vietnam on vacation and you don’t count every day, then I advise the following route for sightseeing in Dalat and its environs:

Day 1: Pongour Falls - Prenn Falls - Datanla Falls - Chuk Lak Thien Vien Monastery - Ropeway - Walks around the city (Prenn can be excluded with limited time).

Day 2: Mount Langbiang (only if the weather is clear, otherwise you won’t see anything from the mountain) – Golden Valley Park – Crazy House

Day 3: Railway Station and Retro Train Ride to Linh Phuoc Pagoda – Flower Garden – Souvenir Shopping

By the way, if you arrive in Dalat by plane (or fly out of it) and plan to get to the city by taxi, then you can see the Elephant Falls on the way from (to) the airport.

Air tickets to Dalat can be bought.

And it’s easy to choose and book a hotel here (choose and compare offers in different booking systems):