Experiences of traveling : "DaLat - City of Eternal Spring (Vietnam)"

Da Lat is located 1,500m (4,900 ft) above sea

Something about DaLat: DaLat is the capital of Lâm Đồng Province in Vietnam. The city is located 1,500m (4,900 ft) above sea level on the Langbian Plateau in the southern parts of the Central Highlands region. In Vietnam, DaLat is a popular tourist destination.
DaLat’s specific sights are pine wood (forming the name: “City of thousands of pine trees”) with twisting roads and tree marigold  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”.
With its year-round cool weather, DaLat supplies temperate agriculture products for all over Vietnam, for example: cabbage and cauliflower. Its flower industry produces two typical flowers: hydrangea and golden everlasting (Vietnamese: Immortal flower). The confectionery industry offers a wide range of mứt, a kind of fruit preserve made from strawberry, mulberry, sweet potato, and rose.

• Transport

You can go by plane to Lien Khuong International Airport-Dalat.
If you are in transit to Ho Chi Minh City. There are two most common ways to move to DaLat are by plane or bus . To fly to Da Lat you can go by VJA or VietnamAirlines. These firms sale  Cheap Airfare. You take the trouble to register the network or mail to them to there is cheap tickets.
Also you can go to by bus from Ho Chi Minh to Dalat, my car or go Phuong Trang, company reputation and good quality. You can go the flight 20h30, 23h from Ho Chi Minh. You call  them (0838309309)  for more detailed information. In addition, you can also take a bus from Nha Trang.

Da Lat and NhaTrang near each other, perfectly  reasonable when you combine 2 places in a trip.

• Live

Located in beautiful position of Ho Tuyen Lam, Binh An Village Resort Dalat enjoys many advantages in romantic, scenic center of Da Lat. With located 11.2 km from the city center and the airport 34. Km.

Located in beautiful position of Ho Tuyen Lam

When visiting Dalat, you will feel right at home in Dalat Edensee Lake Resort & Spa, where excellent quality and considerate service. Located just located 12.0 km from the city center, you will get good accommodation to enjoy the interesting and popular activities here.

Dalat Edensee Lake Resort & Spa

Addition, there are other good hotels as : Villa Bich Dao, Osaka Resort, Green Valley Hotel , etc.

There are many cheap motels and reasonable for you to go cheap ways  travel to Dalat. Some hotels you should consult :

Hotel Hai Uyen / Phone : 0902.435.245 / Cellphone : 0633.510.733 / D / c : 67 , Nam Ky Khoi Nghia . You should call this first hotel, because hotelier was one young couple and very decent .
Motel room in Thong Thien Hoc  alley . Accommodation small but has wifi , hot water , clean rooms . Room rates range from 150.000vnd - 250.000vnd depending on time ( reference value in 2013 ) .  Number phone of homeowner tel : 097.816.6086 or : 01,665,134,035
Hotel Nhu Anh, 300.000vnd/ double room   , clean, quiet but remote village. This hotel at 33 Vo Truong Toan street, from Phu Dong Thien Vuong street  turning into ( behind the University of Da Lat ) . Hotel only 6 rooms , actually more like a villa . There is a small garden , balcony upstairs overlooking the small lake behind one university . You can sit there drinking coffee all morning watching the wide green space and solitude . What's more, if you bring binoculars, you can see birds around because a lot of trees here .

Some other reasonably priced motels you can refer to.  In the Nam Ky Khoi Nghia:  Hotel Thanh Dat / Phone: 0633.820.826,   Hotel Tam Dung / Phone: 0633.823.170 ,  Hotel My Hoa/ Phone: 0633.828.123 ,Hotel Juno Phuong / Phone: 0633.54.6868,etc.

Dalat villas for 25 to 30 members of groups : Villa Hoa Hong/Phone: 01666060589, 0977958575, 35 Tran Binh Trong street . Reference price at the time: in November 2012 was 1.5 million vnd/ 1 day, living about 30 people, many rooms, kitchen,  comfortably for party.
   Villa No. 14, No.1 Quang Trung Street, Da Lat. The Villa was built in 1930 and has been renovated, surrounded by gardens, flower frame,wooden fence painted white  . Reasonable price: 600.000vnd/ room have hot and cold, 75.000vnd/ngay/ 1 moto . From here to comes down Station Da Lat just 200m, 500m down the Xuan Huong Lake.  Phone (0908847604 or 0633810898) homeowner very enthusiastic to guiding visitors meticulous and thoughtful.

• Go back in Da Lat

  Vehicles from Lien Khuong Airport to center of Da Lat,Taxi Thang Loi 200.000vnd / turn, to hotel  . Tel: 063. 383 5583. By bus  40.000vnd/ passenger . The bus will stop at the station Dalat market.
 - Motorcycle Rental in Da Lat :
    + Phone Number: 0633700687, date usually cost around 60-70k, 90-120k holidays. Her shop  at Nam Ky Khoi Nghia 5 minute walk to the market.
    + Double Bike: The area around Lake Xuan Huong is a great option if you want to rent bikes sometimes (should rent this car go in the evening is most ok ). To hire a car you need to have Visa . Prices are relatively cheap ..
- Electric cars: This is a service of mailinh Da Lat (opened December 11, 2007), electric vehicles can carry 6 people, with 6000vnd, you get a tour around Ho Xuan Huong. Tel: ticket offices (063) 285066 ..
- Car rental: Contact Number 18b / 2 Phu Dong Thien Vuong Street, Ward 8, Dalat city. 063.6287.418 - 0909.951.087
- Some firms Taxi: Mai Linh Da Lat: 063.38.38.38.38, Taxi Cherry (063). 3570570, Taxi Toserco Dalat (063). 3830 830, Shengli Taxi: (063). 3835 835, etc.

• Food & Drink

- You can eat at restaurant in hotel that you are staying as: Binh An Village Resort Dalat, Dalat Edensee Lake Resort & Spa, Villa Bich Dao, Osaka Resort, etc.

Restaurant Binh An Village Resort Dalat

Restaurant Dalat Edensee Lake Resort & Spa

- Popular dishes for cheap travel :

  + Breakfast at Hoa Binh region have kiosks as pho Tung , pho - rice Bac Huong (near the coffee successor Tung), bun Tung Nghia bus station (zone behind Peace ), pho Hieu(beside Hoa Binh region). But if on the other streets not near the center of Da Lat, people like breakfast at bun Thien Trang (Ho Tung Mau) pho Hoang Van Thu, Pho Quang (Ha Huy Tap), etc.

Bread soup Vietnam

Bun Vietnam

Pho Vietnam

  +Bread soup Xuan An , only with 25,000vnd , it is located near the city post office - Da Lat
  +One dish must also mention of the China 's restaurant located on Phan Dinh Phung Street named : Wonton noodles , very tasty and the price is only 25,000vnd per bowl .

-Around Xuan Huong lake there are many cheap cafes with poetic scenery,  every morning you enjoy 1 coffee cup hot at  here is  wonderful thing.

Thanh Thuy Cafes beside Xuan Huong lake

-If you want to buy cheap strawberries, quality: Last Nguyen Cong Tru Street, near the intersection with Xo Viet Nghe Tinh, this place has 3 ki-ot  sale strawberries with price from 15.000-30.000vnd . Buy strawberries on Bui Thi Xuan same , but only sale morning .

 Strawberries Dalat grown so much

• Visit

Da Lat has much to visit. However, below are the attractive places that you can not miss:

May called Mong Mo hill is a small Da Lat

 1. Mong Mo Hill is a romantic landscape of Dalat, where even its name also speaks of "poetry". May called Mong Mo hill is a small Da Lat. Mong Mo Hill is a new resort built recently, with  arrangement follow artistic  include the villas, pools, restaurants, amusement parks, souvenir area, etc.

Motel of Mong Mo Hill

 Museum Choe Tay Nguyen 

Theater gongs

Love Valley  is one of the most romantic sights in Dalat

 2. Love Valley  is one of the most romantic sights in Dalat,  the city center is about 5 kilometers to the north away. Love Valley is beautiful and fascinated by deep valleys and lush green hill all year round. In 1972 a dam was built astride the valley formed  Da Thien lake, adding charm to the landscape.

Paint Gun  is fighting counterfeit games have long been familiar to young foreigners

 3. Waterfall Prenn is a beautiful waterfall in Lam Dong province. Falls brings a soothing, graceful as a screen gently pouring water from a height of 10 m to a small lake, surrounded by flowers and a hill full of pines.
Prenn Pass is located in the center of Da Lat Prenn about 10 km away, is located along Highway 20.

 4. Peak Langbiang : Distance  from Peak Langbiang to  DaLat city is 12km  , situated at an altitude of 2.169m compared to sea level, so the climb to the top Langbiang is one challenge for you.

  5.  Xuan Huong Lake is a beautiful lake located in the center of Dalat city. Around the lake there are pine trees and lawns, flower gardens. This is a favorite place of tourists to walk or bike to visit the city of Da Lat. Xuan Huong Lake is an artificial lake, about 5 km in circumference, 25 hectares. Crescent-shaped lake lasted nearly 7 km to go through many tourist destinations of Da Lat city, such as the garden city, Yersin Park, Cu Hills.

Some places you should visit as : Bao Dai Palace, Danica Lake - Yellow Springs, Cu Hill, etc.

 The flowers garden of  city

The pine hills in Dalat

Note :
-If possible, the evening  you  drive up the hill to watch the Da Lat lights, fog blurred very romantic.
- Foods of Dala are very cheap and tasty . You should to ask the natives, will be advised of your favorite dishes, they are so friendly.
-You should rent a  double bike to  walking around Xuan Huong Lake is very interesting in the morning.