Da Lat is a hillside town which is a popular retreat for both Vietnamese and international visitors. It is capital of Lam Dong province. It is 306km north east of Saigon and 1,049km south of Hanoi. Da Lat is famous for its flowers, flower gardens, waterfalls and stunning scenery.<\/p>\n
WHEN TO VISIT<\/strong><\/p>\n Thanks to its location, Da Lat has a mild and refreshing climate all year round. It has 2 main seasons, dry and rainy<\/p>\n HISTORY<\/strong><\/p>\n The town was discovered in the 1890s by Alexandre Yersin. He had been asked by Paul Doumer, the Governor General at the time, to find a suitable area that could be made into a resort, particularly as a place for recuperating from ill health.<\/p>\n ACTIVITIES AND PLACES OF INTEREST<\/strong><\/p>\n Xuan Huong lake,<\/strong>\u00a0in the center of town. 5km diameter.<\/p>\n Bao Dai\u2019s Summer Palace.<\/strong>\u00a0Bao Dai was the last Emperor of Vietnam who ascended the throne in 1926 aged 12. Crazy House (Hang Nga Guest House and Art Gallery).<\/strong>\u00a0Designed by a Vietnamese artist in 1990 Da Lat rail station.<\/strong>\u00a0Built in 1943 its 5-7km section still runs with its steam train from Da Lat to the tiny village of Trai Mat Thien Vien Truc Lam Monastery.<\/strong>\u00a0Accessed by cable car Lang Biang mountain.<\/strong>\u00a02,167km above sea level. Allow for a 3-hour hike<\/p>\n Many wonderful waterfalls including Prenn, Pongour, Datanla and Elephant Falls.<\/strong>\u00a0Entrance fees apply<\/p>\n Lake of Sorrow\/Lakes of Sighs.<\/strong>\u00a0Named after some sad stories of lovers. Originally a natural lake, it was enlarged by the French as a dam.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" It is nicknamed Le Petit Paris and even has a mini Eiffel Tower replica. It is 1,500m above sea level and a great cool and refreshing climate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2691","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-travel-guide"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bespokehotels.vn\/trendyhn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2691","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bespokehotels.vn\/trendyhn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bespokehotels.vn\/trendyhn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bespokehotels.vn\/trendyhn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bespokehotels.vn\/trendyhn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2691"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bespokehotels.vn\/trendyhn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2691\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bespokehotels.vn\/trendyhn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2691"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bespokehotels.vn\/trendyhn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2691"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bespokehotels.vn\/trendyhn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2691"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nOpening times \u2013 07:00-17:00<\/p>\n
\nOpening times \u2013 07:00-18:00<\/p>\n
\nticket price 124,000 VND return ticket
\nOperates 5 times per day<\/p>\n
\nCable car fee 80,000 VND return ticket. Monastery accepts donations<\/p>\n