Dalat - high-altitude Vietnamese resort, located at an altitude of 1475 m on the Lubang plateau. It was built by the French again - as a kind of "refuge", in which they flee from the summer heat. Unique climatic conditions and location in the environment of lakes, waterfalls, evergreen coniferous forests and natural parks made Dalat a favorite place for recreation of Vietnamese and foreign tourists themselves.
Flight of a / to Vietnam Airlines from Moscow to Nha Trang, Hanoi and Saigon:
Departures in March for 9 nights: Bao Quynh Bungalow 3 * - from 69 900 rubles per person
Ocean Star 4 *, 8n. - from 69 900 rubles per person
Sea Links Beach 5 *, 8N. - from 85 900 rubles per person
Telephone code
8-10-84-63-telephone number
How to get here
Daily flights from Vietnam Airlines from Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi and Da Nang landed at Dalian Airport Lien Khuong, 30 km from the city.
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By bus
Bus transfer to the resort from Ho Chi Minh City will take about 7 hours, even here you can get by bus from their coastal Nha Trang and Phan Thiet. Read more:
Dalat Bus Station is 1 km south of Xuan Huong Lake (street 3 Thang 4), however many buses and similar vehicles stop at the request of the resort center or hotel. The bus to Dalat can be reached from Ho Chi Minh City (60,000, 6-7 hours), Phan Rang (40,000 dong, 4, 5 hours), Nha Trang (60,000 dong, 7 hours) and Buon Ma Thuot (65,000, 4 hours ).
By car from Ho Chi Minh City, it's faster to get on the Hwy 20 route through Bao Lok and Dilin, rather than across the road along the coast of Hwy 1A, which goes through Ngoan Muc.
Climate of Dalat
| Average monthly temperature, ° C | ||||||||||||
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | sen | Oct | but I | Dec | |
| in the afternoon | +25 | +26 | +27 | +27 | +27 | +25 | +25 | +25 | +25 | +25 | +24 | +24 |
| at night | +11 | +12 | +13 | +15 | +16 | +16 | +16 | +16 | +16 | +15 | +14 | +12 |
Transport
In the center of the city it is convenient to move on foot, or take a taxi (the cost of travel within Dalat is 2 US dollars). The company Dalat Travel Service offers to rent a car with a driver for about $ 25 per day.
On the outskirts of the city, it's great to ride a bicycle, but it can take a lot of effort: hills and long distances between attractions can not stand every traveler. Bicycles can be rented in hotels (many provide them for their guests free of charge).
Shopping and shopping
The best souvenirs from Dalat are dried and candied fruits, strawberries, coffee, green or artichoke tea, local wine, orchids, avocado and other fresh fruit and vegetables. Even those who visit the resort during a one-day excursion will more than half an hour of free time to "zatar" all these yummies.
The main market is around Nguyen Thi Minh Khai and Le Dai Hanh. Part of the bazaar is covered, the other is in the open air, there is also a large supermarket on the top floor where you can find all the trivia necessary for travel - from batteries to spare socks.
Kitchen and restaurants
Dalat is not in vain prized among gourmets all over the world for its cuisine and restaurants: here it is really delicious, moderately exotic and quite inexpensive. It is worth to look in the cafe with a simple name V Cafe (1/1 Bui Thi Xuan, opening hours: every day from 7:00 to 22:30) - live music, large portions and western interior.
Dalat Palace Golf Club (No.1 Phu Dong Thien Vuong Street) is a direct road to those who do not imagine their life without tacos, quesadas, nachos with salsa and the like Mexican exotics, as well as cold beer. In the Café de la Poste (No. 12 Tran Phu Street) French cuisine, high prices, luxurious service, a large selection of traditional dishes, freshly squeezed juices and a rich wine menu.
The Rapelais at the Dalat Palace Hotel also offers excellent French cuisine, a refined atmosphere and a rich history (the restaurant has been in existence since the 1920s). Ibid, in Dalat Palace, Larry's Bar - a bar founded by the American billionaire, philanthropist and bon vivant Larry Hillblom, was opened. Every Friday and Saturday live music, excellent pizza, cheerful atmosphere and very nice prices for a cocktail card. Wild Sunflower (No.49 Truong Cong Dinh) - high-quality French-Vietnamese cuisine at reasonable prices. Peace Café at Peace Hotel 1 is perhaps the most budget place for a snack in Dalat.
Hotels in Dalat
The most luxurious local hotel is Ana Mandara Resort 5 * .Built by the French in the early 20th century, it allows you to plunge into the atmosphere of that time, taking advantage of all the technical achievements of the present day .Another worthy hotel is Hang-Nga, known locally as the "Crazy House" .This is simultaneously a boarding house, a cafe and an art gallery .The style of the architecture of the building of this hotel is hardly possible to determine: it includes a huge "web" of wires, and tree trunks, and a naked female statue (a rarity in Vietnam), and a concrete giraffe, inside which the tea room is arranged, and much more. @.Here you can even stay in a two-story hut on chicken legs - "Pheasant House" or in "Alice's Lodge" .The creator of this insanity, Mrs. Dang Wyot Nga, was born in Hanoi and lived in Moscow for 14 years, where she defended her Ph.D. in architecture .
Book Dalat popular hotels at the best prices
| Ana Mandara Villas Dalat Resort & Spa from 6 217 rubles Da Lat Le Lai Street, Ward 5 | Dalat Palace Hotel from 6 956 rubles Da Lat 12 Tran Phu Street | Dalat Edensee Lake Resort & Spa from 7,202 rubles Da Lat Tuyen Lam Lake, Zone VII.2 |
| Ngoc Lan Hotel from 3 509 rubles Da Lat 42 Nguyen Chi Thanh Street | Dalat Hotel Du Parc from 2 401 rub. Da Lat 07 Tran Phu Street | Dalat Terrasse Des Roses Villa from 3 263 rubles Da Lat 35 Cao Ba Quat |
| Ngoc Phat Dalat Hotel from 2 586 rubles Da Lat 10 Ho Tung Mau | Fortune Dai Loi Hotel from 1 786 rubles Da Lat 3A Bui Thi Xuan | Mountain Town Hotel from 1,847 rubles Da Lat 46 Nguyen Chi Thanh |
| Tulip Hotel from 1 724 rub. Da Lat 26-28 Ba Thang Hai | Tulip 2 Hotel from 2 155 rubles Da Lat 14 Nguyen Chi Thanh | Rung Hoa Hotel from 1 232 rubles Da Lat 7A / 1 Mai Anh Dao |
Entertainment, excursions and attractions Dalata
Lake Xuan Huong in the center of Dalat is the central attraction of the resort, around which all the rest are located. Among them - the old residence of the French governor-general Dinh-Toan-Kuen, the Summer Palace of the Emperor Bao Dai, the Flower Gardens of Vyon-Hoa-Dalat, the "Valley of Love". 30 km from the city is the Pongur waterfall, one of the largest and the widest in Vietnam.
Once Dalat was called "Little Paris" and to confirm it, behind the central market was built an accurate miniature copy of the Eiffel Tower. Also interesting funicular (performing a decorative function rather than transport), which connects the resort with the towers of Tyam (Thap-Cham).
Good golf and tennis courses, the opportunity to learn horseback riding, go boating and dive in the lake. Near the Xuan Huong Lake is Hoa Binh Square (Peace Square) with a bunch of cafes, benches, hotels and small markets. In the colorful market of Dalat you can not only get a lot of bright visual and olfactory impressions, but also to buy all sorts of exotic fruits. Photos of Dalat (11)