THE 10 BEST Cheap Things to Do in Da Lat
Best Budget-Friendly Things to Do in Da Lat
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Points of Interest & Landmarks • Waterfalls
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- Chil_lily05Paris, France7 contributionsVery nice pagoda. Worth the visit, the buildings are beautiful and in good condition. Very nice experienceWritten 25 May 2023This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- KimG16 contributionsWe visited the monastery after taking the cable car from town. There are beautiful gardens and shrines and statuary to see. If you want to enter the temples you must have your shoulders and knees covered, so dress appropriately or bring a wrap (men too).Written 3 May 2023This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- S LSan Diego, CA12 contributionsThe place is done up as a trying to be more of a tourist attraction, with a ropes course, alpine coaster, and various plaster spots to take pictures. When we visited it was a weekday so the park itself was pretty dead. Very few of the employees spoke English, but that's expected out here. Much of the park was closed as I believe flooding had recently closed lower points. This, the alpine coaster ticket ends up taking us there and then back to the top.
Waterfall itself wasn't all that grand, but it's nice that it isn't far from Da Lat itself. The alpine coaster was quite fun, but is an attraction that is fairly common (VinPearl and Ba Na Hills have good ones, with VinPearl being our favorite).Written 6 April 2023This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. - Mathew BHoa Binh, Vietnam3 contributionsThe toilet in the crazy cafe is the most disgusting toilet I have ever seen.
The rest of the crazy house is greatWritten 20 February 2023This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. - Yasmin4 contributionsToday (13 may 2023) we went by cab from Da Lat (near Lâm Vien Square) for 650000 Vnd return price (was less than Grab price at the time).
When we got to Thac Voi, the cab parked at the parking lot next to the giant lady Buddha (Linh An). Almost immediately a woman came to us saying the waterfall was closed and that she has a cafe across the waterfall with view over the whole fall. She gave us a folder of her cafe. The view could be nice from her cafe but it would be from a too far distance. We wanted to try to get as close to the waterfall. Glad we tried eventually. We tried 3 ways. The best and safest way was via a cafe called Elephant coffee, which was at walking distance from the lady buddha. Get out the parking lot and go to the right, walk to the crossing and cross the bridge where the water streams towards the waterfall. At the right hand is the cafe Elephant coffee. Here you pay 30000 Vnd to get a very nice view. There were 2 levels you can see the waterfall from, one right after the stairs from the top and one through a more muddy rocky path a level down. Both are well worth it! The pictures are from these 2 levels.
The other routes we tried was going down from the big lady Buddha which led through high and sharp-ish grass and eventually to a fence with a hole in it on the right side of the fence. We didn't go through cause the gap was a bit small and not sure what you can see at the other side.
The other route was just around the corner of the original entry (with a gate with the sign that it is 'temporarily' closed). Here are a few shops and a red old-ish building at the very end. Some shop vendor will come to you and ask you for 50000 VND per person. We were curious so we paid it, but eventually were not glad we did. It all looked very unsafe, super rusty, slippery and a lot of trash. Not strange cause this route is the 'illegal' way to get behind the gate which is supposed to be temporarily closed. So of course there is no maintenance done. When we got to the end of this route, there was a huge rock in front of the view of the waterfall. Did not look safe to climb the rocks there, so only saw the upper side half of the waterfall. All in all, we would recommend to save yourself some time and energy and go via the elephant coffee where you pay a smaller fee for a safe route and better view.
Hope this helps and enjoy!Written 13 May 2023This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. - nomad07Doncaster, Australia319 contributionsGreat lake for a run with a path that runs alongside the road. It would be a decent 30 to 40 minutes around the lake. Alternatively you can opt for horse and cart, open taxi, paddle boats in the lake or grab a coffee and food at many of the lakeside cafes and restaurants. It is well maintained but I wouldn't swim in it, we saw about 10 dead fish floating on top of the water, not a great signWritten 6 May 2022This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- Ilya Mikhaylyukov (Russia)Hanoi, Vietnam61 contributionsRegular crowded and overpriced local market. If you are for the first time here in Asia. It will be great experience. Otherwise I recommend you to avoid such touristy and pricy parts of the cityWritten 22 January 2023This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- Ellie26 contributionsPleased we visited! Lovely day so lovely views. The areas to the left of the map were good but some areas seemed to be in building works, areas to the right were beautiful - gorgeous flowers and models of wonders of the world, amazing gardens and statues and nice to walk around. Can comfortably walk the whole thing but buggies available and regular if prefer not to! We easily spent three hours here. Would recommend!Written 14 February 2023This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- carina5 contributionsgreat location for kayaking to welcome sunrise
we booked this tour through vuet Challenge Tour.
our guide is nice young manWritten 1 November 2022This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. - Jeremy PDallas, Texas137 contributionsA peaceful, beautiful park, with lovely sets of flower arrangements, soothing background music,
a hothouse, with many varieties of roses.
It is directly adjacent to the lake, about a 30 minute walk from central Dalat.Written 8 April 2022This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. - Penny T5 contributionsIt was okay. Glad I went but not sure I’d go again if I went back again but maybe. Coffee place was great. Stands were good. Bought some wood whistles that the engraved names on plus necklaces were she wrote names on rice and put inside what ever you picked out. Very cheap souvenirs.Written 3 April 2023This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- Kin NHanoi, Vietnam13 contributionsThe pagoda is large and very beautiful. The pagoda is located high and very nice. At the gate of the pagoda there is a very large cherry blossom tree. Inside the pagoda, we are overwhelmed by the big golden Buddha Statue.Written 21 March 2019This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- Penny T5 contributionsNice place to see. Not much to do there so it doesn’t take much time. Glad we went. Probably wouldn’t go again unless had different friends/family with us.Written 3 April 2023This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- H D1 contributionThe description of Bao Dai's palace on Trip Advisor is factually incorrect: "Bao Dai was ousted by Ho Chi Minh in 1945."
Correction: On September 2, 1945, Uncle Ho declared independence from the French and the most recent occupiers, the Empire of Japan. (After the dropping of US nuclear bombs, Japan surrendered to the Allied powers in August 1945.) Bao Dai abdicated to Ho Chi Minh's party, the Viet Minh, and handed over the official seals to the communists. Seeing how Bao Dai, the 13th emperor of the Nguyen dynasty was still influential and symbolic of Vietnam's history, Ho Chi Minh asked Bao Dai to become an advisor to the newly formed Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV) as a private citizen. Bao Dai agreed to this arrangement initially although he ended up self-exiled to Hong Kong soon after. Four years later, Bao Dai returned as the Chief of State (not king or emperor) under the Associated States of France (French reclaimed Vietnam militarily twenty days after Ho Chi Minh proclaimed the DRV). He attempted to use his influence for Vietnam's independence from France, with limited success.Written 23 January 2023This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. - AkrylPenang, Malaysia58 contributionsIt’s kind of normal night market sellings a lot of dried food, clothing and foods. It shows a fixed price especially for the clothing. If you want to buy a winter clothing, this is a place you MUST visit.Written 8 May 2023This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
