This is a lovely place to visit. We caught the cable car both ways. There are lots of tourists and many do treat it like a 'Disneyland' experience but it is still a peaceful place. Just enjoy the experience and ignore the chaos around you. It's great to be able to talk to the monks and take time to breathe in the fresh air, beautiful flowers and lovely views.
From the temple you can walk down to them made dam(lake). It can be a little tricky to find. Instead of walking up to the temple on your right walk past the entrance shop and through the motorbike parking area on the left. The path leads to the lake.
We didn't take a boat ride. I can see that others who have reviewed this temple loved the lake but I found it a bit ugly. It's nice to get a coffee from the tiny cafe on your fright as you walk down and enjoy the lake view from there. The lake looks better from a distance.

Understanding that DaLat is a popular holiday destination for Vietnamese locals you'll forgive the crowds here and appreciate why they've separated the 'touristy' temple from the main monastery. The highlight was getting the cable car to it.

This is worth going to see if you get the cable car over there - amazing views and its a good fifteen minute ride over