Dalat introduces five new walking tours

September 05,2017 10:51 AM

The central highlands city of Dalat has launched five new walking tours at famous sites: a sightseeing tour by Xuan Huong Lake, with either a 1-km paddle boat ride or horse riding or a 3-km trip to visit flower gardens and go souvenir shopping; a 2-km sporty tour to Dalat golf course; a religious tour to Con Ga Church, Linh Son Pagoda, or Domain DeMarie Church; a city tour along the streets of Tran Le, Ly Tu Trong, Hoang Van Thu, and Tran Hung Dao, as well as Hang Nga villas, the Culture Centre, Palace I and II, Lam Dong Museum, and Cam Ly Waterfall; and a one-day trekking tour around Tuyen Lam Lake.

Lam Dong opens more adventure tours

September 05,2017 10:59 AM

The tourism authority in the central highlands province of Lam Dong has licensed ten travel companies to organise adventure tours. All based in Lam Dong, the companies will offer adventure tours such as crossing waterfalls by zipline, kayaking down rivers, boating at the foot of waterfalls, climbing artificial cliffs, and trekking through the forest. Tuyen Lam Lake, Datanla Waterfall, Dasar Waterfall, Da Don River, and Madagui and Golden Valley tourist sites count among the destinations.

The companies are the Lam Dong Tourist Company, the Saigon-Madagui Company, the Dalat branch of the Mao Hiem Viet Company, the Viet Challenge Tour Company, the PTA Venturous Co., the Highlands Sports Co., the Highlands Vacation Co., the Viet Motion Tours Co., the Dalat Adventure Co., and the Tac Ke Xinh Co.

In the first half of this year, 2.4 million tourists visited Lam Dong, an increase of 11% year-on-year.

Dalat Flower Festival 2017

December 04,2017 10:35 AM

With the theme ‘Flower Da Lat - Magical Crystallization from a Peaceful Land’, the Dalat Flower Festival 2017 will take place over five days with a range of interesting activities. The highlight of the festival is the opening ceremony at 8pm on 23 December at Lam Vien Square, with live music performances, a Flower Space around Xuan Huong Lake and streets such as Le Dai Hanh, Cau Ong Dao, and Tran Hung Dao, and a flower and bonsai exhibition at Dalat Flower Garden. Charming Vietnam, a dancing, singing, and fashion show, will be held at 8pm on 24 December at Lam Vien Square, The Night of Silk and Tea will be held at 8pm on 25 December at 28/3 Square in Bao Loc city and the Ao Dai - Silk Festival at 8pm on 26 December at Dalat Palace Golf Course. There will also be a street of tea, coffee and wine on Ho Tung Mau during the festival as well as a space for calligraphy, fire-pen painting, and flower photography at Xuan Huong Park in Dalat. A photo exhibition of 200 photos presenting the landscapes and people of the 15 provinces of the central highlands and central Vietnam will be held at Lam Dong Labour Cultural House.

Gong culture preserved in Lam Dong

April 07,2018 08:21 AM

The central highlands province of Lam Dong has approved a plan to preserve and promote the local gong culture, which has been recognised by UNESCO as an intangible heritage of humanity. The scheme aims to gradually restore the values of the gong culture as well as the traditional lifestyles of ethnic minorities in the province, as a way of safeguarding their cultural identity and providing a boost to local tourism. It also seeks to train a new crop of young instrumentalists who can protect and keep the gong culture alive. The gong culture is practised by 17 ethnic minority groups in five provinces in the central highlands - Kon Tum, Gia Lai, Dak Lak, Dak Nong, and Lam Dong.