VN · Lam Dong · 11.94°N 108.44°E

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Vietnam's cool flower city: pine hills, cosy cafés and strawberry farms.

Best time
December to March is dry and cool, with flowers in bloom, and nights can be properly cold. May to October is the rainy season, mostly afternoon showers. Lunar New Year and Vietnamese holidays get very crowded.
How long
2–3 days
Getting there
Fly KL to Ho Chi Minh City (about 2 hours), then under an hour on a domestic flight to Lien Khuong Airport, about 40 minutes from town. Sleeper buses from Saigon take about 7–8 hours.
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Dear group chat,Vietnam's cool flower city: pine hills, cosy cafés and strawberry farms.— gowherelahTo: whoever’s drivingDa LatVN, Lam Dong
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≈ 1,229 km from KL, as the crow flies
Xuan Huong Lake, view from Ngoc Lan hotel

Photo: Diane Selwyn · CC BY-SA 3.0

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A highland town about 1,500 metres up on the Langbiang Plateau, first built by the French as a hill station. It's cool all year, with pine forests, lakes, flower farms and old French villas, plus one of the country's biggest café scenes. Think Cameron Highlands, with more mist and more coffee.

Makan

  1. Bánh tráng nướngRice paper grilled over charcoal with egg and toppings, sometimes called Vietnamese pizza.Map ↗
  2. Bánh cănLittle rice-flour cakes cooked in clay moulds, eaten with a dipping sauce.Map ↗
  3. Sữa đậu nànhHot soy milk from the night market stalls, made for the cold evenings.Map ↗
  4. Artichoke teaThe local speciality, made from artichokes grown on the plateau.Map ↗

Things to do

  1. Da Lat Night MarketStreet food, hot drinks and warm clothes on the streets and steps around the central market.Map ↗
  2. Xuan Huong LakeThe lake in the middle of town, good for a walk or a bike ride.Map ↗
  3. Crazy HouseA surreal, tree-like building of twisting stairs and odd rooms, still a working guesthouse.Map ↗
  4. Langbiang MountainHike up, or take a jeep, for views over the plateau.Map ↗
  5. Flower and strawberry farmsGreenhouses and pick-your-own strawberry farms around the edge of town.Map ↗

Good to know

  • Pack a jacket. Evenings get cold, especially from December to February.
  • Avoid Lunar New Year and Vietnamese long weekends, when hotels fill up with visitors from Saigon.

Last checked October 2026. Things change, so check opening times, fees and transport before you go.