A spring day in Da Lat will not be complete if you have not had morning coffee and cherry apricot hunting.
Da Lat is always an attractive tourist destination in spring and especially Tet. If you only have one day here, you can still plan to explore and enjoy the atmosphere of the mountain town at the beginning of the new year.
6am: Breakfast and coffee
You should walk around Da Lat market early in the morning, have breakfast at the stalls of Banh Can, shumai, sticky rice with pepper… then stop at Tung coffee to see the streets through the large glass window, immersed in the space of the old mountain town. old with old music. Although in the city center, the Hoa Binh area and Da Lat market in the early morning still retain the dreamy, quiet beauty.
8:00am: Hunting for apricots
If before the Lunar New Year , cherry blossoms bloomed on the outskirts of Da Lat , right on the occasion of Tet, the roads near the center began to be dyed pink. When it’s not too sunny, let’s do a car tour to discover the places where many cherry apricots are grown in the city such as Hung Vuong, Tran Hung Dao, Co Giang, Nam Ho, Xuan Huong Lake…
On Hung Vuong Street, remember to stop by Phan Chu Trinh Secondary School, where there are large cherry apricot trees in full bloom right outside the entrance. If you stop at Tran Hung Dao, don’t forget to check-in the poetic “love slope” with a view of the city, or the area of Co Giang street while watching flowers and taking pictures, you can go to cafes with many green trees such as: Home, Co Bong…
12 o’clock: Lunch
Currently, Da Lat has many restaurants with the model of “home-cooked rice” with each serving full of rice, soup, meat, fish, fruit, dessert with a vintage space appealing to young people. Some suggested addresses for you are 3 meals a day rice restaurant, Nha La rice pot, 19 Hoi That, Hoi No…
14h: Check-in Garden of Light
After eating lunch and resting a bit, you continue to move to Lumiere Light Garden located on Mai Anh Dao Street. This is a tourist attraction that is like a “virtual living paradise” of young people, possessing spaces that combine light, music and vibrant colors with many different themes. It’s really diverse and creative in the Garden of Light, inspiring many different photosets. Not only take pictures at check-in in the Japanese valley or space, but you can also participate in attractive role-playing games.
Opening hours are from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily, especially during Tet, the Garden of Lights is closed from January 30 to February 1 (ie 28, 29 and 1st Lunar New Year). The ticket price is 150,000 VND/person.
6pm: Dinner
The weather is cold in the evening in the mountain town of Da Lat, which is very suitable for you to enjoy hot dishes such as chicken hotpot with é leaves, beef hotpot or stuffed snails, grilled lam rice… Also, if you want to have a snack at night, don’t Skip the bean milk dishes, grilled rice paper, grilled corn, crab soup…
20h: Check-in cinema bar
Relax at Léon Bar on Hai Ba Trung Street, a cinema style bar . Built from an old movie studio, the bar has spacious space, many areas for guests to choose comfortable seats. The most noticed by guests is the barista area, where you can see how the staff prepares your drink and everyone in the shimmering lights.
Drinks from 99,000 VND/dish, food from 50,000 VND/dish. Hours of operation are from 5:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. You should contact to book a table in advance, especially during the Tet holiday, it may run out of tables early.
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