Bao Loc has fragrant tea, immense hills andthe most majestic waterfalls in the Highlands.
One day is not enough to discover all destinations in Bao Loc in Lam Dong province, but the following schedule will help you have a good trip.
Bao Loc in the early morning
Transportation
From Hanoi: take flights and land at Lien Khuong airport, about 30 km from Da Lat and 80 km from Bao Loc. You should select Da Lat itinerary before, then to Bao Loc. You can also skip Da lat to catch a taxi to get to Bao Loc.
From Ho Chi Minh City: about 190 km from Bao Loc, tourists can travel by motorcycle if they want to experience gorgeous roads. Another option is to take a bus of some famous brands such as Phuong Trang, Mai Linh, Thanh Buoi, Tam Hanh, etc. A ticket costs about VND210,000-220,000. Travel time is about 6 hours. You should depart at night to start a journey early the next day.
In Bao Loc: You can travel by motorcycle or rent motorbike at the hotel for about VND150,000-200,000 a day.
The best time to travel Bao Loc: The dry season from December to April is always a beautiful time to visit. However, if tourists want to experience the cool weather or waterfalls, the other months are also good.
Accommodation: You should rent a room in the center of Tran Phu street to facilitate travel; the price fluctuates around VND150,000 per day.
Schedule:
Bao Loc at night
6am: Have breakfast. One of the dishes you should enjoy is the rice pot of Thuan Thanh at a corner of Tran Phu Street and Ly Tu Trong Street. The store is known for delicious food and cheap prices.
If tourists are interested in hunting clouds, you can run along paths of the vast pine forest when the sun rises.
6:30 am: Behold Bao Loc tea hill and enjoy the tea at Vong Nguyet
Dubbed the “kingdom of tea”, Bao Loc is an ideal destination. Tourists can enjoy immense, verdant and undulating tea hills on all roads. In addition, you can visit Vong Nguyet which is about 5 km from the city center to enjoy fragrant cups of tea and watch artists perform the Japanese tea ceremony.
In the morning, among cool and pure nature, relax with a cup of tea and contemplate the mountain town.
9am: Great Dambri waterfall
The waterfall is located about 18 km from the city center to the west. This is a tourist complex including recreational areas, lakes, waterfalls, vast virgin forest of more than 1,000 hectares. To get here, you can run a motorbike and taxi because the road is easy to navigate.
With an altitude of 60 meters, the area contains the sound of waterfall, luxuriant trees, slippery stair road.
11 am: Stop at Amida Temple
Dambri waterfall
Amida Temple is located about 35 km from the city center, in Dang Dung village, Da Ton commune, Bao Lam. From waterfall Dambri direction, turn right go to get Dia Tang Vuong Park and then come to Amida temple about 5 km along a basalt road.
This is not just where Buddhist monks practice, but also a pilgrimage destination, and sightseeing for tourists. The temple is a large architectural complex of more than 5 hectares. It was built in an elegant style with wooden roofs and a concrete floor.
Lakes are grown with lush flowers, green hills of tea or coffee, in the area around the temple. It makes tourists feel comfortable, the source of inspiration of endless poetry.
12:30 pm: Come back to Bao Loc city for rest and lunch
Stop at a noodle store in Ha Giang road. With cold weather on rainy days, a hot bowl of beef noodle will make you feel warm. One of the suggested eateries is beef noodle Khanh Thi.
14.30: Ride zipline in Madagui
Madagui forest is located in the town Madagui, Da Huoai district, about 30 km from the city center of Bao Loc in the direction of Highway 20 to go back to Ho Chi Minh city. This is an eco-tourism zone which is visited by many young people for wildlife and adventure games.
Here you will be fascinated by zipline with a length of over one kilometer across rivers, lakes and trees. Other activities include kayaking, windsurfing, shooting, and discovering the jungle.
A tea hill in Bao Loc
5pm: Come back to Saigon or Bao Loc town to explore the city at night
If your schedule is to stay in Bao Loc or Da Lat in few days, you should come back to the downtown to relax and take a stroll to explore Bao Loc by night. And if visitors can only visit during the day, you should go back to Ho Chi Minh City. It takes five hours from Madagui to Ho Chi Minh City.
Gifts
There are two specialties in Bao Loc: tea and coffee. This will be a meaningful gift for your family and friends.
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