Da Lat in 3 days
16 placesFirst visit, the ideal length
- The city centre
- Waterfall, cable car and lake
- Lang Biang Mountain
≈ 3 h 50 min on the road
First time in Da Lat, a weekend trip
Da Lat in 2 days a ready-made itinerary
Two days: the centre with Crazy House, the cathedral, the market and the station, then Datanla falls, the cable car to Truc Lam and Bao Dai’s palace
13 places with a map and times
The plan comes from our article Da Lat 2026: Vietnam's Cool Mountain Town Guide
Day 1 · The city centre
- 09:00
Crazy House
Sight · 1 h 15 min
A maze-like house with no right angles, themed rooms and a city view from the roof
walk ≈ 15 min
- 10:30
Da Lat Cathedral
Sight · 20 min
The 1930s “Chicken Church” with a rooster on its spire and stained glass from Grenoble
walk ≈ 15 min
- 11:05
Le Café de la Poste
Food · 1 h 30 min
Asian-French cooking in the colonial former post office
incl. crossing ≈ 30 min
- 13:05
Xuan Huong Lake
Park · 1 h
The lake in the centre, with a promenade of about 5 km and swan pedal boats
incl. crossing ≈ 35 min
- 14:40
Da Lat Central Market
Market · 45 min
Coffee, artichoke tea, strawberries and avocados by the lake — haggle hard
taxi ≈ 10 min
- 15:35
Railway station and vintage train
Sight · 1 h 30 min
A 1930s Art Deco station and a vintage train to Trai Mat village
taxi ≈ 10 min
- 18:00
Night market
Evening · 1 h 30 min
Dozens of street-food stalls: charcoal rice paper pizza, grilled corn, hot soy milk
Day 2 · Waterfall, cable car and lake
- 09:00
Datanla Waterfall
Nature · 2 h
A 2.4 km alpine coaster through the forest to the falls, plus zipline and canyoning
taxi ≈ 15 min
- 11:15
Truc Lam cable car
Viewpoint · 30 min
A 2.3 km cabin ride over pine slopes up to the monastery
taxi ≈ 10 min
- 11:55
Truc Lam Monastery
Temple · 1 h 15 min
A working Zen monastery with gardens and pines above Tuyen Lam Lake
taxi ≈ 10 min
- 13:20
Tuyen Lam Lake
Nature · 1 h
A lake in the pine forest below Truc Lam Monastery, with boats for hire
taxi ≈ 20 min
- 14:40
Bao Dai Summer Palace
Sight · 45 min
The last emperor’s residence: 25 rooms with the original furniture
taxi ≈ 15 min
- 15:40
Travel times are approximate
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