Buzz
Wandering through the fresh vegetable and flower gardens in Da Lat has become a favored trend among many tourists.
Experience the unique 'Garden Adventure Tour' in Da Lat.
With its temperate climate year-round, Da Lat is a haven for clean produce and fresh flowers. Consequently, besides visiting the well-known tourist spots, visitors to Da Lat recently hardly overlook fresh strawberry gardens, organic vegetable farms, or flower gardens…
Vegetable Garden
At Organik Farm in Xuan Tho commune, Da Lat city, you'll explore a 5-hectare garden with over 100 varieties of vegetables, learning about organic cultivation methods without chemical use, especially mastering the art of preparing delicious salads right in the garden. After the trip, you'll undoubtedly 'take away' a wealth of knowledge along with enticing menus to treat the whole family.
Flower Garden
Located about 5 km from the center of Da Lat city (on the way to Lang Biang), Langbiang Farm is where visitors can truly feel the vibrant charm of this city of thousands of flowers. Spanning nearly 6,000 m², including residences and flower exhibition houses, Langbiang Farm is a magnificent paradise that dazzles flower lovers. Carnations are the most cultivated flower here, alongside lilies, interspersed with pansies, daisies, orchids, bellflowers, asters, and various potted plants... Visitors will explore a stretch of greenhouses from the hillside down to the valley. It's undoubtedly an unforgettable experience.
Medicinal Herb Farm
With an area of 1.5 hectares, Thương Garden at Tuyen Lam Lake is a garden model with a separate area for cultivating medicinal herbs. Here, you'll find over 500 precious medicinal plants such as Vân Chi, Lingzhi, Sweetgrass, especially Ngọc Linh ginseng, amidst a peaceful and cool environment. Moreover, the garden offers free pulse diagnosis, health consultation, and traditional healthcare services for visitors. A trip here will provide you with truly relaxing spa hours.
Lavender Garden
The first and only lavender garden in Da Lat is located in Vạn Thành flower village, about 1 km from the intersection of Tà Nung and Suối Vàng. Within the garden, there's an outdoor planting area of up to 1,000 m², consisting of three main lavender varieties: Lavandula dentata, Lavandula ‘Goodwin Creek Grey’, Lavandula stoechas. Visiting hours are after 4:30 pm from Monday to Friday and all day on Saturday and Sunday. You can purchase potted plants or cut branches as gifts or home decorations and receive instructions on caring for them. Lavender should be grown at temperatures below 30°C, avoiding excessive watering which can lead to diseases, root rot, and plant death.
Triangle Flower Garden
Within the premises of Van Duc Pagoda, Ta Nung commune, at the foot of Ta Nung Pass, approximately 17 km from the center of Da Lat city, there is a stunning triangle flower garden. The characteristic flower species of this remote Northwest region was brought by the abbott of the pagoda to cultivate. Triangle flowers usually bloom in October, November, but the cool climate of Da Lat has caused them to bloom early in May. Every day, the pathways along the flower beds in the pagoda courtyard attract many tourists for sightseeing and photography.
Pepino Melon Garden
Pepino melon, also known as dwarf melon, is a type of fruit in the same family as melons and pears, originating from the South American region. In October 2015, Mr. Nguyen Dinh imported Pepino melon seeds to experimentally grow on nearly 200 m² of land inside greenhouses using advanced technology methods. At the garden on Vuong Lam Vien street, ward 8, Da Lat, visitors will see golden-skinned melons with purple stripes along the fruit stem, weighing an average of 200 grams, with yellow flesh and few seeds. More and more people are fond of the distinct, refreshing flavor of this melon variety. The selling price at the garden is 60,000 VND/kg.
Xuan Huong Agricultural Tourism Village
Located at 50 Ho Xuan Huong street, Xuan Huong Agricultural Tourism Village has 11 households growing various flowers and vegetables such as lettuce, spinach, onions, orchids, daisies... What's more, this is where you can admire pumpkins weighing nearly 100 kg each grown by Mr. Le Huu Phan from pumpkin seeds from America. Coming to see and take photos with these pumpkins, tourists will feel like stepping into a fairytale garden. Each giant pumpkin costs from 3 to 5 million VND. Additionally, the garden owner also grows many other rare vegetable varieties such as rainbow chard, black tomatoes... Entrance ticket is 10,000 VND/person.
Strawberry Garden
Last but certainly not least is Da Lat's renowned specialty: ripe, juicy red strawberries. Da Lat boasts numerous strawberry gardens, among which are the famous Chú Hùng Strawberry Garden at 143 Thanh Mau Street, Ward 7; Biofresh Strawberry Garden at 17 Vuong Lam Vien Street, Ward 8, within the Than Tho Lake tourist area; Japanese Da Lat Strawberry Garden at 162 Thanh Mau Street, Ward 7, and the Langbiang Farm Strawberry Garden… At these strawberry gardens, visitors can taste and purchase strawberries for approximately 200,000 to 300,000 VND/kg.
According to Ngoi Sao
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Reference: Travel Handbook Mytour
MytourAugust 29, 2016
