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Venturing across the S-shaped land of Vietnam, nowhere compares to the city of Dalat, a place bestowed with nature's favor, offering exceptional climate and landscapes. While people often mention the beautiful scenic spots of Dalat, it would be remiss not to highlight the three distinctive features that make this city a uniquely dreamy destination: the flower-lined streets, the misty atmosphere, and the refreshing southern chill.
The chilly charm of Vietnam's little Paris
The atmosphere of Dalat tourist destinations is inherently cool and refreshing, embracing all four seasons in a day. As you step outside onto the balcony early in the morning, breathing in the fresh air of the land, you'll feel a somewhat brisk chill, not gloomy like the winter days up north. Instead, this cold sensation brings an incredibly invigorating and pleasantly unfamiliar feeling, as if a surge of vibrant life is flowing through your body. Truly magical!
The crisp chill of Dalat plateau is truly intriguing, akin to bestowing upon you the purity, elegance, and gentle ambiance of the temperate climate, while also embracing the nostalgic coldness of the North. For those who have lived in Dalat, if one does not feel the chilly breezes in the early morning or evening, it would be a sense of disappointment, a poignant and indescribable feeling. Simply put, the coldness of this dreamy city invokes memories, enhancing the charm and grace of the gentle, lovely girls, blending humanity and nature, climate seamlessly.
Dalat is like that, resembling a cold, beautiful maiden to the extent that one cannot help but cherish, whether caught up in work or hastily going somewhere in the early morning or at night. Dalat residents never forget to carry a thin jacket like an indispensable companion.
The intriguing thing you can't overlook in the chilly morning of Dalat is sitting by the fireplace, rubbing your hands together, waiting to indulge in hot golden banh can, or warming your belly with dishes like bun chan gio, banh xiu mai, hot crispy bread... everything becomes more delicious and enticing than ever, thanks to the coldness of the land of mist.
The city of mist
Situated at an altitude of 1500 meters above sea level, the city of Dalat experiences early-season rains, creating a high humidity in the air that forms a beautiful layer of mist along Xuan Huong Lake, pine hills, casting a mystical appearance upon the mountains.
In every early morning, Dalat unveils itself magically cloaked in an enchanting white hue. You don't need to go far; just standing by the shores of Xuan Huong Lake, you can witness the silver-white mist lingering on leaves, grass blades, and pine branches. If you gaze into the distance, you'll surely only see a sea of white mist, resembling a beautiful girl captivating every gaze.
In April and May, the mist at Dalat tourist destinations is thickest. Looking down from above, the scenery of mountains, rivers, trees, and more all seems to be embraced under a layer of mystical, shimmering mist, making it truly magical. Moreover, on the high mountain peaks, Dalat appears like an elusive fairyland, blending the fascinating combination of mist and clouds.
If we talk about the most beautiful moments to capture high-quality and perfect photos, you should wait for sunrise. The sun shining through the green tree branches, with the mist still lingering, turns the dreamy city into a scene as if it's sleeping under the mist. Many photographers even liken this image to a beautiful princess sleeping in the forest.
It's said that Dalat, covered in mist during the misty season, is a paradise of inspiration for photographers to create unparalleled pictures with the unique green hues of nature blending with the white mist in the mountains.
Flower street – the promised land of vitality
A city nestled amidst endless green pine hills, thunderous majestic waterfalls flowing day and night, and elegant French-style villas gracing the picturesque scenery. In this charming setting, the presence of vibrant, multicolored flowers with a faintly alluring fragrance is essential: rows of willow-like tears resembling the long hair of mountainous girls, golden mimosa rows shining like morning light, and the characteristic white color of delicate-scented porcelain flowers—all contributing to Dalat, the city of thousands of flowers.
The simple yet enchanting paths, no different from those in the fairy-tale kingdom of floral mythology, are adorned on both sides with hundreds of flower species, wildflowers like daisies, white cosmos, purple and pink petunias, cherry blossoms, royal purple phoenix flowers, and more. Visitors will be amazed and feel fortunate to behold a vibrant and dreamy painting of real-life flowers, capturing the poetic and sentimental essence of the City of Flowers, Dalat.
No one, not even a researcher, can count the total number of flower species thriving and flaunting their colors in the mountain city. Just a brief overview, and Dalat has supplied 171,000 branches of various flowers to the southern provinces. Dalat Hasfarm alone has sent over 12 million splendidly colored flower branches to countries worldwide.
A distinctive feature at Dalat tourist destinations is that most flower species bloom all year round, thanks to the climate unique to this place, not following the typical rules such as orchids blooming in spring or chrysanthemums in autumn. Visitors will be continually amazed as, on the Dalat plateau, hundreds of tropical flower species from continents including China, Japan, France, the US, and the Netherlands are cultivated.
Artisans cultivating flowers in Dalat also successfully nurture renowned cut flower varieties such as white roses used to make bridal bouquets in weddings, blush roses, BB roses, celestial roses, engagement roses, ancient gold roses, phoenix tail roses, and European yellow roses, cherished and known as Josephines—a name closely associated with the French people as it belonged to the queen and wife of Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte.
One thing is certain, nowhere else in our country has as many flowers as in Dalat, from Eastern to Western flowers, and even tropical forest flowers. On the peak of Lang Biang Mountain, there are countless beautiful and rare forest flowers, eye-catching species like cherry blossoms, orchids, azaleas, silver butterflies, along riverbanks or on grassy shores.
The wildflowers in Dalat are not only beautiful for decoration but also possess various medicinal properties, with dandelions, button chrysanthemums, and artichoke flowers serving as herbal remedies. Additionally, wild-growing flowers on deserted hills and empty lands exhibit a unique beauty bestowed by nature, including virgin flowers, mother earth, lily flowers, deer eyes, daisy flowers, and more.
Today, many couples choose this city of a thousand flowers as their wedding photoshoot location, capturing vibrant images of various flowers, encapsulating the sweet essence of couple love and overflowing hope for the future. Numerous poets and musicians find inspiration to create renowned works where the main characters are the city of a thousand flowers, Dalat—a place filled with the colors of blossoms.
The city of Dalat, with its white mist and myriad-colored flowers, along with its characteristic chill that one can only love and reminisce about, forms an enticing Dalat tourist destination for travelers and loved ones to explore, relax, and create unforgettable memories, full of nostalgia and affection.
