Secret Tour Dalat

Duration Full Day (approx. 8.5 hours; finishes approx. 5:00 PM)
Departure Da Lat City Center
Destination Da Lat City
Transport Easy Rider Motorbike / Self Ride / Private Car
Daily Distance Approx. 120-140 km
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Tour Overview

This full-day Easy Rider tour leaves central Da Lat for lakeside roads, farming communities and mountain countryside. You ride behind a local guide to Tuyen Lam Lake, Chicken Village, Pongour Waterfall and Linh An Pagoda. The route covers approximately 120 to 140 km and runs for about 8.5 hours.

Along the way you see how silk, rice wine and edible crickets are produced, and how coffee grows around Ta Nung. Riding time totals about four to five hours, split by sightseeing and lunch stops. You can ride as a passenger, self-ride if qualified, or take a private car.

Highlights – Ride through Da Lat’s lakeside and mountain countryside behind a local Easy Rider guide – Learn about K’Ho culture and community life during a visit to Chicken Village – Walk to the viewpoint at Pongour Waterfall and see its broad, tiered cascade – Discover how silk, rice wine and edible crickets are produced by local businesses – Cross the coffee-growing hills around Ta Nung and stop for an optional cup of locally grown coffee

Important Tour Notes

What to Bring:

  • Comfortable closed-toe shoes or secure sandals
  • Long trousers suitable for motorbike travel
  • A light jacket or warm layer, and a rain jacket or poncho
  • Sunscreen and sunglasses
  • A camera or fully charged phone
  • Cash in Vietnamese dong for lunch and drinks
  • Personal medication, and motion-sickness medication if required
  • Clothing covering shoulders and knees for Linh An Pagoda
  • For self-riders: a valid licence, international permit and insurance documents

Tour Itinerary

Departure

Meet your guide and safety briefing

Meet your local Easy Rider guide at your accommodation in central Da Lat. Your guide introduces the route, provides a helmet and explains how to sit safely and communicate during the ride. Riding time across the day totals about four to five hours, broken up by the stops.

Stop 1

Tuyen Lam Lake

The first stop is near Tuyen Lam Lake, a large freshwater lake surrounded by pine-covered hills. Enjoy the cool morning air and take photographs from a safe lakeside viewpoint.

Stop 2

Chicken Village

Continue through the southern countryside towards Chicken Village, traditionally associated with the K'Ho community. The route passes vegetable farms, flower-growing areas, pine hills and small rural settlements. Your guide shares the village's culture and community life.

Stop 3

Pongour Waterfall

Ride farther south through open farmland and highland countryside to Pongour Waterfall. Walk to the viewpoint and see its broad, tiered cascade. Entrance fees are included in the tour price.

Ride

Towards Nam Ban

Leave Pongour and travel through rural districts towards the Nam Ban area. This is one of the longer riding sections of the day, passing agricultural land and small roadside communities.

Stop 4

Linh An Pagoda and Elephant Waterfall viewpoint

Visit Linh An Pagoda, a Buddhist complex near Elephant Waterfall. Walk the temple grounds and see the large Happy Buddha and Lady Buddha statues while learning about local Buddhist practices. Elephant Waterfall is viewed from the pagoda area; direct access is not guaranteed.

Lunch

Lunch in Nam Ban

Stop for lunch at a local restaurant in or near Nam Ban. Lunch is not included in the tour price, and each guest pays for their own meal.

Stop 5

Silk factory

Visit a working silk factory and follow the production process. You see the journey from silkworm cocoon to silk thread and woven fabric.

Stop 6

Rice wine workshop and cricket farm

Meet local producers and learn how Vietnamese rice wine, nicknamed Happy Water, is fermented and distilled. Continue to a cricket farm to see how crickets are raised as a source of food.

Stop 7

Coffee plantation

Stop at a coffee plantation or countryside coffee venue overlooking the hills. Learn how coffee is grown, harvested and processed in the Central Highlands. Depending on the season, you may see coffee flowers, green cherries, ripe fruit or drying beans. Coffee is purchased separately.

Return

Ta Nung Pass to Da Lat

Complete the loop on the mountain road over Ta Nung Pass towards Da Lat. The tour normally finishes at approximately 5:00 PM. The return time may change with traffic and weather.

Inclusions & Exclusions

What's Included

  • English-speaking guide
  • Entrance fees
  • Easy Rider guide and motorbike, when that option is booked
  • Shared minivan, when the group option is booked
  • Fuel for Easy Rider and private car options
  • Helmet for Easy Rider passengers and self-riders
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off

What's Not Included

  • Lunch
  • Coffee and weasel coffee
  • Additional drinks
  • Optional food
  • Personal expenses and souvenirs
  • Personal travel or accident insurance
  • Tips for the guide and driver
  • Pickup outside the standard service area
  • Motorbike damage or repair costs for self-riders
  • The additional USD 15 for a manual 150cc self-ride motorbike

Good to Know & Preparation

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