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iVoRy T
Half Moon Bay, CA181 contributions
Apr 2024 • Friends
You do not need to buy the tickets to hike here!
I was misinformed by the agent at the main entrance that I needed the tickets to hike. This is not true. There is a path right next to the entrance. It’s free to hike in the Lang Biang forest.
I was sad that I was lied to buy the ticket to hike. If you were to get a lift by a car to the top, then pay for the fee. Otherwise, you can hike freely just 10 meters to the right of the entrance
I was misinformed by the agent at the main entrance that I needed the tickets to hike. This is not true. There is a path right next to the entrance. It’s free to hike in the Lang Biang forest.
I was sad that I was lied to buy the ticket to hike. If you were to get a lift by a car to the top, then pay for the fee. Otherwise, you can hike freely just 10 meters to the right of the entrance
Written 23 April 2024
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nomad07
Doncaster, Australia431 contributions
Apr 2022 • Friends
Someone told me how great this place is and they were right. We opted for the Jeep ride up. It was great because I love old school 4WD so it made for the feel of adventure. At the summit there are amazing views and alot of photo opportunities with props to add to the excitement. It was very busy when we were there
Written 6 May 2022
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Cks
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Dec 2019 • Couples
Good views of Lang Biang and surrounds. Quite touristy but do so if you have nothing better to do.
Took taxi from Dalat to Lang Biang base and then shared a jeep ride up to radar station. Did not hike up.
Waterfall especially Pongour Falls near Dalat are a better visit and more highly recommended.
Took taxi from Dalat to Lang Biang base and then shared a jeep ride up to radar station. Did not hike up.
Waterfall especially Pongour Falls near Dalat are a better visit and more highly recommended.
Written 11 January 2020
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charlie b
vienna41 contributions
Dec 2012 • Friends
This review is for all hikers and wanderer who want to “climb” this mountain individually. If you look for s.th. for mountaineering or climbing, you better find a real mountain Reaching the peak is as easy as finding noodle soup in Vietnam. So, don’t let the travel agencies tell you you would get lost in the jungle!
Short description of the national park:
There are 2 peaks: the paved road leads to the radar base. People are taken there by jeep from the national park entrance. The ways are separating after 2.2 km. The dirt road (right turn) leads to Lang Biang peak (2167m).
Our trip:
We took the Local Bus No. 5 to Lat Village. The bus stop in Dalat is shown in the attached map. The bus comes every ~30 min and we waited only 10 min (consider that there is lunch break 12-13h – no busses running!).
We entered the bus and I showed the ticket lady a self written paper „lang biang mountain”. She confirmed that we are on the correct bus and we paid 9.000 VND each. The bus ride took about 30-40 min. and the last stop is right in front of the national park gate (MAP: Bus stop).
At the entry gate [1] (MAP: Entry gate) we paid the entrance fee (2 US$ or equivalent Dong).
We followed the paved road (MAP: Paved road used by jeeps). To the left there is the big „Lang Biang” writing (MAP: „Lang Biang” writing). There is actually only one road.
After ~30 min. walking the tourist groups arrived and were take up to the second peak by jeep. That was a little annoying as they all passed by. After ~45 min. on the paved road the ways separated. There is a little hut [2] were an extra fee should be paid (MAP: Little hut). We took the unpaved path, passed the hut and were lucky because none was in it :-).
We followed the path thru a pine forest [3]. You cannot miss the path and there are signs [4] telling you how many meters still to go.
After a while we reached the jungle/rain forest, which is very humid and it must be hell walking there in a heavy rain. But even here the way can easily be found [5-8]. We reached the peak [9] about 1:30h after entering the entrance gate (middle fast walking, no breaks).
From the peak we came the same way down back to the hut where we reached the paved road. Just a few steps after the hut downhill on the paved road we found the shortcut that the travel guides use (MAP: DirtRoad (Pine Forest)). We didn’t look for the shortcut for the ascent because we thought it’s always harder to find the way uphill and we had no idea what it would looks like and where it starts.
Downhill it was pretty easy to follow the path. It’s a very beautiful path through the pine forest and there are no jeeps :-). On the way down we meet a group with a guide and were happy that we did this on ourselves. The shortcut way ends/begins a few meters above the big „lang biang” writing (MAP: Side Road thru Forest).
Ascent thru shortcut (forest path):
To take the short cut also for the ascent see the pictures. I took them when coming down but looking uphill. Therefore this is the view you would see when you go uphill.
The junction [10] can easily be missed. Look for the dirt road on the right. First it goes a little bit downhill and you will see the greenhouses.
Just follow the path up to the mountain ridge [11]. You will pass some palm trees and huts [12]. On the mountain ridge the path [13] might not be very easy to be seen.
In the forest it’s much easier to find the way, since everyone uses the same path [14-15]. The shortcut path ends a few meters below the little hut [2]. Just keep following the explanations from there.
Because of the bus’ lunchbreak we had to wait until 13:00 and had lunch in the little „diner” right next to the gate on the outside. When we got on the bus I showed again my paper now written „Dalat – Phan Dinh Phung”. She nodded to confirm and we paid again 9.000 VND each.
Summarizing:
If you also want to see the elefant water falls, the silk manufacture, and so on, a travel agency trip might be your choice. But if you just want to climb the mountain – go on your own.
If you take a trip with a travel agency make sure they take you to the right peak (you can’t get on the higher one by car!)
We didn’t take the shortcut because we had no plan nor fotos. With the pictures I uploaded here you can decide to take the path thru the forest also for the ascent. It’s not difficult to stay on the right way but if you want to stay on the safe side take the paved road to the hut. I’ve also seen people going to the national park by bike. According to google maps it’s only 10 km. But I can’t give any info about the way there by bike.
I hope this helps. Enjoy your trip.
Map 1: Dalat to Lat village /Lang Biang Entry Gate (from Googel Maps)
Map 2: Bus stop in Dalat (from Google Maps)
We read that there is also another bus stop down the road opposite the Dream Hotel.
Map 3: Dalat (from Gecko Tours)
Short description of the national park:
There are 2 peaks: the paved road leads to the radar base. People are taken there by jeep from the national park entrance. The ways are separating after 2.2 km. The dirt road (right turn) leads to Lang Biang peak (2167m).
Our trip:
We took the Local Bus No. 5 to Lat Village. The bus stop in Dalat is shown in the attached map. The bus comes every ~30 min and we waited only 10 min (consider that there is lunch break 12-13h – no busses running!).
We entered the bus and I showed the ticket lady a self written paper „lang biang mountain”. She confirmed that we are on the correct bus and we paid 9.000 VND each. The bus ride took about 30-40 min. and the last stop is right in front of the national park gate (MAP: Bus stop).
At the entry gate [1] (MAP: Entry gate) we paid the entrance fee (2 US$ or equivalent Dong).
We followed the paved road (MAP: Paved road used by jeeps). To the left there is the big „Lang Biang” writing (MAP: „Lang Biang” writing). There is actually only one road.
After ~30 min. walking the tourist groups arrived and were take up to the second peak by jeep. That was a little annoying as they all passed by. After ~45 min. on the paved road the ways separated. There is a little hut [2] were an extra fee should be paid (MAP: Little hut). We took the unpaved path, passed the hut and were lucky because none was in it :-).
We followed the path thru a pine forest [3]. You cannot miss the path and there are signs [4] telling you how many meters still to go.
After a while we reached the jungle/rain forest, which is very humid and it must be hell walking there in a heavy rain. But even here the way can easily be found [5-8]. We reached the peak [9] about 1:30h after entering the entrance gate (middle fast walking, no breaks).
From the peak we came the same way down back to the hut where we reached the paved road. Just a few steps after the hut downhill on the paved road we found the shortcut that the travel guides use (MAP: DirtRoad (Pine Forest)). We didn’t look for the shortcut for the ascent because we thought it’s always harder to find the way uphill and we had no idea what it would looks like and where it starts.
Downhill it was pretty easy to follow the path. It’s a very beautiful path through the pine forest and there are no jeeps :-). On the way down we meet a group with a guide and were happy that we did this on ourselves. The shortcut way ends/begins a few meters above the big „lang biang” writing (MAP: Side Road thru Forest).
Ascent thru shortcut (forest path):
To take the short cut also for the ascent see the pictures. I took them when coming down but looking uphill. Therefore this is the view you would see when you go uphill.
The junction [10] can easily be missed. Look for the dirt road on the right. First it goes a little bit downhill and you will see the greenhouses.
Just follow the path up to the mountain ridge [11]. You will pass some palm trees and huts [12]. On the mountain ridge the path [13] might not be very easy to be seen.
In the forest it’s much easier to find the way, since everyone uses the same path [14-15]. The shortcut path ends a few meters below the little hut [2]. Just keep following the explanations from there.
Because of the bus’ lunchbreak we had to wait until 13:00 and had lunch in the little „diner” right next to the gate on the outside. When we got on the bus I showed again my paper now written „Dalat – Phan Dinh Phung”. She nodded to confirm and we paid again 9.000 VND each.
Summarizing:
If you also want to see the elefant water falls, the silk manufacture, and so on, a travel agency trip might be your choice. But if you just want to climb the mountain – go on your own.
If you take a trip with a travel agency make sure they take you to the right peak (you can’t get on the higher one by car!)
We didn’t take the shortcut because we had no plan nor fotos. With the pictures I uploaded here you can decide to take the path thru the forest also for the ascent. It’s not difficult to stay on the right way but if you want to stay on the safe side take the paved road to the hut. I’ve also seen people going to the national park by bike. According to google maps it’s only 10 km. But I can’t give any info about the way there by bike.
I hope this helps. Enjoy your trip.
Map 1: Dalat to Lat village /Lang Biang Entry Gate (from Googel Maps)
Map 2: Bus stop in Dalat (from Google Maps)
We read that there is also another bus stop down the road opposite the Dream Hotel.
Map 3: Dalat (from Gecko Tours)
Written 15 January 2013
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Mike R
Ottawa29 contributions
June 2013 • Couples
In addition to Charlie B's instructions from January 15, 2013 (we recommend taking a look at his post too), we thought we could share our experience and add a few more photos for people that would like to hike up Liang Biang Mountain on their own.
We biked to Lang Biang Base from Dalat which is about 12km (takes about 45 minutes by crappy mountain bikes). Take Xo Viet Nghe Tinh out of Dalat and continue straight on this road until its end at Lang Biang Mountain (you will not miss the gate). We parked our bikes at one of the shops which cost 10,000 dong for two bikes.
There are three peaks in this area. Lang Biang, an unnamed peak, and Radar Base (where all the jeeps drive to). We hiked to Lang Biang mountain. It is also possible to go to the Radar Base by paved road, and apparently there are places to eat up there (although we cannot confirm this as we did not go).
We took the paved road to get to the Lang Biang trail hut, but we found it unpleasant as the jeeps that were going to the Radar Base kept zooming by. We have attached a picture of the map we received [See photo 1]. We would recommend taking the red trail through the forest. We took this trail going down, but recommend that hikers take the trail up as well for a more enjoyable experience.
The trail starts about 200-300m from the gate of Lang Biang Base. Follow the paved road that the jeeps take and after 200-300m, take the first dirt road to the right [See photo 2]. It will go down a hill and there will be greenhouses on the right side of the road. At the end of the row of greenhouses and prior to the road making a right hand turn, you need to take a path to the left that goes up a hill [See photo 3]. Keep walking up the hill and there are some fields that you will want to pass between (there will be barbed wire on both sides) [See photo 4]. After this, its pretty smooth sailing. There was one tricky junction that we took a photo of about 3/4 of the way up where you want to hang a left and it looks like the path may go to the right [See photo 5]. The worst case scenario is if you are feeling very lost just start walking towards the paved jeep road to the west and you can follow the paved road to the Lang Biang Trail ticket booth hut. After the hut, there is no where to get lost as there is just one path.
The view from the top of the peak is nice - looks over Dalat and the surrounding area. Hike took us 5 hours round trip including a picnic lunch at the top.
Happy Hiking!
We biked to Lang Biang Base from Dalat which is about 12km (takes about 45 minutes by crappy mountain bikes). Take Xo Viet Nghe Tinh out of Dalat and continue straight on this road until its end at Lang Biang Mountain (you will not miss the gate). We parked our bikes at one of the shops which cost 10,000 dong for two bikes.
There are three peaks in this area. Lang Biang, an unnamed peak, and Radar Base (where all the jeeps drive to). We hiked to Lang Biang mountain. It is also possible to go to the Radar Base by paved road, and apparently there are places to eat up there (although we cannot confirm this as we did not go).
We took the paved road to get to the Lang Biang trail hut, but we found it unpleasant as the jeeps that were going to the Radar Base kept zooming by. We have attached a picture of the map we received [See photo 1]. We would recommend taking the red trail through the forest. We took this trail going down, but recommend that hikers take the trail up as well for a more enjoyable experience.
The trail starts about 200-300m from the gate of Lang Biang Base. Follow the paved road that the jeeps take and after 200-300m, take the first dirt road to the right [See photo 2]. It will go down a hill and there will be greenhouses on the right side of the road. At the end of the row of greenhouses and prior to the road making a right hand turn, you need to take a path to the left that goes up a hill [See photo 3]. Keep walking up the hill and there are some fields that you will want to pass between (there will be barbed wire on both sides) [See photo 4]. After this, its pretty smooth sailing. There was one tricky junction that we took a photo of about 3/4 of the way up where you want to hang a left and it looks like the path may go to the right [See photo 5]. The worst case scenario is if you are feeling very lost just start walking towards the paved jeep road to the west and you can follow the paved road to the Lang Biang Trail ticket booth hut. After the hut, there is no where to get lost as there is just one path.
The view from the top of the peak is nice - looks over Dalat and the surrounding area. Hike took us 5 hours round trip including a picnic lunch at the top.
Happy Hiking!
Written 30 June 2013
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bennett2006
Ho Chi Minh City600 contributions
Nov 2017 • Solo
1. GETTING THERE.
You can either take a bus, a taxi or drive there yourself (on a rented bike like I did). I didn't try out Uber/GrabBike so I'm not sure. Google Maps is great. The entrance to Mt Lang Biang Park is located right at the end of the neat little Lac Duong town with one main street leading directly to the park.
2. FEE OR FREE. It depends on what you want to do.
FEE: Locals pay the entrance fee of 30,000vnd (same for foreigners) to enter the park and take photos at the Lang Biang sign – not really worth it if you ask me. To make it worthwhile, you should take the jeep to the top to enjoy the view. Rental for a whole jeep is 360,000vnd for 6 pax (60,000vnd/pax). If you’re alone like me, you’ll need to wait for 5 others or pay the entire amount yourself. Just go to the payment counter and leave your name there (at least there’s a queue system here). You will be called when your turn is due. The 60k you pay is for the ride up and down – believe me, it is worth paying.
FREE: If all you want to do is trek up and down, then there's no need to go through the official entrance and pay 30k. There is a track on the immediate right of the entrance that will take you all the way up to the viewing peak, via leg power. (See my photos) The lady at the ticketing counter told me it takes about 3 hours to trek up and of course coming down is much faster.
IMO: Unless you’re the trekking kind who love to stress out your leg muscles, my advice is to take the jeep up and trek down. I took the jeep up and trekked down – it was a very lovely walk among the pine forest on a sunny day. If it’s rainy, that’ll be a different story totally. Needless to say, climbing up when the ground is wet will be all the harder. Main reason is because of the ground condition, which is already bald from the years of usage – that makes it worse and slippery both up and down. And you might not get to see any view if it’s cloudy or misty. I saw a few rather weary tourists walking up – I think they didn’t realize it’s a rather tiring climb uphill all the way for 2.5 to 3 hours – that’s why the jeep is good.
3. TREKKING UP AND DOWN
The directions are much clearer coming down than going up. There are about 7-8 blue UP-DOWN signs to guide you along the forest trail.
UP: Take the track on the immediate right of the official entrance. Going up is tricky as you need to know where to turn off to go up. (See my photos) You’ll come to a purple house a few hundred metres after. And then you’ll see a green house on the right a little later. Right after this green house the track turns 90 degrees to the right. That’s where you go straight up instead of following the track. It’s uphill all the way in the pine forest until you hit the road. From there, you’ll have to follow the road as there’s no more forest tracks. 100m up and to your right is the split point – the right jungle trail goes to Mount Lang Biang (there’s a payment booth there; I think it’s a 20k ticket); the left bitumen road leads to Mt Radar – that’s where all the jeeps go to as the views are there.
DOWN : If you have taken the jeep up like me, then walk down along the road until you hit the split point to Mt Lang Biang peak. You can see a blue sign from here (100m down the road). That’s where you take the forest trail down. The rest of your walk is a piece of cake.
4. WHEN TO GO
It’s not a good idea if it’s a rainy day. Better to go on a clear sunny day. I was there on 2 days. The first time in the afternoon about 2.30pm on a Wednesday. Unless you’re prepared to pay 360k for a solo jeep ride up, this is not a good time. Very few visitors, and even fewer wanting to go up via the jeep. I waited for a while before finally taking a walk by myself. The next morning, Thursday, I came about 7.30am. There were a lot more visitors at this time, and it wasn’t long before I was called to join one of the jeeps up.
5. THERE ARE 2 PEAKS!
RADAR PEAK - that’s the place where the jeeps take the tourists to. It’s a nice view when the sky is clear. It’s touristy – what do you expect? There’s a café and restaurant where you can take your meals/drinks and some souvenir shops, pony rides etc. You are supposed to take the same jeep down (good value for your 60k) so remember to check with the driver how long you have at the place. I overheard it's about 30 minutes. I didn’t check as I intended to trek down.
LANG BIANG PEAK – this is the true Lang Biang Peak. There’s a turn off (see the map) that you can’t miss at the split point. That’s for those who want to trek to the authentic Lang Biang Peak. I didn’t trek that way so I can’t say much about it.
6. POINTS TO NOTE
Take note that if you bike there, the bike park closes at 5pm. There’s a nice cafetaria after the entrance with lots of seating and the toilets are nice and clean. If you’re taking the bus, please remember to ask about the last bus. I saw 4 tourists walking in the rain after 5pm – I think they missed the last bus. They should have asked one of the locals to call a taxi for them. It’ll take ages for them to walk back to Dalat city. Wear proper trekking shoes if you’re trekking – saw a couple in sports shoes who told me they regretted not wearing trekking shoes. Bring an umbrella/rain coat if you’re in Dalat during the rainy season but it's best not to go during a rainy day.
I note that the photos I uploaded are jumbled up and not in sequence. But I think you shouldn't have a problem figuring which comes first.
You can either take a bus, a taxi or drive there yourself (on a rented bike like I did). I didn't try out Uber/GrabBike so I'm not sure. Google Maps is great. The entrance to Mt Lang Biang Park is located right at the end of the neat little Lac Duong town with one main street leading directly to the park.
2. FEE OR FREE. It depends on what you want to do.
FEE: Locals pay the entrance fee of 30,000vnd (same for foreigners) to enter the park and take photos at the Lang Biang sign – not really worth it if you ask me. To make it worthwhile, you should take the jeep to the top to enjoy the view. Rental for a whole jeep is 360,000vnd for 6 pax (60,000vnd/pax). If you’re alone like me, you’ll need to wait for 5 others or pay the entire amount yourself. Just go to the payment counter and leave your name there (at least there’s a queue system here). You will be called when your turn is due. The 60k you pay is for the ride up and down – believe me, it is worth paying.
FREE: If all you want to do is trek up and down, then there's no need to go through the official entrance and pay 30k. There is a track on the immediate right of the entrance that will take you all the way up to the viewing peak, via leg power. (See my photos) The lady at the ticketing counter told me it takes about 3 hours to trek up and of course coming down is much faster.
IMO: Unless you’re the trekking kind who love to stress out your leg muscles, my advice is to take the jeep up and trek down. I took the jeep up and trekked down – it was a very lovely walk among the pine forest on a sunny day. If it’s rainy, that’ll be a different story totally. Needless to say, climbing up when the ground is wet will be all the harder. Main reason is because of the ground condition, which is already bald from the years of usage – that makes it worse and slippery both up and down. And you might not get to see any view if it’s cloudy or misty. I saw a few rather weary tourists walking up – I think they didn’t realize it’s a rather tiring climb uphill all the way for 2.5 to 3 hours – that’s why the jeep is good.
3. TREKKING UP AND DOWN
The directions are much clearer coming down than going up. There are about 7-8 blue UP-DOWN signs to guide you along the forest trail.
UP: Take the track on the immediate right of the official entrance. Going up is tricky as you need to know where to turn off to go up. (See my photos) You’ll come to a purple house a few hundred metres after. And then you’ll see a green house on the right a little later. Right after this green house the track turns 90 degrees to the right. That’s where you go straight up instead of following the track. It’s uphill all the way in the pine forest until you hit the road. From there, you’ll have to follow the road as there’s no more forest tracks. 100m up and to your right is the split point – the right jungle trail goes to Mount Lang Biang (there’s a payment booth there; I think it’s a 20k ticket); the left bitumen road leads to Mt Radar – that’s where all the jeeps go to as the views are there.
DOWN : If you have taken the jeep up like me, then walk down along the road until you hit the split point to Mt Lang Biang peak. You can see a blue sign from here (100m down the road). That’s where you take the forest trail down. The rest of your walk is a piece of cake.
4. WHEN TO GO
It’s not a good idea if it’s a rainy day. Better to go on a clear sunny day. I was there on 2 days. The first time in the afternoon about 2.30pm on a Wednesday. Unless you’re prepared to pay 360k for a solo jeep ride up, this is not a good time. Very few visitors, and even fewer wanting to go up via the jeep. I waited for a while before finally taking a walk by myself. The next morning, Thursday, I came about 7.30am. There were a lot more visitors at this time, and it wasn’t long before I was called to join one of the jeeps up.
5. THERE ARE 2 PEAKS!
RADAR PEAK - that’s the place where the jeeps take the tourists to. It’s a nice view when the sky is clear. It’s touristy – what do you expect? There’s a café and restaurant where you can take your meals/drinks and some souvenir shops, pony rides etc. You are supposed to take the same jeep down (good value for your 60k) so remember to check with the driver how long you have at the place. I overheard it's about 30 minutes. I didn’t check as I intended to trek down.
LANG BIANG PEAK – this is the true Lang Biang Peak. There’s a turn off (see the map) that you can’t miss at the split point. That’s for those who want to trek to the authentic Lang Biang Peak. I didn’t trek that way so I can’t say much about it.
6. POINTS TO NOTE
Take note that if you bike there, the bike park closes at 5pm. There’s a nice cafetaria after the entrance with lots of seating and the toilets are nice and clean. If you’re taking the bus, please remember to ask about the last bus. I saw 4 tourists walking in the rain after 5pm – I think they missed the last bus. They should have asked one of the locals to call a taxi for them. It’ll take ages for them to walk back to Dalat city. Wear proper trekking shoes if you’re trekking – saw a couple in sports shoes who told me they regretted not wearing trekking shoes. Bring an umbrella/rain coat if you’re in Dalat during the rainy season but it's best not to go during a rainy day.
I note that the photos I uploaded are jumbled up and not in sequence. But I think you shouldn't have a problem figuring which comes first.
Written 12 November 2017
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Thanh M
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam75 contributions
This is not a national park, but a privately-run concession. Thus, it's not in the company's interest to indicate the first hiking path, the use of which is included in the initial entrance fee.
After avoiding jeeps careening up and down the main road for 4 km, you'll come to the path to the peak. The "ranger station" is nothing more than a ticket booth, and once you pay your fee, the real hike begins.
This is a strenuous, but beautiful climb! The views are spectacular. So, why the bad review, you ask?
At the top we were caught in a torrential downpour which in Da Lat means the temperature drops from 30 to 15 in a matter minutes. An hour later, shivering with numb fingers and toes, we were expecting assistance at the "ranger station," but the "ranger" had left.
First danger: if you get stuck on the mountain - even though you have registered with the "ranger" - no one's coming for you.
Second danger: the emergency numbers listed on the signs and tickets do not work.
Third danger: once you flag down a jeep, the driver will only take you down if you show him some cash. We paid for another couple stuck in the rain without sufficient funds.
I live in Vietnam and was surprised by the lack of concern by the employees. The owners of this concession do not deserve your money.
This is my first negative review on this site. I do not like to waste my time with nitpicking, but the dangers present here compel me.
After avoiding jeeps careening up and down the main road for 4 km, you'll come to the path to the peak. The "ranger station" is nothing more than a ticket booth, and once you pay your fee, the real hike begins.
This is a strenuous, but beautiful climb! The views are spectacular. So, why the bad review, you ask?
At the top we were caught in a torrential downpour which in Da Lat means the temperature drops from 30 to 15 in a matter minutes. An hour later, shivering with numb fingers and toes, we were expecting assistance at the "ranger station," but the "ranger" had left.
First danger: if you get stuck on the mountain - even though you have registered with the "ranger" - no one's coming for you.
Second danger: the emergency numbers listed on the signs and tickets do not work.
Third danger: once you flag down a jeep, the driver will only take you down if you show him some cash. We paid for another couple stuck in the rain without sufficient funds.
I live in Vietnam and was surprised by the lack of concern by the employees. The owners of this concession do not deserve your money.
This is my first negative review on this site. I do not like to waste my time with nitpicking, but the dangers present here compel me.
Written 28 May 2014
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Maxine
11 contributions
May 2021 • Family
The Jeeps on display here are amazing. We walked to the place of view. The paths could be slippery. The vendors here could be selling counterfeit goods. Otherwise, it was fair fun.
Written 2 June 2021
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Nuala M
11 contributions
July 2017 • Couples
This trail can be done quite easily without a guide but don't go after or during rain as the latter stages are very slippery. We would have walked at about an average pace and the climb took us 4 and a half hours return. Take plenty of water and snacks. The ascent is about 600 metres and the earlier and latter stages are steep. The final part has steps which can be very slippery.
****DOWNLOAD maps.me this gives you a gps map with off line access and the route to the peak is clearly marked.
The route
Take the local bus 5 from the market area and go to last stop. (Lang Biag is marked on bus). The entrance to Lang Biag is clearly visible when you get out.
DON'T GO INTO THE PARK there is a dirt road to the right directly in front of entrance gate, walk up this a short distance. Pass a row of greenhouses on your right, immediately after these YOU LEAVE THE DIRT ROAD AND TAKE A TRAIL ON YOUR LEFT (this could be easily missed). From here you go up a narrow path with some coffee plants on your right, the trail is marked from here but check your GPS from time to time.
TIP
Go as early in the morning as you can, we got the bus at 9.30 am , started climbing at 10.00am and got stuck behind a number of large school groups walking to summit (we met no one for the first half of climb). We went July 11th don't know if it was a significant school holiday but we didn't expect a crowd at the summit!!
****DOWNLOAD maps.me this gives you a gps map with off line access and the route to the peak is clearly marked.
The route
Take the local bus 5 from the market area and go to last stop. (Lang Biag is marked on bus). The entrance to Lang Biag is clearly visible when you get out.
DON'T GO INTO THE PARK there is a dirt road to the right directly in front of entrance gate, walk up this a short distance. Pass a row of greenhouses on your right, immediately after these YOU LEAVE THE DIRT ROAD AND TAKE A TRAIL ON YOUR LEFT (this could be easily missed). From here you go up a narrow path with some coffee plants on your right, the trail is marked from here but check your GPS from time to time.
TIP
Go as early in the morning as you can, we got the bus at 9.30 am , started climbing at 10.00am and got stuck behind a number of large school groups walking to summit (we met no one for the first half of climb). We went July 11th don't know if it was a significant school holiday but we didn't expect a crowd at the summit!!
Written 12 July 2017
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Rich C
Feltham, UK53 contributions
Nov 2012 • Couples
We cycled here from the centre of Dalat. Took approx 1hr on our borrowed (free) bikes from Thien An Hotel! we then walked up the trail/road leading to the top of the mountain. After the cycle, this was tough enough but then the proper hike began... The trail split to either the peak or Radar Point. We obviously went for the peak of the mountain and proceeded to climb through the jungle trail and up the mountain. This part of the hike took approx 45mins to get up (the proceeding walk up the main road/trail took 1hr before this). So the whole walk/climb/hike took just shy of 2hrs to get up. It was very tough so if you are considering this I would highly recommend getting a chauffeur-driven jeep up the (1hr walk) road/trail and save your legs for the main trek through the jungle up to the peak! We then climbed down the mountain, back the walk we came, which was about 1hr45mins in total. Then we cycled back to Dalat! Crazy day... :-)
Written 24 November 2012
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