Dalat Countryside Private Tour and Waterfalls

Walk through seven-level cascades at Pongour Falls and learn silk-making at a working factory.

A private countryside tour of Dalat with hotel pickup and an English-speaking local guide, visiting coffee farms, waterfalls, a silk factory, and K'Ho minority villages across 5 to 8 hours. The tour includes all entrance fees, bottled water, and private transportation by car or van. A minimum of 2 people books a vehicle, or a single traveler can arrange motorbike transport instead.

Step-by-step itinerary

Explore Dalat countryside and waterfalls

• Visit coffee farm and enjoy coffee
• Visit cricket farm and rice wine tunnel
• Watch silkworm rearing at silk factory
• Explore Elephant Waterfall
• Stop at Linh An Pagoda
• Walk around K'Ho minority village
• Visit Pongour Falls
• Optional stop at Tuyen Lam Lake

What’s included

• Hotel pickup and drop-off.
• private car or van transportation.
• English-speaking local guide.
• bottled water throughout the day.
• all entrance fees to the coffee farm, silk factory, pagoda, waterfalls and villages.

Times

• Every day 06:00 06:30 07:00 07:30 08:00 08:30 09:00 09:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30

Before you book

Group Private 6 group tours ›

Live guide English and Vietnamese

Meeting point and pickup Hotel pickup included. You can choose from 17 pickup points.

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Ages Adult (10 and older) · Child (3 to 9 years) · Infant (under 3): free

Cancellation and refunds Free cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund. It may be canceled due to bad weather or if the minimum number of travelers isn't reached. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund.

Good to know

Low physical effort Wheelchair accessible Accessible transport Stroller-friendly Not recommended during pregnancy Not recommended with heart problems Not recommended with back problems Infants must sit on laps

Operated by DaLat Private Tours

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The experience

Pongour Falls anchors this tour: one of the Central Highlands' most striking waterfalls, with seven rock-level cascades and a wide natural basin where you can walk into the spray and cool off. Before you reach it, the day moves through stops that build a picture of how people live and work in the countryside around Dalat. You visit a coffee farm to taste Vietnamese coffee made the local way, watch silkworms being raised and silk thread being made at a working factory, and stop at Elephant Waterfall for another chance to get wet in freshwater. A guide who speaks English walks you through each place and explains what you're seeing.

The route also includes Linh An Pagoda, where a giant statue of Happy Buddha sits alongside Vietnam's tallest statue of the Goddess of Mercy, and a walk through a K'Ho minority village to see how the ethnic group that originally settled Dalat lives today. If time allows, the tour finishes at Tuyen Lam Lake, locals call it Paradise Lake, where you can sit by the water, breathe the pine forest air, and take photos without rushing. Hotel pickup and drop-off are included, so you don't arrange transport to the starting point.

The tour runs as a private experience: your group travels in its own car or van with a driver and guide, not mixed with other bookings. Water is provided throughout. All entrance fees to the sites are already paid, so you walk in without stopping at ticket windows. The day stretches between 5 and 8 hours depending on how many stops you linger at and how far Tuyen Lam Lake is from your hotel.

Top questions

What languages is the tour guided in?

Live guide in English and Vietnamese.

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Child (3 to 9 years); Infant (under 3): free.

What happens if it rains?

It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund. Free cancellation up to 24 h before the start.

What are the two main waterfalls on this Dalat countryside tour?

Elephant Waterfall and Pongour Falls are the two waterfalls. Pongour Falls is known for its seven-level rock cascades and wide natural basin. Elephant Waterfall offers another freshwater swimming spot along the route.

Does the tour include lunch or coffee?

The tour includes a stop at a coffee farm where you taste Vietnamese coffee made locally. Lunch and other drinks or shopping are not included. You pay separately for those.

How does pickup work if I'm staying in a Dalat hotel?

Hotel pickup and drop-off are included. Your guide and driver will collect you from your accommodation and return you there at the end of the tour, so you don't need to arrange your own way to the starting point.

What happens if I'm traveling alone? Can I still book this tour?

If only one person books, the tour is arranged by motorbike instead of a car or van. If you prefer private car transport, you can book for 2 people. The operator will pair you with another traveler or you can bring a companion.

What is included in the tour price?

Hotel pickup and drop-off, private transportation, an English-speaking local guide, bottled water (1 liter per person), and all entrance fees to the coffee farm, silk factory, pagoda, waterfalls, and villages are included.

Is this tour suitable for someone with limited mobility?

The transportation is wheelchair accessible and the tour is suitable for all fitness levels. However, it is not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries or poor cardiovascular health. Infants and small children can travel in a pram or stroller, or sit on an adult's lap.