The Vietnamese have one saying: “Dalat is beautiful not by the seas, but by waterfalls.” Around this town there are many beautiful waterfalls, completely unlike one another. Among Russian tourists, the most popular is a place called Park “Prenn” with the same waterfall.
Where is
This park is located 10 km from the center of Dalat, at the base of the Prenn mountain, both the waterfall itself and the park established around it are named after it.
You can get to him by taking rent a motorbike or Taxi, which is quite inexpensive, about 300 rubles.
Usually, excursion groups combine visiting the Prenn park with other excursions:
- Chuk Lak Monastery. Compared with other Buddhist temples, it was built in 1994 and is not particularly noticeable inside. All the beauty of this place lies in the nature around. The monastery was built in a surprisingly beautiful pine forest, at an altitude of 1500 m above sea level. You can reach it by cable car, the total length of which is 3.5 km;
- visiting the three most popular waterfalls of Dalat: Ivory, Pongur, Datanla. This is the most optimal route, because all places are in close proximity to each other, besides, you can enjoy the beauty and compare all three waterfalls at once.
Sights of the park
The entrance to the park is decorated with arches of artificial stone, surrounded by yellow orchids. Literally every 50 m there are original gazebos for rest in the form of exotic mushrooms. Everywhere you can see all sorts of statues, ornamental lawns, fountains. At the same time, the decorative beauty of the landings is bordered by wild nature, the pine forest, which fits well into the overall landscape.
In the park “Prenn” there is a famous orchid shop. Here you can buy both bulbs of these flowers, as well as adults, flowering plants in pots at very low prices. The price of one copy is about $ 2.5. Next to the flower shop is a house with an exhibition of national Vietnamese clothing. For a fee, you can rent local outfits and take a walk through the park in this form.
Another famous landmark of the park “Prenn” is a coffee shop that serves rare coffee luvak. It is special in that it is produced from coffee beans processed by cute animal musangs. These animals eat ripe coffee fruits, after feces grains are cleaned, dried and prepared the most expensive coffee in the world.
For a fee, you can visit the mini-zoo. The animals are very close to humans, they can even be touched and fed. On ostriches and elephants can ride. Zoo workers will try in every way to “tear off” the fee for photos with animals, but do not fall for the tricks, it’s free.
The Prenn waterfall itself is small, about 4 m high, and in the rainy season it reaches 20 m. To get closer, you can take a cable car. It is very small, so many use it only for lifting, and go down on their own.
When you finally get to the observation platform, you will have a view of the waterfall.
Other entertainment
At this attractions in the park does not end there. Tourists are offered to be photographed against the backdrop of a waterfall, on boats, on a carriage and even on a camel. For a fee, you can order a calendar or a T-shirt with a picture as a gift.
Nearby you can find boat rentals for rafting. Of course, the stream here is quite calm, and you will not feel adrenaline, but you will swim throughout the park.
Very popular in Vietnam is riding on animals, in this place you can ride elephants, ostriches and horses. The duration of the trip is 10-20 minutes.
Kids also have something to do. You can ride on electric cars, shoot archery or feed animals at the zoo.
Prices in the park “Prenn”
Conclusion
Prenn Waterfall, at first glance, is not particularly impressive, there is in Dalat and more beautiful. But the energy of this place is just amazing. The park is very well maintained, and there is a huge amount of plants and trees on its territory, although this is perhaps a feature of Dalat.
The design idea of this park, the work and imagination of gardeners who support the beauty of nature in this place are also impressive. If you are in Dalat, be sure to visit the Prenn park.
