Travel Guide: Dak Nong Province

OVERVIEW

Dak Nong Province is located on Central Highlands. It is surrounded by Dak Lak Province on the north, Lam Dong Province on the east and south-east, Binh Phuoc Province and Cambodia on the west. Gia Nghia Town is 245km from Ho Chi Minh City, 179km from Phan Thiet (Binh Thuan) and 125km from Buon Ma Thuot (Dak Lak). The average temperature is 24ºC. 

Dak Nong has even and flat terrain with vast plain and plenty of grasslands on the east. The south is flood plain with many lakes and lagoons. There are main rivers such as Ba, Serepok, other small rivers, and high waterfalls. Dak Nong is suitable for tourists who like discovering superb natural fall scenery.

 

CLIMATE

The weather is quite temperate. The average temperature is 24ºC. The dry season extends from November to April following year. It is windy, cold and dry. The rainy season lasts from May to October with high amount of rainfall.

 

TOURISM

Dak Nong has flat cultivated surface, mainly bazan. So the province has the advantage for industrial tree especially coffee tree. By there, the traditional culture of ethnic groups is diversified and distinct.

Dak Nong is suitable for tourists who like discovering superb natural fall scenery. Coming to Dray Nur Waterfall, one can hear the murmur sound of its flow from afar, and coming nearer, the sound becomes roaring. In Gia Long Waterfall, the flow is much smoother. Its stream does not flock into one side but gently passes through stones, tree roots and then runs to rivers. Apart of that, let save your time to visit Dray Sap Waterfall (Misty Waterfall), Ba Tang, and Dieu Thanh waterfalls.

 

TRANSPORT

Dak Nong has transportation mainly by road. Gia Nghia Town is 245km from Ho Chi Minh City by National Highway No. 14 then No.13, 84km from Di Linh (Lam Dong) by National Highway No. 28, 179km from Phan Thiet (Binh Thuan) by National Highway No. 28, and 125km from Buon Ma Thuot (Dak Lak) by National Highway No. 14.

 

BEST ATTRACTIONS IN DAK NONG 

 

 

 

1. BU GIA MAP National Park

 

Bù Gia Mập National Park is a national park in the province of Bình Phước, Vietnam.  The Bù Gia Mập National Park covers an area of 26,032 ha. The park has a 15,200 ha buffer zone area. Until 2002, the area was officially a conservation area. The national park is fed by numerous river systems, including the Dak Huyet and Dak Sam rivers. The headwaters of the hydropower projects of the Thac Mo and Can Don also lie within the park.

 

 

 

 

2. Dray Sap waterfall 

 

Dray Sap waterfall or Dray Sap waterfall is a waterfall on Serepok stream in Dak Sor commune, Krong No district, Dak Nong province, Vietnam.   Dray Sap waterfall is also known as the Husband waterfall. The waterfall is about 30 km south of Buon Ma Thuot city. Not far from Dray Sap waterfall is Dray Nur waterfall. It is one of the beautiful places in Dak nong province.

 

 

 

 

3. Hồ Tây Đăk Mil

A semi-artificial lake in Ho district formed in 1940 by French colonialists to serve the coffee planting project in Vietnam. The lake is located in Dak Mil district, Dak Nong province. West Lake has a circumference of more than 10 km, an open surface area of about 108 ha with the deepest point of 15 - 17 m.

 

 

4. Thiền Viện Trúc Lâm Đạo Nguyên

 

Truc Lam Dao Nguyen Zen Monastery is a Truc Lam Buddhist facility located in Nam Nung Nature Reserve , in Dak Song District, in Dak Nong Province . The Monastery is located in a pine forest, in the core area of the Nam Nung Nature Reserve covering more than 5,000ha. About 02 km to the south is Luu Ly waterfall.

 

 

 

 

5. Yok Don National Park

Yok Don National Park is a national park located in Krông Na commune, Buôn Đôn District, Đắk Lắk Province, Tây Nguyên of Vietnam, 40 km west of Buôn Ma Thuột city. The park was established in 1991 to protect 582 km² of a biological area of khộp lowland forest. The total area is 1,155.45 km². It borders Mondulkiri Protected Forest to the west and is part of maybe the largest protected area complex in southeast Asia.

 

 

 Source: Internet.