Never been to Đăk Nông, you won’t know how beautiful it is until you go and then you won’t want to leave. Try traveling to Đăk Nông once and see for yourself. You will definitely not be disappointed with your trip to Đăk Nông. Especially with the super cheap cost of only 500k like we did.
How many times have I passed through the area of Đăk Nông province without stopping, now I have the opportunity to “rest on Socola holiday” so I went to Đăk Nông for a trip. It’s true that seeing is believing, Đăk Nông is stunning, with its dense mountains and forests, winding roads, pine forests, hills full of coffee, pepper, cashews, etc., the high-quality products in the mountainous region have unintentionally captivated me. Oh, beautiful Đăk Nông!!!
Guide to Đăk Nông
Đăk Nông is about 220km from HCM. You can travel by various means; motorbike, car, or bus.
Reputable bus companies to Đăk Nông: Phương Trang, Duyên Hà, Đồng Tâm, Hoàng Long,…
Ticket prices: range from 160 – 320k
Where to stay when in Đăk Nông?
When in Đăk Nông, you must stay at Homestay at Mr. Đông’s house once. Why? Because the view here is extremely beautiful, from Mr. Đông’s house you can admire the panoramic view of Tà Đùng Lake. Here you can enjoy the view of Tà Đùng Lake at both sunrise and sunset.
Service prices in Đăk Nông:
- Room: ranges from 600 – 1400k depending on the number of people.
- Tent: 300k/tent (2 people)
You should carefully consider whether to stay in a tent or a room, as staying in a tent will be inconvenient for hygiene, bathing, living in the dark, and especially if you are afraid of insects, then you should not stay in a tent, as there are many flying insects here at night.
What to eat when visiting Đăk Nông?
When in Đăk Nông, you should try the following dishes: can wine, bamboo-tube rice, bitter eggplant, sour bamboo shoot salad, forest leaf hotpot, grilled snakehead fish, river snakehead fish, Đăk Glong guava, Đức Lập coffee, Tuy Đức sweet potato,…
What to do in Đăk Nông?
When in Đăk Nông, you must visit these places: Tà Đùng Lake, Trúc Lâm Đạo Nguyên Monastery, Liêng Nung Waterfall, Ea Nô Lake, Đăk Glong Guava Orchard, Đăk Glong Pine Forest, Đăk Nông Lonely Tree,….
Travel itinerary for a 2-day-1-night trip to Dak Nong from Saigon
Day 1: Saigon – Ta Dung – Overnight camping
- Departure from Saigon at 6 am, the journey takes about 6 hours to Dak Nong, arriving around 12 pm. Have lunch in Gia Nghia town.
- 2 pm: Depart for Ta Dung Lake, on the way stop by Dak Glong’s guava garden. The guava garden is free to enter, you can pick and eat guavas freely in the garden, and if you want to take some home, they charge 20k per kg. The guavas are very crispy and sweet, similar to Taiwanese guavas.
- Arrive at Ta Dung Lake at 4 pm, check-in, store your luggage, and then take photos in various poses, capturing the sunset and the mesmerizing view resembling a miniature version of Ha Long Bay.
- Stay overnight at Mr. Dong’s homestay right on the top of Ta Dung Lake.
- Here in the evening, you can order grilled dishes at the homestay: Grilled chicken, wild boar meat, grilled sweet potatoes, etc. If you don’t order food, you can bring your own and use the charcoal stove provided by the homestay (each stove costs 100k and there is an additional 100k cleaning fee).
Day 2: Watching the Sunrise – Checking out the pine forest and heading back to Saigon
- Wake up early the next morning to watch the sunrise.Note: The sunrise here is quite late so you don’t need to wake up early, waking up around 6:30 am is enough to see it.
- Have breakfast at the homestay, if you want to save money, you can bring your own food or order at the homestay’s restaurant.
- At 8 am, walk around Uncle Dong’s homestay and then buy a ticket to the neighboring restaurant with a better view for more photos.
- Check out at 10 am. After leaving Uncle Dong’s gate, turn left and run about 1km, looking towards Ta Dung Lake, there is a small hill with a lonely tree right there, where you can capture the most beautiful view of Ta Dung.
- On the way back, you can stop by Dak Glong pine forest to take some surreal photos, the scenery is as beautiful as the Western sky.
Cost of the trip to Dak Nong
Our group of 5 people had the following expenses:
- Gas money: 500k / 5 = 100k
- Camping: 150k per person
- Pomegranate garden: 20k
- Food: 230k
So each person only spent 500k
Notes for visiting Dak Nong
When visiting Dak Nong, you should pay attention: there are more traffic police than residents here, every few kilometers there is a traffic checkpoint, the traffic here is very strict. To avoid affecting your enjoyment, pay attention to your speed and lanes.
Here is a detailed suggestion on how to go to Dak Nong and guide on going to Dak Nong for 2 days and 1 night with only 500k. Let’s go and experience it.
