April 30: Coffee shop attracts tourists The first place the group visited was The Wilder Nest, a cafe located between 3 passes of Prenn, Sacom and Tuyen Lam. The shop is in the process of being repaired, does not serve water, but still allows visitors to freely take photos. The sunlight flooded in making the space here become majestic. Around 8am, some people started coming to check-in, the space became more bustling. The majestic space at The Wilder Nest. Utopia Dalat is a homestay suitable for those who like tranquility. Because of traveling during the holidays, I had to book a room 2 weeks in advance to get a seat. Room rates for 3 days and 2 nights are about 525,000 VND/person. The shop displays many beautiful small stone lotus pots. The hostess is friendly, sponsors the charcoal, the oven for the guests’ barbecue. The plus point of the accommodation is the giant bougainvillea in front of the house, just stepping out the door, you have a lovely picture right away. Around 3pm, we stopped at Bag Mo To. The wooden houses are designed in a vintage style that makes a strong impression. Each glass of water here costs 50,000-60,000 VND. I like the stone lotus house the most with many beautiful potted plants, eye-catching pictures. In the evening, we enjoy wet cake and go for a walk at the central night market. Because of traveling by private car, the group is quite proactive in terms of time. 1/5: Early morning cloud hunting experience mây From 5am, we were at the famous Da Phu hill to hunt clouds and watch the sunrise. You can walk up the hill or rent a car for a round trip of 50,000 VND/person. This thrilling experience like off-road racing is not for the faint of heart. After breakfast, the group bought tickets to visit Puppy Farm. This is a complex consisting of a dog farm, a flower hill, a strawberry garden, a stone lotus… with an airy and pleasant atmosphere. If you don’t like the crowded scene on the banks of Tuyen Lam lake, you can go deeper and stop at Happy Hill. This area is quite large, so tourists spread out to many places. The price of drinking water is about 60,000 VND/cup. Experience early morning cloud hunting in Da Phu and watch Trai Mat light up. In the evening, we went to eat hot pot. Tao Ngo é chicken hotpot is always on the group’s list of places to visit. The meal cost 400,000 VND, a lot of meat, just enough for 6 people. Vu Thi Village Coffee, beautiful view, watching Trai Mat light up, is a suggestion you can refer to. The group also visited the square to drink hot soy milk – a familiar dish chosen by many tourists when coming to Da Lat. The salesman here has a good sense of epidemic prevention, everyone wears a mask. Day 2/5: Da Lat returns to its quietness The next morning, I enlisted to clean up, check out and find a coffee shop when I returned to Ho Chi Minh City, back to busy office work. During 3 days in the foggy city, I had the opportunity to visit many coffee shops, in which, the space in Bo Hem was the most poetic. Perhaps many tourists take advantage of leaving early, so the shop is quite empty. A reasonable schedule is the secret for visitors to have a full experience. Before leaving, we had delicious and cheap broken rice at Ms. Thu’s restaurant 118 on Hai Ba Trung Street. The journey back to Ho Chi Minh City starts at 14:00. The section below the people of Bao Loc pass was still congested, so the friend took a shortcut to Binh Thuan. Great, we got home exactly at 10pm. For me, choosing a destination and schedule when traveling to Da Lat on holidays is quite important. Even in the midst of the “sea of ​​people”, the group still found valuable and unforgettable experiences.

Mr. Tran Minh Hieu, a local resident, said from morning to 15 pm, many destinations in the city center such as Lam Vien square, Da Lat market roundabout, the road around Xuan Huong Lake was deserted, the road was clear. . “Due to the prolonged traffic jam at Bao Loc pass, many people have not come to Dalat,” said Hieu. The image of deserted Dalat center has been shared a lot on tourist groups. Photo: Tran Minh Hieu. In an article sharing pictures of Da Lat without people, many readers said that they were stuck in Bao Loc, the trip schedule was changed. Ms. Hoa (Ho Chi Minh City) said that the check-in time for the homestay booked in Da Lat was 12 o’clock, but by 14 o’clock she still hadn’t come out of Bao Loc pass. Ms. Trang May (Ho Chi Minh City) shared: “I plan to go to Da Lat for the holidays. At 5:30, I started to ride a motorbike from Suoi Tien and it was nearly 4:00 pm to arrive in Dalat, I was late to check- 4 hours printing room “. Many people are still stuck at the pass so the city center is quite deserted, Trang added. Some accommodation places in Da Lat also recorded late check-in due to traffic jams. Homestay Cu Tren Cay shared: “At 5:00 pm, my homestay still has 5-6 rooms without guests coming to check-in. Because of a force majeure situation, my side helps keep the room for late guests”. Contrary to the sparse image in the city center, at the foot of Bao Loc Pass, congestion still persists for tens of kilometers. As noted by the reporter Zing , from 0:00 on April 30, the flow of cars started to stagnate. At noon, the more vehicles poured in. At 14 o’clock, the car flows in tandem, moving slowly on the Bao Loc Pass.

Thu Dao said that the section passing Bao Loc Pass was blocked from early in the morning, motorcycles moved slowly, the cars in the long line inched up little by little: “This is the second time I travel to Dalat. The last time I went was around June. , it was not a holiday, so the road was quite quiet and comfortable. If I knew the traffic was this hard, I would not have chosen to go to the holiday. ” In the same situation, tourists Ha Thanh (Ho Chi Minh City) complained: “In 2 hours, I can move 1 km, I must eat a ceremony on the pass”. The image of extended vehicles is still shared continuously on tourist groups, attracting attention. Minh Sang, working in Da Lat, said on the morning of April 30, areas in the city were not too crowded. “Reading a lot of news about traffic jams on the way to Dalat, especially at Bao Loc pass, I guess just this afternoon, places like the night market, the square will be crowded.” Cars moved little by little on the way to Dalat. Photo: Thanh Buoi. Thanh Buoi, a car company that specializes in exploiting the HCM City – Da Lat route, announced on the fanpage: “Because the route from Ho Chi Minh City to Da Lat is heavily stuck on the Bao Loc pass, most of the bus depart at night 29 / 4 have not escaped from this point. At the same time, cars from Da Lat could not return in time to return to Ho Chi Minh City. Below the post, many people worry that the delay of the car will affect the pre-prepared travel plans, some others wonder whether to cancel the room in Da Lat to avoid overload, while protecting the safety of not myself. Traffic congestion also affected the people of Da Lat who wanted to return to their homeland for a holiday. After 9 hours traveling on a 7-seater car, Vy Nhat Bao also came home: “Many of my friends left from 22:00 last night, until now, they are still stuck on Bao Loc pass, fortunately I go early”. With the feature of cold weather all year round, Da Lat becomes an ideal destination for tourists who want to relax during the Tet holiday. As noted by Zing Many prominent accommodations in the foggy city announced their vacations a month ago.