As a small town in Don Duong district, Lam Dong province, D'ran has a romantic, nostalgic beauty that has captivated many tourists when they set foot here.
D'ran's natural landscape is blessed with bright yellow wildflower roads, winding mountain passes, green farms, and rows of rustling pine trees. The gentle, peaceful pace of life here makes D'ran exude a gentle, pure look.
D'ran has a gentle, peaceful beauty.
D'ran town has a temperate, cool climate, full of vitality and is known as the "green pearl" of the Central Highlands. Visitors coming here will feel 4 seasons in just one day: morning is spring, noon is summer, afternoon is autumn and evening is winter.
To get to D'ran, visitors go from Highway 20 towards Da Lat, then turn right at Phi Nom intersection, drive about 30 km to reach this quiet little town.
Da Man Red Leaf Forest
From the first meeting, D'ran town has made many people stunned and fascinated with its natural beauty like a romantic painting decorated with shimmering colors.
Coming to D'ran in the season of changing leaves, you cannot miss the journey to explore the red leaf forest of Da Man. There is only one season of changing leaves each year, from mid-February to April. Red leaves continue the life cycle of green leaves, with all shades from orange-red, dark red, red like ripe plum. The entire forest is covered with a soft, flowing red silk, as beautiful as the famous red leaf forests in Japan, Korea or European countries.
Da Man Forest in the season of changing leaves
The leaves have a variety of shades from orange-red, deep red, to red like ripe plum.
To get to Da Man forest, visitors will experience hiking (a form of walking along the available route to enjoy the scenery) and it takes about 4 hours of hiking from D'ran town. Here, visitors can paddle SUP, cycle along the trail to fully immerse themselves in the legendary red leaf forest.
It takes about 4 hours hiking from D'ran to reach Da Man forest.
Here, visitors can go SUP to fully enjoy nature.
When night falls, camping together by the lake under the starry sky, gathering around the sparkling red fire and enjoying the quiet, peaceful moments amidst the majestic Central Highlands mountains and forests will be an unforgettable experience for any visitor coming here.
Camping together by the lake around the fire will be an unforgettable experience in Da Man forest.
Da Nhim Hydroelectric Dam
Built 40 years ago, Da Nhim Dam is one of the largest hydroelectric projects in Vietnam. Standing on the dam and looking out into the distance, visitors will be overwhelmed by the majestic beauty of nature. However, visitors need to ask for permission in advance or have a letter of introduction from the agency.
Da Nhim Hydroelectric Dam
The roads are covered with yellow wild sunflowers
If you have the opportunity to visit D'ran between October and December, you certainly cannot miss the wild sunflower paths growing around the mountain slopes, creating an endless, sparkling, incredibly beautiful golden strip.
The D'ran wild sunflower road is certainly one of the most beautiful roads in the Central Highlands. Although it is just a wild flower along the road, the wild sunflower still makes many people fascinated and admire it forever.
The roads are covered with yellow wild sunflowers
The area around D'ran Pass is also a great destination. Cycling in Chau Son pine forest to listen to the rustling wind, visitors can immerse themselves in the fresh air of nature here.
Cycling in Chau Son pine forest
Sweet season of ripe persimmons
D'ran is beautiful in every season. But in the last months of the year, this place seems to be more brilliant because of the ancient rose gardens that ripen and spread their fragrance.
Retained on the trees when the rose garden has begun to shed its leaves, the last persimmons of the season add a sweet orange-red color, like flickering flames in the cold winter air. Entering the garden, the cool, sweet scent of roses spreads throughout the space, making visitors linger and remember forever.
The red persimmons are like flickering flames.
Square persimmons are big, crunchy and sweet. Ripe persimmons are chewy, sweet and have a sweet taste of sugar.
Coming to D'ran town, the traveler's heart flutters with every beat of emotion before the simple things. It can be just a road, a roof, a field or ancient, quiet and solemn architectural works. No matter how much time has passed, D'ran is always peaceful and retains its magical beauty, enough to make us fall in love as the first time we met, no matter how many times we have visited.
