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About Gia Lai

Gia Lai is a vast region of the Central Highlands and has abundant tourist potentials with spectacular landscapes. When you explore Gia Lai, you will be immersed in the cool flowery atmosphere, and be able to capture the irresistible natural beauty.


Gia Lai Province has Kon Ka Kinh National Park, Kon Chu Rang Nature Reverse with primitive forests and a variety of endangered animals, plants. Streams, lakes and waterfalls such as Phu Cuong Waterfall, Bien Ho T'nung Lake; hills and mountains such as Chu Dang Ya Volcano, Ham Rong Mount,... There are also artificial landscapes such as rubber forests, immense coffee and green tea hills.

Best Time To Visit Gia Lai

Gia Lai is divided into two distinct seasons: the rainy and the dry, which is rich in humidity and heavy rainfall. It is mainly the red basaltic soil in Gia Lai, so roads become muddy during the rainy season, which is not suitable for travelling.


The best time to visit Gia Lai is the dry season from November to April next year. In November, the wild sunflowers begin to bloom and March is the season of white coffee flowers.

Dry Season
(Jan - Mar)

Cool and pleasant weather

Coffee flowers bloom white in the valley

Jubilant festivals in Central Highlands

Sunny mornings and cold foggy nights

Clouds cover the rubber forest

Dry Season
(Apr - Jun)

It's hot during the day

Cold foggy nights

The fairy K50 Waterfall

Trekking in the National Park in dry season

Rainy Season
(Jul - Sep)

Weather changes suddenly

It's chilly at night

Red soil is slippery

Mist spreads all over the roads

Dry Season
(Oct - Dec)

Cool and pleasant weather

Red ripe coffee

Rubber leaves change color

The valley engulfed in mist

Mild sunshine, clear sky

Wildflowers light up the volcano

Transport

There are many ways to travel to Gia Lai, however, the most common means of transportation are bus and airplane. The bus from Saigon to Gia Lai normally takes about eight hours and departs at night. You should get a ticket on the shuttle bus to be comfortable during your long journey.


Gia Lai has Pleiku Airport about 4km from the city center. The flights depart from Hanoi, Da Nang and Ho Chi Minh City are quite frequent.

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Pleiku – The best sleeping city in Vietnam

Sleep tourism – this phrase has skyrocketed since the pandemic and after that, many tourist facilities have focused more infrastructure to serve people who are sleep deprived. If you intend to "join" this trend in Vietnam, visitors can consider this city in Central Vietnam: Pleiku City. The destination is worth experiencing because of its typical natural scenery, unique cuisine and especially extremely pleasant climate. Because of its ideal temperature, this place is known as the "best sleeper" city in Vietnam. Photo: Nine Doan With an average annual temperature of only about 23 degrees Celsius, the hottest in summer is only 33 degrees Celsius, the coldest winter is 8 degrees Celsius, this place is ideal for sleeping. It is even easier to fall asleep here because of the high mountainous terrain, so there is fresh air. Both locals and tourists who have visited Pleiku admit that the weather is hard to wake up anyone who is sleeping. Photo: Nguyen Chi Nam While giving us a quality sleep and fresh air, Pleiku is also attached the name "city for health". Not too famous like Da Lat or Sapa, Ha Giang, but in the mountain town there are many special features, attracting a large number of tourists to visit. Bien Ho or T'nung Lake (Ea Nueng Lake) is one of the most beautiful lakes in the Central Highlands, worthy of the name "Pleiku eyes full of lakes". The landscape of Pleiku also has a vertical slope, pine forest or Chu Dang Ya volcano. The best time to visit here is definitely from 12 to 3 months as this time there will be coffee flowers and wild anemones blooming in the beautiful plateau. The season of wild flowers kneeling on Chu Dang Ya volcano makes many tourists and backpackers fascinated when traveling to Gia Lai. Photo: Shutter stock Sleep tourism has flourished around the world. In stark contrast to traditional forms of tourism, sleep tourism offers visitors a very different experience. Instead of visiting, you'll focus on using services that meet your sleep needs. Photo: Shutter stock In search of a sleep, try Pleiku. Synthesise

Nature & Adventure 04/01/2024

Pleiku – The best sleeping city in Vietnam

With the average annual temperature only fluctuating around 23 degrees Celsius, the hottest in summer is also 33 degrees Celsius, the coldest winter is 8 degrees Celsius, this place is indeed the ideal place to sleep.

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In the 12th month, I took my car back to the sunny golden season of the Central Highlands, where the red soil blends behind the wheel, the rubber forests ring in the sun and the scent of coffee lingers all over the roads.
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Located in the Kon Chu Rang forest reserve of nearly 15.5 thousand hectares, in K'bang district (Gia Lai), K50 waterfall falls from a height of 54m, creating a beauty like Penglai.
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