Beautiful season
The most touristy winter of Mang Den is from October to December every year. This is the time when Kon Tum is cold mixed with warm sunshine and dry weather. The New Year is the occasion for cherry blossoms to bloom. If you come here in February, you will see mimosas and banana flowers, and in March or April there will be purple phoenixes. After this time, there are also purple sim flowers.
Move
The nearest airport to Mang Den is Pleiku (Gia Lai), about 100 km away, travel time by car is about 2 hours.
Tourists from Ho Chi Minh City drive their own cars along National Highway 14, a distance of 600 km, through Binh Phuoc, Dak Nong, Dak Lak, Gia Lai.
From Kon Tum city to Mang Den, there are many vehicles such as taxis, buses or self-driving cars.
Photo: KT/VOV
Accommodation
Mang Den is a small town, so there are not many large hotels. Golden Boutique Hotel is a 4-star hotel, with 63 rooms with wide windows and balconies, full facilities, and a swimming pool. Dak Ke Mang Den meets 3-star standards with 4 villas, a stilt house and two hotel suites with 45 rooms.
In addition, the main type of accommodation here is homestays. Homestays in Mang Den are beautiful and reasonably priced, ranging from 300,000 VND to 800,000 VND per room per night. Homestays usually have dorm rooms, the price is from 150,000 VND to 250,000 VND per bed. Some homestays for reference: Toki, Paradiso, May Lang Thang, Sun Homestay...
Photo: Toki Homestay Mang Den
Where to play
Pa Sy Waterfall Tourist Area
Located in a total area of 25 hectares, Pa Sy waterfall eco-tourism area includes a system of paths, bungalows, handicraft product factories, cultural exhibition houses, vegetable and flower farms. The center of the tourist area is Pa Sy waterfall at an altitude of about 1,500 m above sea level. The waterfall is formed from the 3 largest streams in Mang Den, so it is called Pau Suh (meaning three streams gathered into one stream).
Dak Ke Lake
Dak Ke Lake was originally named Toong Ro Poong Lake, about 3 hectares wide located in the center of Mang Den town. Currently, the lake is invested in entertainment services such as boating, duck pedaling, fishing, and dining. Visitors can rent buffalo carts and horse-drawn carriages to walk around the lake and enjoy the scenery. If you go in summer, you can see a series of purple phoenix trees in full bloom, and in winter, cherry apricots.
Photo: Ha Nguyen/Do Do/Luhanhvietnam
Fruit and vegetable picking experience at the farms
Visitors to Mang Den will experience picking fruits and enjoy them right in the garden. Popular fruits include oranges, green-skinned grapefruits, avocados, tomatoes, strawberries, melons or flowers such as chrysanthemums, lys...
Some suggested addresses: Eban farm, Orfarm, Biophap, Mang Den Xanh farm, Tam An Organic farm, Hung Ly Garden...
Photo: Bamboo Shoot Discovery
Wooden Statue Garden
The statue garden was built in 2013, near the area of Pa Sy waterfall on the hillside of more than 1 hectare of primeval forest. In addition to the paved paths, the garden has 100 wooden statues made by 33 artisans who are ethnic minorities of the province. Wooden statues show a variety of working life and daily activities of the northern Central Highlands such as statues of men holding axes, carrying machetes, smoking, hunting, women pounding rice, weaving cloth, carrying children, going to the fields, playing music, drinking can wine, etc. Along with human statues, statues of animals close to relatives such as birds, dogs, cats, pigs, monkeys, snakes, elephants...
Khanh Lam Pagoda
Khanh Lam Pagoda is built on an area of 10 hectares, 1,200 m above sea level. From the foot of the hill, following the front gate, stepping through more than 200 stone steps, the pagoda appears superficially, hidden under the trees. Prominent in the green space is the main hall with a three-storey roof structure, combining the traditional pagoda architecture with the communal house, bearing the cultural identity of the Central Highlands. In front of the main hall, along with the bell tower and the empty floor, there is a 17 m high statue of Guan The Yin Bodhisattva and a symmetrical lotus lake, creating a harmonious landscape.
Mang Den Walking Street
Mang Den Walking and Food Street, also known as Sunset Avenue, is located on Vo Nguyen Giap Street, in the center of the town. The pedestrian street has a system of hotels, restaurants, fully equipped spaces, scenery with a low - water - cloudy position, is an ideal place for tourists to rest, relax and enjoy the typical cuisine of Mang Den.
Photo: Ha Nguyen
What to eat
Dried bamboo shoot chicken stuffing
Dried bamboo shoot chicken salad has two main ingredients: chicken and dried bamboo shoots, accompanied by peanuts, vegetables such as mint, onions, and carrots. This is a dish that is no different from any other type of dummy, with a sweet and sour taste. But this combination brings a strangeness, which has not been found anywhere else.
Snakehead fish soup cake
The soup cake is made from rice flour, steamed snakehead fish, removed from fillet meat, salted bitter vegetables, washed, and spices such as green onions, cilantro, spinach and chili. The special feature of snakehead fish soup is that it is cooked directly in each separate pot on the kitchen and then served to guests. Therefore, the dish is still boiling and hot for a long time.
Grilled chicken - blue rice
This is a traditional dish of the locals. Grilled chicken is best eaten hot, the skin is crispy, evenly golden, and the meat is fragrant. Grilled chicken is usually served with flexible rice, peanut salt, or sesame.
Some restaurants suggest:
- Mang Den Inn: 55 Ngo Quyen
- Central Highlands: 35 Truong Chinh
- Grilled chicken with Lam Sang rice: H7RJ+4QQ, AH132, Dak Long
- Sticky rice with fish shoots: Le Hong Phong - Le Loi intersection
- Black Mang Mang snakehead fish soup cake A Kay 7: Black Mang Market
Photo: Ms. Sinh's grilled chicken
Note
- The road up to Mang Den is a bit steep and zigzag, if you drive yourself, you should pay attention.
- Black bamboo shoots are chilly in the early morning and evening, so bring warm clothes.
According to VnE