Dai Lai Vinh Phuc is a famous place that is about 60km away from the center of Hanoi. This is an extremely ideal destination because the air is fresh, pleasant and the price is very affordable. The following is a summary from A - Z of all travel and entertainment experiences at Dai Lai Lake.

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1. Where is Dai Lai Lake?

Dai Lai Lake is located in Ngoc Thanh Commune, Phuc Yen Town, Vinh Phuc Province. The lake is about 60km away to the north of Hanoi's center.

Although it is an artificial lake, Dai Lai has a beautiful scene that captivates people, has long become one of the tourist destinations that is loved by many people in Hanoi.

In the middle of the lake, there is an island often called Pearl Island with an area of ​​​​3ha.

The best period to travel to Dai Lai is in the summer, from April to September. This is the right time to come here to avoid the heat. Dai Lai Lake will be sunny and have cool wind in the daytime. At night, the air is always air-conditioned because there are many green forests around, which is extremely suitable for fun activities here such as boat racing, swan boat riding, yachting, kayaking around the lake.

Panorama of Dai Lai lake

2. Transportation to Dai Lai Lake

The road to Dai Lai Lake is wide and clear, so you can easily go by means of transport such as cars, motorbikes, buses, limousine buses...

2.1 By motorbike

You follow the direction of National Highway 2 to the ticket check section of Thang Long - Noi Bai, continue going to the intersection then turn left. You go to the end of this road and then turn into Hoa Xuan. Continue going about 10km to Dai Lai.

2.2 By car

From Nam Thang Long Bridge/ Nhat Tan Bridge -> Noi Bai Crossroads -> Go along the old National Highway 2 and turn right onto Nguyen Tat Thanh (through the temporary toll collection on Highway 2 for a bit) -> Continue going on DT 301 street (also known as Truong Chinh street) —> Dai Lai Lake junction. At here,  you can turn right onto Le Duan street to go to Flamingo Resort, continue to Ngo Quyen street to go to Dai Lai Lake area and Ngoc island).

2.3 By bus

You take the bus to Nam Thang Long bus station and then take bus 95. Going to the end of wharf 95, then taking a taxi  ( phone number 02113777123) to go to Dai Lai Lake. It takes about 10 minutes and the fee is 50.000.

Bus 95 timetable:

Ticket price: 8000VND/way

8 buses /day, every 20 minutes from 5 am to 7.30 pm

2.4 Limousine buses

You can choose company Limousine buses such as Green Bus, Nhat Nam ... to be picked up and paid at the demand point, but the price will be quite high, about 130,000 - 160,000/way.

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3. What to play, what to eat at Dai Lai Lake?

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3.1 Enjoy sightseeing the lakeside scenery

Dai Lai Lake is 525 hectares wide, surrounded by the green color of a protective forest. From the beach under the lake, you can go to the top of Than Lan mountain in the south to enjoy the view from above, in the distance is the Tam Dao mountain range. Besides, you can visit the villages of the San Diu people to discover more about the customs and habits, enjoy the extremely unique and interesting ethnic dishes.

The entrance fee to enter Dai Lai Lake is free. Coming to Dai Lai Lake, you can participate in many interesting outdoor activities such as swimming, riding swan boat, kayaking, sailing, visiting the islands around Dai Lai Lake, taking pictures and visiting the green mountains.

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3.2 Exploring Pearl Island

Pearl Island, also known as Bird Island, located in the heart of Dai Lai Lake, where gather of hundreds of different bird species from all over the world, making this place a vivid natural picture that is rarely found anywhere else.

The cost of taking the boat to Pearl island: 80,000 VND/person

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3.3 Flamingo Resort

Flamingo resort has its own entertainment and resort service packages. The ticket price to enter Flamingo Dai Lai Resort is 330,000 VND/adult and 230,000 VND/child 5-12 years old,  under 140cm tall, including the following utilities:

• Insurance fees
• Riding to sightseeing along fixed routes
• Playing in the fun area for children
• Fishing and checking in at luxury villas
• Admire the famous Art In The Forest work

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3.4 Enjoy many attractive specialties

Dai Lai Lake has a very famous specialty, it is buffalo meat. Many tourists coming to Dai Lai Lake love this dish. Besides, this place also has many other attractive specialties such as hill chicken, grilled fish, Lam rice, Vietnamese green papaya salad, fried chicken with salt...

In addition, you should refer to some quality and cheap motels nearby Dai Lai lake area in Vinh Phuc such as Ngoc Ha Dai Lai Hotel on Ngoc Thanh, Phuc Yen, Phuc Yen townships; Dong Phong Hotel in Zone 3, Vinh Tuong town, Vinh Tuong district,...

With such beautiful scenery and many interesting experiences, what are you waiting for without discovering Dai Lai Lake right away? Hopefully, the information that we shared will help you have a memorable trip.