Explore Dalat at night by antique train

The train ride takes about 1 hour (round trip) at a speed of 15 km/h. Visitors can freely explore the poetic and magical beauty of Da Lat mountain town at night.

Tourists and locals of Da Lat join in exploring the Da Lat night journey by antique train. (Photo: LAM VIEN)

"Da Lat Night Journey" brings visitors new experiences. From the old train, passengers can check-in the beautiful scenery of the villas sparkling with lights in the valley, the magical green pine forests and the rows of greenhouses brightly lit on the hillside, where flowers are grown.

Dalat at night seen from an old train car. (Photo: LAM VIEN)

In particular, the difference on the "Da Lat Night Journey" train is that in addition to enjoying music, drinking artichoke tea and using free wifi like the daytime trains, visitors can also enjoy a dinner party upon request.

The train is about to depart from Da Lat station. (Photo: CT)

Mr. Dao Anh Tuan, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Saigon Railway Transport Company, said that in addition to the regular train pairs during the day, Vietnam Railways Corporation has organized two more train pairs DL11/DL12 and DL13/DL14, departing from Da Lat station at 6:15 p.m. (DL11) and 8:20 p.m. (DL13) to serve passengers. In the opposite direction, train DL12 departs from Trai Mat station at 7:15 p.m. and DL14 departs at 9:20 p.m.

Visitors can also learn about the history of Da Lat station. (Photo: LAM VIEN)

On the opening night, Da Lat station officially opened a screening room for a documentary about the history of Da Lat station, and the Thap Cham - Da Lat cog railway built by the French in 1928. It is a unique ancient architectural work inspired by the legendary Lang Biang mountain and the traditional Tay Nguyen communal house roof, with special architectural and cultural value, recognized as a National Historical Relic.

Music program "Moc Sound and Da Lat". (Photo: LAM VIEN)

Organize a mini show of Trinh Cong Son's music night with the theme "Thanh am Moc and Da Lat" with the performance of singer Moc San (Moc San is a native of Da Lat). In addition, visitors can also enjoy the performance of the silk ao dai collection. In the near future, Da Lat station plans to organize regular music programs at night.

Mr. Tuan shared: "With 'Da Lat Night Journey', we hope to contribute more unique products to develop tourism and the economy of Da Lat at night, and on the other hand, to make Da Lat station and the Da Lat - Trai Mat train line an indispensable cultural, tourist, and culinary destination for visitors to the mountain town of Da Lat"./.