Autumn in Da Lat is adorned with persimmon orchards laden with fruit, enchanting many tourists at Da Lat Persimmon Garden. There's nothing better than picking ripe, plump persimmons with your own hands and enjoying them right in the garden. Not only that, but you can also take super beautiful photos in the persimmon garden.
Persimmons are considered one of the 15 Da Lat specialties that visitors should buy as gifts after each trip. Below, HDV Local will introduce the top 6 persimmon gardens in Da Lat for visitors to tour and take photos. Along with that are some tips for the most perfect persimmon garden exploration trip!
The most beautiful persimmon gardens in Da Lat
Le Van Persimmon Garden Da Lat
- Address: 45 Khe Sanh, Ward 10, Da Lat City, Lam Dong
- Visiting hours: 07:00 – 17:00
- Entrance fee: Free
- Distance from city center: 5.2 km
Le Van Persimmon Garden is one of the Da Lat persimmon gardens worth visiting. It has a very spacious persimmon garden to welcome visitors to explore and buy raw materials for processing persimmon products.
Therefore, when visiting Le Van persimmon garden, you should also visit the dried persimmon and wind-dried persimmon processing factory, these are two Da Lat specialties made from persimmon. Here you can freely explore, learn, and buy products directly as gifts!
Thai Long Persimmon Garden Da Lat
- Address: 31D Khe Sanh, Ward 10, Da Lat City, Lam Dong
- Visiting hours: 08:00 – 20:00
- Entrance fee: Free
- Distance from city center: 5 km
Located 5km from Da Lat city center, Thai Long persimmon garden is a convenient location for tourists to visit. Due to its proximity to the city center and beautiful persimmon garden scenery, it attracts a large number of visitors.
Thai Long Garden allows Da Lat tourists to visit and take photos completely free of charge. Fresh persimmons sold at the garden are also very cheap, about 25,000 VND/kg.
Thai Long persimmon garden covers a very large area, up to 40,000 m2. The garden has hundreds of persimmon trees for you to harvest ripe fruit or freely play and take photos.
Nha Tom Persimmon Garden Da Lat
- Address: QL20, Xuan Truong, Da Lat City, Lam Dong
- Visiting hours: 07:30 – 17:00
- Entrance fee: 30,000 VND/person
- Distance from city center: 20.4 km
Nha Tom persimmon garden is one of the famous persimmon gardens in Da Lat. The garden covers an area of more than 10,000 m2, with nearly 300 persimmon trees, some of which are over 30 years old.
Most of the persimmon varieties grown in the garden are Da Lat crunchy persimmons. When eating persimmons in the garden, I feel very satisfied, they have a moderate sweetness, a gentle aroma, and are not too astringent.
Coming to Nha Tom persimmon garden, you can not only explore the persimmon garden, but also check-in freely. Because the owner has also created many "instagrammable" spots such as: a bubble room, a wooden house, a skylight, a swing, a daisy hill, or a Mongolian tent.
Cau Dat Garden Persimmon Garden Da Lat
- Address: Truong Tho Hamlet, Xuan Truong Commune, Da Lat City, Lam Dong
- Visiting hours: 06:00 – 16:00
- Entrance fee: 50,000 VND/person
- Distance from city center: 27.5 km
Located not far from the center of Da Lat, Cau Dat Garden is a persimmon garden in Da Lat that is loved by many tourists. With an entrance fee of 50,000 VND/person, you can eat persimmons in the garden and pick them to take home.
The persimmon garden has a quite wide view and many beautiful photo opportunities. In addition, you can rent tents here to set up camp under the persimmon garden.
This place is located right next to Cau Dat tea hill, one of the famous tourist attractions in Da Lat. So when you visit Da Lat persimmon garden, don't forget to visit the tea hill.
Moc Tra Farm Persimmon Garden Da Lat
- Address: 012/1 Dat Lang Road, Xuan Truong, Da Lat City, Lam Dong
- Visiting hours: 07:00 – 17:00
- Entrance fee: Free
- Distance from city center: 22.6 km
The last name among the 5 Da Lat persimmon gardens with beautiful views worth visiting and taking photos is the persimmon garden at Moc Tra Farm. Coming to Moc Tra Farm from October to November, you will enjoy the sight of persimmon gardens laden with fruit, clusters of ripe red persimmons.
Here you can also learn and discover how to produce wind-dried persimmons using Japanese technology, one of the special gifts of Da Lat prepared by Moc Tra Farm. Experience the soft, sweet, cool taste of wind-dried persimmons combined with a warm cup of tea, it's absolutely delightful.
Most of the persimmon varieties grown are Da Lat crunchy persimmons. The price of dried persimmons sold at the garden ranges from 25,000 – 35,000 VND/kg.
Ba Tai Persimmon Garden
- Address: Group 23, Ward 7, Hoa Hong Street, Ward 4, Da Lat City, Lam Dong.
- Visiting hours: All day
- Entrance fee: Free
- Distance from city center: 10km.
If you like to explore and experience picking persimmons in the garden when traveling to Da Lat, Ba Tai persimmon garden is a very suitable choice. The garden is not far from the center of Da Lat, and close to the primeval forest, so the air here is cool and pleasant. There is the sound of gurgling streams, chirping birds, a rustic and peaceful scene.
Especially, the density of persimmon trees in Ba Tai garden is very low, so you can freely pick fruit, no need to climb. The garden mainly grows bell persimmons – a specialty persimmon of Da Lat.
Tips for visiting persimmon gardens in Da Lat
To have the best experience when visiting the persimmon gardens in Da Lat, HDV Local will give you some tips. These tips include choosing the right time to visit and things to note when visiting the persimmon garden.
Best time to visit persimmon gardens
The crunchy persimmon season in Da Lat begins around August to December every year. But the peak season for persimmons is around October – November, as this is the best time to explore the persimmon gardens in Da Lat.
Under the chilly winter weather, the rose bushes shed all their leaves. At that time, the trees will still be full of ripe, plump persimmons, a garden filled with the orange color of ripe persimmons.
If you want to visit the persimmon garden in the morning, you should go between 08:00 – 10:00. Because at this time the sun is warm, the persimmon garden is also completely clean, with no dew or drops remaining.
In the afternoon, you can choose the time frame from 15:00 – 16:00. Because at this time the sun is not harsh, the cool weather will help you exercise comfortably.
Notes when visiting persimmon gardens
A few small notes when you visit persimmon gardens in Da Lat:
- Depending on the garden, you may be allowed to pick fruit or just observe; ask the garden owner before picking.
- Do not pick fruit when it is still unripe, break branches or leaves, or climb trees. This will damage the persimmon garden and you may be asked to leave.
- You should pick ripe fruits (when ripe, persimmons will be pink or red) if you want to enjoy them right in the garden.
- If you want to buy fresh persimmons to eat right away, you should choose to buy fruits that are just ripe, so they won't get bruised when traveling.
- When taking photos in the garden, you should not climb high, or climb too much as it is easy to slip and fall.
- Don't forget to maintain public hygiene, do not litter indiscriminately.
So you have completed the list of 6 persimmon gardens in Da Lat that allow tourists to visit and take photos. Along with that are some tips and notes when exploring the persimmon gardens. HDV Local hopes that the above information will be useful for you on your journey to discover Da Lat.