Don't come to Mang Den if you don't want to be "indifferent" to Da Lat.
Mang Den belongs to Kon Tum, located in the Central Highlands region. The weather in Mang Den is no different from Da Lat. Because here it is cool in the afternoon but very cold in the evening.
I departed from Hai Phong, if you're going somewhere else, you can choose the same flight. If you think it's too long, just read the "SCHEDULE SUMMARY" section and it's OK.
📌SCHEDULE SUMMARY
1️⃣ Day 1: TRAVEL TO (Hai Phong – Pleiku) and (Pleiku – Mang Den), CHECK – PRINT TOKI BLACK MANPADS, DISCOVER THE BLACK MANPADS (Khanh Lam Pagoda, Pa Sy Waterfall)
2️⃣ Day 2: DISCOVER MANGDEN (Statue of the Virgin Mary Mangden, Kon Bring Village, DakKe Lake), DISCOVER KOMTUM (KonTum Wooden Church, KonTum Bishop's House, KonKlor Suspension Bridge, KonKlor Communal House), MOVE TO (KonTum - Pleiku)
3️⃣ Day 3: MOVE BACK (Pleiku - Hai Phong)
📌 BEFORE TRIP INFORMATION
🛑 Location of Mang Den - KonTum:
- The Central Highlands includes 5 provinces: Lam Dong (Da Lat City), Dak Nong (Gia Nghia City), Dak Lak (Buon Ma Thuot City), Gia Lai (Pleiku City) and Kontum (Kontum City)
- Mang Den is located in KonTum province but 60 km from KonTum city.
🛑Airline tickets::
- I will fly from Hai Phong at CatBi airport (Hai Phong) to Pleiku airport (Gia Lai). Then from Pleiku move to Mang Den (KonTum) (About 2 hours).
- Ticket price is about 1.5 - 2 million. Hunt for Vietjet's golden hour tickets (12:00 - 14:00) for cheap.
- VietJet flights:
+ Departure time: 6:10 – 7:45
+ Return time: 8:20 – 9:55
🛑 Travel from Pleiku (Gia Lai) to Mang Den (KonTum):
🛑 BUS (Pleiku – KonTum – Mang Den route):
♦️ Route: Pleiku - KonTum (Route No. 01)
- Tran Phu (Pleiku) - Dinh Tien Hoang - Phan Dinh Phung - Pham Van Dong - 17/3 Street - Pleiku Airport - Bien Ho Crossroads - Ho Chi Minh (KonTum) - Pham Van Dong - Duy Tan - Tran Phu - Nguyen Hue - Kon Tum bus station and vice versa.
- Ticket price: 40k/1 ticket (30 minutes/1 trip. From 5:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.)
♦️ Route: KonTum – Mang Den (Route No. 03)
- Kon Tum Bus Station - National Highway 24 - Dak Rve Town (Kon Ray District) - Mang Den Town (Kon Plong District) - Our Lady of Mang Den Hill and vice versa.
- Ticket price: 40k/1 ticket (60 minutes/1 trip. From 5:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.)
🛑 TAXI RENTAL (PACKAGE):
- This is the method I choose every time I travel. Quick, effortless. Furthermore, my hair and body are always fragrant and clean.
- These are 2 drivers I want to introduce to everyone when traveling to the Central Highlands areas (Enthusiastic, good drivers, and reasonable prices):
🛑The ideal time to go to Mang Den - KonTum:
- It's definitely the dry season (December to March)
🛑Ideal time to stay here:
- I took advantage of 3 days to explore this place.
🛑Hotel:
♦️ TOKI MANGDEN:
- Definitely one of the most beautiful Homestays in Mang Den.
- Genuine decoration in Nordic style. Located entirely in the pine forest, truly chill view.
- Located 100m from DakKe Lake
- Public price: About 600k - 800k/1 night/2 people (Weekend surcharge 150k/1 night).
- There is also a Dorm here for you to save money.
- I'm in room 202 - DELUXE (950k/1 night/2 people):
+ View from the most beautiful room (With balcony, very suitable for Chill)
🛑Eating and drinking in Mang Den - KonTum:
- BBQ Chicken
- Roasted pork
- Lam rice
- Leaf salad
- Highland red vermicelli
📌 EXTREMELY DETAILED SCHEDULE
1️⃣ Day 1: TRAVEL TO (Hai Phong – Pleiku) and (Pleiku – Mang Den), CHECK – PRINT TOKI MANGDEN, EXPLORE MANGDEN (Khanh Lam Pagoda, Pa Sy Waterfall)
🛑 TRAVEL TO (Hai Phong – Pleiku) and (Pleiku – Mang Den)
- Same as Moving section (Reviewed above)
🛑 CHECK – IN TOKI MANGDEN
🛑 KHANH LAM Pagoda
- The pagoda is not only famous for its sacredness but also for its extremely wonderful architecture and scenery (Located on top of a high hill)
- The architecture is a combination of Northern pagoda architecture and the breath of the Central Highlands.
🛑 PASY FALLS
- A must-visit place when traveling to Mang Den - KonTum. In addition to watching the waterfall, there are also many beautiful scenes for you to live virtually.
- Don't forget to enjoy the cuisine here. Really delicious, guys, even picky eaters like me still find it delicious. (Grilled chicken 250k/chicken, pork belly 300k/1kg, banana flower salad 120k, lam rice 20k/tube)
- Ticket price: 20k/person
2️⃣ Day 2: DISCOVER MANGDEN (Statue of the Virgin Mary, Kon Bring Village, Dak Ke Lake), DISCOVER KOMTUM (KonTum Wooden Church, KonTum Bishop's Palace, KonKlor Suspension Bridge, KonKlor Communal House), MOVE TO (KonTum - Pleiku)
🛑 STATUE OF THE MOTHER MANGDEN
- Statue of Our Lady of MangDen Fatima - one of the famous pilgrimage destinations for Catholics.
🛑 KON BRING VILLAGE
- Not massive or noisy, the village feels like a valley surrounded by mountains and forests.
- This place is still very pristine with M'Nong households, living all year round in fields and fields.
🛑 Dakke Lake
- DakKe Lake is one of the lakes with beautiful scenery. With a clear blue lake space, surrounded by mountains and vast forests, flowers bloom all over the lake all year round.
🛑 KONTUM WOODEN CHURCH
- Kon Tum wooden church was built entirely of cypress wood and is centuries old.
- This is considered the most ancient and beautiful relic of this beautiful city.
🛑 BISHOP OF KONTUM
- With classic Western beauty, combined with oriental construction materials, airy space, with 2 rows of elegant porcelain flowers radiating a gentle fragrance. You definitely shouldn't miss this place.
🛑 KONKLOR SUSPENSION BRIDGE
- KorKlor suspension bridge impresses with its striking orange color, spanning the calm Dak Bla river.
- Surrounding the bridge are majestic high mountains covered with green mulberry fields.
- This is also the largest and most beautiful suspension bridge in the Central Highlands.
🛑 KONKLOR ROOMS
- KonKlor communal house is known as a community house often used as a gathering place for villagers in Central Highlands villages.
- In particular, Kon Klor communal house is one of the largest communal houses in the Central Highlands.
🛑 MOVE BACK (KonTum – Pleiku)
- Same as Moving section (Reviewed above)
3️⃣ Day 3: MOVE BACK (Pleiku - Hai Phong)
- Please plan your time to go to the airport 1.5 hours before so you can complete boarding procedures.
♥️ SUMMARY ♥️
♦️ If you feel that Da Lat is too familiar, then move to Mang Den. Guaranteed not to disappoint you. Come here to inhale the fresh air in the chilly morning and winter-like weather in the evening.
♦️ What should I buy as a gift when coming to Mang Den - Kon Tum?
- Sim wine, ginseng, dried bananas, coffee, and bamboo shoots are specialties you should buy.
