Gia Lai
Tây Nguyên
Phó Nháy (talk) · CC BY-SA 3.0
A vast highland plateau with the deep-blue T'Nung Sea Lake, tea hills, waterfalls, and gong cultural space.
Gia Lai is a fertile basalt plateau in the heart of the Central Highlands, famous for T'Nung Sea Lake, likened to the eyes of Pleiku, vast tea and coffee hills, and majestic waterfalls. The province is the cradle of the Gong Cultural Space - a world heritage - with the rich spiritual life of the Jarai and Bahnar peoples. The bountiful natural scenery and fragrant coffee are the pride of the mountain town of Pleiku.
Best time to visit: November to April
Local specialties
- Gia Lai dry pho
- Crab-paste noodle soup
- Pleiku coffee
- Yellow ant salt
- One-sun-dried beef
Places (3)
T'Nung Sea Lake
A vast freshwater lake on an ancient crater, likened to the 'eyes of Pleiku' set blue and clear amid the great wilderness.
Chu Dang Ya Volcano
A crater dormant for millions of years, now terraced fields and a sea of wild sunflowers each November.
Minh Thanh Pagoda
A magnificent pagoda steeped in Japanese and Taiwanese architectural style, a spiritual symbol of the mountain town of Pleiku.