Traveling in Vietnam, sometimes you want to
do a little more adventure in your travel. Come to Dalat and give the extreme
Canyoning a try.
Canyoning is the term used for hiking through a canyon, which involves navigating rough and steep
terrain. This may require you to climb, swim, jump or repel. Canyoning in Da
Lat gives you several opportunities to repel — even a couple of chances to
repel down a waterfall. Canyoning
tours are offered by several companies in Da Lat such as Highland
Sports Travel, Phattire Adventure, Groovy Gecko, etc. All of them have their
own guides and gears to get you in, and out, of the canyon.
The Canyoning starts at
08:00, so you need to get up early for breakfast, Vietnamese coffee before
being picked up at Hobbit Hostel. It takes 20-30 minutes to travel by car to
the waterfall. You will be geared up with hardness, helmet, and life
vest.
A quick hike into the
forest will bring you to the practice place where you learn how to use the
equipment, move along the rope, and make a tall jump. The first challenge is a
15-metre cliff, then you make your way to the slides: a small
waterfall with somewhat smooth grooves that you slide down into the deep
water underneath. You will slide down front-ways, backwards, and even as a
group.
After the slides you head
to the biggest challenge of the day: a 25-metre waterfall that you are to repel
down. Here you should to walk slowly because the cliff face is very slick from
the water, plus once you hit the halfway point, the falling water prevents you
from being able to look at the guide on top. Also, at the very bottom (4 meter
above the water), you have to let go and fall in.
Jumping off a 11-metre cliff into deep water below is the next
challenge before you finish with the Washing Machine waterfall. Here, after a few metres you are no
longer able to touch the wall with your feet and you have to lower yourself
into rushing water, which starts to spin you around. It’s crazy because you’re
hanging on a rope but, with the waterfall rushing over your body, you’re technically
under water. And once you’re in the water, you have to quickly lower yourself
or you’ll spin like crazy.
After the crazy Washing
Machine, you'll take a long hike back to the road and get dropped off at Hobbit
Hostel at around 15:00.
- Hobbit Hostel -
If you wish to do Canyoning in Dalat, contact us at
hobbitdalat@gmail.com or: +84912526379 (Mr. Win)
