Gia Lai

Country: Vietnam
Province: Gia Lai

Pleiku Holiday Weather today

Date/time of update: November 22, 2024, 12:26 am, Timezone: GMT+7
Broken Clouds

Temperature: 21.11°C
Temperature feels like: 21.42°C
Minimum Temperature: 21.11°C
Maximum Temperature: 21.11°C
Atmospheric pressure: 1013hPa
Humidity:82%
Visibility: 10000m
Wind speed: 3.88m/sec
Wind Direction: 49 degrees
Cloudiness: 69%
Sunrise: 2024-11-21 10:51:38
Sunset: 2024-11-22 10:17:00

Gia Lai Province is located in the heart of the Central Highlands of Vietnam. The province offers temperate climate, rolling hills, sublime waterfalls, untouched forests and amazing national parks, and a profusion of ethnic minorities.

Besides, Gia Lai was where brutal battles took place between Vietnam's People Army and the US Army during the Vietnam – American War and some sites of the former battlefields can be visited today. Visiting these sites will help you more understanding of the Vietnamese recent history.

T'nung Lake - Bien Ho Lake - Gia Lai - Vietnam

Weather and Climate

Gia Lai has a temperate climate and rolling hills which are great for trekking tours and cycling adventures. The best time for traveling to Gia Lai is during the dry season from late December through April.

It is fine to travel during the rainy season from May through August as the rains tend to be short-lived. But the peak rainy time from September through October is not a good time as it rains a lot and there may be regional flash floods.

People and Population

Gia Lai Province is home to several ethnic minority groups including the Bahnar, Jrai( Giarai), Ba Na, Co Ho, Gie Trieng...who have preserved their unique customs and traditions for generations. Several villages can be day-tripped from Pleiku on hiking trips.

Adventure Travel & Ecotourism, Things To Do and Tourist Attractions in Gia Lai

1/ To Nung (T’Nung) Lake

The lake is 6km from Pleiku with scenic mountains.

2/ Hang En Waterfall and Kon Chu Rang Nature Reserve

The Kon Ch’rang (Kon Chu Rang) Nature Reserve is 160km northeast of Pleiku near the border between Gia Lai and Binh Dinh. The forested area of the nature reserve is 15,900 hectares with ecosystem of the East and West of the Truong Son Range. There are 10 waterfalls in the nature reserve and there are Ba Na communities in the area which can be visited on your trip here.

Hang En Waterfall is the most magnificent waterfall in the nature reserve. To get there, one have to travel to a cow farm by truck or motorbike, then trek for 5km on a steep mountain slope. If you depart at mid day, then it is necessary to bring along a tent for the night. There is a Hang En (Cave of Swallows) right below the waterfall which makes it unbelievable.

3/ Kon Ka Kinh National Park

The national park is on the Pleiku and Kon Ha Nung Plateaus, and is home to part of the Truong Son Mountain Range. The rain forest at Kon Ka Kinh is home to a tremendously rich system of flora and fauna with several endangered species.

At Kon Ka Kinh, you can go on trekking adventures or bird watching tours for a couple of days each, or you can go hiking for a day to discover the amazing ecosystem in the national park.

4/ Phu Cuong Waterfall

The 45-high waterfall is in Chu Se District, 50km southeast of Pleiku. The road pass through several rubber plantations which are especially beautiful at the beginning of the dry season when the trees start shedding leaves.

The waterfall is in the area of a defunct volcano with the floor of rock created by the volcano lava millions of years ago. There are several blocks of these black rock on the floor at the base of the waterfall which make it have a unique look. The area around the waterfall is covered in forest.

For those who love more adventure activities, you can hike on a slippery trail at the base of the waterfall which travels through green grass-covered hills to the back of the waterfall where a huge cave is located.

Adventure Tours and Nature Tours

AdventureGreen has a wide range of discovery adventure tours in Gia Lai Province: hiking tours, cultural adventure trips and war or military history tours.