Ta Dung Lake – A masterpiece in the Central Highlands
As a highlight in Ta Dung Nature Reserve, Ta Dung Lake possesses a beauty where natural scenery blends charmingly and enchantingly. The special combination of natural scenery and human creation has brought this place a magnificent landscape.
Ta Dung Lake is also known as Dong Nai 3 Hydroelectric Lake because it is the main reservoir of this hydroelectric system. The lake has a large area, about more than 22,000 hectares in the dry season and can reach nearly 50,000 hectares in the rainy season. In the lake, you can see many large and small islands, lush green trees with wild and poetic natural scenery. The weather here is cool and pleasant all year round.
From above, Ta Dung is as beautiful as a colorful water painting, the clear blue water reflecting the vast sky and clouds. Here, you can travel by boat to admire the natural landscape with numerous large and small islands created from red basalt soil rising above the water. In the evening, you can also camp right next to the lake to enjoy the sunrise in Ta Dung. At that time, you will have the opportunity to enjoy the most beautiful moment of the day with clouds of various shapes gliding across the sky, sometimes lingering over the mountain ranges.
Around Ta Dung Lake are villages of the Ma, Kinh, and Mnong ethnic groups, who live mainly by farming and fishing on the lake. This is an ideal destination for those who love to learn about indigenous culture, and enjoy unique local cuisine such as bamboo rice, can wine, grilled chicken…
Coming to Ta Dung Eco-tourism Area, there are countless interesting places to check-in such as glass bridge, eagle nest, angel wings, ladder to heaven, ornamental flower garden with many colorful flowers in the fresh highland space…
The ideal time to visit Ta Dung Lake is during the water pouring season, from July to December, when the lake water rises high and clear, the trees on the islands turn green, making Ta Dung Lake look like a picturesque landscape.