Travel To Vietnam - Visit Pongour, The Most Magnificent Waterfall Of Indochina

Falling down from stunning mountains at 40 meters height, spreading more than 100 meters of 7 rock levels, the Pongour Waterfall also known Seven Level waterfall is called “the most magnificent waterfall of Indochina” by the French. 

Located in a rugged landscape of splendid mountainous area, 50 kilometers from the romantic city of Dalat, Pongour Waterfall welcomes us by exotic winding roads of lush trees and breathtaking backdrops. Once traveling here, “cosmopolitan souls” will be definitely bewitched by the surreal nature, amazed by hundreds of vivid wildflowers. The colors of flowers are much brighter, fresher on the backdrop of unspoiled nature beauty.  A kind of charming yellow flower totally covers poetic paths leading to the isolated waterfall.  Locals say merely about 10 years ago, people had to pass through dense forests or boating along the powerful Da Nhim, hanging on to a branch and swing themselves to the waterfalls. 

  

The legend story of Pongour waterfall

According to the legend, in the old time, Phu Hoi – Tan Hoi – Tan Thanh commune now was managed by a beautiful woman named Kanai (a head of a Kho tribe). She was very good at conquering dangerous animals. Among those, there were four big rhinoceros which always obeyed her commands; to change waste land to cultivate and to fight against enemies. Suddenly, one spring, she was dead on the full- moon day of the first month. That made the four rhinoceros very sad, they didn’t eat any thing just sit by their boss until they died.

 

Then, one morning, native people here saw that the place where she was born had a splendid waterfall. They told that Kanai hair turned into the water and rhinoceros horns turned into fossil stones to be arranged into order. It symbolized the attachment of human and nature.

Activities at Pongour falls

Every year, on the occasion of mid-January festivity (Lunar month), thousands of people come to the place to enjoy festivities and the atmosphere of spring. This is also an occasion for young boys and girls to date each other.

 

In recent years, people also hold the festivities like Gong performance, Buffalo – stabbing, folklore game, rice cooking contest, Thai dancing, ect. Which attract more and more tourist to the waterfall. Beside Pongour fall, there are also some other place for visiting in this tourists site such as precious tower, Bao Dai house, yacht, brocade weaving village, etc.

Source: Internet

Falling down from stunning mountains at 40 meters height, spreading more than 100 meters of 7 rock levels, the Pongour Waterfall also known Seven Level waterfall is called “the most magnificent waterfall of Indochina” by the French. 
Located in a rugged landscape of splendid mountainous area, 50 kilometers from the romantic city of Dalat, Pongour Waterfall welcomes us by exotic winding roads of lush trees and breathtaking backdrops. Once traveling here, “cosmopolitan souls” will be definitely bewitched by the surreal nature, amazed by hundreds of vivid wildflowers. The colors of flowers are much brighter, fresher on the backdrop of unspoiled nature beauty.  A kind of charming yellow flower totally covers poetic paths leading to the isolated waterfall.  Locals say merely about 10 years ago, people had to pass through dense forests or boating along the powerful Da Nhim, hanging on to a branch and swing themselves to the waterfalls. 
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