Adventure in Dalat, Vietnam

In the mood for an adrenaline rush? You’re in luck if you’re heading to Dalat, Vietnam, a fun destination known for its adventure tourism. The courageous duo Wandering Spaulls certainly had a thrilling time there last month, partaking in both wet and dry abseiling, including two right in the middle of waterfalls (as pictured above), topping it off with a ride down natural waterslides and a cliff-jump!

Read this excerpt from their blog entry, “Throwing Ourselves off 25m Waterfalls for Fun:”

“At the river we took a short walk to a gentle slope of about 35 degrees where we were all given abseiling (sometimes called repelling) instructions. For those of you who have never done it it requires very little strength since the right technique places the strain on your waist harness not your arms…then it was on to the real thing - an 18 meter cliff face plunging into the jungle below! It was superb!! We all managed it without any problems - and watching our guides drop in only two jumps made us all hungry for more.

Next was a ‘practice’ waterfall abseil of about 14 meters. The ‘wet’ abseils differ from the dry ones in that you are descending not only down a cliff but also in the very heart of the flowing waterfall itself (making things much more slippery and challenging - not to mention the pressure on your legs and body of the river flow!). Again we managed without major incidents - although it was more nerve-wracking. Our third activity was a natural waterslide formed from the erosion of the river’s waters - lying on our backs we all slid speedily down the chute and into the waters below. Then, after another short walk we reached our second ‘dry’ abseil - this time a 20 meter drop right into the river - this one was tougher since the rock face was quite mossy and slippery…

The final abseil was a killer - a massive 25 meter high waterfall with a waterflow that made the rest of the river pale in comparison - we almost balked! Our guides, assuring us it was no more challenging than what we had already accomplished, went first. When their heads disappeared under the cascade of water we came close to calling it off…until they showed us that is was possible to breath in the airspace below the falls! We each took our turn - with MANY slips and falls - but all made it down in one piece with a sense of major achievement! The final cliff-jump off a 6 meter ledge into the waters below was tame by comparison. All in all it was a phenomenal adventure, and one we were all proud to have survived (relatively) unscathed (not counting a myriad bruises, scrapes, aches and ‘falling’ dreams!).” (more…)

Does this sound exciting to you? Plan your own adventure trip in Vietnam with these useful links:

Vietnam Travel Guide
Dalat Travel Guide
Vietnam Adventure
Top Spots in Vietnam
Active Travel Vietnam

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