Elephant falls

 

Overview of elephants in the suburbs of Dalat


Elephant Falls in Nam Ban Town (Lam Ha District), 24km southwest of Dalat. The waterfall is 30m above the Cam Ly Stream.

The story of Elephant Falls


Legend has it that: In the past, wild animals love Biang - the beautiful gentle daughter of the Sré tribe. When Biang is about to "catch up" with a guy Lang - a handsome and brave son of the header of the Lat Tribe. All the forest elephants of La Ngu Thuong are very happy, they huddle together to attend the wedding. the place holding is the elephant falls now. when the arrived they got the news: Biang and Lang have died. The wedding became a funeral, causing the elephants to scream for days and nights and then die and petrify at the bottom of the falls. Merciful elephant, the mountain saint crying day by day. Tears of the saint flow into the stream to cool, bath the elephants.

elephant waterfall

Surrounding the waterfall is the primeval forest with exotic caves, ancient trees lined with creepers.

In 2001, the waterfall was recognized by the State as a national landscape.

- Address: Nam Ban Town, Lam Ha District