Locations in Gia Lai · 2 found

Temple

Duong Long Cham temple

Duong Long Towers (Tháp Dương Long), also known as Tháp Ngà, is a cluster of three 12th-13th century Cham temple towers in Tây Sơn, Gia Lai (formerly Bình Định) - the tallest brick towers in Southeast Asia, built with a striking fusion of Cham brick technique and Khmer stonework, and currently under active restoration.

Visitable year-round. Dry season makes travel and photographing the brickwork easier; rainy season brings more humidity but greener surroundings.→

Waterfall

K50 Waterfall

K50 Waterfall (Thác Hang Én) is a 54-metre cascade inside Kon Chu Rang Nature Reserve on the Gia Lai–Bình Định border - accessible only by pre-arranged trek with permits, with a swallow cave behind the falls, a King Kong-shaped boulder in the pool, and leeches regardless of season.

Jan - Jun→

Local Food You Must Try

Phở khô Gia Lai

Dry pho with noodles served separately from the broth - tossed with pork mince, fried shallots, and hoisin sauce then dipped into a clear bone broth on the side, unlike any pho found elsewhere in Vietnam

Bún mắm cua

Rice vermicelli with fermented field crab paste broth - thick, pungent, and deeply savoury, a Gia Lai highland adaptation of the Mekong Delta classic using locally caught stream crabs instead of river crabs

Muối kiến vàng

Dipping salt mixed with crushed weaver ants harvested from highland forest trees - tangy, citrusy, and intensely aromatic, used as a condiment with grilled meat and river fish across the Central Highlands

Lẩu lá rau rừng

Hotpot cooked with wild forest leaves foraged by Gia Rai and Ba Na communities - each leaf adds a different bitter, sour, or aromatic note, eaten with pork or fish at rustic highland restaurants in Pleiku

Bún mắm nêm

Rice vermicelli served with a thick fermented anchovy dipping sauce, sliced pork, green mango, and fresh herbs - the Gia Lai highland version is spicier and more pungent than the coastal Da Nang style

Bò nướng ống tre

Beef marinated in lemongrass, mắc khén, and wild garlic then grilled inside a bamboo tube over open fire - the bamboo seals in the juices while smoking the meat gently, a Gia Rai specialty eaten at highland festivals and roadside restaurants around Pleiku