Bao Dai Palace Biệt điện Bảo Đại
1926 villa at 02 Y Ngong
Tour the 1926 villa at 02 Y Ngong, the French resident's house later used by Bao Dai. It shares the ground with Dak Lak Museum, and it is a monument, not a place to stay. Go when the morning is for Y Ngong, and skip it when one indoor stop is enough.
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The villa front under the trees
Photo: Bùi Thụy Đào Nguyên · CC BY-SA 4.0
Tour the yellow villa at 02 Y Ngong. It was built in 1926 as a house and office for the French resident officials. After 1945 it was the office of the provincial revolutionary council, and from 1947 to 1953 Bao Dai used it as a house and office.
Photo: Đỗ Tuấn Hưng · CC BY-SA 3.0
Stand in the court and look at the front under the trees, then walk the side road along the long wing. Dak Lak Museum opened its own building on this ground in 2011. If the morning is one stop, choose the villa or the museum.
Adult prices are 30,000 VND and 10,000 VND. On the 30,000 VND schedule a child pays 20,000 VND, a child under 6 is free, and a Vietnamese citizen aged 60 or over pays half. Pay the price at the gate.
Getting there and around
The villa is at 02 Y Ngong, on the same ground as Dak Lak Museum. From the hotels around Nguyen Tat Thanh and Le Duan, walk or take a taxi or Grab. The ride time is Check on arrival.
From the city center
Walk, taxi, or Grab to 02 Y Ngong. The ride time is Check on arrival.
Hours and fees
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- Admission
Check on arrival. Adult prices are 30,000 VND and 10,000 VND. On the 30,000 VND schedule a child pays 20,000 VND, a child under 6 is free, and a Vietnamese citizen aged 60 or over pays half. Pay the price at the gate.
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