Ngoan Muc (or Song Pha) Pass is one of Vietnam's most beautiful passes. It snakes along the mountain sides connecting Ninh Son Valley with Lang Biang Plateau. More than 100 years ago the famous adventurer – Doctor A. Yersin stopped here before continuing on to Lang Biang Plateau to discover the present-day romantic resort city of Da Lat. Ngoan Muc Pass is a stop-over for tourists on their way to visit the "green triangle" consisting of Da Lat – Phan Rang – Nha Trang. The location which is 300m above sea level is ideal for growing fruit trees due to the year round temperate climate.

It takes about 20 minutes to walk from the foot of NgoanMucPass to fruit gardens on the mountain side, 300m above sea level.

Fruit gardens on the mountain side help improve the life of the Rak Lay ethnic people.

One of the luxuriant fruit gardens on the side of Ngoan Muc Pass.

Fruit trees of high quality, such as cashew, durian, mangosteen, jackfruit, rambutan, avocado and plum grown on the gardens on the mountain side in Lam Son Commune.

Apart from growing fruit trees, Nguyen Thi Trang often goes to the mountain to cut down bamboo trees to sell to chopstick-making workshops.

There are beautiful scenes along the way to the fruit gardens on the mountain side.

The stream creates a beautiful landscape.

In 2007, Ninh Thuan Province's authorities called on investors to develop the eco-tourist quarter at Sakai Waterfall and Ngoan Muc Pass into an ideal destination for tourists. People responded and under the development plan, a network of rest houses, an entertainment quarter at Sakai Waterfall and lookout stops for sight-seeing along Ngoan Muc Pass will be built at an estimated cost of just over 30 billion VND.

Thai Van Phong, a member of Lam Son Commune's Economics Section, said that the local authorities are building a brand name for Song Pha fruits cultivated on more than 200 hectares of land. Thanks to the special geographic and climatic conditions, "made in Song Pha" fruits are very delicious, thus they are sold at higher prices than similar kinds of fruit from other localities. At present, one hectare of the orchard garden annually brings a profit of about 50 million VND to the owner.

In the coming years, Lam Son villagers will establish high-quality intensive orchard gardens and register a brand name for their products. The Research Centre for Agricultural Development in the South Eastern region and Central Highlands sent cadres to Lam Son Commune to survey and set up the project on developing the garden economy on an area of 350 hectares in the direction of intensive cultivation of high-quality fruits. This specialized orchard gardens, plus the eco-tourist business in Lam Son Commune will be one of the solutions for sustainable development that helps in increasing the local people's economic life.