The lake lies on the top of an extinct volcano. The view is spectacular with the lush vegetation and the colorful insects around the lake.

From the bank of the lake, one can get a general view of the area including Bien Ho Tea processing farm, Pleiku town, and Kon Tum town. Legendary Ham rong Mountain nearby makes the lake even more beautiful. One can visit several Rong houses and meet hospitable highland inhabitants. To Nung Lake is the pride of the Pleiku highland area

To Nung lake is the site of an extinguished volcano which had been inactive for millions of years now. The lake is 230 hectares in area and has an oval shape.

The lake is full of clear-cut blue water the year round which allows visitors to see schools of fish swimming in the lake. The lake with a depth of between 20 and 40 meters serves as a natural container of fresh water. The local fresh water fishing industry catches hundreds of tons of fish for local consumption.

The landscape on the lakeside is unique. The eye-catching beauty of the natural surrounding offers visitors the best sight at dawn when they can turn their head round to take in as much greenery of the far away primitive forests as possible while the singing of birds hidden among low bushes nearby the surrounding low hilly bushes serves as backdrop music. Primitive tranquility is completely preserved. The poetic scenery is added with several early sailing boats plying in the lake shrouded with fog and mist. With this scenery in mind many visitors has regarded To Nung Lake as the pearl of the Pleiku in particular and the Central Highlands in general.