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With the exception of Da Lat, the Central Highlands are often ignored by the growing number of tourists coming to Vietnam. Few are aware of what they lose without coming to this place of picturesque mountain scenery, authentic hill tribes, untouched forests teaming with wildlife and scattered waterfalls. This eight-day trip will surely bring you those unforgetable experiences, and and is an ideal program for getting away from busy tourist spots. |
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Day 1 Ho Chi Minh city - Buon Me Thuot
Today we take a short flight to Buon Me Thuot. Free at your leisure.
Oveight in Buon Me Thuot.
Day 2 Buon Me Thuot - Rai village
Free to exlore Buon Me Thuot in the moing. After lunch, drive about 80 kms to Nam Ka village. Start trekking for 3 kms to Rai village, where we stay for the night. Our host tonight will a family of Ede people. Our accommodation, a traditional long house-on-stilt of Ede ethnic minoriry, is very simple but clean and comfortable.(D)
Day 3 Nam Ka forest - Buon Triet lake - Jatu village
A full day for trekking through evergreen forest to the lovely Buon Triet lake. The trek is about 18 kms but the weather is usually cool and comfortable. We start with climbing about 2 Kms to the top of Namka hill. The descent is through different canopies of forests. We will encounter a couple of streams now and then. Besides birds, local hilltribe people, we have the chance of spotting some wild animal species.
Ge picked up by pedal boats and enjoy a ride across Buon Triet lake before enjoying an afteoon swim. This evening is spent in Jatu village where our hosts belong to the M'Nong minority.(B, L, D)
Day 4 Jun village - Lak lake - M'lieng village
Drive to Jun village, where we cruise across Lak lake by boat to M'Lieng village. Walking around the village to discover the daily life of ethnic minority in the Central Highlands. Back to Jun village, there are some options to r
ide Elephants and enjoy Gong music. This evening is spent at a hotel in Buon Ma Thuot where you can take the delights of a hot shower. By night, you can take a walk on streets and enjoy some coffee which has the best quality in Vietnam. (B, L, D)
Day 5 Buon Ma Thuot - Pleiku
There are a couple of options for the moing: Visit Ethnology Museum which shows some of the local equipment the Ede tribe use to hunt elephants. The museum also gives valuable information about the culture of the tribe. We continue on to Revolution Museum with images about the wars in The Central Highlands. Visit Buon Ma Thuot's bustling regional market. You can buy some souvenirs before driving to Pleiku in the afteoon. Stopover to visit some coffee, rubber and pepper plantations. (B, L, D)
Day 6 Pleiku - Kon Tum
Leaving Pleiku for Kontum. Stopover to visit T'nung Lake ("Bien Ho"). Going on to Phun village, a traditional village of Jarai ethnic group with a typical cemetery in the Central Highlands. The tombs are decorated by wooden statues.
In the afteoon, visit the Big Seminary, the Wooden Church,The Hill-Tribe Museum. (B, L, D)
Day 7 Kon Tum - KonKoTu village
Driving to Kon Ko Lor II village. Start hiking through Kon Ko Ri village, across rice and sugger-cane fields. Meet Bana ethnic people and lea about the architecture of Rong house which looks like a huge axe blade pointing in to the sky. Later in the afteoon, enjoy a ride on the river by Dugout to Kon Ko Tu village. This evening is spent in Rong house that belongs to the Bana minority. (B, L, D)
Day 8 Kontum - Buon Me Thuot
This moing, we transfer to Buon Me Thuot then take a short flight to Ho Chi Minh city. End of service. (B)
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Depart from:Ho Chi Minh Retu to: Ho Chi Minh Activities:Trekking, boat trip, cultural exploration Trip highlights Buon Me Thuot, hilltribe villages, homestays, Elephant ride, Pleiku, Kontum |