OVERVIEW
Discovery of the Central Highlands of Vietnam, still very present in the guide books. This tour is combined of natural beauty and traditional ethnic culture by hiking through primitive forest, spend one night in house-on-stilt in Banar village. Enjoying this trip, we do not only have the chance of admiring the naturel beauty but also engaging the traditional living activities of local ethnic minorities and their festivals of Gongs.
Itinerary
Day
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Itinerary
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Meal
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Accompaniment
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Day 1
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Pleiku arival – Kon Tum
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B,L,D
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Guide & Driver
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Day 2
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Kon Ko Tu village – KonTum – Buon Me Thuot
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B,L
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Guide & Driver
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Day 3
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Buon Me Thuot – Dray Sap – Lake
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B,L
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Guide & Driver
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Day 4
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Lake – Buon Me Thuot departure
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B
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Guide & Driver
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Day 1
Pleiku – Kon Tum
Arival in Pleiku airport. You will be picked up and transferred to Kon Tum
Upon arival in Kon Tum, you will drive to Kon Ko Lor suspention bridge. Starting the walking through local villages of Bahnar people. Posibility to admire the imposing Rong houses, meet many friendly Bahnar people to explore about their culture and custom. Lunch on route. Continue on trekking 3 kms more along Dakbla river. You will picked up by dug-out canoes and boat downstream the river to Kon Ko Tu village, you will have time to swiming or relax and enjoy natural sceneries. Dinner and homestay in the Kon Ko Tu village. Overnight in a local house.
Day 2
Banar villages – Kontum – Buon Me Thuot
Get up early in the morning, you can have a stroll around the village for visiting some Banar families and walk down sandy bank of Dakbla river for ẹnoying villagers’ activities preparing for a new day.
Leaving Kon Ko Tu Village and drive back 30-minutes to Kom Tum to discover the town’s old wooden church. It is an engaging blend of hill tribe and European architecture. Continue on to visit the Bahnar hill tribe groups of Pleitenghia and Kanhnogokotu, where animist beliefs are remained as a part of everyday life.
Depart on a 5 hours journey to Buon Ma Thuot, passing by countless coffee, pepper plantations and rubber. Near to Buon Ma Thuot, stop to see the scenery and panoramic views of the lowland country. The area is inhabited by Jarai hill tribe, the largest ethnic group in the Central Highlands. After checking hotel, you will visit the local market with a huge array of localfresh food, if you have enough time. It is a must to have some coffee shop on this journey because Buon Me Thuot has lovely coffee shops to blend in with the locals. Overnight in Buon Me Thuot
Day 3
Buon Me Thuot – Lak
Breakfast, then visit the ethnographic museum and AcoDhong village inhabited by ethnic Ede.
Then transfer to the village of Lak. Arrival at Lak, a village inhabited by ethnic Mnong Rlam. We'll take atripon an elephant crossing Lak Lake to the village of Ban Jun, then canoe trip to the village of M'lien.
In the evening, you can drink the jar (fermented rice wine) with Mnong, and enjoy live entertainment concert gongs performed by old and young villagers (surcharge). Dinner and overnight at Lak Resort.
Day 4
Lak - Dray Sap and Dray Nur Waterfalls – Buon Me Thuot
Breakfast in hotel and transfer to the waterfalls, you will have the chance to enjoy two impressive waterfalls in Vietnam’s Central Highlands.
The first one is Dray Nu waterfall who is created by Krong Kno river. The next one is Dray Sap, the most beautifull waterfall in the central Highland. Go back to Buon Ma Thuot city. Stop on the way tovisit some coffee, pepper gardensand rubber plantations. Arrival Buon Ma Thuot and drive to the airport to take your departure flight.
Accommodation:
Sites
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Accommodation
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Night
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Kon Ko Tu
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Homestay in Banar village
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1
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Buon Me Thuot
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Dam San ***
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1
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Lak
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Lak Resort **
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1
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Tour Price: Available upon Request
Rates vary frequently. Please contact us to get the best possible price based upon your travel period and specific touring needs.
Our services include:
- Accommodation in a shared twin or shared double room
- Meals as mentioned (B= Breakfast, L= Lunch, D= Dinner)
- English speaking guide (for other languages supplements apply)
- Tours and transfers as mentioned by private air conditioned vehicle
- Entrance fees for mentioned visits
- Boat trips as mentioned in the itinerary
- Spectacle de GONG in Lak lak
Our services do not include:
- Other meals not mentioned
- Other services not mentioned
- Visa fee to Viet Nam
- International Flights
- Laundry, telephone calls and expenditure of a personal nature
- Tips, Travel insurance