Central Vietnam

HIGHLANDS FROM HO CHI MINH CITY 5 days (VMD-C04)

Day 1:     HO CHI MINH CITY / BUON MA THUOT
Pick up at your hotel and depart to Buon Ma Thuot along the Ho Chi Minh Trail which forms the border with Cambodia. On the way, you will stop to visit the Drei Sap Waterfalls and the Ede Village of Akodhong near Buon Ma Thuot.
Overnight in Buon Ma Thuot.

Day 2:     BUON MA THUOT / LAK LAKE / BUON MA THUOT         (B)

After breakfast, depart along the scenic Highway 27 to Lak Lake and stop at Jun Village. Enjoy an elephant ride and cross Lak Lake to Mlieng village, home to the Mnong and Ede Minorities. Spend some time walking through the village and see their traditional long houses and then return to the other side of the bank by a dugout canoe. Drive back to Buon Ma Thuot.
Overnight in Buon Ma Thuot.

Day 3:    BUON MA THUOT / KONTUM        (B)
After breakfast, depart to Kontum through the Ta Grong Pass and numerous tea and coffee plantations. You will see the striking contrast between the green of the coffee plantations and the red laterite. Stop en route to visit the Jarai Village of Yachim near Yaly Lake and discover their amazing funeral art. Each tomb is surrounded by several wooden statues representing each step of the deceased person’s life.
Overnight in Kontum.

Note:     This visit is subject to the Provincial Government’s approval and may be cancelled without prior notice. In
that case, the visit will be replaced by a visit to the artificial Lake of Yali.

Day 4:     KONTUM        (B)
After breakfast, visit the seminary and the charming wooden church of Kontum, built in 1913. The prayers are written in the 3 main languages of the Minority people and if you are lucky to attend a Holy Mass, you will see that the church is too small to welcome all the devotees wearing their most beautiful clothes. Later in the day enjoy a light trekking (around 4-km walk) through the Banhar villages of Kontum Konam, Kontum Kopong, Konko Wang, Kon Jori and Kon Kotu. On the way, you will discover the beautiful sceneries with rice fields and witness the daily life of the Banhar people.
Overnight in Kontum.

Day 5:     KONTUM / PLEIKU / HO CHI MINH CITY or KONTUM / HOI AN        (B)
Breakfast at the hotel.
End of our services.
Option 1: Depart on day 5 to the airport in Pleiku for a flight back to Ho Chi Minh City.
Option 2: Depart on day 5 by road to Hoi An. (same price as VMD-C03).

Our prices include:
•    Transfer by a private air-conditioned vehicle mentioned.
•    English speaking guide for each area.
•    Accommodation in twin or double shared room including breakfast.
•    Private boat for the trip and entry fees including the elephant ride.
•    Meals as mentioned on the program: (B) for breakfast.
•    Taxes.

Our prices do not include:
•    Drinks, tips, personal expenses and all services not clearly mentioned.
•    Flight Pleiku - Ho Chi Minh City including airport taxes and airport transfer.
•    Accommodation in Hoi An.
•    Accommodation in Ho Chi Minh City.

Note:
Programme is subject to change without prior notice due to issue of authorization to visit villages mentioned in the programme.