EXPLORATION OF ETHNIC MINORITIES
Duration: 4 days (The order of tour date could be swopped or extended on your request)
Hightlight: Kontum, Buon Me Thuot , Ethic minorities and fabulous nature
DAY 1 HOI AN – KONTUM (B/L/D)
In the morning guide and driver pick you up at the hotel in Hoi An and drive to Kontum (5 hour drive), the north most of Central Highland, on the way enjoying the beauty of mysterious mountains, great waterfalls an green lush forests. Stop for lunch on the to visit some GIE TRIENG ethic minority villages, Great waterfalls, mysterious mountains and tribes’ thatch roofed houses, called Rông house.. Arriving in Kontum visiting Kontum Museum to learn about different ethic groups living in the province. Check in hotel for a rest. Overnight in Kontum.
DAY 2 KONTUM ETHINIC GROUP DISCOVERY DAY (B/L/D)
In the morning driving around the Kontum city to visit some ethic villages such as Pleitonghia, Konrobang and Konhngokotu.. Where Sedang, Brau… ethnics are living, and photo stop at unique Kontum wooden church. Lunch would be served at local restaurant with typical local restaurant. Back hotel for a rest.
In the afternoon, visiting the old Bana minority village,Konk’tu village, to explore local life, then trekking up the Dakbla river to enjoy the nature, taking a ‘’Piragua” down river. Back the village for dinner and enjoying or dancing together with the ethnics in the traditional dances, miraculous sound of gongs and the yeast of straw jar wine. Overnight in Kontum.
DAY 3 KONTUM – PLEIKU – BUON ME THUOT (B/L/D)
Check out the hotel and drive to Buon Me Thuot, on the way passing through PLEIKU, stop on the way to see Jarai ethnic village, visiting pepper, rubber and coffee plantations and Ede village before check in the hotel. Overnight in Buon Me Thuot.
DAY 4 BUON ME THUOT – LAK LAKE – DA NANG (B/L/)
In the morning, check out the hotel and drive to the Lak Lake, the second natural biggest lake in Vietnam. Arriving there, visiting the local life around M’Nong village, the last king of Vietnam summer palace and especially taking an elephant ride around the lake and see the tribe life. Lunch with local specialities. Joy a cup of coffee before transferring to the airport for the fight to next destination.
