Trekking, Boating & Homestay in Banar, Ede and M’nong ethnic village 5 Days/ 4 Nights

This trip is the combination of natural beauty and traditional ethnic culture by trekking through primitive forest, boating in the Dakbla river and Buon Triet lake, spend the nights in house-on-stilt in Banar, Ede and M’nong villages. Taking this trip, we do not only seize the opportunity of admiring the beauty of nature but also enjoy the traditional living activities of ethnic minorities and their festivals of Gongs in The Central Highlands

Destination

• Kontum - Banar villages
• Pleiku - Buon Ma Thuot
• Nam Ka – Buon Triet – Ja Tu
• Buon Triet – Lak lake – Dalat

Hightlight

• Take a wooden boat downstream the Dakbla river to the village of Kon Ko Tu
• Visit Phun village, a traditional village of Jarai ethnic group with a typical cemetery in the Central Highlands
• trekking through evergreen forest to the lovely Buon Triet lake
• Ride an elephant

Day 01: Kontum - Banar villages (L,D)

In the morning, visit the Seminar and its museum, the wooden church, the orphanage and the Kon K'Lor suspension bridge. Start hiking to the village of Kon Ko Lor Lor I and Kon Ko Lor II. Lunch picnic. In the afternoon, take a wooden boat downstream the Dakbla river to the village of Kon Ko Tu. Dinner and overnight in the village of Kon Ko Tu that belongs to Bahnar ethnic group. 

Day 02 : Kontum - Pleiku - Buon Ma Thuot (B,L,D)

In the morning, leave Kontum for Pleiku. Visit 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 afternoon, leaving Pleiku for Buon Ma Thuot. Stopover to visit some coffee, rubber and pepper plantations. O/n at your hotel in Buon Ma Thuot. 

Day 03 : Buon Ma Thuot – Waterfalls - Nam Ka (B,L,D)

In the morning, visit Ethnology Museum where we can see many things come from the daily life of ethnic minorities in Vietnam such as: clothes, cultivated tools, musical instruments... We going on to enjoy 2 impressive waterfalls in The Central Highlands: Dray Sap and Dray Nu. In the afternoon, drive about 90 kms to the rural village of Nam Ka before walking the final 3 kms to our home for the night. Our homestay is in Rai village, which is an Ede minority village. Our accommodation, a traditional long house-on-stilt of the Ede group, is very simple but clean and comfortable.

Day 04 : Nam Ka – Buon Triet – Ja Tu (B,L,D)

Today, we have a full day for trekking through evergreen forest to the lovely Buon Triet lake. The trek is about 18 kms but the temperature  remains quite comfortable. First, we have to climb about 2 Kms to the top of Namka hill. After that, we walk down through many types of forest. Sometimes, we have to cross a stream. During the trek, we see forest, birds, ethnic people and sometimes small animals.

We are picked up by paddle boats and enjoy a ride cross this beautiful lake before enjoying an afternoon swim. This evening is spent in Jatu village where our hosts belong to the M’Nong minority. 

Day 05 : Buon Triet – Lak lake – Dalat (B,L)

This morning, we will take a private transport to Lak lake. We will be exciting with views of countryside: ethnic villages, rice fields, cattle, river and we have chances to join in the daily minorities’ activities. Across Lak lake by Dug-out to M’Lieng village. Walking around the village to discover the ethnic minority’s daily life in The Central Highlands. Ride an elephant back to Jun village. In the afternoon, leave Lak lake for Dalat. Arrival Dalat, check-in your hotel. End of services.