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Start : Hoi An
Finish : Ho Chi Minh City
Destination: Hoian - Kon Tum - Pleiku - Buon Me Thuot - Lak Lake - Ho Chi Minh City

Tour Itinerary

Day 1 HOI AN / KON TUM (L / D)

* Pick up at your hotel at 8h00 and transfer to Kontum in the Highlands by the National Highway No 24.
* On the way, stop near Tam Ky and visit Chien Dan Cham towers dating from the 11th century.
* Lunch en route.
* Arrive in Kontum around 16h00
* Visit the Banhar villages of Kon Jari and Kon Kotu where you could enjoy a swim in the Dakbla River if the weather is nice.
* In the evening, enjoy a dinner with traditional musical and dancing performance around a bonfire.
* Overnight in Kontum.

Day 2 KONTUM / PLEIKU (B / L)

* After breakfast, visit Dak To village located 40 km to the North-West of Kontum.
* Cross a river on a bamboo bridge to reach Da Ki Rob, a Sedang village,
* Continue getting to Dak Ri Peng and visit a Gie Trieng village before returning to Kontum for lunch.
* In the afternoon, visit the seminary and have a look at the charming wooden church of Kontum, which was built in 1913 before the departure for Pleiku.
* Stop on the way to visit the Jarai village of Yachim (subject to authorization) and Bien Ho lake.
* Continue visiting the Banhar village of Dektu.
* Overnight in Pleiku.

Day 3 PLEIKU / BUON ME THUOT / LAK LAKE (B / L / D)

* After breakfast, depart at 8h30 and drive to Buon Me Thuot (200 km) through the Ta Grong pass and numerous tea and coffee plantations.
* When arriving in Buon Me Thuoc, visit the Ethnic Minority museum of Buon Me Thuot before enjoying a lunch in a local restaurant.
* In the afternoon, drive to Lak Lake and stop at Jun village.
* Enjoy an elephant ride and cross the Lak Lake to Mlieng village, which gathers M’nong and Thai minorities.
* Dinner and overnight in Lak Lake in a traditional long house (the community centre).

Day 4 LAK LAKE / BUON ME THUOT (B / L / D)

* After breakfast, enjoy a tour by pirogue on the Lak Lake before returning to Buon Me Thuot for lunch.
* In the afternoon, drive to Buon Don village.
* Admire an amazing suspension bridge and spend a little time strolling around the village to visit the former house of a famous elephant hunter.
* Return to Buon Me Thuot.
* Dinner and overnight in Buon Me Thuot.

Day 5 BUON ME THUOT / HO CHI MINH CITY (B / L)

* After breakfast, visit the Ede village of Tur and Drei Sap waterfalls before coming back to Ho Chi Minh City (350 km).
* Lunch en route.
* Arrive in Saigon by the end of the afternoon and transfer to your hotel.