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Code: |
GTTCTK 0008 |
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Routes: |
Buon Me Thuot – Pleiku – Kontum – Da
Nang – Hoi An |
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Duration: |
10 Days |
Itinerary in brief
Day 1:
Hochiminh city - BuonMaThuot
Day 2:
Buonmatho - York Don park - Kontum
Day 3:
Kontum - Konktu
Day 4:
Konktu - Kontum
Day 5:
Kontum - Kon Chro - Yangnam
Day 6:
Yangnam - Plei Bloum
Day 7:
Plei Bloum - Pleiku
Day 8:
Pleiku - Danang - Hoi An
Day 9:
Hoi An
Day 10:
Departure from Danang
Detail Itinerary
Day 1:
Hochiminh city - BuonMaThuot (L)
Enjoy the drive along the National Highway 14
with plenty of rubber & coffee plantations. You
then have chance to visit the HoChiMinh Trail at
the Daksong Junction and the Draysap Waterfalls
on the way to BuonMaThuot city. Dinner on guests
account. Overnight at you proposed hotel in
Buonmathuot.
Day 2:
Buonmatho - York Don park - Kontum ( B/L )
Morning trip to Don Village - located northwest
of Da Lat near the Serepok River, close to the
Cambodian border, approximately 55 km from Buon
Ma Thuot. Don village is well-known throughout
Southeast Asia as the land of elephant hunters
and trainers. A tour of the village on foot to
explore the culture of M,Nong minority through
the marvelous suspension bridge and enjoy riding
elephants through the primitive forests outside
the town. Depart for Kontum in the afternoon.
Dinner on guests account. Overnight at your
proposed hotel in Kontum.
Day 3:
Kontum - Konktu (B/L/D)
A soft adventure day begins at Plei Konang, 12km
from Kontum. Take an exciting trek to Kon Monang
(6km) on a jungle trail and discover more about
exotic flora and fauna. Then paddle an
inflatable raft or dug-out canoe on the Dak Bla
River to the Bahnar tribe village of Kon Ktu (3
hours). Stop by a white sandy bank circled by
hills, forests and clear water for a picnic
lunch and a swim. The day ends with a gong show
where villagers including young women and old
men in traditional dress dance around a bonfire.
Have dinner at the village. Have dinner at the
village. Overnight at the village communal house
at Konktu.
Day 4:
Konktu - Kontum (B/L)
Take a morning walk around the village to visit
a house-on-stilts, a church and a school, many
still retaining the ancient way of life.
Continue to trek over forested hills on a trail
under dense foliage (6km). Picnic lunch is
arranged at Kon Chri Village. The afternoon is
exciting with a delightful trek through villages
and rice fields (6km) to the spectacular Kon Klo
suspension bridge. Return to Kontum. Dinner on
guests account. Overnight at your proposed hotel
in Kontum.
Day 5:
Kontum - Kon Chro - Yangnam (B/L)
Leave for Pleiku (50km), a busy town (home to
the J?rai hill-tribe) on a fertile basaltic
plateau at a height of 1,000 metres above sea
level. Onwards to Kon Chro (110km) by a pleasant
drive down the Mang Yang Pass. Have picnic lunch
en route. Take a trek through a chain of Banhar
tribe villages (14km), which is separated by
cultivated lands or forests. Have dinner at
Yangnam Village. A gong and dancing show
performed by villagers is held at the village
communal house. O/N at a house-on-stilts at
Yangnam.
Day 6:
Yangnam - Plei Bloum (B/L/D)
In the morning, continue trekking through bamboo
forests to H?nga (12km) for a scenic sampan
cruise on the Krong Pa River to Plei Bloum
Village (2 hours). Have picnic lunch on a sandy
bank and soak in clear water. If time permits,
participate in sports (volleyball, football)
with the villagers. Have dinner at the village.
Overnight at the house-on-stilts at Plei Bloum.
Day 7:
Plei Bloum - Pleiku (B/L)
In the morning, explore the secrets of grave
statues standing in lines at the J?rai tribe?s
tomb house in the village. Transfer to Plei Kia
Village (100km) for a fun elephant ride through
J?rai villages, rice fields, forests and
streams. Have a picnic lunch under a canopy of
leaves by Ia Nhi Falls. Proceed to Pleiku
(60km). Dinner on guests account. Overnight at
your proposed hotel in Pleiku.
Day 8:
Pleiku - Danang - Hoi An (B)
At leisure until transfer to Pleiku Airport for
boarding to Danang on flight VN 342 ( 12 : 10 ?
13 : 0 ). On arrival, pick up and transfer to
Hoi An (30km) with a stop-over at the Non Nuoc
stone-carving village where a wide variety of
articles is sculptured from marble and
sandstone. The rest of the day is leisure by a
pool side or on the sandy beach of Cua Dai.
Lunch & dinner on guests account. Overnight at
your proposed hotel in Hoi an.
Day 9:
Hoi An (B)
Not only well-known as a World Heritage site,
Hoi An is also famous for its tranquil
countryside and endless sandy beach. Spend the
whole day exploring the ancient town or taking a
boat ride to nearby handicraft villages or just
frolicking in azure water. Lunch & dinner on
guests account. Overnight at your proposed hotel
in Hoi an.
Day 10:
Departure from Danang (B)
Spend last minutes for downtown shopping
(stone-carvings, silk, paintings,...) or at
leisure before check-out. Transfer to the
airport for departure.
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