Central Highland Tour 9 days

Destination: Ho Chi Minh City - Buon Ma Thuot - Pleiku - Kon Tum

Code: B = Breakfast, L = Lunch, D = Dinner, G = Guide

Day 1: Arrival at Ho Chi Minh City (D)

Arriving at Tan Son Nhat airport in Ho Chi Minh City, you'll be driven to your hotel. Rest of the day, you'll be free to stroll around the city as you wish.

19.00 - 20.30: You'll a Welcome dinner at one of a famous restaurant.

You'll spend the night in Ho Chi Minh City.

Day 2: Ho Chi Minh City/Buon Ma Thuot (B, L, G)

After breakfast, your time will be your own until you'll be driven to the airport for your flight to Buon Ma Thuot. You'll have a lunch in the local restaurant and half day city tour in the afternoon.

13.15 - 15.15: Drive to M'lieng village 60km away from Buon Ma Thuot for one hour elephant ride

15.15 - 16.30: You'll dug out a cano on the Lak-Lake to M'lieng village to spend the night in a house on stilt of Ede people.

Day 3: Buon Ma Thuot (B, L, D, G)

7.30 - 8.00: Breakfast at a home stay of the Ede people

8.00 - 11.30: Your driver will arrive to take you to Gia Long waterfall. You'll cross the river on a simple raft, and stroll through primitive forest. After clambering down a slope, you'll be able to bath in the "Fairy Pool", a small natural lake with a sandy bottom.

11.30 - 13.00: Lunch at the restaurant in Gia Long Waterfall

13.00 - 16.00: You'll be driven to visit Dray Nur waterfall and then back to the city to visit the local Ethnology Museum and A Co Thon village, home of many Ede ethnic minority people.

You'll spend the night in Buon Ma Thuot.

Day 4: Buon Ma Thuot/Pleiku (B, L, G)

8.30 - 11.30: You'll travel around 180km to Pleiku.

11.30 - 12.45: You'll check in your hotel in Pleiku and have lunch at local restaurant.

12.45 - 17.00: You'll be picked up to travel to four Bahnar village where you'll take a walk to visit the villages of Bahnar people such as De Cop, De Doa, Dektu, De Roa. You'll then return to Pleiku for overnight stay.

Day 5: Pleiku/Pleibloun (B, L, G)

8.30 - 10.45: You'll be driven to visit Phu Cuong Water fall. You'll have an Elephant ride to enjoy the natural beauty at the water fall.

10.45 - 12.05: You'll continue the journey by vehicle to Ayunha Lake where you'll have time for your lunch box prepared by your tour guide.

12.05 - 16.00: You'll take two hours boat trip to visit around Ayunha lake and then drive near the Pleibloun village and take a walk to there for your overnight stay.

You'll spend the night at the house on stilt.

Day 6: Pleibloun/Pleiku/Kon Tum (B, L, G)

8.00 - 10.45: You'll drive to visit Pleiphun village which has been well-known for their colorful culture, especially the graveyard with its statues.

10.45 - 11.45: You'll travel to Kon Tum for your lunch at local restaurant

12.45 - 14.45: Your guide will take you to visit Plei Tonghia village, the home of Bahnar ethnic and some of the village near by such as Kon H'ngo Ko Tu village.

14.45 - 15.30: You'll return the city to visit Wooden Church and, if convenient, drop in at a nearby orphanage.

15.30 - 16.30: You'll visit colonial Church in Kon Tum and spend the night in Kon Tum.

Day 7: Kon Tum (B, L, D, G)

8.00 - 8.30: Breakfast at your hotel

8.30 - 9.50: You'll be picked up by vehicle to suspension bridge. You'll take a walk 4km to Kon Jo Ri village and follow the path 20 minutes to Konkotu village.

9.50 - 11.50: From there, you'll have a gentle six-kilometre hike through the forest to Jolong village and the source of the DakBla river, crossing the KonBa hanging bridge en-route.

11.50 - 12.50: You'll have picnic lunch at the suspension bridge.

12.50 - 14.50: You can carry on down the river for a couple of hours, eventually returning to Konkotu.

You'll spend the night at Rong House in Konkotu village.

Day 8: Kon Tum/Pleiku/Ho Chi Minh City (B, L, G)

In the morning, you'll be picked up to Pleiku airport for your flight to Ho Chi Minh City. When you arrive, you'll be picked up to your hotel.

You'll spend the night in Ho Chi Minh City.

Day 9: Ho Chi Minh City departure (B)

Your time will be your own until your private car and driver arrives to take you to Tan Son Nhat airport for your departure flight.

Prices per person in US$:

Valid until December 31, 2007

Surcharge for peak season of hotels are not inclusive in the prices above.

Prices include:

• Breakfast and accommodation sharing a twin or double room.

• One-way domestic flight tickets: Ho Chi Minh City - Buon Ma Thuot, Pleiku - Ho Chi Minh City, including domestic airport taxes.

• Travel by private air-condition vehicle with safe driver

• The services of experienced English-speaking guides as indicated in the itinerary

• Where necessary, entry fees for all visits as mentioned in the programme.

• Lunches and dinners, as specified, in the local restaurants.

• Government taxes

Price do not include:

• Flight tickets and airport tax.

• Visas.

• Dinners except as specified.

• Drinks, gratuities and personal expenses.

• Insurance.

Hotel list for Mid-range standard 

• Ho Chi Minh City: Empress Hotel (*** city centre) or similar

• Buon Ma Thuot: Dam San Hotel (*** the best local standard)

• Pleiku: Pleiku Hotel (** the best local standard)

• Kon Tum: Home stay (Basic local standard)