Details Itinerary 

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

Day 1: Ho Chi Minh City arrival (D, G pick up)

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 until our guide and drive pick you up for 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/Dekop (B, L, D, G)

In the early morning, you will be driven to the airport for your flight to Pleiku in Gia Lai. On arrival, you'll be picked up to transfer to your hotel. Buffet breakfast at your hotel. You'll have brief listening some information about the trekking itineraries and other necessary information, get water into the personal canteen. Later on, you'll get on the bus to Chau Khe. On arrival, you'll have short break before climbing mountain. You'll start your journey by trekking to Pine Forest of Kondong and have lunch there.

After lunch, you'll continue to trek to visit a cluster of 04 villages of Bahnar minority: Dektu - Dekron - Dedoa and DeKop. It's opportunities to learn more about their simple cultivation and hunting lifestyles. You'll have dinner  and then enjoy the traditional Gong music with "Can" wine and Campfire in Dekop.

Your overnight will be in Rong house, house on stilts and tents 02 fixed bathrooms with hot shower and buckets of water, provisional toilets and aseptic water for hand washing and 02 fixed toilets, big mobile marquee is ready to serve dinner in case of rain.

Day 3: Dekop/Yangnam (B, L, D, G)

After breakfast, you'll depart for YaMa. On arrival, you'll take a bus trip to YaMa junction, toilets and water is available before arrival. You'll then start trekking.. Later on, you'll stay near the river, stop for a short while or river bath (If river water is not be risen), you'll then continue trekking. Arrive at the bridge of Konchro - a place for lunch and top up water.

After lunch, you'll continue trekking through the forests and Bahnar villages, local fruit stop en route. You'll spend the night in YangNam. 

Day 4: Yangnam/Pleibloum (B, L, D, G)

Breakfast, you'll prepare all necessary luggage for one day trekking journey. You'll then start the journey by trekking  through many villages of Jarai minority. You'll be welcomed by the friendly feelings of local people. Your picnic lunch will be at H'Nga . After lunch, get water into the personal canteen.

In the afternoon, you'll continue on trekking along Pa River, enjoy beautiful sceneries of forests and majestic greatness of mountains which belong to Dong Truong Son (Eastern Long Range). Stop for a short while at some places and enjoy the local fruit. The last stage, bamboo boats for crossing the river if it rises, life jacket and the professional boat men who are ready to serve you in any weather situation.You'll arrive at PleiBloum.

Dinner. Condition: Overnight in stilt house of Jarai, yard for camping, bathrooms near the house with cold water or river bath, provisional toilets, 01 fixed toilet and 01 big marquee for dinner if it's rainy.

Day 5: Pleibloum/Dakmin River (B, L, D, G)

Breakfast, you'll be picked up and transferred to DakMin River by bus.On the way, you'll stop over at PhuCuong waterfall for sightseeing - the untouristique waterfall in Western Highland. You'll then continue on to Buon Don where is very famous for elephants to explore customs and traditions of the ethnic minorities. You could have chance to discover the unique way of catching and taming wild elephants by the M?nong people in Ban Don. Visit suspension bamboo bridges over the beautiful Serepok river and the Ancient wooden house-on-stilt of more than 120 years old, with Laos-Thai styles.

In the afternoon, your trekking will continue to forest (Elephants lead the way). Arrive at DakMin River for bathing and camping. Dinner. Your overnight will be in tents.

Day 6: Dakmin Rive/Dakmin Lake (B, L, D, G)

Breakfast, you'll take your trekking to explore forest (Elephants lead the way). Your lunch will be in forest. Trek to DakMin Lake. You'll then have time to take a rest and freshen up before your dinner. 

Your overnight will be in tents.

Day 7: Dakmin Lake/Buon Don (B, L, D, G)

Breakfast, everything is ready, you'll start trekking in the eco-forest (Elephants lead the way), climb Chu Mao mountain that's about 350m above sea level. Your lunch will be at the other side of the mountain. Continue on trekking to Buon Don. Arrive at Buon Don. Dinner. You'll spend the night in long houses.

Day 8: Buon Don/ Ho Chi Minh City departure (B, L, G)

After breakfast, you'll be driven to Buon Ma Thuot airport for your flight to Ho Chi Minh City. You'll transit for your departure flight.

Prices per person in US$:

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Valid until December 31, 2011

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

Prices include:

• Breakfast and accommodation sharing a twin or double room.

• Pick-ups and transfers by private air-conditioned vehicle as specified in the itinerary above

• Domestic flight tickets: Ho Chi Minh City - Pleiku, Buon Ma Thuot - Ho Chi Minh City, including airport tax.

• Travel by private, air-conditioned vehicle with an experienced, safe driver.

• Boat cruise as in the programme.

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

• Permission fee where the government require.

• Elephant riding as in the programme.

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

• Full board as mentioned in the programme.

• Mineral water during on trekking.

• Folk song show

• Can wine and camp fire

• Government tax

Price do not include:

• Flight tickets and airport tax.

• Visas.

• Dinners except as specified above.

• Drinks, gratuities and personal expenses.

• Insurance.

Hotel list for Three Stars standard  

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

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