Central Highland Vietnam Photography Tour – 8 Days/7 Nights

This trip is the great combination of natural beauty and traditional ethnic culture by trekking through the 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. This tour is special design for Photographers or Film crew who want to explore the hill tribes, immerse themselves in local culture and customs, wish to have a nice shots and documentary about ethnic minorities in Central highland Vietnam.

Destinations:                        Saigon – Pleiku – Kontum – Buon Ma Thuot – Nam Ka – Buon Triet – Ja Tu – Lak Lake – Dalat – Datanla – Pongour – Elephant waterfall – Dalat – Saigon.

Tour Duration:                     08 Days/ 7 Nights    

Kind of the package:            Private tour – Design for film crews/ Photographers

Designed by:                          Jenny Trinh – Travel Advisor/ WhatsApp/ Viber/ Mobile: +84 987184390

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BRIEF ITINERARY:

Day 01/ Saigon arrival – Flight to Pleiku – Transfer to Kontum

Day 02/ Kontum – Banar villages

Day 03/ Kontum – Pleiku – Buon Ma Thuot

Day 04/ Buon Ma Thuot – Waterfalls – Nam Ka

Day 05/ Nam Ka – Buon Triet – Ja Tu

Day 06/ Buon Triet – Lak lake – Dalat

Day 07/ Dalat – Datanla Waterfalls – Pongour waterfall – Elephant waterfall – Dalat

Day 08/ Dalat – Flight back to Saigon – Departure.

DETAILED ITINERARY

Day 1/ Saigon arrival – Flight to Pleiku – Transfer to Kontum (Welcome Dinner)

Upon your arrival in Tan Son Nhat Airport, you will be greeted by our local tour guide and wait until your connecting flight to Pleiku airport.

Arrival Pleiku airport, we will be picked up and transferred to Kontum central, overnight in Kontum.

• Accommodation: Konklor Hotel
• Room Type: Deluxe Double/ Twin Room

Day 2/ Kontum – Banar villages (Breakfast/ Lunch/Dinner)

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 Banar ethnic group.

• Accommodation: Home-stay in Banar ethnic family in Kon Ko Tu Village

Day 3/ Kontum – Pleiku – Buon Ma Thuot (Breakfast/ Lunch/-)

In the morning, leave Kon Ko Tu village 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. Overnight at your hotel in Buon Ma Thuot.

• Accommodation: Coffee Tour Resort
• Room Type: Deluxe Double/ Twin Room

Day 4/ Buon Ma Thuot – Waterfalls – Nam Ka (Breakfast/ Lunch/Dinner)

In the morning, we will 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.

• Accommodation: Home-stay in Ede family in Rai Village.

Day 05/ Nam Ka – Buon Triet – Ja Tu (Breakfast/ Lunch/Dinner)

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.

• Accommodation: Homestay in M’nong minority family in Jatu Village

Day 6/ Buon Triet – Lak lake – Dalat (Breakfast/ Lunch/Dinner)

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. Overnight in Dalat.

• Accommodation: Ana Mandara Villas Dalat Resort & Spa
• Room Type: Villa Room

Day 7/ Dalat – Datanla Waterfalls – Pongour waterfall – Elephant waterfall – Dalat (Breakfast/ Lunch/Dinner)

In the morning, we can enjoy fresh air of  DATANLA WATERFALL is nestled under canopies of the primeval jungle with soft, white waters flowing over rock shelve and drop into death valley creating a beautiful natural picture. As possible, let’s experience the exciting adventure feeling on roller coaster from the hilltop down to waterfall.

The most important place of the day is Pongour waterfall considered as the most beautiful and majestic waterfall in the Central Highland with about 40 m in height and over 100 m in width. Surrounded by unspoiled forest, the waterfall slips into numerous sandstone stepping from top to bottom. Its massive water powerfully falling down seven floors produces sonorous sounds that can be heard from miles around. Here you can create great-looking photos of the soft wispy effect by shooting flowing water at very slow shutter speeds.

Have lunch at local restaurant on the way.

In the afternoon, you can admire the transparent water flowing through granite mountain sides looks really spectacular making an area be obscured by the very white spray at ELEPHANT WATERFALL Next to the waterfall is Wind Cave having narrow entrance between two cliffs, but inside the cave there are many wide spaces and full of wind. Elephant Waterfall looks like a lively picture which has been carved by nature with the particularly interesting caves hide after craggy cliffs and many rocks now appear, now disappear look like as many elephants are jostling to bath then visit Linh Phuoc Pagoda,also called Ve Chai Pagoda, was built from debris of glass, pottery bowls and porcelain between 1949 and 1952 in a remote residential area of Da Lat City. The pagoda has been led by many Buddhist monks and was renovated by Monk Thich Tam Vi in 1990 afterward come back hotel for relax. Overnight in Dalat.

• Accommodation: Ana Mandara Villas Dalat Resort & Spa
• Room Type: Villa Room

Day 8/ Dalat – Flight back to Saigon – Departure (Breakfast/ -/-)

Free at your own leisure. Transfer back to the Dalat airport; take the morning flight back to Saigon. Wait until your departure flight, time to say goodbye to our tour guide and driver. Tour ends.

 The itinerary above could be customized to suit your desire, feel free to get in touch with us for the ideas and best quotation.

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SPECIAL OFFERED PRICE OF TOUR PACKAGE

The price is valid till the end of Sept, 2015

Price is quoted in American USD dollar at the newest exchange rate

• Hotel 3 Stars and Resort Category:

Note:

• This is a cash price. Credit cards incur a 2.5% bank fee
• This tour is private tour designed for your group only
• This price is non-commission

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Included:

• Entrance Fees: To scenic spots as listed in the itinerary.
• Meals: All meals as specified in the itinerary with authentic Vietnamese food.
• Private Transfers during the trip with the drivers as the itinerary.
• An excellent English-speaking guide throughout the trip as the itinerary at each region.
• Hotels/ Resorts: Hotel fees are based on two people sharing with Double/ Twin Rooms. All hotels as listed in the above itinerary serve daily Western or Local breakfast. All rooms are air-conditioned with private facilities unless specified.
• Flight tickets: Saigon – Pleiku ; Dalat – Saigon
• Ethnic minorities and hill tribes villages admissions fees
• Daily bottle of mineral water
• Service Charge & Government Taxes

Excluded:

• Excess Baggage Charges. Passengers holding an adult fare or half fare ticket are entitled to a free baggage allowance of 20kg, for economy class. Total weight of carryon baggage each passenger may not exceed 5kg. The size may not exceed 20x40x 55cm.
• Personal Expenses: Expenses of a purely personal nature such as laundry, drinks, fax, telephone calls, optional activities, sightseeing or meals which are not included in the tour itinerary.
• Tip
• Visa
• Single Room Supplement

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NOTES:

• Please be aware that flight times, hotels and all other logistics, services and days of travel are subject to availability. Where flights are cancelled or delayed we will endeavor to secure alternative arrangements of similar value as noted in our booking conditions.
• The traveling times mentioned within this dossier are approximations only. These times will vary according to weather, road, traffic or any other prevailing conditions.
• This itinerary and supplementary information has been complied in good faith and was accurate at time of writing. However it DOES NOT form part of a contract between the client and Green Discovery Indochina.

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Vietnam visa service

Visitors must obtain visa approval prior to entry. The procedure is as follows:

(1) Passport details and arrival and departure dates are sent to us not later than 14 days before passengers’ departure to Vietnam. (Customer can send through email or fax, we need: full name in passport, gender, date of birth, passport number, expiry date, nationality, occupation, the first international airport (Hanoi or HCMC) where customers arrive, flight detail)

(2) We submit details to the Immigration Department.

(3) The Immigration Department sends us the original visa approval document.

(4) We send customer a copy of the approval document via email (Note: All customers need this paper to get onboard for flight to Vietnam)

(5) Each customer needs passport + 2 passport-sized photos + USD45 (in cash USD) to get the visa stamp.

Thank you so much for your interest in our company!

Have a wonderful trip in Vietnam!

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