Buon Me Thuot, Vietnam Highland: Photos, Best Things to Do, Tours

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Buon Me Thuot, Highland City

Ako Dhong Village is 2km north of Buon Ma Thuot City.

Ako Dhong Village, Buon Me Thuot, Buon Me Thuot City

Ban Don Village is 45 km north-west of Buon Ma Thuot straddling the Serepok River.

Ban Don Village, Buon Me Thuot City, Buon Me Thuot Highlight

Dray Sap Waterfall is 27km from Buon Ma Thuot.

Dray Sap Waterfall, Buon Me Thuot, Buon Me Thuot Province

Gia Long Waterfall is 7km from Dray Sap & Dray Nur. Gia Long Waterfall also offers stunning beauty of nature.

Gia Long Waterfall, Buon Me Thuot, Buon Me Thuot City

M’nong Rlam People

Tur Village is an Ede Village, located 13 km from Buon Ma Thuot. The village still preserves many of the Ede century-old customs.

Tur Village, Buon Me Thuot, Buon Me Thuot Tour

Yok Don National Park, stretches 115,000 hectares between the hinge of the Cambodian border and the Serepok River.

Yok Don National Park, Buon Me Thuot, Buon Me Thuot Tour

Buon Me Thuot overview

Buon Me Thuot is a city in Dac Lak Province. It is also known as Buon Ma Thuot or Ban Me Thuot. It is also the capital of Vietnam’s highlands.

Attractions in Buon Me Thuot

1. Don Village, around 40 kilometers from the center of Buon Me Thuot City, is the center of elephant hunting and taming. When you arrive in Don Village, you should embark on excursions such as riding an elephant or rowing a small wooden boat along the Serepok River; this is a fun and educational experience.
You will also have the opportunity to meet the ethnic people who reside in Don Village, they can speak Vietnamese as well as their own language. The villagers are always happy to show you around and allow you to join in their daily chores such as breeding bigs and chickens, planting trees, and so on.

2. The waterfalls complex Dray Sap, Dray Nur, Gia Long.

3. The village of Ako Dhong is also known as “the village in the city” due to its location on Tran Nhat Duat Street in Buon Ma Thuot City. Ako Dhong hamlet is made up of many diverse and very long houses, as well as the villagers’ special traditional gongs celebrations. All of these dwellings are based on the traditional architecture of the ethnic groups who live in the highlands of Vietnam.

4. Buon Ma Thuot central market, where a lot of the souvenirs of the locals who live in this area are sold, is also a chance for you to buy the unique souvenirs that only exist here.

Food specialties in Buon Me Thuot?

Hemibagrus, the most famous food is a type of fish that is processed (cooked) into a variety of dishes, each of which is unique and tasty. The Srepok River in Buon Me Thuot flows powerfully every time, making it simpler to identify and catch Hemibagrus in this area.
Ca Dang (a type of vegetable)
Rau Rung (a sort of forest vegetable)
Com Nieu (rice cooked in an earth pot).
Ca Com (a sort of very little fish found and caught only in rivers or small springs)…
All of these delicacies are very easy to prepare and beneficial to your health when consumed, so don’t pass them up when visiting Buon Me Thuot, which is still considered one of Vietnam’s most beautiful highland regions.

How to travel to Buon Me Thuot?

It is roughly 1300 km from Hanoi and 350 km from Ho Chi Minh City.
You can also fly to Buon Me Thuat from Hanoi or Ho Chi Minh City, which is the quickest and most convenient method to get here.
You can also take a bus from Saigon to Buon Me Thuot, but because this route is quite lengthy, it is impossible to catch a bus on a long trip like this, therefore the best option to get to this famous and highland destination is still to take a short flight.

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