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Attractions:
colourful
ethnic culture,
natural scenery, remote ethnic markets,'rafting', trekking, homestays
in stilt houses, travel off the beaten track.
Destinations:
Buon Me Thuot, Pleiku, Kontum, Hanoi, Sapa.
Day
1: Buon Ma Thuot (L(Lunch), G(Guide))
Morning flight to Buon Ma Thuot transiting at Da Nang. Check-in, then
visit Gia Long and Dray Nur waterfalls.
Overnight in Buon Ma Thuot.
Day
2: Buon Ma Thuot (B (Breakfast), L, G)
Visit A Co Thon village and the Ethnology museum. Drive to Lak Lake, travel
in a dug-out canoe, ride through M’lieng ethnic village on an elephant.
Overnight in Buon Ma Thuot
Day
3: Buon Ma Thuot to Gia Lai (B, L, G)
Drive to Gia Lai and check in. Visit the local Banah villages.
Overnight in Gia Lai.
Day
4: Gia Lai to Kon Tum (B, L, Dinner(D), G)
Travel by road to Kon Tum. Visit a Ja Rai ethnic village and the ‘Sea
Lake’. Visit some of the many villages around Kon Tum, including Kon Tonghia
village, Kon Robang and Kon Hngor village.
Overnight in Kon Tum
Day
5: Kon Tum to Gia Lai (B, L, D, G)
Drive to Gia Lai and hike to the source of DakBla River, and ‘raft’ down
the river in an inflatable boat to Konkotu village.
Overnight in Gia Lai.
Day 6: Gia
Lai to Da Nang to Ha Noi (B, L, D, G)
Fly to Hanoi and check in. Visit the Ethnology Museum and the Old Quarter.
Overnight sleeper train to Sapa.
Day
7: Sapa ethnic market (B, L, G)
Arrival at Lao Cai station and drive to a remote ethnic market. Return
to Lao Cai and drive to Sapa.
Overnight in Sapa.
Day
8: Sapa (B, L, G)
Walk to a H’mong ethnic village. Drive to Ta Phin ethnic village.
Overnight in Sapa.
Day
9: Sapa (B, L, D, G)
Hike to Ta Van village (Day ethnic group), Giang Ta Chai village (Red
Dao ethnic group) and Ban Ho Valley (Tay ethnic group).
Overnight in a local Tay ‘stilt’ house.
Day
10: Sapa to Ha Noi (B, L, G)
Hike to Thanh Phu village. Drive to Sa Pa. Drive to Lao Cai station for
the overnight train to Ha Noi.
Day
11: Ha Noi departure (B, L, G)
Pick-up for departure flight.
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