Mystical Treasures of the Central Highlands – 3 Days

General Information

Duration: 3 Days/ 2 Nights
Tour Route: Ho Chi Minh City – Da Lat – Lak Lake – Draysap Falls – Buon Me Thuot City – Ho Chi Minh City
Departure Date: Any Time You Wish
Start/ End: Ho Chi Minh City/ Ho Chi Minh City

Full Itinerary

Day 1: Saigon – Da Lat – Lak Lake (L, D)

Start your tour by taking a morning flight from Saigon to Dalat. Our driver will take you on a long beautiful road and you can see flower and vegetable farms and a fantastic view of Langbiang mountain in the distance. Traveling down a peaceful countryside road, on the way you can see coffee and tea plantations, cricket and weasel farms (Enjoy learning how to make the weasel coffee), rice wine and mushroom making, bamboo knitting, a traditional silk center, Elephant waterfall, and Linh An Pagoda with a giant Happy Buddha.

Stop for lunch at a local restaurant at the top of Phu Son Pass where you can see Agent Orange Mountain and beautiful panoramic views in the distance. Walking along some minority villages, it is nice if you can offer some candies or snacks for kids, playing with them and seeing the daily activities of local people. Spend a night in Long Stilt House (homestay) at Jun Village near Lak Lake.

Day 2: Lak Lake – Draysap Falls – Buon Me Thuot City (B, L, D)

Enjoy the morning with many picture opportunities of local people farming and fishing. After a morning of sightseeing in Lak Lake, visit one of the old summer retreats of Emperor Bao Dai. You can also take a boat trip to the remote village on the far side of Lak Lake. On the way to Buon Me Thuot, you can see rice paddies, brick making, Elephant rock, a snake farm, and a broken church. Enjoy the specialty of the central highland, the fresh spring roll. Then go to see Draysap and Gia Long waterfalls, some of the most beautiful waterfalls in Vietnam. Short trekking and swimming are available. Back to the Buon Me Thuot city for an overnight stay.

Day 3: Buon Me Thuot City – Ho Chi Minh City (B)

Observe corn and black pepper farms, rubber tree plantations, cassava root, and cashew nut farms. Take a flight back to Ho Chi Minh City. Your Central Highlands – Saigon tour ends.