7 Days, Central highland Explorer

Itinerary

ITINERARY IN DETAILS:

DAY 1 : ARRIVAL IN SAIGON (D)
Upon arrival to Saigon airport you will be pick up and transferred to hotel for check - in. 
Visite  the Unification Palace, China Town. Dinner and overnight in Saigon city.

DAY 2 : SAIGON - BUON ME THUOT(B,D)
Morning you'll transfer to airport for the flight to  Buonmathuot. Arrival and transfer to Buon Jun village, Visit the tribal village and learn the Mnong’s traditional culture. Dinner and overnight in Buonmathuot City.

DAY 3 : BUON ME THUOT - PLEIKU ( (B, L,D )
Breakfast and depart to BuonDon to visit and learn about the traditional hunting and taming of wild elephants by the villagers there: The grave house of wild elephants hunting King, Ancient house, Suspension bridge and Elephant ride, visit DraySap waterfall. After lunch leave for Pleiku - visit the 2nd Corps Tactical Zone that was considered an important one for the US Army between 1965 -1972. Photos can be taken.  Enjoy breathtaking scenery of Coffee, Pepper trees and Rubber plantations on the road visit CheoReo junction - the former Provincial Route 7 where there were violent ambushes by the Adversary in 1975. Continue on to visit Phu Cuong waterfall and boating on AyunHa Reservoir - the largest one in the Western Highlands.Dinner and overnight in Pleiku City.

DAY 4 : PLEIKU ( B,L,D )
Breakfast.Depart to AnKhe and visit Camp Radcliff - the 1st Cavalry Division of the US in 1965, admire scenery of MangYang and AnKhe pass where traces of the 173rd Brigade and Korean White Horse Division can be seen. Tay Son Thuong Dao area, Tay Son Dynasty and enjoy the wonderful Martial Arts Show. After lunch. Back to Pleiku to visit and learn the Bahnar’s tradional culture and enjoy the Folk Musical Performance and Camp fire. Dinner with local specialties and overnight in Pleiku City..

DAY 5 : PLEIKU - KONTUM (L,D )
Breakfast.Visit to Pleiku Prison,Minh Thanh Pagoda - one of the biggest and most beautiful pagodas in the Western Highlands.Tra Da Industrial Zone (Engineer Hill). BienHo lake - this used to be the mouth of a volcano which was active millions of years ago . Visit and learn the Jarai’s traditional culture with original Wooden statues. Lunch and continue on to KonTum where you can learn about its history through the Catholic Wooden Church, Seminary and KonKlor Suspension bridge. Dinner and overnight in KonTum Town.

DAY 6 : KONTUM - DANANG ( B,L )
Breakfast. Drive northward on Highway 14 to DaNang to explore the land by the gentle river of PoKo where there were big battles during the VN war such as : Summer Battle in 1972, Skull Slope (Altitude of 601m), DakTo - Tan Canh, Hill 42, Phoenix Airstrip and Charlie Hill. When arriving at Ngoc Hoi - the intersection of East and West Truong Son mountains -and on your journey to explore the Ho Chi Minh route, you have time to admire scenery of imposing and rolling mountains there, Stop over at the Queen Monique waterfall, especially the Ngoc Linh mountain of 2598m above sea level. Arrival in DaNang, check in and overnight.

DAY 7: DANANG - HOIAN - SAIGON - DEPARTURE(B,L)
Morning you’ll have a brief visit to Cham Museum, then continue to travel to Hoi An, a guided visit to the Ancient Town. After lunch, you'll be picked up to Da Nang airport to fly Ho Chi Minh City for your departure.