Buôn Mê Thuột (Central Highlands - part 1)

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December 10th 2009

Published: December 10th 2009

The Central Highlands region of Vietnam contains 5 provinces. The region's coffee plantations (290,000 ha) constitute 4/5 of the total coffee plantation area for the whole country. It is home to many ethno-linguistic minority groups (Montagnards), for example, Bahnar, Ede, Jrai, K'ho, M'nong etc. It is also renowned for its cool climate, beautiful mountain scenery, lakes and waterfalls, as well as... Read Full Entry

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I am a Hanoi_girl who loves to travel. When working for a Japanese construction company in Hanoi, I had the chance to travel to 28 countries and to all the 63 provinces in Vietnam, including 25 trips to Huế city. Egypt, Mongolia and Italy are my love, and other favorite countries are Australia, France, New Zealand, Nepal, Fiji, Japan, India, Indonesia, Belgium, Netherlands, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, China (8 trips, 15 cities), South Korea, New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Cambodia (3 trips), Brunei Darussalam, the United Arab Emirates, Bangladesh, the Philippines, Laos (3 trips), Malaysia (4 trips), Singap... full info

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A house in Thá village of the Ede people

View from the back of elephant

The elephant walked along the asphalt road and we passed by the shops on the way. Then it turned left and walked down a slope to get into the Serepôk river.

At Mr. Amacong's house in Đôn village

Pancakes sold at a street-side stall

It's so cheap, only VND 1,000 for one. In Hanoi we cannot buy anything with this amount.

Thá village of the Ede people

Coffee seeds are being dried in the sun.

Gongs inside the reception house

Gongs are one of the famous musical instruments in the Central Highlands of Vietnam. They were recognized by UNESCO as an intangible heritage of Vietnam.

Elephant walks down slope

The path in front of us leads to the Serepôk river.

A long house of the Ede people

The Ede ethnic minority people in this village built new modern houses next to their old traditional ones (long houses).

Me and my friend on a bike

During our 5 day trip in the Central Highlands, we traveled by plane, bus, elephant, motorbike, mini bus and taxi.

The biggest cathedral in the city

Another elephant at the site

This elephant is very big. Myself and friend were so surprised when it was passing by us.

Pepper trees

The locals in this region plant coffee, pepper and rubber trees.

On a hanging bridge in Đôn village

When we walk on this bridge, we feel like it's swinging. There are some bridges like this and they lead to an island.

Community house in Thá village

This community house is of concrete type. The traditional one looks different.

Coffee seeds being dried in the sun

Window of a long house of the Ede people

Gia Long waterfall

This is the 3rd waterfall we visited in the last morning in BMT.

At Mr. Amacong's house in Đôn village

Robes for catching and taming elephants.

Mr. Amacong's house, Đôn village

The house was made from wood. This is the only house in Vietnam that has wooden roof.

A hanging bridge at Gia Long waterfall

This bridge looks dangerous and we are not allowed to walk along it.

Evening in Buôn Mê Thuột city

A street-side stall selling rice/bean porridge with pork and vegetables.

10th December 2009

Hideyuki Kobayashi
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Buon Me Thuot
Thanks for your adventurous trek, that is very interesting to me. I have never tried to ride on elephant in Bangkok and Siem Liap. Now, I fee like riding on it next month.

10th December 2009

Graciela
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lovely
Dear friend: you look lovely in the pictures. Interesting places. I do love Vietnam. Love, from Argentina.

11th December 2009

Rob_n_Lorenza
Rob & Lorenza B

Great photos again, it looks like a very interesting area. The waterfall looks particularly nice. The cost of the trip was very good value.

11th March 2010

MrDung
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Very beutifully !
Buonmathuot is a place whom attractied for travel to !

6th July 2011

Yen
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Cám ơn bạn đã ghi chép các kinh nghiệm ở BMT
Lần đầu tiên tôi đọc thông tin này. Rất cảm kích vì bạn đã chia sẻ những thông tin hữu ích về BMT. Nếu phần tiếng Việt cũng do bạn tự viết thì tôi rất khâm phục khả năng tiếng Việt của bạn. Tôi không biết bạn còn có ý định trở lại vùng tây nguyên nữa không. Nếu bạn có ý định trở lại, bạn nên đi vào dịp Giáng Sinh, đã có lần tôi đi Đà Lạt vào dịp đó, và được thưởng thức hương hoa cafee. Phải nói là hương hoa cafee rất dễ chịu, nó hòan tòan khác với mùi cafee mà chúng ta vẫn thường thưởng thức. Tôi đã đi BMT và sắp tới có ý định sẽ đi nữa, vì tôi rất thích không khí dễ chịu và vẻ yên ả cũng như thức ăn o BMT. Cám ơn bạn một lần nữa vì đã chia sẻ thông tin nhé. Chúc bạn có những chuyến đi thú vị và mong được tiếp tục đọc những bài chia sẻ của bạn. Chào :) P/S: Nếu bạn cần thông tin về du lịch Phú Yên, tôi có thể giúp vì tôi đã từng đi PY và có ghi chép lại một số thông tin.

9th October 2011

Huylap
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Buon ma thuoc pics,
Thanks,Hanoi_girl for all the beautiful pictures of Buon me thuoc ,wish I could be there

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