GREEN ROAD JOURNEY – CENTRAL HIGHLAND 04 Days 03 Nights

Morning: Tour guide welcomes guests at designated pick-up points. Depart from Saigon via National Highway 13 to Dong Xoai, then follow National Highway 14 through well-known locations such as Soc Bom Bo, Bu Dang along the magnificent mountain landscape.
Breakfast at a local restaurant.

Lunch: Enjoy lunch at a local restaurant. Upon arrival in Dak Lak, the group visits:

Dray Nur Waterfall – A must-see gem of the Central Highlands. Guests can admire the vertical water flow cascading down white as foam, creating a breathtaking natural scene. 

Khai Doan Pagoda – The first Buddhist pagoda in Dak Lak, donated by Queen Mother Hoang Thi Cuc and granted royal recognition by King Bao Dai in 1953. A peaceful ancient pagoda with curving roof tiles harmoniously set in nature.

Free evening to explore Buon Ma Thuot City.

Morning: Breakfast at hotel and check-out. Then visit:

Buon Don Tourist Area – Beside the famous reverse-flow Serepok River. Known for elephant hunting & taming. Guests can try Amakong wine (personal expense) and take photos on the village’s charming suspension bridge. 

Trung Nguyen Coffee Village – Taste authentic highland coffee (personal expense).

Lunch at restaurant. Continue to:

T’Nung Lake (Bien Ho) – Also known as “The Eyes of Pleiku”. A stunning natural lake with emerald water year-round like a gem of the Highlands.

Free time exploring night activities in Pleiku.

Morning: Breakfast at hotel. Visit:

Kon Tum Cathedral (Wooden Church) – Built in 1913 entirely using manual techniques. A rare blend of Roman architecture and traditional Ba Na stilt house style. A proud cultural symbol over 100 years old. 

Visit Konklor Suspension Bridge, Dakbla River & Rong House, the largest traditional communal house of the Ba Na people.

Continue to Mang Den – known as “The 2nd Da Lat” of Vietnam with cool climate year-round and pristine forest beauty. Visit Our Lady of Mang Den Statue, Dak Ke Lake, etc.

Lunch in Mang Den with highland specialty Sturgeon Hotpot with sour bamboo shoots – a fish breed originally imported from Soviet Union.

Afternoon: Continue trip to:

Ancient pine road in Pleiku – often compared to Korea-style scenic road.

Vast Tea Hill – a favorite check-in location for tourists.

Free night exploring Pleiku.

Morning: Breakfast & hotel check-out. Visit:

“Prosperity Elephant Statue” – New symbolic landmark of the 5 Central Highlands provinces. The majestic image of elephants represents local pride and prosperous life blessed by nature.

Lunch at restaurant in Buon Ma Thuot. Return to Saigon.

MEAL SET MENU FOR REFERENCE 

Day 1: Breakfast 

Noodle with beef or chicken + ice tea 

Day 1: Lunch 

1. Stir-fried green beans with meat
2. Fried eggs with onions
3. Fried fish with sauce
4. Braised ribs
5. Salad with oil and vinegar
6. Bitter melon soup with catfish
7. White rice, Fruit, Iced tea

Day 1: Dinner 

1. Grilled deer with charcoal
2. Braised pork belly with shrimp and pineapple
3. Sweet and sour squid
4. Stir-fried wild bitter melon leaves with dried fish
5. Braised catfish in clay pot
6. Chicken soup with wild Giang leaves
7. Easup white rice, Fruit, Iced tea

Day 2: Lunch 

1. Steamed wild boar meat in bamboo tube
2. Grilled local pig
3. Braised catfish
4. Sour catfish soup
5. Wild vegetables with fish sauce
6. Stir-fried wild bamboo shoots with garlic
7. White rice, Dessert, Ice tea

Day 2: Dinner 

1. Salted ribs and shrimp
2. Braised snakehead fish
3. Stir-fried veal with bamboo shoots
4. Fried egg with meat
5. Boiled vegetables
6. Crab soup
7. White rice, fruit

Day 3: Lunch

1. Grilled chicken
2. Bamboo rice
3. Banana flower salad
4. Mixed boiled vegetables
5. Ginger braised chicken
6. Stir-fried pickled cabbage with meat
7. Sturgeon hotpot with pickled bamboo shoots
8. Rice + towel + iced tea

Day 4: Lunch 

1. Stir-fried squash shoots with garlic
2. Braised mackerel with pineapple
3. Braised pork with pepper
4. Stir-fried wild boar with lemongrass and chili
5. Steamed chicken with lemon leaves
6. Crab soup