What you'll experience
The fullest Lak Lake day: a dawn M'nông dugout-canoe paddle on Vietnam's second-largest natural lake, a morning in Jun/M'liêng — ancient M'nông Rlăm villages — and an afternoon walking with local Lak elephants. The dugout canoe runs in the morning only, for the calmest water and best early mist.
Note
✅ Included • Local guide (Vietnamese / English) • Herbal tea & drinking water during the tour • Travel insurance • Dugout canoe + M'nông rower • Village tour fee at Jun / M'liêng village • Ethical elephant experience fee at Lak forest ❌ Not included • In-tour meals — served on request, quoted by menu & season • Transfers BMT ↔ tour site — quoted separately based on group size • Personal spending, alcoholic drinks • Accommodation in Buon Ma Thuot • VAT invoice — add 10% if requested • Other incidental services 📌 Notes for guests • Very early start — prepare mentally for an early wake-up for the canoe tour • Bring a light jacket — the lake surface is chilly in the early morning • Wear the life jacket on the canoe (provided) • Bring trekking shoes, hat, sunscreen, raincoat • Do not carry fruit when watching elephants 🐘 Lonature commitment • Small groups, no touching, respect for animals' natural behavior. • Local guides (English/Vietnamese) + a portion of the fee goes back to animal welfare. • Zero-waste materials, plant-based meals prioritized.
Your day-by-day journey
Every package includes a local guide, entrance tickets, drinking water and herbal tea. Meals and transport are not included in the price. The schedule stays flexible with the weather and the group's energy.
Full day (05:00 – 16:30)
- Pick-up in BMT — early start
- Arrive at the Lak Lake pier — briefing on the M'nông dugout canoes
- Paddle the dugout canoe across the calm lake — early mist, waterbirds
- Disembark — breakfast at the village
- Village tour at Jun / M'liêng — longhouses, brocade weaving, M'nông Rlăm culture
- Meet gong artisans — try playing the gong if you wish
- M'nông lunch (bamboo-tube rice, grilled chicken)
- Safety briefing before the elephant experience
- Short trek to find the elephants and walk with the semi-wild herd
- Meet the mahouts & talk about ethical elephant tourism — farewell photos
- Return to BMT — end of tour
Lonature commitment
- • Small groups, no touching, respect for animals’ natural behavior.
- • Local guides (English/Vietnamese) + a portion of the fee goes back to animal welfare.
- • Zero-waste materials, plant-based meals prioritized.
Before you book
- Solo & group pricing
- Solo rate applies to 1–2 guests (private). The group rate applies from 3 guests upward — the bigger the group, the better the rate.
- Deposit & payment
- A 50% deposit confirms the booking; the balance is due before departure. Cancel within 24 hours of departure: 10% fee. Cancel within 4 hours of departure: deposit non-refundable.
