Locations in Đắk Lắk · 3 found
Dray Nur & Dray Sap Waterfalls
Dray Nur and Dray Sap are twin waterfalls on the Sêrêpôk River straddling the Đắk Lắk and Đắk Nông border - two of the widest waterfalls in the Central Highlands, known locally as the Wife and Husband Falls, part of a three-waterfall system that also includes Gia Long further upstream.
Elephant Mountain
Elephant Mountain (Đá Voi Mẹ, 'Mother Elephant Rock') is Vietnam's largest granite monolith - a roughly 200-metre rock formation near Buôn Ma Thuột that resembles a giant elephant resting in the Central Highlands landscape, paired with a second rock, Đá Voi Cha ('Father Elephant'), about 5km away.
World Coffee Museum
The World Coffee Museum (Bảo Tàng Thế Giới Cà Phê) in Buôn Ma Thuột, Đắk Lắk is Vietnam's first museum dedicated to coffee, with architecture inspired by Central Highlands longhouses and around 10,000 coffee artifacts sourced from Germany's Jens Burg collection - though many visitors find it feels more like a showcase for its owner, Trung Nguyên, than a deeply educational museum.
Local Food You Must Try
Gà nướng bản Đôn
Village-raised free-range chicken marinated in lemongrass, mắc khén, and wild honey then grilled over wood fire - leaner and more flavourful than any lowland chicken, a staple at Ê Đê longhouse gatherings
Lẩu cá lăng
Highland catfish hotpot in a light sour broth with lemongrass, dill, and fresh vegetables - cá lăng from Đắk Lắk's clean mountain rivers has firm, sweet flesh prized across the Central Highlands
Cơm lam Tây Nguyên
Sticky rice cooked in fresh bamboo tubes over an open fire - the bamboo infuses the rice with a faint woody sweetness, eaten with grilled meat and sesame salt at highland markets
Bún đỏ
Rice vermicelli in a rich annatto-red pork bone broth with pork hock, fried tofu, and fresh herbs - Buôn Ma Thuột's signature noodle soup, distinct from any coastal or delta version with its deep, slightly smoky highland flavour