In Vietnam, Buon Ma Thuot city is very famous

Before becoming a city, this land is a very big village with over 50 Long Houses (Nhà Dài – a unique house of ethnic groups in Highlands), each house is a home of 30-40 people. Whole village was ruled by the chieftain Ama Thuot (Ama Thuột) who is very reputed and powerful. Therefore, the name of village, Buon Ma Thuot, was named after the chieftain Ama Thuot. The word “Buon” means village in Vietnamese, so “Buon Ma Thuot” means the village of chieftain Ama Thuot.

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In Vietnam, Buon Ma Thuot city is very famous for coffee (this’s place where produces the tastiest kind of coffee of Vietnam), big flocks of elephant, unique houses of ethnic groups, as well as majestic nature of Highlands.

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Parts in the article: Best times to visit | How to get Buon Ma Thuot | Hotels | Attractions | Specialties | Itineraries

Best times to visit Buon Ma Thuot
Highlands has 2 seasons: rainy (May to November) and dried seasons (the rest time of year). In rainy season, roads are very difficult to travel because many roads are still earthen. You should travel in first months of dry season, when the weather is still cool and not too hot.

Addition, you should also consider travel in the time of festivals: December when rainy season just finished, Buon Ma Thuot has many major festivals. This’s also most beautiful time when Da Quy flowers cover bright yellow onto whole mountains of Highlands. Elephant race festival (a major festival in Highlands) is held annually on March in Buon Don village.

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Elephant race festival in Don village Buon Ma Thuot
Elephant race festival

How to get Buon Ma Thuot
The distance Ho Chi Minh – Buon Ma Thuot is 330km (205miles), Hanoi – Buon Ma Thuot is 1400km (875miles), you can get “the heart of Highlands” by bus or plane.

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Plane
There’re many flights from Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh city to Buon Ma Thuot everyday. You can consult price, time of flights and book tickets on website of VietnamAirline, VietjetAir or JetStar.

Bus
From Ho Chi Minh city, the distance is 330km (205miles), take 8 hours if you go by bus. You can consult few following reputed bus firms:

– Mai Linh bus at Mien Dong bus station (292 Dinh Bo Linh – Binh Thanh district – Ho Chi Minh City), tel: +848.39.39.39.39

– Kumho Samco at Mien Dong bus station, tel +848.35.112.112

– Tay Nguyen bus at Mien Dong bus station, tel +84982.87.88.89

From Hanoi, the distance is 1400km (875miles). I think you should not get Buon Ma Thuot by bus from Hanoi, the route is too long and taking up to over 1 day to get. You should pick plane, more expensive but you will have more time to explore.