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Dak Lak boasts stunningly beautiful sceneries and cultural richness.
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Ako Dhong Village has long been home to the Ede community.
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Ako Dhong features two dozen timber longhouses surrounded by colorful flowery yards. They are elevated on stilts and take the shape of boats.
The Ede decorate their houses with wooden patterns and sculptures of humans and animals. Most are carved by axes.
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To understand the ethnic minorities, there is no better place than the Dak Lak Museum.
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Completed in 2011, this museum resembles a gigantic longhouse but is inspired by the best lessons of Vietnam modernism.
With over 10.000 objects on display, visitors can pick up knowledge about the cultures of 44 ethnic groups living in Dak Lak.
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Coffee Museum also takes inspiration from the traditional longhouse.
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The interior is typically minimalist, with unpainted walls and little to no decorations. The only bursts of colors come from the exhibiting objects.
From containers, grinders, kettles to coffee makers, thousands of artifacts relating to various coffee cultures are on display.
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It is the most majestic waterfall in Dak Lak, measuring 250m long and 30m high.
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The waterfall is fed by the Srepok River. There is a cave underneath the water wall where you can experience nature at full force.
This spectacular rock formation has inspired locals to make up a “Romeo and Juliet” version of the forest.
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It is the largest freshwater reservoir in Vietnam's Central Highland.
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For centuries, Lak Lake has been home to the Mnong, a tribe that earns living mainly by farming and fishing.
An immense lake fringed by rolling hills appeared on the horizon.
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