Lak Lake Central Highlands:
Lak Lake (Vietnamese: Hồ Lắk) is a freshwater lake in Liên Sơn Township, Lắk district, Đắk Lắk province, Vietnam. It covers an area of about 6.2 km2 (2.4 sq mi) and is the largest freshwater lake in the Central Highlands. It is also the second largest natural freshwater lake in Vietnam.
About Lak Lake Central Highlands activities:
- Lak Lake is 55 km (34 mi) away from the center of Buon Ma Thuot, and the upper reaches of the Chư Yang Sin Mountains with an altitude of 2,442 m (8,012 ft). Even in the dry season, the water source of Lak Lake rarely dries up. And the place with the largest number of domesticated elephants has a rich ecosystem of flora and fauna, some of which are listed in the Red Book of Endangered Wildlife in Vietnam.[1]
- The lake is the rice field of the Mnong people. According to the local legend of the Mnong people, a long time ago, the god of fire defeated the god of water, which brought severe drought to the village of the Mnong people, so the villagers moved to settle near Lak Lake. Lok Lake is the place where Bao Dai, the last emperor of the Nguyen dynasty, went to Buon Ma Thuot for summer vacation and hunting. On a hill by the lake, there is Bao Dai’s palace, which is a three-story building with modern architectural style. Each room has wide windows with views on all sides.[2]
How to get to Lak Lake Central Highlands:
- This is a Motorbike tour with a guide, also known as Easy Riders Vietnam. The tour will pick you up from any city you wish to depart from, such as Buon Ma Thuot, Dalat, or Nha Trang.
- This special one-day motorbike tour goes from Buon Ma Thuot to Lak Lake, visiting the Buon Ma Thuot countryside, craft villages, and the region’s majestic waterfalls.
- Easy Rider tour will pick you up at Buon Ma Thuot airport, go through Lak Lake, and end in Dalat, or from Buon Ma Thuot to Lak Lake and finish in Hội An, Ho Chi Minh City…
