Buon Don (Don commune) :
This is the native land of the best elephant hunters and trainers throughout Southeast Asia. the commune is located nearby the bank of the Serepok river, about 50 kilometers from Buon Ma Thuot. Constant development of hunting elephants and other big forest animals from time immemorial has made Buon Don regionally reputed as the brisk trading centre on the Central Highlands. This is the reason why unlike other regions throughout the Central Highlands, there has never been an exodus of immigrations to the area nor a nomadic lifestyle ever existed there. Visitors to Buon Me Thuot can see big wooden structures are meticulously chiseled and carved. There are other wooden houses on stilt the simple structures of which are brightly decorated with different coats of red paint. The long prosperity brought about from international trading in the city can be seen through the location of moss-covered 13th century Cham towers along side the construction of tombs where were the burial ground of ancient rich and powerful tribal chiefs whose influence and wealth had been learnt by words of mouths as far as Myanmar, India and France.

Nowadays visitors to Buon Don will still have a chance to make contact with courageous young men sitting on the back of domesticated elephants. Visitors are likely to be inclined to having a try on the bamk of an elephant. Curious visitors may also try to touch a spear head hang on the wall. that is the hunting tool of an elephant hunter.

If you are lucky enough on your visit to Buon Don you will be able to talk to the hero of the mountain who is named Kru. This man has made a record in the elephant hunting circles by successful trapping of as many as 300 elephants.

D'raysap Water Fall:
The water fall is 30 kilometers from Buon Me Thuot. D'raysap is the name in the E De language which means the Fall of Mist. This meaning is derived from an observation that the powerful flow of water that falls down from far above so fiercely that it touches the water surface below and makes it foaming. the continuous foaming of the water has made the falling water to become vaporous cloud of mist and the echoes of the falling water is heard from a long distance the year round.
The neighborhood of the water fall is covered with primitive forests through which is a small path leading to the fall. The ascending path paved with different layers of marble resembles a semi-circle fan.

Lac Lake:
The lake which is more than 500 hectares in area is 56 kilometers from Buon Ma Thuot to Ho Lac. The great body of water hemmed in between low lying mountains has from time immemorial been home to many kinds of wading birds such as wild ducks and teal.
On the lakeside of Ho Lac is a magnificent palace owned by the last Nguyen Kinh, Bao Dai. Standing on the balcony of the second floor visitors are assure of a panoramic view of the valley and the lake below. There remains the royal boat which had always been boarded for short cruises by the owner of the palace, Bao Dai, whenever he stayed in the palace. The big boat is made of Sao timber, a kink of tare wood ever used in the country to make good boats.

Giu Yok National Park:
The park is a preserved area of 58,200 hectares of primitive tropical forest. It is 40 kilometers from Buon Me Thuot.

Buon Jun (Jun Commune) :
It is on the lakeside of Ho Lac. It is the typical commune of the M'Nong, one of the several groups of ethnic minority on the central Highlands.

Buon Don :
Buon Don is located northwest of Dalat in Dac Lac province, close to the Cambodian border, approximately 50 km from Buon Ma Thuot. Buon Don is well known as the native land of elephant hunters and trainers throughout Southeast Asia.
Buon Don has been famous for its Kru, powerful elephant tribe leaders, for a long time, and is well known in India and France for its elephant. Y Pui, a 102-year-old man (1883-1985) who tamed over 450 elephants, spent part of his life as Bao Dai King’s mahout. Elephant training and hunting has been passed down through generations.
It takes 67 months to domesticate a wild elephant. In the last few years, tourists have been more eager to visit Buon Don, the elephants’ home in Dac Lac. Their main interest being to admire the animals and to understand their delicate situation. Surveys are now being conducted throughout the country to evaluate the elephant situation and to better organize protection projects.

D’raysap Waterfall:
The waterfall is 30 kilometers from Buon Ma Thuot.  D’raysap is the name in the E De language which means the Fall of Mist.  This meaning is derived from an observation that the powerful flow of the falling water is so fierce that when it hits the water surface below, the water foams. The continuous foaming of the water has made the falling water become a vaporous cloud of mist.  The echo of the falling water is heard from a long distance throughout the year.

Khai Doan Pagoda :
Khai Doan is a pagoda of the Viet people living in Dak Lak Province. It was built between 1951 and 1953, in a large open area in the town of Ban Me Thuot.
The pagoda’s architecture is in tam character style, with a three-entrance gate at the front. In the middle there is a central chamber, and at the back there is a house for worshipping ancestors. The three-entrance gate consists of two floors with three arched doors, 7-m high and 10.5-m wide. The sanctum of Quan Am was constructed separately from the pagoda’s main structure, and has six sides featuring cloud and dragon decorated pillars.
The central chamber is comprised of two sections; the front is built in the long-house style of the Western Highlands, with the pillars and rafters of the Viet. The back of the chamber was constructed in a modern style.