Kon Tum is the perfect place for nature lovers who want to roam among the dramatic scenic natural beauty surrounded by lakes, mountains, cafe plantations and a tropical rainforest. Located in Vietnam’s Central highlands and near the borders of Laos and Cambodia, it packs an extraordinary variety of places for tourists to get around and find out the unique language, culture of ethnic minority group in their lifestyle. Here are some some information before you begin your trip to Kon Tum Vietnam.
Kon Tum’s climate is similar to other provinces in the Central Highlands, so December is also a good time for you to come to Kon Tum. This is the dry season, but it is not as hot or sunny as in March and April. In addition, this is the time when the wild crows bloom, the golden rice is ripe all over the streets and the festival season of many ethnic groups in this area.
By Airplane: If you only have a limited number of days in Vietnam, then flying is your best choice to spend quality time in your trio. Everyday, there is 1 domestic flight from Ho Chi Minh city or Hanoi to Pleiku airport, from there you can hop on the bus or taxi to get Kon Tum.
By bus: There is a direct bus from Ho Chi Minh city to Kontum. The bus will take 12 hours to get the kontum bus station with around 580,000 vnd for a round-trip ticket. If you want to budget your trip, you can search on vexere.com to check the schedule. .
The Wooden Church – built in 1913- is an ancient relic with blend of European architecture and the traditional homes of Central highland. One of Kon Tum’s most mysterious site, you will see the amazing value culture in term of custom and tradition of Tay Nguyen ethnic Group display inside the church. Thus The Wooden Church has been a key monument to make to hight status of heritage in Kontum Vietnam.
Kok l’kor house is a traditional house of Central Highland and represents the beauty and wisdom of traditional architecture and of living in harmony between human and nature. With the historical confluence of cultures and styles in Kon Tum, you will get the chance to learn about the local community and the relational activities when visiting.
Kon K’lor suspension Bridge is one of the longest and beautiful bridges in Central Highland which lie on the Dak Bla River and surround mountain. You can get kontum self ride tour, ride along the bridge to the other end, enjoy yourself among the natural landscape under the very blue sky that you will find see in Kon tum.
Kon K’lor suspension Bridge is one of the longest ones in central highlands
For the moment, you can visit Bahnar minority Village by yourself, make the connection with the local then you will know the amazing stories, facts and the interesting daily life of their living day
Located 60 km northeast from Kon Kum city, Mang Den pine tree forest is unforgettable sensory experience in the outside activity. Let’s have the hiking into the green pine forest in the cool fresh air and under the silver clouds, discover some small streams flow, get lost in the beauty of Pa Sy waterfall and visit the beautiful Hydrangea flower on the way to the wood. The Mang Den forest will be a truly astounding destination when you are planning the Kontum adventure tour.
It is the fact that Chu Mom Ray is only the national park in Vietnam sharing the border with Laos and Cambodia. It is a home of 1,500 flora and 435 fauna species living harmony in the forest.
You will have an opportunity to learn the diverse landscape, soak up Vietnam war stories, science and more at this historical trails. Chu Mom Ray National Park shares the border with Laos and Cambodia.
Coming to Kon Tum without eating leaf salad, it is not considered that. Leaf salad is a specialty that anyone coming to Kon Tum wants to once try. This salad dish is special because it takes ingredients from more than 50 different types of leaves and vegetables from familiar to strange and very strange. Among them are mustard greens, fish lettuce, basil, cinnamon, psyllium, guise leaves, figs, polyscias fruticosa, guava, apricots, ginseng, tram, serrated dogs, sesame, rubies … Large dishes can be served when only 40 types are poured, but it is necessary to have fig leaves, polyscias fruticosa leaves and hairy apricots. These are the leaves used to funnel other dishes to make a serving.
The Mang Den breed of the indigenous people (the Upland Pig) is a natural grazing type of local pig. Pork is roasted whole by charcoal fire until the skin is golden and crispy, giving off a complex aroma. If you come to Kon Tum without trying this dish, it’s a bit of a waste.
Coming to Sa Thay district, Kon Tum where the Ro Mam people live, you have to eat poisonous and strange yellow ant salad. The new dish heard the name many people felt scared, but when it was eaten, they wanted to eat it.
If you have the opportunity to visit Kon Tum once, do not miss the opportunity to enjoy the sour fish specialties of the ethnic Jep Trieng, a dish full of flavors of the mountains.
How to make sour fish is easy but also requires precision. The fish used to process sour fish is a goby, a type of fish like Troi but smaller and flattened in the Central Highlands rivers and streams.
The more sour fish, the more delicious it is because the iron fish is thanks to the spices that have penetrated the fish meat, making people see the salty taste of salt, the spicy taste of wild chili, the sweetness of the leaves, the taste of hearing. corn and sour taste as the mixture is fermented …
In Kon Tum, the Mang Den plateau is home to more lakes. The water here is always cool all year round. Perhaps that is why salmon and sturgeon are very suitable when kept here. Coming to Mang Den, you will freely enjoy the expensive sturgeon with the entire bones of the cartilage, the fleshy white, chewy and fatty fish. Visitors can catch fish by themselves and ask the chefs of the restaurants around here to cook with many delicious dishes from fried, steamed, um, dried … Any dish with Mang Den sturgeon will make visitors fall in love.
