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Buon Ma ThuotBuôn Ma Thuột
Visit Buôn Ma Thuột on a second trip for coffee country, Ede longhouses and waterfalls, two nights with a car; skip the elephant rides.
- Weather
- see forecast
- Currency
- VND
- Best months
- Nov–Apr
- avoid Jun–Oct (rain)
- Airport
- BMV
- Nights
- 2
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Buôn Ma Thuột is the capital of the Central Highlands coffee belt, with a coffee museum (World Coffee Museum), Ede villages with longhouses, and big waterfalls nearby. Few foreign visitors come; you need a driver or a rider. Since 2025 the province of Đắk Lắk includes the coastal Phú Yên (check).
Decide
What it is known for, and when the weather works
At a glance
What the city is known for, how you fly in, and where to find the phrases.
- Airports
- BMV Buôn Ma Thuột (About 8 km; flights from Hanoi and Saigon)
- Phrases
- Vietnamese phrasebook
Weather and climate
Buon Ma Thuot: next 7 days
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Forecast: Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0), model data for this point.
Air quality
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Model estimate (CAMS via Open-Meteo), not a street-level station; readings near busy roads run higher.
Jan
28°
17°
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Feb
30°
18°
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Mar
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Apr
33°
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May
32°
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Jun
30°
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Jul
29°
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Aug
29°
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Sep
29°
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Oct
28°
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Nov
27°
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Dec
27°
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Arrive & move
Airports are listed under At a glance; this is how to move once you are in
Getting around
Taxis in town; hire a car with driver for the villages and falls.
See & do
Day-trips, door to door
Day-trips
Dray Nur and Dray Sáp falls
goDoor to door: Half day
Car 40 min
Lắk Lake and M'nông villages
goDoor to door: Full day
Car 1 h
Eat & sleep
Which area to sleep in
Where to sleep
Areas, not hotels: pick the one that fits your arrival time and plans.
City centre
Hotels and cafés.
Practical
What a day costs, what to watch out for, and the pocket card
Cost per day
- Budget
- ₫400,000–700,000 (≈ US$16–30) excl. bed
- Mid
- ₫800,000–1,500,000 (≈ US$35–60) excl. bed
Trip budget
| Hotel double room1 × 2 nights × ₫700,000 | ₫1,400,000 |
| Food, local transport, entries2 × 2 days × ₫1,000,000 | ₫4,000,000 |
| Car with driver, a day1 × ₫1,200,000 | ₫1,200,000 |
| Buffer 10%Price creep, a taxi you did not plan, one splurge | ₫660,000 |
| Trip total≈ ₫1,815,000 per person per day, bed included | ₫7,260,000≈ US$300 |
2026 estimate in đồng; flights and tours excluded. Your choices stay in this browser.
Prices of common things
| Coffee museum | about ₫150,000 (≈ US$6) (check) |
| Coffee | ₫20,000–50,000 (≈ US$1–2) |
2026 estimate; check locally.
Watch out
Safety
- Elephant rides at Lắk Lake and Buôn Đôn are poor welfare: visit ethical programmes only (check).
- Few English speakers.
Emergency numbers
- Police
- 113
- Fire
- 114
- Ambulance
- 115
Pocket card
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Buon Ma ThuotBuôn Ma Thuột
Pocket card · Voykit
My bed tonight
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Cho tôi đến địa chỉ nàyPlease take me to this address
Emergency
- Police113
- Fire114
- Ambulance115
Embassy
Consulates are in Ho Chi Minh City.
My embassy: —
Fare anchors (2026 estimate)
- BMV → centre, car: ₫100,000–150,000 (≈ US$4–6)
Say or show
- Xin chào — Hello (sin chow)
- Cảm ơn — Thank you (gahm un)
- Bao nhiêu tiền? — How much is this? (bow nyew tee-en)
- Không cay — Not spicy, please (khom kai)
- Tính tiền — The bill, please (ting tee-en)
- Dừng ở đây — Stop here, please (yung uh day)
Show the address in Vietnamese with street and house number.
Deep dive
What this guide covers so far, and its sources
Not a trip line yet
This is a basic guide: no airport-to-bed contract, walking clusters or day plans are published for Buon Ma Thuot. Airport, fare and schedule details are unverified; check the operators before you fly.
What we know, and what is coming
On this page
- Best months: Nov–Apr · avoid Jun–Oct (rain) · month by month →
- 1 airport and 1 area to sleep in
- Weather: a 7-day forecast and monthly averages
- Cost per day in 2 bands
- 2 day-trips, door to door
- 2 things to watch out for, with emergency numbers
Coming as the guide grows
- Coffee farm and roastery visit
Sources
- officialVietnam National Authority of Tourism
- secondaryWikivoyage — Buon Ma Thuot