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If there are places on Earth where life has stopped at the turn of the centuries, where to this day the lifestyle, traditions, and customs of centuries past are preserved, it is the Vietnamese province of Dak Lak.

This is precisely the place where people still live as they did a hundred, or even two hundred, years ago. The local residents, the majority of whom belong to the Mnong ethnic group (mountain Khmers), are kind and welcoming like children.

They are an ancient, brave, and very wise people. Many of them still adhere to ancient traditions and beliefs, engaging in the same activities as their ancestors - farming and hunting elephants.

Traditionally, this ethnic group adheres to matriarchal principles and practices animism (belief in spirits). Like their ancestors, the Mnong tribes live in villages, in long wooden houses (longhouses).

Most of these villages are quite small - about ten to twenty houses, built on stilts. This is because these villages are flooded annually during the rainy season. The residents then move around in boats, while all the livestock is simply herded into the house.

But the most interesting thing is that the Mnong people still preserve their main tradition - elephant hunting. They capture wild elephants in the forest, tame them, and then use them as helpers in agriculture: elephants perform various physical tasks, as well as transport goods and people.

True elephant hunters have always been respected in the Mnong tribes, although there are very few left today. However, the method of capturing wild elephants is not much different from that used by their ancestors: hunters mount tamed elephants and venture into the jungle in search of prey. Upon finding a target, they surround it with domestic elephants from both sides, throw a loop around its leg, and then, by using injections in pain points, force it to submit and follow them to the village. The subsequent taming process of a wild elephant lasts about three months.

However, Dak Lak is not only the "land" of the Mnong and elephants. Its main attractions are the picturesque Lak Lake, on the shores of which the Mnong tribes live in their villages, as well as two waterfalls - Dray Sap and Dray Nur. They are located in the protected jungles and have a height of about 20 meters and a length of over 200 meters.

During a two-day trip to Dak Lak province, we will visit coffee and rubber plantations, as well as Vietnam's largest waterfalls - Dray Sap and Dray Nur, where you can swim and relax. By the evening of the first day, we will arrive in the vicinity of the small town of Lien Son and stay overnight in an authentic comfortable hotel right on the shore of Lak Lake. The next day awaits you with an introduction to the life and customs of the Mnong people, as well as an unforgettable elephant ride around Lak Lake.

Tour itinerary:

First day
1. "Central Highlands" - Tay Nguyen, where you will see incredibly beautiful landscapes, cashew nut, pepper, sugarcane, rubber, and coffee plantations.
2. Elephant ride through the village and Ho Lak Lake.
3. Mnong village, the most populous ethnicity in the province.
4. Traditional dugout boat ride on the lake at sunset.
5. Musical and dance show around the fire by the Mnong tribe, rice wine tasting.
6. Check-in at the hotel.

Second day
1. Ethnographic Museum of Dak Lak province (about 10 thousand exhibits).
2. Dray Nur Waterfall.
3. Villa of the last emperor of Vietnam, Bao Dai.
4. Visit to Hai Doan Temple.
5. Return to Nha Trang.

The tour price includes: all entrance tickets as per the program, lunch, dinner on the first day, breakfast and lunch on the second day, accommodation in a 3* hotel, Russian-speaking guide, insurance, transfer from and to the hotel.

Don't forget to bring:
1. Comfortable shoes.
2. Warm clothing (sweater, hoodie, or windbreaker).
3. Clothing for temple visits (shoulders and knees must be covered).
4. Money for personal expenses and animal feed.
5. Passport or a copy for hotel check-in.

Excursion duration from 6:15 to 20:00 (2 days)

Bring along: warm clothes, camera, money for personal expenses, swimwear.
Если на земле и остались места, где жизнь остановилась на рубеже столетий, где по сегодняшний день сохранились быт, традиции и обычаи столетней давности, то это вьетнамская провинция Даклак (Dak Lak).

Ведь это именно то место, где люди до сих пор живут так же, как сто, и даже двести лет назад. Местные жители, большая часть которых принадлежит к народности Мнонг (горные кхмеры), добродушны и приветливы словно дети.

Это древний, храбрый и очень мудрый народ. Многие из них до сих пор придерживаются древних традиций и верований, и занимаются тем же, чем занимались их предки — земледелием и охотой на слонов.

Традиционно эта народность придерживается принципов матриархата и исповедует анимизм (веру в духов). Как и их предки, племена мнонгов живут в деревнях, в длинных деревянных домах (лонгхаусах).

В основном, эти деревни совсем небольшие — по десять-двадцать домов, которые строятся на сваях. Связано это с тем, что ежегодно во время сезона дождей эти деревни затапливает. Тогда жители передвигаются на лодках, а всю скотину просто загоняют в дом.

Но самое интересное, что представители народности Мнонг до сих пор хранят свою главную традицию — охоту на слонов. Они отлавливают диких слонов в лесу и приручают их, а затем используют в качестве помощников по хозяйству: слоны выполняют различную физическую работу, а также перевозят грузы и людей.

Настоящие охотники на слонов всегда были в почете в племенах мнонгов, хотя сейчас их осталось совсем немного. Однако, способ ловли дикого слона мало чем отличается от того, которым пользовались их предки: охотники садятся на прирученных слонов и отправляются в джунгли на поиски. Обнаружив жертву, они зажимают ее с двух сторон домашними слонами, закидывают на ногу петлю, а затем уколами в болевые точки заставляют ее подчиняться и следовать за ними в деревню. Процесс последующего приручения дикого слона длится около трех месяцев.

Однако, Дак Лак — не только «страна» Мнонгов и слонов. Главные его достопримечательности — живописное озеро Лак, на берегах которого и проживают в своих деревушках племена Мнонг, а также два водопада — Драй Сап и Драй Нур. Они расположены в заповедных джунглях и имеют высоту около 20, и протяженность более 200 метров.

Во время двухдневного путешествия в провинцию Дак Лак мы посетим кофейные и каучуковые плантации, а также крупнейшие водопады Вьетнама — Драй Сап и Драй Нур, где Вы сможете искупаться и отдохнуть. К вечеру первого дня мы прибудем в окрестности небольшого городка Лиен Сон и остановимся на ночлег в аутентичном комфортабельном отеле прямо на берегу озера Лак. На следующий день Вас ждет знакомство с жизнью и бытом мнонгов, а также незабываемая прогулка на слонах по озеру Лак.

Программа тура:

Первый день
1. “Центральное нагорье” – Тэй – Нгуен (Tay Nguyen), где вы увидите невероятной красоты пейзажи, плантации ореха кешью, перца, сахарного тростника, каучука и кофе.
2. Прогулка на слонах по деревне и озеру Хо Лак (Ho Lak).
3. Деревня Мнонгов, самая многочисленная народность провинции.
4. Прогулка на традиционных лодках-долбленках по озеру на закате.
5. Музыкально-такцевальное шоу вокруг огня от племени Мнонгов, дегустация рисового вина.
6. Заселение в отель.

Второй день
1. Этнографический музей провинции Даклак (около 10 тысяч экспонатов)
2. Водорад Драй Нур (Dray Nur).
3. Вилла последнего императора Вьетнама Бао Дая.
4. Посещение храма Хай Доан
5. Возвращение в Нячанг

В стоимость тура входит: все входные билеты по программе, обед, ужин в первый день, завтрак и обед во второй день, проживание в отеле 3*, русскоговорящий гид, страховка, трансфер из отеля и в отель.

Не забудьте взять с собой:
1. Удобная обувь.
2. Теплая одежда (свитер, толстовка или ветровка)
3. Одежда для посещения храмов (плечи и колени должны быть закрыты)
4. Деньги на карманные расходы и корм животным.
5. Паспорт или ксерокопия для заселения в отель.

Длительность экскурсии с 6.15 до 20.00 (2 дня)

Взять с собой: теплые вещи, фотокамеру, деньги для личных расходов, купальные принадлежности.
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