Dray Nur Waterfall & Ede Village Tour: Cook with a Local Family

Cook an Ede meal in a longhouse, then swim at the waterfall

This 6-hour tour from Buon Ma Thuot combines a hands-on cooking class in an Ede longhouse with a visit to Dray Nur Waterfall. You'll pick vegetables from a family garden, prepare traditional dishes alongside your host, share a home-cooked lunch, and then travel to the waterfall to swim and relax. The guide speaks English or Vietnamese, and the tour includes hotel pickup, entry to the waterfall, and travel insurance.

Step-by-step itinerary

Ede culture and Dray Nur waterfall

• Meet guide and travel to Akodong Village
• Visit Ede longhouse and drink local coffee
• Explore Ede village and family garden
• Prepare traditional Ede dishes with host
• Enjoy home-cooked lunch with family
• Relax at traditional longhouse
• Visit Dray Nur Waterfall and admire scenery
• Return to city and end tour

The experience

The morning starts at an Ede village called Akodong, where you meet your guide and visit a traditional longhouse. You'll sit down with a local family over coffee grown on their land and learn how they live: the rhythms of the village, the way the longhouse works, what matters to them. Then you step into their garden and help gather the vegetables that will become your lunch: whatever is in season, whatever the family is cooking that day.

From 10 AM to 1 PM, you work alongside your host to prepare Ede dishes using their family recipes and the ingredients you just picked. This is not a performance or a demonstration. You're actually cooking, learning the techniques and the flavors that have shaped the Ede way of eating. When the food is ready, you eat together at their table, and the meal becomes a conversation: stories traded, questions answered, the kind of exchange that happens over shared food in someone's home. Afterward, you rest in the quiet of the longhouse before heading out again.

At 1 PM, you drive to Dray Nur Waterfall, one of the Central Highlands' most powerful natural sites. The cascades drop into a pool surrounded by lush forest, and you have time to swim, wade, or simply sit and watch the water. By 3 PM, you're back in the city. The tour includes an air-conditioned vehicle, bottled water throughout the day, entry to the waterfall, and travel insurance.

What’s included

• Hotel pickup and return.
• English or Vietnamese-speaking guide.
• traditional Ede lunch cooked with a local family.
• entry to Dray Nur Waterfall.
• bottled water throughout the day.
• air-conditioned vehicle.
• travel insurance.

Before you book

Days and timesEvery dayDeparts at 08:45

Book up to4h before

AgesAdult (9 to 90 years) · Child (4 to 8 years) · Under 4: can't be included in the booking

GroupUp to 15

Live guideEnglish and Vietnamese

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup is optional; you can also go straight to the meeting point. Ends back at the starting point.You can choose from 30 pickup points.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.

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Good to know

Easy physical levelNot for pregnant travelersNot for heart conditionsNot for back problemsInfants must sit on laps

Operated by Local Tours SAPA

Is this one for you?Small groups work well here since you're cooking and eating with one family, and the pace gives you real time in the longhouse rather than a rushed visit. If you want to move slowly through a place and actually learn how people live, not just see it, this tour is built for that.

Top questions

What languages is the guide in?

Live guide in English and Vietnamese.

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Child (4 to 8 years). Under 4: they can't be included in the booking.

What do I actually cook during the Ede cooking experience?

You prepare traditional Ede dishes alongside your host family using their recipes and the fresh vegetables you've gathered from their garden that morning. The exact dishes depend on what's in season and what the family is preparing that day.

Is Dray Nur Waterfall safe to swim in?

Dray Nur Waterfall has a pool at its base where you can swim and wade. The waterfall is a natural site, so water conditions vary with the season. Your guide will advise on safety when you arrive.

How much time do I spend at the waterfall?

You arrive at Dray Nur around 1 PM and have roughly two hours to swim, explore the area, and relax before the return journey to the city at 3 PM.

What's included in the price, and what do I need to bring?

The tour includes hotel pickup, the guide, entry to Dray Nur Waterfall, all meals (lunch with the family), bottled water, an air-conditioned vehicle, and travel insurance. Bring swimwear, a towel, sunscreen, and comfortable walking shoes.