Ede Culture & Dray Nur Waterfall Tour from Buon Ma Thuot

You cook lunch with an Ede family in their longhouse before the waterfall.

A six-hour tour from Buon Ma Thuot combines a traditional cooking experience in an Ede village with a visit to Dray Nur Waterfall. You meet your guide at 9 AM, travel to Akodong Village to visit a longhouse and learn about Ede culture over local coffee, then help a host family harvest vegetables and prepare an authentic meal in their home. After lunch and rest, you move to Dray Nur Waterfall to see its powerful cascades and surrounding landscape, returning to the city by 3 PM. The tour includes an English or Vietnamese-speaking guide, air-conditioned transport, bottled water, travel insurance and waterfall entry.

Step-by-step itinerary

Ede culture and Dray Nur waterfall visit

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

The experience

The morning centers on Akodong Village, where the Ede ethnic community has lived for generations. You start with coffee in a traditional longhouse while your guide explains the village's customs and daily rhythms. From 10 AM to 1 PM, you work alongside a local family: walking their garden to pick seasonal vegetables, then stepping into their kitchen to learn how they prepare traditional Ede dishes using family recipes and ingredients you just gathered. The meal happens at their table, and the pace is unhurried. You eat with the family, hear their stories, and sit quietly in the longhouse afterward before heading out again.

At 1 PM you leave for Dray Nur Waterfall, one of Dak Lak's most powerful natural sites. The cascades drop into pools surrounded by dense vegetation, and you have time to walk the area, feel the spray and sit with the landscape. By 3 PM your guide brings you back to Buon Ma Thuot, ending a day that moves between two very different kinds of beauty: the human one of a working village and the raw force of falling water.

What’s included

• Air-conditioned vehicle transport.
• English or Vietnamese-speaking guide.
• entry to Dray Nur Waterfall.
• traditional Ede lunch cooked with a local family.
• bottled water.
• travel insurance.

Before you book

Days and timesEvery dayDeparts at 08:45

Book up to6h before

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

GroupUp to 20

Live guideEnglish and Vietnamese

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup included.You can choose from 16 pickup points.

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

Prices and times updated 6 days ago

Good to know

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

Operated by LOCAL TOURS VIETNAM

Is this one for you?The guide speaks English or Vietnamese, so choose the language you're most comfortable with. This tour works for families with children from age 4 and suits most fitness levels, though it is not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries, cardiovascular concerns or pregnancy.

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 time does the tour start and when does it end?

Pickup happens at 9 AM from your hotel in Buon Ma Thuot. The tour returns you to the city by 3 PM, making it a six-hour experience from start to finish.

What exactly do I do at the Ede village?

You visit a traditional longhouse, drink locally grown coffee while learning about Ede culture, then walk a family's garden to harvest fresh vegetables. You then cook traditional Ede dishes alongside your host using those ingredients and their family recipes, and eat lunch together at their table.

Is the cooking experience suitable for people with no cooking experience?

Yes. Your host family teaches you as you go, using their own methods and ingredients. The focus is on learning their way of cooking, not on technique or skill you bring with you.

What is Dray Nur Waterfall like?

Dray Nur is one of Dak Lak's most impressive waterfalls, with powerful cascades dropping into pools surrounded by lush vegetation. You have time to walk around, take photos and sit in the landscape before returning to the city.