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 | Destinations >> Central Highlands :> Central Highlands - Pleiku Pleiku is the capital of the Gia Lai province in the central highlands of Vietnam. It is around 950 kilometers north of Ho Chi Minh City, located amid the vast and flat basaltic plateau where is the location for tea and coffee, the two main crops in the reason. Pleiku was strategically important during the Vietnam War because of the presence of military firebases. It is inhabited primarily by the Bahnar and Jarai ethnic groups, sometimes known as the Montagnards or Degar. The town sits at the junction of several highways - the northern road to Kontum and the highway west to Stoeng Treng in Cambodia. There are two distinctive seasons in Pleiku: the rainy season starts from May and ends in November. The dry season begins in December and finishes in April. Average temperature in the year is 23 degree Celsius. Pleiku is accessible from Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City by both air and by land.
:> To Nung Lake (Bien Ho) The lake is located in the midle of the highlands red soil area, 10 kilometers from Pleiku town. To Nung lake looks like an emerald, with green clear water. From the bank of the lake, one can get a general view of the area including Bien Ho Tea processing farm, Pleiku City, and Kon Tum Town. Legendary Horung mountain nearby makes the lake even more beautiful. One can visit several Rong houses and meet hospitable highland inhabitants. To Nung lake is the pride of the Pleiku highland area.. :> Xung Khoeng Waterfall Xung Khoeng Waterfalll is a beautiful landscape, 30 kilometers from the south-west of Pleiku City. The waterfall is about 40 meters high, and from afar, visitors can hear drawling sounds of flowing water. On the two sides of the falls, trees and plants grow luxuriantly, and above is the high blue sky. Water makes its way into cracks in the rock to form a clear lake, surrounded by craggy walls.
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