If you travel from Buon Ma Thuot (BMT) city, you can get here by:
Bus
The bus goes past Yok Don is pink and green. The buses run every 30 minutes and it takes around 1h – 1.5h to be at the gate of Yok Don National Park depending on your starting point.
One of pink and green buses that goes from Buon Ma Thuot city to Yok Don
The bus fare (by 08/2018) is 22,000 VND/ticket (~1 USD/ticket).
The bus runs from 6:00 a.m to 5:00 p.m.
The places where you can catch a bus to Yok Don
-At the provincial bus station (71 Nguyen Chi Thanh St. Tan An Ward, BMT city)
-In front of CO.OPMART (71 Nguyen Tat Thanh St., Tan An Ward, BMT city)
-On Le Hong Phong Street, near Museum of Dak Lak province
You can catch a bus to Yok Don at the bus stop on Le Hong Phong street, near the Museum of Dak Lak province
Taxi
You can catch any taxi. The trustworthy taxi brand here is Quyet Tien taxi.
Quyet Tien Taxi – 0262 3813 813
VINASUN Taxi – 0262 38 27 27 27
Mai Linh Taxi – 0262 3819 819
4-seat taxi fare from BMT city to Yok Don National Park is around 500,000 VND (~21.6 USD). (price updated by Aug 2018)
4-seat taxi fare from BMT airport to Yok Don National Park is more than 650,000 VND (~28 USD onwards). (price updated by Aug 2018)
You can call us directly or send us an email and we will arrange a taxi for you.
Please email to yokdon.ecotourism@gmail.com and cc yokdonnationalpark@gmail.com or call our English-speaking guide (+84 905 22 94 36 or +84 942 52 54 26)
Scooter/Motorbike
You can rent a scooter at some hotels or travel agencies in BMT city.
The rental fee is around 120,000 VND – 200,000 VND/scooter/day (~ 5.2 USD – 8.6 USD/scooter/day).
Cross-provincial bus: If you travel from Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC)
Direct bus from HCMC to Yok Don:
Anh Tuan sleeper bus at Mien Dong Bus Station (www.benxemiendong.com.vn/en , Dinh Bo Linh St., Binh Thanh District, HCMC)
Phone number +84 989 41 22 22 (no English-speaking staff)
Bus fare: 300,000 VND – 350,000 VND (updated by Aug 2018)
Bao Khanh sleeper bus at Mien Dong Bus Station
Phone number +84 982 983 983 (no English-speaking staff)
Bus fare: 300,000 VND – 350,000 VND (updated by Aug 2018)
Catch a bus at Mien Dong Bus Station
Bus fare: 240,000 VND – 300,000 VND/ticket (~10.3 USD – 17.2 USD/ticket)
Phuong Trang Bus (FuTa bus)
Bus fare: 240,000 VND/ticket (one way ticket) (~10.3 USD) (updated by Aug 2018)
Departure time: 8:45 a.m; 12:15 p.m; 1:45 p.m; 8:30 p.m; 9:00 p.m; 10:00 p.m and 10:30 p.m
Travel time from HCMC to BMT, Dak Lak province: around 7-8 hours
Arrive in BMT city at Phuong Trang office, at 172 Le Duan St., BMT city, Dak Lak province
Phone number to book a ticket: 1900 6067
Domestic flights to Buon Ma Thuot city, Dak Lak province