Dak Lak Museum & Bao Dai Palace
Bảo tàng Đắk Lắk & Biệt điện Bảo Đại
A museum of Central Highlands ethnic artifacts, gongs and hunting tools, next to the 1940s French-style palace of Emperor Bảo Đại.
The museum showcases the longhouses, costumes, gongs, elephant-hunting tools and coffee history of the Ede, M'nong, Jarai and other Central Highlands peoples, making it the best starting point for understanding the region's culture. The adjacent Bảo Đại Palace was built in the 1940s as the residence of the last emperor of Vietnam during his hunting trips to the Central Highlands; it now houses exhibition halls. Admission is about 30,000 VND. Closed on Mondays and at midday for a lunch break.
Opening hours
Tue–Sun 07:00–11:00, 13:30–17:00
Nearby sights
- Buon Ma Thuot Exile House
- Buon Ma Thuot Victory Monument
- Khai Doan Pagoda
- World of Coffee Museum
- Ako Dhong Village
- Trung Nguyen Coffee Village
- Ea Kao Lake
- Gia Long Waterfall