Travel To Vietnam – Joining Elephant Racing Festival In Highland.

Elephant racing festival in Highland, Vietnam takes place in the spring (around March lunar calendar). Elephant racing festival is usually organized in Buon Don or Serepoc forest (Dak Lak).

Racecourse is a relatively flat stretch of land (usually forests with few big trees), which is enough for 10 elephants put up a line at a time, with the length of 1-2 km.

 (The opening ceremony with Cong Chieng)

A horn sounding, according to the command, the elephant stood on the starting point. When the starting signal comes, the cycle of elephants start running toward, together with sound of drum, cheering echo, bringing such an exciting atmosphere.

 

The race ended, the elephants who win, raised the waving hose and walked leisurely, with flapping ears, dreamy eyes, receiving tubes of cane sugar. 

Elephant race festival is great festival in the Central Highlands, which reflects the martial spirit of local minority M’Nong, a brave minority with plentiful experience of hunting wild elephants when facing dangerous situations. 

 

Majestic scenery of the Highlands where the special race takes place - has increased enormously heroic characteristic of their traditional festivals.