Kon K'Tu Village Làng Kon K'Tu
Ba Na village on the Đăk Bla
Walk Kon K'Tu, the Ba Na village in Đăk Rơ Wa, through stilt houses and the communal house in the middle. A wooden church stands in the same yard. The village is about 5 km from the centre, about 6 km east, or about 10 km east. The fee, the hours, and how long to allow are Check on arrival. Enter a house only when you are invited.
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The village yard, the communal house, and the wooden church
Photo: Martinfred · CC BY-SA 4.0
Kon K'Tu is a Ba Na village in Đăk Rơ Wa commune, on the bank of the Đăk Bla. Stilt houses stand around a communal house in the middle, and a wooden church stands in the same yard. The communal house is higher than 13 m, and also 22 m. The village is counted at more than 300 years. Walk the lanes. Watch the weaving if someone is at a loom. Enter a house only when you are invited.
Photo: Doron · CC BY-SA 3.0
Household counts run from 92 to 150, and population counts run from more than 530 people to more than 736. From the centre the village is about 5 km, about 6 km east, or about 10 km east. One route heads for the Kon Klor bridge and follows the river for about 6 km, then about 1 km more into the houses. Go by motorbike or taxi. Come in the dry months, November to April, when the river road is easier. The fee, the hours, and how long to allow are Check on arrival. Some houses take overnight guests, and a weaving session or a gong performance is separate. Those prices are Check on arrival.
Getting there and around
The village is in Đăk Rơ Wa, on the Đăk Bla, past the Kon Klor bridge. From the centre it is about 5 km, about 6 km east, or about 10 km east. One route follows the river for about 6 km after you head for the bridge, then about 1 km more into the houses. Go by motorbike or taxi. The minute count is Check on arrival.
From the centre
By motorbike or taxi across the Kon Klor bridge and along the river. About 5 km, about 6 km east, or about 10 km east. The minute count is Check on arrival.
From Pleiku Airport (PXU)
By bus or taxi into Kon Tum, then on to the village. The road from the airport is nearly 45 km, or 51 km, about an hour, or 50 km in 1 to 1.5 hours by car and about 1.5 hours by bus.
Hours and fees
- Hours
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- Closed
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- Admission
Check on arrival. A weaving session, a gong performance, and an overnight stay are separate, and those prices are Check on arrival.
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