This trek has two options - either half day or full day. We visit a remote Hmong village time has stood still for as well as passing a tree of a legend.

A nice 3km trek though the mountains just outside of Dong Van to Pai Lung village.

This treks takes you from the busy Dong Van down a path only used by villagers of Thien Huong.

From the local village, up the winding path to the Lung Khuy caves.

The Lung Tam workshop is a co-operative run by the Hmong tribe, making cloth in the old way, by hand without chemicals or modern machinery. Here you can see each of the stages of the production from making the thread to the dying of the fabric. Hemp cloth is still popular with tribal folks in the region who prefer it to cotton.

The cruise takes us from Xin Cai on the emerald river to the beautiful Tu San canyon and then right up to the Chinese border, before returning.

Terrifying walkway with no safety barrier but the comfort of 500m straight down.

These have both been important to local culture. Each tribe having their own unique routines and songs. Usually performed by women, these performances are quite the attraction.

Thác số 6 Tp as its known in Vietnamese, is a lovely waterfall on the edge of the forest. A great place to swim in the summer months if you are up for it.