The warm, calm waters around the Con Dao archipelago are ideal for diving and snorkelling, and we can book excursions for all abilities. The coral here is incredibly healthy and along with the usual tropical reef suspects, you can hope to see huge cobias, stingrays, barracudas, turtles, batfish, clown fish and cuttlefish. The best visibility for snorkelling and diving is between February and October.

Learn to cook like a local during a hands-on private cooking class and come away with some recipes to impress your friends at home. Start by visiting the morning market to select fruit, vegetables and the catch of the day, and then visit a fish sauce factory to learn more about one of the island's biggest exports. Finally, get stuck into the cooking and enjoy your creations for lunch.

Venture into the rainforest on a guided hike and climb to 850ft above sea level where you'll find the So Ray Plantation. As you walk, your guide will point out various local flora and fauna including the endemic long-tailed macaques and playful giant black squirrels. Keen hikers might like to extend the trip to also explore the north of the island and the beautiful Ong Dung Bay.