Da lat day 2 / ➡️ Quy Khon

We had a sleeper bus booked for early this evening so we pretty much had the whole day to see more of Da Lat. We did debate doing a sunrise hike, but didn't want to be disappointed by a cloudy view, so picked the much cheaper option and went on a small trek.
We got a taxi early morning to an organic farm just outside the city where we met our guide, who was accompanied by 5 dogs! Was a lovely walk through the woods into a national park, we walked through a sturgeon farm, which harvested caviar. Learnt lots of sturgeon facts, including that they can live up to 120 years old and weigh over a ton! We walked along the concrete beams separately the pools, and saw fish that were 40 years old and over a metre and a half long! We continued our walk into a pine forest then along a river, up to a waterfall. The 5 dogs walked alongside us the whole way, was like being in a pack, a couple even came in the water with us.
The waterfall was so refreshing, not deep enough to swim but we could stand under and get a refreshing shower and on the edge of the water admiring the forest. Our guide was so lovely, and very knowledgeable on the area and plants and animals in it, as he was an agricultural student. He got very excited about a sparkling blue butterfly we saw, and some bolletta mushrooms we picked on the way back. We got a tour around the farm and had coffee at the cafe at the top while we waited for the taxi back.
In the afternoon we visited a place called crazy house. Was quite literally a huge house with the craziest architecture built in the 90's, with fantastical statues and objects hanging from walls, winding jungle decorated stairs and ladders which climbed over the roof and wacky murals all over. You can even stay in a room here, but most people just visit.
We got a sleeper bus at 5 which should get us to Quy Khon just before 1!Read more