Summary
The minium time to give the Northern Ha Giang Loop any justness is three days. We call it jokingly “Hurry “ to try to indicate that it would be three quite long days of motocyclying . It would be no possibilities for add-on activities like trekking and limits to time visiting the many attractions that the loop has to offer.
The tour would still ensure the completion of the full loop with inclusion of Heaven’s Gate, the Highland of Stone, Dong Van, Ma Pi leng mountain pass and the backroads of the spectacular inner Ha Giang mountains.
There will be no time for lazy sleep- in the mornings and we will be out on the road at 8AM each day. Possibility to self-driver or to ride pillion (behind guide/driver0. If self-driving, we recommend sound prior motorcycling experience
Accommodation will be one night in ethnic monority homestay and one night in hotel ( or both nights in homestay )
Itinerary
The tour may be done clockwise or anti-clockwise around the loop and will depend on driving skills, seasons and market-days. For the tour to include Dong Van or Meo Vac weekly Sunday market it needs to start on a Friday morning.
DAY 1: Ha Giang – Quan Ba – Du Gia, approx.
120 km drive
After some breakfast, we go out on ‘Road of Happiness’ and start driving north out of Ha Giang City. We climb up the Quan Ba mountain pass and enter the Dong Van Geopark and reach the Heaven’s Gate and pass the Fairy Hills. In or around the small town of Tam Son we find our lunch. Thereafter we venture deep into Ha Giang mountains and reach the picturesque village of Du Gia. Here we will stay with an ethnic minority family at their homestay. We will have dinner and breakfast with the family. (Day includes Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
DAY 2: Du Gia – Meo Vac – (Ma Pi Leng) – Dong Van – Lung Cu – Dong Van
approx. 110 to 150 km drive
We say thanks to the family of the homestay and head north, passing some of the most magnificent mountain passes you will ever have seen, pass the town of Meo Vac (where we take lunch) and move slowly up the majestic Ma Pi Leng mountain pass before reaching Dong Van, the most northern town in Vietnam. If one is up to it we can climb up to the ruins of the French fort and get a stunning view of the towns and its surroundings. Exploring the Old Quarter of Dong Van might be what others may enjoy after a long day on the bike. Stay in hotel or homestay as agreed for the tour. Maybe a Hot Pot for dinner?! (Day includes Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
DAY 3: Dong Van – Sa Phin – Yen Minh – Tam Son – Ha Giang City, approx
150 km drive
After breakfast, we start our journey south. Soon we reach Sa Phin where we find the
one-hundred-year-old palace of Vuong Chinh Duc – the King of H’mong people. We go down the Highland of Stone and reach Yen Minh where we take lunch and then climb a mountain pass covered in pine forest and sweeping rice terraces along our drive. Down to the Song La river valley until
the road takes us up to Tam Son, over the Quan Ba mountain pass and back to Ha Giang. Day includes Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Price includes (All-inclusive tour)
✓ English Speaking Tour guide
✓ All meals, as indicated in the itinerary (local Vietnamese food)
✓ welcome water
✓ Accommodation (mix of ethnic minority homestay and hotel (shar by two – single room for extra
fee possible)
✓ Quality Motorcycles
✓ All fuel cost
✓ All entrance tickets & permits
✓ Full or half-helmet, protective knee and elbow gear, basic rain clothes
✓ Bungee cords & plastic cover for your bags
✓ Free storage of excess luggage
✓ Free dorm bed, when arriving on a night bus (03.00-08.00)
Price excludes
✓ Gratuities & tips
✓ Drinks, Alcoholic beverages if not served on behalf of third party like homestay
✓ Personal expenses
✓ Personal travel insurance
