Daily tour: Ha Giang Loop 4 days, 5 nights with Local from Ha Noi

19h15: The transit car picks you up at your accomodation and takes you to My Dinh bus station, where you get on the high quality Ha Noi – Ha Giang sleeping bus departing in 20h10. Stay overnight on the bus and arrive in Ha Giang at about 4h00.

The 2nd choice, you gather at My Dinh bus station at 15h00, get on 7-seat Limousine car deaparting at 16h00. Arrival in Ha Giang at 21h00, check in and stay overnight at Ha Giang Backpackers or Phu Quy Hotel.

Notes: For passenger who arrives at Noi Bai airport near the departure time, the bus picks you up at the junction of Kim Anh – Noi Bai (2,3km far from the airport). For the passengers in other provinces such as Sapa, Ninh Binh, Thanh Hoa, Hai Phong, Quang Ninh,… we have the bus pick you up at your very accomodation too.

MORNING: 3h00: Arrival at the hotel in Ha Giang city. Check-in Ha Giang Backpackers or Phu Quy Hotel, take a rest or go on sleeping. 7h00: The tour guide takes you to breakfast before departure to visit tourist attractions on the route of Ha Giang – Dong Van. Take photos and sightseeing at:

– Bac Sum Slope : 8-km slope in length.
– Quan Ba Heaven gate, Fairy Twin Moutains
– Lung Khuy cave – The Best Cave of Highland – A masterpiece of Nature

LUNCHTIME: Have lunch in Quan Ba

AFTERNOON: Move to cultural community village of Nam Dam and check-in here. You spend time on learning about the daily life of ethnic Dao People by directly experiencing.

– Hiking – walk around the village, visit museum and learn how to make a Dao people’s house from gravel and soil as well as their traditional customs. If the group is big enough, we reappear the ‘Cap Sac’ Ceremony – the most important rite of Dao ethnic people.
– Walk through the forest to explore Nai Waterfall (means Deer Waterfall) in Nam Dam. The journey is very interesting, in which you walk and admire the beautiful waterfall lying deeply in the bamboo forest.
– Visit Nam Dam hanging bridge, admire the panaromic of field terraces on wonderful mountain slopes
– Bath with herbal leaves of Dao ethnic people
– Cooking class: Join locals to cook specialities from homegrown ingredients

EVENING: Have dinner with local family. Cultural exchange, dance and sing together. Stay overnight at homestay.

MORNING: Have breakfast at Homestay before departure to visit some atractions nearby:

– Lonely Nghien Tree – Can Ty, Quan Ba
– Lao Va Chai Heaven Gate
– Tham Ma slope, which means “horse appraisal slope”, located on the entrance of Dong Van district. This slope is famous for its breathtaking turns.

LUNCHTIME: Have lunch at Pho Cao

AFTERNOON: You stop to visit and take photos of:

– Chin Khoanh slope: Famous in Ha Giang for its length
– Lung Cam cultural village: where was chosen for filming some Vietnamese classic movies about ethnic minorities such as Pao’s story, Silence in the abyss. You visit Pao’s house, take photos of seasonal flowers in the space assessed as the most beautiful of Dong Van Stone Plateau.
– Vuong’s Palace: also known as Meo’s King, they left us the unique artistic, historical and cultural architecture of the Vuong’s family in particular and of the Mong people on the Stone Plateau in general.
– Lung Cu Flagpole: The final destination of the day is Lung Cu Flagpole – The North Pole of Viet Nam, which everyone wants to come once in life. You study about the civilized history of this northern land and the process of building the flagpole as well as preserving every inch of border area of the ethnic minorities in the North Pole.

EVENING: Arrival in Dong Van, check-in hotel. Have dinner and visit Dong Van ancient town for free activities and overnight in Dong Van.

MORNING: After breakfast with famous Aunt Ha‘s roll cake in Dong Van, you are ready for the journey from Dong Van to Du Gia. These are your attractive stops:

– Dong Van market in the center of Dong Van ancient town: study the culture of highland market by walking in the hundred-year-old market.
– Ma Pi Leng pass: known as the most majestic pass in Viet Nam, the pass connects 2 districts of Ha Giang: Dong Van and Meo Vac.
– Kayaking on the Nho Que River, Tu San gorge: Nho Que River flows into Vietnam from Se Lung hamlet, Lung Cu commune, Dong Van district, passes through Tu San gorge and flows along Ma Pi Leng pass. It reaches Meo Vac then flows eastward to Cao Bang, pours into the Gam River. Tu San gorge is considered the deepest gorge in Southeast Asia and located in a unique geological tectonic valley in Viet Nam.

LUNCHTIME: Have lunch in Meo Vac town.

AFTERNOON: We continue the journey towards the fairy commune: Du Gia. On the way you stop at:
– M-shaped pass: One of the most impressive and beautiful bends of Ha Giang.
– Ngam La terrace: At the viewing position, there is an infinity road running through the immense terraced fields.
– French Fort – Duong Thuong: Ancient Fort is located on a high mound like turtle shell in the middle of Duong Thuong valley. At the top of the Fort, you can enjoy a panoramic view of the beautiful Duong Thuong valley.
– Heaven Gate on the road running down to Du Gia, about 15km from Du Gia and on The 2nd Ma Pi Leng – which has the same terrain as Ma Pi Leng – one side is dead pool and one side is the mountain pass. And equally majestic as Ma Pi Leng.
– Fairy commune of Du Gia: the cultural space of Tay people containing the wild and exotic aspects.

EVENING: Check-in and rest in Du Gia commune. Your dinner is full of local dishes such as forest vegetables, sticky rice, fishes caught on the stream, mountain chicken,… Cultural exchange with Tay people by their warm fire. Stay overnight in a homestay in Du Gia commune.

MORNING: After the breakfast at homestay, you visit nearby attractions – the rest of tour:

– Du Gia waterfall: Relax after days of long-distance running, you comfortably dive under the cool, clear blue water of Tham Luong waterfall.
– Lung Tam weaving village: Learn about the weaving culture of the Mong people as well as experience 41 stages to create products. You have chance to wear traditional costumes and take photos

LUNCHTIME: Have lunch at Quan Ba town and go back to Ha Giang

EVENING: 18h00: Arrival in Ha Giang. You have dinner in the restaurant with local specialities. At around 21h00, the bus picks you up and takes you straight to Ha Noi.

You stay overnight on this sleeping bus and arrive in Ha Noi around 4h30. You finish the amazing trip there.