Ha Giang Trip Overview
*This is an off-road bike trip. Riders must be experienced in fully manual bikes with off-road conditions.
* Traveling by car or sitting on the back of our motorbike driver is possible. Let us know though added fees will be introduced.
Ha Giang city and Hoang Su Phi District are gateways to the outstanding mountain scenery of Vietnam’s extreme north respectively. But the journey between these two mountain districts is just as thrilling as the landscape which lies beyond them.
Dramatic scenery, fascinating border towns, ethnic minority markets, and lush farmland abound. This is a route to be taken slowly with experience – there’s hardly a kilometer without a hairpin bend – and with plenty of time to allow for unforeseen circumstances, such as bad weather and landslides, which regularly block the way. This road trip is perfect for riders wanting to do something different and extreme without seeing anyone or any tourists at all.
Additional Info
Duration: 3 days
Starts: Ha Giang, Vietnam
Trip Category: Outdoor Activities >> 4WD, ATV & Off-Road Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Ha Giang, Ha Giang Province, Vietnam
*This is an off-road bike trip. Riders must be experienced in fully manual bikes with off-road conditions.
* Traveling by car or sitting on the back of our motorbike driver is possible. Let us know though added fees will be introduced.
Ha Giang city and Hoang Su Phi District are gateways to the outstanding mountain scenery of Vietnam’s extreme north respectively. But the journey between these two mountain districts is just as thrilling as the landscape which lies beyond them.
Dramatic scenery, fascinating border towns, ethnic minority markets, and lush farmland abound. This is a route to be taken slowly with experience – there’s hardly a kilometer without a hairpin bend – and with plenty of time to allow for unforeseen circumstances, such as bad weather and landslides, which regularly block the way. This road trip is perfect for riders wanting to do something different and extreme without seeing anyone or any tourists at all.
Itinerary
Day 1: Ha Giang – Bac Quang – Xin Man: briefing, preparation for nice roads, off-road
Pass By: Ha Giang Adventure, 228 Lý Tự Trọng, P. Minh Khai, Hà Giang, 31000, Vietnam
Explore the magical Ha Giang province by motorbike. See the picturesque rice terraces ribboning across the mountainside. Drive the winding highway carved into the sides of mountains. Interact with locals who have been isolated from Westerners until a few years ago. Ha Giang is an adventure you won’t soon forget.
Our guide will meet you at your hotel in Ha Giang around 9 am, Then we will walk to our office to start our motorbike. After put on our gears, assigning your bike, a trip briefing will be provided by our guide to head off to the highway to Bac Quang district.
Stop At: Tân Quang, Bắc Quang District, Ha Giang, Vietnam
Our guide will meet you at your hotel in Ha Giang around 9 am, Then we will walk to our office to start our motorbike. After put on our gears, assigning your bike a trip briefing will be provided by our guide to head off to the highway of Bac Quang.
Lunch will be served before we take the turn to the mountain road. Your journey is through a beautiful jungle, valley, and small remote villages. During the ride, we will have plenty of stops for photos and to rest. We will have some snacks at a waterfall. take a swim before we continue on to our homestay in Xin Man – a minority village.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Quảng Nguyên, Xín Mần District, Ha Giang, Vietnam
Lunch will be served before we take the turn to the mountain road. Your journey is through a beautiful jungle, valley, and small remote villages. During the ride, we will have plenty of stops for photos and to rest before we continue on to our homestay in Quang Nguyen village – a Dzao minority village.
Duration: 4 hours
Meals included:
• Lunch: Family-style rice lunch at a local restaurant in Bac Quang District
• Dinner: Dinner is prepared by your host family and includes local rice or corn wine, also called “happy water.”
Accommodation included: Overnight at an Ethnnic minority family homestay near Quang Nguyen, Xin Man.
Day 2: Quang Nguyen: Visit Wind Pass, Waterfall and explore Hoang Shu Phi rice terraces, camping in nature
Stop At: đèo Gió, Nấm Dẩn, Xín Mần, Hà Giang, Vietnam
Have breakfast and coffee before continuing exploring the isolated district of Hoang Su Phi. This area sits in a steep valley, its streets are incredibly windy and steep.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Thác Tiên, Đèo Gió, Nấm Dần, Xín Mần, Hà Giang, Vietnam
After lunch, while swimming by a waterfall before we can leave for Kiou Leou Ti Mountain.
Duration: 2 hours
Pass By: Vinh Quang, Hoàng Su Phì District, Ha Giang, Vietnam
The ride after lunch is a great ride, but it’s a full day in the saddle, and road conditions can be pretty bad though make it memorable of an off-road trip. We’ll continue to our camping site near Kiou Leou Ti Mountain.
Stop At: Chieu Lau Thi Mountain Top (Kiou Leou Ti), Thu Ta, Xin Man 310000 Vietnam
We will set our camp near Kiou Leou Ti Mountain. Some BBQ on the fire will be served in the quiet nature.
Camoing gears, tents, sleeping bags and lights will be provided
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast: Breakfast with our host.
• Lunch: Lunch is family-style near Hoang Su Phi
• Dinner: BBQ Dinner at our camp site.
Accommodation included: Camping in the nature
Day 3: Hoang Su Phi – Kiou Leou Ti Mountain – Ha Giang City: hike up to catch some stunning moment.
Stop At: Chieu Lau Thi Mountain Top (Kiou Leou Ti), Thu Ta, Xin Man 310000 Vietnam
Wake up and eat breakfast early, Time to hike up to Kiou Leou Ti Mountain for a cloud hunting photo If the weather is good.
Duration: 2 hours
Pass By: bản Phố, Lao Chải, Vị Xuyên District, Ha Giang, Vietnam
We slowly get back to Ha Giang city for the rest of the day. Views over terraced crops, waterfalls, and rivers are majestic. Even in the ghostly mist that often hangs over the past, it’s a sublime ride. Several regions of Vietnam are famous for their terraced rice fields: this is one of them, and it’s easy to see the attraction in the harvesting season.
Pass By: Thanh Thủy, Vị Xuyên District, Ha Giang, Vietnam
Stop for lunch in Thanh Thuy after we exit the dirt road of Hoang Shu Phi district.
We will arrive back in Ha Giang around 4 pm before dropping you off at your hotel.
Stop At: Ha Giang Adventure, 228 Lý Tự Trọng, P. Minh Khai, Hà Giang, 31000, Vietnam
In case you are catching our transfer back to Hanoi, our van will drop you off at around 10.30 pm in the Hanoi center. You can shower at our office before you hop on our van in this case.
Duration: 30 minutes
Meals included:
• Breakfast: Breakfast at our camp site
• Lunch: Family-style lunch in Hoang Su Phi
No accommodation included on this day.
