Hoàn Kiếm Trip Overview
Ha Giang Province is one of the highest towns of Vietnam and has a quintessential view of mountainous Vietnam and China, surrounded by sharp hills.
This Ha Giang tour will take you through the awe-inspiring panoramas of Ha Giang and Dong Van, travelling along the mountain hugging Ma Pi Leng Pass and through the valleys. You will journey through the sprawling lands of tea plantations, the stone forests of the Dong Van Plateau and into the ethnic minority communities to stay with local people and explore the fascinating markets.
Additional Info
Duration: 4 days
Starts: Hoàn Kiếm, Vietnam
Trip Category: Transfers & Ground Transport >> Bus Services
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Ha Giang Province is one of the highest towns of Vietnam and has a quintessential view of mountainous Vietnam and China, surrounded by sharp hills.
This Ha Giang tour will take you through the awe-inspiring panoramas of Ha Giang and Dong Van, travelling along the mountain hugging Ma Pi Leng Pass and through the valleys. You will journey through the sprawling lands of tea plantations, the stone forests of the Dong Van Plateau and into the ethnic minority communities to stay with local people and explore the fascinating markets.
Itinerary
Day 1: 1st day
Stop At: Hanoi, Hanoi
Pick up from Hanoi Brother Inn or Hanoi Friends Inn around 19:00-19:30 to go to bus stop area. Around 20:30, have overnight on sleeper bus to Ha Giang.
Duration: 0
No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: overnight on sleeper bus to Ha Giang.
Day 2: 2nd day
Stop At: Ha Giang, Ha Giang, Ha Giang Province
Hà Giang – Quản Bạ – Yên Minh (B,L,D)
4AM: Arrive in Ha Giang, keep sleeping until 5AM.
5AM: Picked up by driver to go to hotel for a break before have breakfast.
7:30AM: Take the mountain roads to Quản Bạ town, you will enjoy the incredible view of the Happy road below.
On the way you can take some photos with the magnificent view of the rice fields, mountains and valleys. In the villages, you can experience the culture and customs of the Red Dao people in Nam Dam Village. We will have a delicious lunch in one of the local restaurants in Quản Bạ before we continue our way to Lung Tam Village. In this village of the H’mong minority, we will learn how to make fabrics from locally grown hemp in Northwest Vietnam. There, you will have the opportunity to talk to the local people to learn about their way of life, culture and customs.
We will continue our journey to Yen Minh Town and check-in to a local guesthouse for an overnight.
19h00: Dinner will be provided at the town.
Duration: 0
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Have overnight in Yen Minh Town
Day 3: 3rd day
Stop At: Yen Minh, Yen Minh, Ha Giang Province
Yen Minh – Lung Cu– Dong Van (B,L,D)
This is limestone ranges in Dong Van Town
After breakfast, we will continue our journey to more distant villages. From there, you will know how people live in more remote parts of Vietnam. We will drive through the villages of Lung Cam, Sa Phin and Lung Cu. A stop will be made en route to visit a H’mong Village in Lung Cam, and the residence of the Vuong Family, still called “Palace of Hmong King.” Then, we will have our lunch at Dong Van Town.
After lunch, we will visit Lung Cu Village – the North Pole of Vietnam where, you can see beautiful village landscape down and the big flag at the top of the Dragon Mountain. Then, we will visit one more village, the Village of Lolo Ethnic Group.
We will go back to Dong Van Town, have dinner and enjoy the night life there.
Duration: 0
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Have overnight in Dong Van
Day 4: 4th day
Stop At: Dong Van, Dong Van, Ha Giang Province
Dong Van – Meo Vac – Ha Giang (B,L)
This is the Ma Pi Leng Pass
After breakfast, you can walk around old town and local markets by yourselves. At 9:30 a.m, we will continue our drive towards Meo Vac Town. We will make few stops for admiring the scenery and taking some photos of the Ma Pi Leng pass.
Then, we will drive through the Meo Vac Town to Yen Minh town and there, we will have lunch. After that, we will continue our way back to Ha Giang and arrive in Ha Giang at 5 p.m or 5:30 p.m. You will have time to relax and have dinner by your own before get on bus back to Hanoi.
Have overnight bus back to Hanoi.
Arrive in Hanoi around 5AM. Bus transfer take you back to hostel.
Duration: 0
No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Have overnight bus back to Hanoi
