Ha Giang Motorbike Loop Tour to Quan Ba, Yen Minh, Dong Van – 2 Days

Itinerary:

Pickup:

We will pick you up at 19:30 pm at the hotel in Hanoi Old Quarter the day before

Board the Night Bus:

Head to the bus on the scheduled day, and board the night bus to Ha Giang. Night buses often come equipped with sleeper seats, allowing you to rest during the journey.

Arrival in Ha Giang:

The journey from Hanoi to Ha Giang takes around 7-8 hours. You’ll arrive in Ha Giang early in the morning. Take a short break before starting the tour. We will provide free dorms, shower, and breakfast 

DAY 1: HA GIANG MOTORBIKE TOUR TO QUAN BA – YEN MINH – DONG VAN.

Morning: After breakfast, at 8:00am, we start to go to Quan Ba. On the way, we will visit Tham Ma slope. Tham Ma pass is a very famous pass with nine twists in Ha Giang, this is a familiar road for the young people who love to explore and conquer when coming to the top land of the country. Here we can take beautiful pictures of the pass.

10:00: We stop at Quan Ba Heaven’s Gate to see and take pictures. Quan Ba Heaven Gate is the narrow gap between two mountain peaks that is lowered and widened enough for the road to run through. This is also the beginning of the Happiness Road. Arriving here, you seem to be lost in a fairyland.

10:30: Continuing to move to Yen Minh town. We will stop a bit at Lung Tam village that is the residence of the Mong ethnic people in order to see how they can make their linen weaving. Next we will move to Yen Minh town – where there are bamboo forests, pine forests and houses.

13h00: Having a lunch at Yen Minh town. Next we will continue the journey to Dong Van town. On the way, we will visit the Lung Cam village, Sung La commune, Dong Van district, where there are many majestic landscapes and more than 63 households of the H’mong and Han ethnic groups. Especially in the village, there is a traditional house of the H’mong ethnic group built more than 80 years ago that was chosen as the filming location for the movie “Pao’s Story”.

Then we will visit the palace of the H’Mong King is located in Sa Phin valley with unique architectural works, attracting domestic and foreign tourists. The Vuong Dynasty is the palace and fortress of the Vuong family, the Mong ethnic group in Dong Van district. The owner of the house is Mr. Vuong Chinh Duc (1865-1947). More than a century ago, with the cultivation and trade of opium, the Vuong family dominated the vast highlands and was known as the Meo King.

18h00: Arriving in Dong Van then walking around the Dong Van ancient town, then having a dinner with corn wine, watching a Khen dance and sleeping at the homestay.

DAY 02: DONG VAN – LUNG CU – MEO VAC – YEN MINH – HA GIANG – HANOI.

Morning: After breakfast at 8:30 am, we will go head to Lung Cu Flagpole, the first place in Vietnam with a very long history. The flagpole is designed in an octagonal shape similar to the Hanoi flagpole, the 8 base faces of the column simulate the Dong Son bronze drum pattern and illustrate different historical periods of Vietnam.

10:30: We are back to Dong Van and continue to explore Ma Pi Leng pass. Ma Pi Leng Pass is called to the “king” of Vietnamese passes. To make this road, tens of thousands of workers from all over the northern provinces worked hard day and night to carve stones, especially the section through Ma Pi Leng was the suicide youth hanging on the cliff encroaching every centimeter to build the road in 11 months. After finishing, Ma Pi Leng pass with 9 bends on the steep cliffs, below the abyss, has become a miracle like a “Great Wall” of Vietnam. We will stop to admire the scenery and take some pictures.

12:30: Having a lunch at Meo Vac then being back to Yen Minh

18:30: Arrriving to Ha Giang city to take a rest and have a dinner.

20:00/21:00: Return to Hanoi

Hereunder are the pricing options to match with your personal plans

1. Option 1: if you are budget travelers looking for group tours to save your travel budget, you can join our groups of different tourists with at least 5 people : US$ 240/person

* NOTES:
+ On this group tour, you’ll be just pillion passengers sitting behind our guides/drivers.
+ You must be joining with other different riders under the supervision of our guide 

2. Option 2: If you guys don’t want to join with other different riders, you can be in private groups with your own friends and sitting behind our drivers, the cost will be as follows:

* NOTE:
+ On this private tour, you’ll be just pillion passengers sitting behind our guides/drivers.
+ You won’t have to join with any outsider yet but only you and your friends with our guide

3. Option 3: In case, you guys are much confident in your riding skills & prefer riding motorbikes on your own on private groups, the cost for each riding geared scooters of 110cc or automatic ones of 125cc will be as follows:

* NOTES:
+ If you prefer riding motorbikes on your own, you must have International Driver’s Permits to ride legally otherwise you must be responsible for all troubles with our traffic police on the roads if they stop to check your paperworks.
+ The surcharge manual Yamaha Exciter 150cc / Honda Winner 150cc, Honda XR 150cc is US$ 18/bike/day