Ha Giang Adventure

Overview

Ha Giang Adventure is a 5 days/4 nights complete expedition into the untouched world of Ha Giang Province with the splendid Ma Ping Leng Pass, with the fabled Rock world of Dong Van, with the unreal beauty of Quan Ba and with the wild and captivating nature at the foot of the Tay Con Linh Mountain Range (2616 m above sea level).

The trip follows the off-the-tourist path and the pace of travel is moderate and the travelers without walking difficulties can surely take part on this adventure journey. Accommodation for the trip is with basic facilities and included meals are served at local restaurants. Ha Giang Adventure makes our adventure travelers come back different!


Day-to-Day Itinerary
Day 1    (Friday    )    Ha Noi – Ha Giang (B/L)
Day 2    (Saturday)    Ha Giang – Meo Vac – Ma Pi Leng Pass – Dong Van (B/L)
Day 3    (Sunday)    Dong Van Market/Dong Van – Lung Cu – Vuong Family's Residence – Ha Giang (B/L)
Day 4    (Monday)    Ha Giang – Hoang Su Phi – Xin Man – Hoang Su Phi (B/L)
Day 5    (Tuesday)    Hoang Su Phi – Bac Quang – Tuyen Quang – Ha Noi (B/L)

Hotels

• Ha Giang: Standard
• Dong Van: Standard
• Hoang Su Phi: Standard

Inclusions

• English-speaking guide as per itinerary: no guide for free-at-leisure days;
• Twin/Double-shared accommodation as indicated in the program;
• Private car for all airport transfers and tours as indicated in the program;
• Meals as indicated in the program ( B=Breakfast, L=Lunch, D=Dinner);
• All admission fees and permits during guided times in the program;

Exclusions

• Insurance of any types;
• Visa arrangements;
• Early check-ins and late check-outs: check-in time: 14:00 PM and check-out time is 11:00 A.M unless otherwise indicated by each hotel;
• All airfares and airport taxes other than those mentioned as included above;
• Drinks, laundry, bar or other personal expenses;
• Others not clearly specified clearly in the inclusions;

Itinerary

Day 1    (    Friday    )    Ha Noi – Ha Giang (B/L)
08:00 A.M Departing Hanoi, we'll travel our way north-ward to Ha Giang. The road is in good conditions and the journey offers spectacular scenes of Vietnam's northern mountains. We arrive at Tuyen Quang in time for lunch and a brief break.

In the afternoon, continue our trip through more hilly areas of Tuyen Quang and Ha Giang. We'll have stops along the way for taking photos and for taking in the fresh air of the mountains. Arriving at Ha Giang Town in late afternoon, check into the hotel and have time for refreshment.
Overnight in Ha Giang.

Day 2    (    Saturday)    Ha Giang – Meo Vac – Ma Pi Leng Pass – Dong Van (B/L)
08:30 A.M After breakfast at a local restaurant, we'll leave Ha Giang Town. From Ha Giang to Dong Van, the road gets smaller and steeper, the air gets fresher and the scene is just unreal! We'll stop at Quan Ba Gateway to Heaven and other places ensure you have the full photo collection of this fabled world.
Lunch at Yen Minh.
From Yen Minh to Meo Vac, road gets steeper and the mountains show a single color of black rocks. At Meo Vac, we'll have some time walking around the town and get to know the daily life of the communities here by visiting a H'mong Village. Then continue our adventure over the challenging Ma Pi Leng Pass into the fabled world of Dong Van. We'll need a couple of hours at Ma Pi Leng to get your camera stuffed with the sublime and unrivaled beauty of the pass before rolling our way down hill to Dong Van Town. Arriving at Dong Van in late afternoon, have free time for the remainder of the day.
Overnight at Dong Van Town, in the heart of the Rock Plateau.

Day 3    (    Sunday)    Dong Van Market/Dong Van – Lung Cu – Vuong Family's Residence – Ha Giang (B/L)
Get up early in the morning to try the hot local coffee and breakfast and tune in the colorful weekend market of Dong Van. The market gathering is only once a week and the ethnic groups from the surrounding mountains have to get up from early in the morning and travel to town by horse or on foot. Today, boys and girls are well dressed and they go to the market not only for bartering, but also for finding friends, meeting with buddies and for drinking! The goods at Dong Van market include a variety of produce that the local get from their farms, from the mountains and from the forests.

09:30 A.M local people are about to leave the market and travel back home, we'll get back to our hotel to check out and leave Dong Van for Lung Cu. The road from Dong Van Town to Lung Cu offers unreal world of the rocks and we'll have to stop many times to take in the landscape with our camera. Leaving Lung Cu, we'll travel further to Sa Phin where the grandeur of the former residence of the Vuong Family is located. The Vuong Family was considered the “King of the H'mong People” in Dong Van and the building once home to their family was built with slabs of rock only. We'll have late lunch at Yen Minh and descend our way back to Ha Giang. Arrive at Ha Giang in late afternoon and have free time at leisure.
Overnight in Ha Giang.

Day 4    (    Monday)    Ha Giang – Hoang Su Phi – Xin Man – Hoang Su Phi (B/L)
08:00 A.M We leave our hotel and continue our adventure into the splendid world of Hoang Su Phi and Xin Man. The area is home to the imposing mountain range of Tay Con Linh (over 2000 m above sea level), to the huge stretch of evergreen forests, to the mesmerizing rice terraces and to the ethnic communities whose life has been as traditional as ever...We'll have plenty opportunities to stop for photos and for visiting the local communities. Arrive back at Hoang Su Phi in late afternoon.
Overnight at Hoang Su Phi.

Day 5    (    Tuesday)    Hoang Su Phi – Bac Quang – Tuyen Quang – Ha Noi (B/L)
08:30 A.M Have breakfast and have some time enjoying the tranquility of Hoang Su Phi with the cloud-covered rice terraces and the houses of the ethnic people in the mist, then have a full day trip back to Hanoi. We trust you had an unforgettable adventure to Ha Giang with Private Vietnam Tours.

Trip Photos

 

 

 

and visit Vuong Family's Residence, the family was considered the King of the Hmong People in Dong Van Ha Giang