HS04: Ha Giang Discovery Tour - 4 days / 3 nights

Destinations: Hanoi – Ha Giang – Nam Dam - Lung Cu – Dong Van – Meo Vac – Ha Giang – Hanoi

Brief Hagiang Discovery tour:

Day 1: Hanoi – Ha Giang – Quan Ba – Nam Dam village
Day 2: Nam Dam – Lung Cu – The North Pole – Dong Van
Day 3: Dong Van – Nho Que Boat Trip – Pa Vi
Day 4: Pa Vi – Hanoi

This is the most beautiful tour to explore the best of Ha Giang. We will visit Quan Ba twin mountains,  impressive Tham Ma slope, Pao's house, The Vuong palace, Lung Cu national flag tower, The north pole, Dong Van karst plateau geopark, Dong Van ancient town. Especially, the amazing boat trip on Nho Que river through Tu San abyss alley and great walk on top of famous Ma Phi Leng Pass. Tourists will also have chances to meet several ethnic groups, and learn about their unique culture, life, customs and habits.

This is the best Ha Giang tour, designed by Ha Giang specialist - Vivutravel.

 

TOUR ITINERARY

  • Tour Class

  • 3 Star Hotel 
  • High Season

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    (Jan 1 - Apr 30 & Oct 1 - Dec 31)

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  • Low season

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    (May 1 - Sep 9)

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NOTE: The above tour prices are estimated per person & applied for group of 2 persons! Depending on your favorite hotels, traveling dates & group sizes, the tour prices will be updated! Please contact us at info@vivutravel.com for further information!

Hanoi – Ha Giang – Quan Ba Heave Gate – Nam Dam (Lunch, Dinner) (350 Km - 7 hours)

We leave Hanoi for Ha Giang in the early morning after your breakfast. It takes around 5 hours to get to Ha Giang city. Cofffee break and Lunch in a local restaurant on the way. S

From Ha Giang, we continue to Quan Ba heaven gate - a heaven of clouds and mountains, also a historical site in Vietnamese history and it is the start of the famous “Happiness road”. We stop here to take a short walk to enjoy great view of The “Fairy Blossom /Twin Mountains”.

Time for photos and coffee, then short drive to Nam Dam village of the Dao minority where your homestay is. Free time to relax or take a walk around the village

Overnight in Nam Dam

Day 01

Nam Dam – Lung Cu – The North Pole – Dong Van (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner) (160Km - 7 hours)

After breakfast we continue to drive on the most scenic road in Vietnam. The landscapes and sceneries of dong van karst plateau geopark are fantastic. Stop on the way to visit picturesque Pho Cao slope, Pao’s house in Lung Cam culture village of the Black H’Mong minority. After lunch, we visit The Vuong palace of the H’Mong King, a great place to learn about its history and the unique architecture.

After Lunch in a local restaurant, we drive to Lung Cu national flag tower, visit the north pole and a village of the Lo Lo minority

Drive to Dong Van, check in a hotel

Dinner and free time to enjoy coffee at Dong Van ancient street. Overnight in Dong Van

Day 02

Dong Van – Ma Pi Leng Pass – Nho Que River Boat Trip – Pa Vi Homestay (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner) (Guide)

We have early breakfast, check out and we start our trip at 07:30am to visit Ma Pi Leng pass, inlcuding a visit to the "Happiess Road Museum" and take a short walk to the top of the amazing Ma Pi Leng pass

We continue to drive on the "Happiness road and stop where you want for photos and coffee break.

Nestled between the mountain of northeast of Vietnam, Nho Que River winding like green thread shimmering north from heaven. The length of 192 km, the river engraved name on 46 km across the strip of land in Vietnam, and flows through the rocky sloping limestone mountain of the global geological park system Dong Van stone. The Nho Que river carries a beautiful turquoise blue color. That shines through the bright green patches of the forest almost all seasons of the year (except the rain season from Apr till Sep).

Take "XeOm - Motorbike" to get to the boat wharf.

After 1 hour for boat trip along the river and visit Tu San alley (one of the deepest alleys in Southeast Asia), we will take “xeom” to get back the car and drive Pa Vi homestay in Meo Vac for overnight.

Day 03

Pa Vi – Hanoi (Breakfast, Lunch) (450Km - 10 hours)

Along journey back to Hanoi. It takes around 8 hours, but this great tour is worth doing. If you have more time, we will extend one more night in Ha Giang or combine this tour with Sapa in the northwest, or Ba Be lake and Ban Gioc waterfall in the northeast.

Tour finished at your hotel in Hanoi. Vivutravel would like to thank you so much for your travelling with us. We wish to be with you again

Day 04

Inclusion:

  • Hotel accommodation (Check-in time: 14h00, Check-out time: 12h00)
  • Private car/mini van
  • All entrance fees
  • English speaking guides (Except for free days)
  • Meals as per program
  • Visa approval letter to Vietnam (Except for $25 usd per person as stamping fee at the airport)

Exclusion:

  • Early check-in & late check-out
  • International flight in/ out Vietnam
  • Tips
  • Drinks
  • Personal Expenses
  • Insurance

* What about Cancellation policy?
In case of cancellation, we will not impose any charges if we are not being charged and possible to get refund from our suppliers but if our suppliers apply charges for cancellation, you will have to pay those charges that apply. Cancellation policies vary, depending upon the type of service, the time of year, and the reason for cancellation. We will pass on to you all details of any cancellation policy with our transparent reply upon demand.

General cancellation charges that applied by travel services in Vietnam and Indochina.

- Domestic flights: 25% of the fares
- 3 star hotels, no charge if you cancel 5 -7 days before your arrival. (FIT)
- 4 star hotels, no charge if you cancel 10 - 15 days before your arrival (FIT)
- 5 stars hotels, no charge if you cancel 15 - 20 days before your arrival (FIT)

However, in peak season, we may have to pay the hotels one month before your arrival to secure the booking, and in this case, the cancellation policy will be based on the hotels' cancellation plolicies.

* Can we get refund?
For the unused services, Vivutravel will refund you the money.

Question 1: Best time for Ha Giang Discovery Tour

Ha Giang is the northernmost province fulfilled with rolling high steep mountains and so the weather is cool/cold all year round. It will be severely cold from December to February with average temperature of 8 degree C and cool in the rest of year with average temperature of 25 degree C.

Be aware that it will be wet and foggy in cold season and you can't enjoy the spectacular and beautiful sceneries. However, there will be drizzly weather during cold season only, not typhoon. Furthermore, visiting local ethnic people during cold days will be different experiences as you can see and entirely understand their life of deprivation and misery.

Especially, it is said that Ha Giang is beautiful all year round and each season brings it different beauty. It is really true and means that you can visit Ha Giang at any time of year.

From May to September, it is really cool with average temperature of 25 degree C. Shower can come suddenly, however, stop suddenly during those months. Even it can rain sometimes, you can enjoy the spectacular landscapes in bright and sunny weather that you can hardly see in other months.

From October to December, Ha Giang is really famous for its beautiful scenery of Buckwheat Flower Season. The most beautiful areas to enjoy buckwheat flowers extend over Yen Minh, Quan Ba, Dong Van & Meo Vac as the rocky plateau is adorned with buckwheat forests. 

From January to March, spring comes with beautiful blooming peach and plum flowers that you can see everywhere.

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Question 2: Traveling to Ha Giang in cold season

Hotel with heat: It is better to stay at a hotel with heater (of course, air-conditioner with heat is not available in those areas) if you are planning to travel to the Northeast in cold season. Homestay is not a good idea during that period as you can’t sleep well for sure due to low temperature and privation of warming facilities.

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Question 3: What should be prepared for a trip to Ha Giang

Clothes: Traveling in cool season, you should prepare summer clothes with some light jackets as it will be pretty cold in the early morning and evening. Whereas warm coats are highly recommended for traveling in cold season as it can be even dropped to 5 degrees under zero.

Rain gear: Weather in the Northeast is not stable that can be changed continuously. It can be rain in the early morning but sunny at noon and rain again in the late afternoon. Then rain gear should be well prepared.

Personal drugs: The far north is really lack of medical infrastructure as well as pharmacy. Then it is advised to bring your personal drugs as well as popular medicines like paracetamol, thermometer, anti-itching lotion, oral rehydration preparation and bandaids.

Mosquito and insect repellent: Those stuff are necessary as you may trek through the wet jungle or stay at local houses near the forest.

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Question 4: Traveling to Ha Giang with kids

Traveling to Ha Giang with infants and small kids under 6 yrs old is not advised because of the simple life condition and poor infrastructure in those areas, but older kids and teenagers are really fine as they can bear a pretty hard trip and more important, a lot of life-time experiences are waiting for them.

travel to ha giang with kids

Question 5: Is it safe for traveling to untouched areas

It is safe, for sure, while traveling to Ha Giang - the Nothernmost and border province as those areas are highly controlled and protected by local government. That’s why you have to apply for permission before visiting to the border regions and it will be arranged by your local travel agent. The local ethnic groups are also friendly and hospitality even they can’t speak both Vietnamese and English.

Question 6: Interact with local people

Local people are not familiar with tourists but you are surely warmly welcomed by them as Vietnamese in general and ethnic people in particular are very open and kind and so love to see you as well as to help you in case you need. Then, you should show your good attitudes all the time if you want to visit their houses as well as make a short chat with them. Remember to ask for acceptance when you wish to take their photos.

interact with local people

Question 7: Road condition

Roads in those mountainous areas are narrow, zigzag and rugged but keeping speed slowly by the driver will surely help you be comfortable and not too tired. However, you must be careful while standing on the road and taking pictures as the other drivers can’t see you due to zigzag roads.

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Question 8: Donation

Donation is highly recommended and it can be money or not. Normally, you can bring along warm clothes for both adults and kids as it is cold there all year round. Quilted Blanket is another great idea. Or at least, you should prepare some small gifts for local kids like cakes, notebooks, pencils, etc. 

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-          Mosquito and insect repellent: Those stuff are necessary as you may trek through the wet jungle or stay at local houses near the forest.

Unlike other popular tourisit destinations in Vietnam, tourism in Ha Giang Province hasve't been developed and so luxury and modern hotels are not available there. The available accommodation in those areas are homestay, guest-house and mini-hotel with basic facilities. As below, we provide you with all necessary information of hotel accommodation in our Ha Giang discovery tour:

Guest-house & mini-hotel: They are quiet similar in architecture and facilities. All guest-houses & mini-hotels are small building less than 5 storeys with basic facilities of bed, mattress, pillow, mosquito-net, private bath room, hot shower, western toilet and air-conditioner mostly.

Homestay: As revealed through its name, Homestay means that you will stay at local houses with local ethnic minorities that are mostly stilt-houses. Private rooms are not available and you will have a small mattress with a pillow and a mosquito-net. The bathroom is sharing with hot shower and western toilet available.

And below is a list of accommodation's images in the Northeast areas:

Room at a mini-hotel

guest house northeast

Room at a guest-house

mini hotel in northeast

Toilet at a mini-hotel/guest-house

 toilet mini hotel

Homestay

homestay northeast

Sleeping space at homestay

sleeping space homestay

Toilet at homestay

toilet homestay

Tour guide and driver are Vivutravel's representatives and your travel companions during your travel in Sapa & Northwest Loop Tour who take care of our travel services and make your holiday a memorable time. Understanding this, Vivutravel always selects the best tour guides and drivers for such amazing trips to the far North.

Tour Guide:

We do understand that a good tour guide will make your holiday a beautiful time and tour guides who work with us are well-paid, experienced with a university background, eager to exchange our culture, lifestyle, knowledge...with travelers, and have a great passion for their country and understand the personal touch.

Then we always use experienced tour guides who are expert in guiding trips to those Northeast areas and will show you the most beautiful view-points, introduce to you unique cultures and lifestyles of local ethnic people as well as guide you to amazing trekking routes.

vivutravel tour guide

Transportation:

Vivutravel guarantees to offer the best means of transport during your Sapa & Northwest Loop tour. The safety, comfort and security of our customers come first. Furthermore, as all tourist sites are mostly far from towns and city centers, vehicle must be the latest modern one or it will be very difficult to manage in case it is broken on the way. Furthermore, checking the vehicle carefully before the trip is a must-do procedure in order that it will work well and stays away from all rising troubles. Our drivers must be very experienced and careful too as it is not easy to go around those untouched areas. They are all full time workers, government licensed in the tourism industry with at least 5 years driving experience.

vivutravel transportation

Luxury restaurants are not available in the far North of Vietnam. Standard restaurants can hardly find. Then our meals are mostly at basic local restaurants with simple dishes. It is not expensive for having lunch/dinner there and it costs around 5-7 usd per meal only. Breakfasts are mostly not included at hotel and you will have breakfasts outside with Vietnamese popular dishes like noodle soup, sticky rice, bread, etc.  

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NOTE: Acceptable restaurants are all located at towns which are sometimes far away from our visiting destinations. So lunch can be arranged quite late at around 1pm or 2pm.

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This is private tour with a flexible schedule. There is no other traveler on the tour. You will have a private English speaking tour guide and a private air-conditioned vehicle in each destination. This is sample tour and can always be personalized to meet your personal needs and travel budget.

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