From Hanoi: 2-Day Ha Giang Loop Motorbike Tour - Dong Van Stay & Night Bus

Leave Hanoi by night bus
and ride the Ha Giang Loop for two days

The Ha Giang Loop is a mountain road in northern Vietnam that stretches about 395 km from Ha Giang City, mostly along the Chinese border. After pickup from your hotel in Hanoi Old Quarter, you take a night bus and arrive in Ha Giang around 3:00 to 4:00 AM, freshen up and rest, then set off by motorbike at 8:30 AM.

You spend the first night in Dong Van and return to Hanoi by night bus from Ha Giang on the evening of day two. Choose between riding the motorbike yourself or sitting behind a driver, accompanied by an English-speaking guide.

Pass Quan Ba Heaven Gate
on the way to the Dong Van Karst Plateau

Day one starts at the KM0 marker in Ha Giang City and passes Bac Sum Hill, Quan Ba Heaven Gate, Twin Mountains and Tam Son village. Cross Can Ty Pass with photo stops at the Lonely Tree and Van Chai cliff, then have lunch in Yen Minh village.

In the afternoon, continue to Dong Van via Tham Ma slope, Pho Cao village, Sung La valley, Lung Cam cultural village with its Hmong heritage, and buckwheat flower fields. Visit the Vuong Family Palace, known as the palace of the Hmong king, where Hmong, French and Chinese architecture blend. After dinner, enjoy free time to stroll Dong Van Old Quarter.

Climb Ma Pi Leng Pass
and cruise through Tu San Canyon on the Nho Que River

On the morning of day two, head to Ma Pi Leng Pass for photo stops at the monument, panoramic viewpoint and Death Cliff. Then take a boat on the Nho Que River between the sheer walls of Tu San Canyon.

After lunch in Meo Vac, ride through Mau Due, Duong Thuong village and Quan Ba, arriving in Ha Giang around 5:30 PM. Rest and freshen up before boarding the 8:30 PM night bus back to Hanoi.

Experience daily life in ethnic minority villages
through local food and stays

Vietnamese meals are included throughout: 1 breakfast, 2 lunches and 1 dinner, plus a taste of local corn wine known as "happy water". Accommodation in Dong Van is a hotel or homestay depending on your option, and a Honda 110cc motorbike, helmet, rain poncho, fuel and Nho Que River boat ticket are included.

※ Mountain views may vary depending on the weather.