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Nho Que River and Tu San Canyon on the Ha Giang Loop near the Tuyen Quang Festival
11 Sep

Tuyen Quang Festival 2026: Vietnam’s Biggest Mid-Autumn Lantern Night

If you are riding the Ha Giang Loop in September, the Tuyen Quang Festival is the one event worth planning your trip around. Held from 19–25 September 2026 in Tuyen Quang city, the Tuyen Quang Festival — officially the Thanh Tuyen Festival (Lê hội Thành Tuyên) — is recognised as the largest Mid-Autumn celebration in […]
Dong Van night market in Ha Giang
30 Aug

Dong Van Night Market: Ha Giang’s Best Evening Out (2026)

The Dong Van night market is the weekend evening gathering in the old stone square of Dong Van Old Town, deep in the Ha Giang highlands. On Saturday nights and around the full moon, the square fills with H’Mong pan-pipe music, food stalls, corn wine and hundreds of people — locals and travellers side by […]
Ha Giang ecotourism: aerial view of Thang Neng village on the emerald Song Mien River (Photo: Bao Tuyen Quang)
29 Aug

Ha Giang Ecotourism: A Hidden Tay Village on the Mien River

Ha Giang ecotourism is quietly opening a new chapter on the banks of the Song Mien River. In the tiny hamlet of Thang Neng – just nine Tay families in Thuan Hoa commune, a short ride north of Ha Giang City – you can paddle a bamboo raft across emerald water, soak in a natural […]
Ha Giang Loop scenery in Tuyen Quang province
27 Aug

Ha Giang Loop 2026: Is It Now Tuyen Quang Province?

If you are planning a trip and suddenly see your route filed under “Tuyen Quang” instead of Ha Giang, you are not imagining things. On 1 July 2025, Ha Giang province was officially merged into Tuyen Quang province as part of Vietnam’s nationwide reorganisation from 63 provinces down to 34. The short version for travellers: […]
Ha Giang Loop in September: golden rice terraces in Hoang Su Phi
26 Aug

Ha Giang Loop in September: Weather, Golden Rice & Crowds (2026)

Thinking about riding the Ha Giang Loop in September? Here is the honest answer first: September is one of the best months of the whole year to ride. The heavy summer rains are fading, the rice terraces are turning gold, and the air finally cools down after the humid peak of August. The one thing […]
Ha Giang rainy season landscape with dramatic clouds over the mountains
24 Aug

Ha Giang Rainy Season: The Honest 2026 Guide to Riding Safely

Is it safe to ride the Ha Giang Loop in the rainy season? The honest answer is yes – thousands of travellers ride safely through the Ha Giang rainy season every year – but only if you respect the weather, check the roads daily, and know when to wait an hour or a day. The […]
Tay people in traditional dress at a reenacted Tay wedding in the Ha Giang region
23 Aug

Tay People of Ha Giang: Culture, Villages & a Traditional Wedding

The Tay people are the largest of Vietnam’s 53 ethnic minorities and one of the friendliest cultures you will meet on the Ha Giang Loop. They live in the green valleys of the far north, sleep in wooden stilt houses, dress in plain indigo, and keep some of Vietnam’s most beautiful wedding customs alive. This […]
Hoang Su Phi homestay and golden rice terraces in Ha Giang
20 Aug

Hoang Su Phi Homestay: Your 2026 Guide to Ha Giang’s Rice-Terrace Villages

A Hoang Su Phi homestay is a family-run guesthouse tucked into the terraced-rice-field highlands of western Ha Giang (now part of Tuyen Quang province), where you sleep in a traditional Dao, Tay or Mong home, eat what the family cooks, and wake up to some of the most dramatic mountain scenery in Vietnam. If the […]
Ha Giang Loop mountain scenery in Tuyen Quang province, a short drive from Na Hang Lake
17 Aug

Na Hang Lake: The Stunning Escape Next to the Ha Giang Loop

Na Hang Lake is a vast emerald reservoir ringed by 99 limestone peaks in the far north of Vietnam — often called the “Ha Long Bay on land.” Since the 2025 provincial merger, Na Hang Lake sits in the same province as the Ha Giang Loop, which makes it the easiest, most rewarding add-on to […]
Tha Village Ha Giang
05 Aug

Tha Village Ha Giang: The Best Village 10 km From Town

Most travellers arrive in Ha Giang, sleep one night, and roll out for the Loop at eight the next morning. Almost none of them find out that Tha Village sits just 10 kilometres away — closer than the first mountain pass — and that in 2026 it was named the best community tourism village in […]
Ha Giang Loop for couples on Ma Pi Leng Pass
28 Jul

Ha Giang Loop for Couples: The Complete 2026 Guide

Most guides sell the Ha Giang Loop as a backpacker rite of passage: a dorm bed, a big group, and a party at the end of every day. That version is real. It is also the wrong version for a lot of couples. The good news is that the Ha Giang Loop for couples works […]
How to drive in Vietnam legally - guests riding the Ha Giang Loop with Easy Riders
19 Jul

No 1968 IDP? How to Legally Drive in Vietnam (2026 Options)

So you read the country list, found your flag on the wrong side, and now you are wondering whether your plan to drive in Vietnam just died. Short version: no — but the path changes. If you are from the USA, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Japan, South Korea, Ireland, Spain or anywhere else outside the […]
International driving permit for Vietnam - riding the Ha Giang Loop legally
19 Jul

International Driving Permit for Vietnam: The 1968 Rule & Country List (2026)

Here is the sentence that surprises more Ha Giang travellers than any other: your International Driving Permit might be worthless in Vietnam — even if it is genuine, paid for, and shiny new. Not because of a scam, but because there are two different IDP treaties in the world, and Vietnam only recognises one of […]
How much to tip on the Ha Giang Loop - local people and culture
19 Jul

Ha Giang Loop Tipping Guide: How Much to Tip in 2026?

At the end of every tour, in the last hour before the night bus, someone quietly asks the same question: how much to tip? It is a genuinely confusing subject in Vietnam — tipping is not part of local culture the way it is in the United States, yet in tourism it has become a […]
Ha Giang Loop packing list - misty mountain weather at Quan Ba
19 Jul

Ha Giang Loop Packing List: What to Bring in 2026

Here is the truth about your Ha Giang Loop packing list: whatever you bring, you will carry it up and down a thousand switchbacks — on your back or strapped to a bike. The mountains reward people who pack light and punish people who pack “just in case”. This packing list comes from riders who […]
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