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 […]
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 […]
Type “is the Ha Giang Loop safe” into any travel forum and you will find two camps: people who call it the best thing they did in Vietnam, and people warning you off with crash stories. Both are telling the truth — about two very different ways of doing the same road. We ride these […]
If you are planning to ride the Ha Giang Loop as a foreign traveller, there is one small piece of paperwork you should know about before you set off: the Ha Giang border permit. Ha Giang sits right on Vietnam’s northern frontier with China, and its most famous districts fall inside a protected border zone. […]
Don’t miss our future updates! Get Subscribed Today!
©2026. Ali Tour. All Rights Reserved.