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Ha Giang Loop 4 Days 3 Nights: Du Gia Waterfall
Du Gia Waterfall — 4 days, day by day
Night 0 · Hanoi → overnight cabin bus → Ha Giang city
About 300 km, 6 hours · free dorm bed at Ali Hostel
Evening
- 20:00–21:00 Board the overnight cabin bus in Hanoi
- 04:00–05:00 Arrive Ha Giang city, bed ready at Ali Hostel
- Bus ticket sold separately, we can book it
Day 1 · Ha Giang → Quan Ba Heaven's Gate → Lung Tam → H'Mong King's Palace → Dong Van
About 150 to 160 km · breakfast, lunch, dinner
Morning
- 08:00 Breakfast at Ali Hostel, paperwork for the permit
- 08:30 Trip briefing · 09:00 departure on Road 4C
- Quan Ba Heaven's Gate and the Fairy Bosom Hills
- Lung Tam village: H'Mong hemp weaving on ancestral looms
Noon
- Lunch en route: rice, meat, vegetables and soup
Afternoon
- Tham Ma Pass switchbacks
- H'Mong King's Palace at Sa Phin
Evening
- Dong Van Ancient Town, check in to the homestay
- Walk the old quarter at dusk, home-cooked dinner
Day 2 · Lung Cu Flagpole → Lo Lo Chai → Ma Pi Leng Pass → Nho Que boat → Meo Vac
About 100 km · 286 steps at Lung Cu · boat ticket included
Morning
- Ride north to Lung Cu, the northernmost point of Vietnam
- Climb the 286 steps to the flagpole, about 1,700 m
- Lo Lo Chai village of the Black Lo Lo, beneath the flagpole
Noon
- Lunch in the Dong Van area
Afternoon
- Ma Pi Leng Pass above the Nho Que River gorge
- Tu San Canyon viewpoint
- Down to the river: boat through the Tu San Canyon, ticket included
Evening
- Back up to Meo Vac, check in to the homestay
- Home-cooked dinner with the host family
Day 3 · Meo Vac → back road south → Du Gia village and waterfall
About 90 km · swim under the falls · Tay stilt-house homestay
Morning
- Breakfast, then ride south on the back road to Du Gia
- Green valleys and a mountain stream, the least travelled stretch of the loop
Noon
- Lunch at a roadside spot in the valleys
Afternoon
- Arrive Du Gia village, tucked into a green valley
- Walk to the Du Gia waterfall and swim in the natural pool
- Or cycle through the Tay hamlets and terraced fields at Coc Pang
Evening
- Settle in with the host family in a stilt house
- Dinner from the family garden, fire and fellow travellers
Day 4 · Du Gia → Ha Giang city → evening bus to Hanoi
About 110 km · breakfast, lunch · easy final ride
Morning
- Relaxed breakfast, then ride out of the Du Gia valley
- Quiet highland scenery and small farming hamlets
Noon
- Lunch en route
Afternoon
- Arrive Ha Giang city in the afternoon, about 110 km
Evening
- 17:00–18:00 Overnight sleeper bus to Hanoi, arriving about 05:00
- Bus ticket sold separately · end of programme
Where you sleep
- Night 0 — Ali Hostel, Ha Giang city · Free dorm bed for tour guests · early check-in from 04:00
- Night 1 — Doan Ket Homestay, Dong Van Old Quarter · Shared dorm · private room +350,000 ₫ per room
- Night 2 — Da Nho Homestay, Meo Vac · Shared dorm · home-cooked dinner
- Night 3 — Ngoc Homestay, Du Gia · Shared dorm · the most social night of the trip
Why riders pick this one
- Lung Cu Flagpole, the northernmost point of Vietnam, 286 steps up
- The boat through the Tu San Canyon on the Nho Que River
- A swim under the Du Gia waterfall
- Two nights in H'Mong homestays and one in a Tay stilt house
- The quiet back road south to Du Gia, the least ridden stretch of the loop
What is included
- Night 0 dorm bed at Ali Hostel, free · pick-up and drop-off in Ha Giang city
- Homestay nights as listed, shared dorm
- Meals as per the itinerary, home-cooked at the homestays
- 1.5 L drinking water per person per day
- English-speaking local guide throughout
- Easy Rider: motorbike, fuel and your rider · Ride by yourself: motorbike rental at cost, one bike per guest
- Helmet, body and knee protectors for self-riders
- Entrance fees for every scheduled stop
- Boat through the Tu San Canyon on the Nho Que River
- Border-area permit, filed and paid for you at cost
- Travel insurance with BIC for every guest, up to 50,000,000 VND
Not included
- Bus tickets to and from Hanoi, sold separately at the operator fare
- Personal spending, drinks beyond the included water, shopping
- Tips for guide, driver and homestay hosts
- Private room supplement at the homestays, +350,000 VND per room per night
- Anything not listed in the itinerary
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