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Ha Giang Loop 2 Days 1 Night: Ha Giang Loop Express
Ha Giang Loop Express — 2 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
- About 300 km, 6 hours · 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 · homestay in the old quarter
Morning
- 08:00 Breakfast at Ali Hostel, paperwork for the permit
- 08:30 Trip briefing: route, safety, gear
- 09:00 Depart north on Road 4C
- Quan Ba Heaven's Gate, 46 km out: the view over the Fairy Bosom Hills
- Lung Tam village: H'Mong women weaving hemp, from retting to indigo dyeing
Noon
- Lunch at a local restaurant: rice, meat, vegetables and soup
Afternoon
- Tham Ma Pass switchbacks
- H'Mong King's Palace at Sa Phin, the 1928 mansion of Vuong Chinh Duc
Evening
- Arrive Dong Van Ancient Town, check in to the homestay
- Walk the stone quarter, coffee in a courtyard café
- Home-cooked dinner with the host family
Day 2 · Dong Van → Ma Pi Leng Pass → Meo Vac → Ha Giang → night bus to Hanoi
About 150 to 160 km · breakfast, lunch · ends late afternoon
Morning
- Breakfast, then ride out of Dong Van
- Ma Pi Leng Pass, cut into the limestone over six years, summit about 1,500 m
- Tu San Canyon viewpoint above the Nho Que River gorge
Noon
- Descend to Meo Vac, lunch in town
Afternoon
- Ride back through the Yen Minh pine highlands
- Bac Sum Pass, last look at the Fairy Bosom Hills
- Arrive Ha Giang city late afternoon
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
Why riders pick this one
- Quan Ba Heaven's Gate and the Fairy Bosom Hills on the first morning
- Lung Tam village, where H'Mong women weave hemp on ancestral looms
- A night in the stone shophouses of Dong Van Ancient Town
- Ma Pi Leng Pass and the Tu San Canyon viewpoint on day two
- The whole loop in two days, for riders who are short on time
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
- 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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