Tour Information 2026

Everything about our three Ha Giang Loops on one page: prices, what is included, the day-by-day route, pick-up points and what to bring. Print it or save it as a PDF and take it with you. Prices are in Vietnamese dong (VND), per person, and are current as of the date at the top of this page. To book, use the booking form on this website or message us on WhatsApp at +84 973 910 970.

Prices at a glance

| Loop | Length | Easy Rider | Ride by yourself | Seat behind a friend | |---|---|---|---|---| | 2 Days 1 Night Ha Giang Loop | 2 days, 1 night | 3.800.000₫ | not offered | not offered | | 3 Days 2 Nights Ha Giang Loop | 3 days, 2 nights | 4.700.000₫ | 3.750.000₫ | 3.050.000₫ | | 4 Days 3 Nights Ha Giang Loop | 4 days, 3 nights | 5.700.000₫ | 4.550.000₫ | 3.850.000₫ |

Three ways to ride the Loop

• Easy Rider (sit behind a local driver). You sit behind an experienced local driver. No licence or riding experience needed. This is the option most of our guests choose, and the only option on the 2-day Loop.
• Ride by yourself (licence required). Bring your International Driving Permit (1968 convention, category A/A1) together with your national licence. Police on the Loop check both. Our standard bikes are new semi-automatic 110-125cc models; bigger manual bikes and automatic scooters are available on request, subject to availability.
• Seat behind a friend. Share one bike with a friend who books the self-riding option. You only pay the seat-behind price.

Every group has a different guide, so every Loop is a little different. That is the point.

Included in every Loop

• Pick-up included from Hanoi, Sapa, Ninh Binh, Cat Ba and Ha Long (airports included)
• Extra night in our hostel dorm the day before the Loop starts
• English-speaking tour guide in every group
• Motorbike and fuel
• Breakfast, lunch and dinner every day
• Helmet, protective gear and rain coat
• Entry fees and sightseeing tickets
• Travel insurance
• Free luggage storage while you ride

Not included

• Extra drinks, food or items not listed above
• Border permit
• Drop-off bus (can be arranged, depending on availability)
• Personal expenses

2 Days 1 Night Ha Giang Loop

The express Loop: two long, spectacular days over Bac Sum, Tham Ma and Ma Pi Leng, with a night in a H'mong homestay in Dong Van.

• Length: 2 days, 1 night, around 310 km
• Best for: travellers short on time who are happy with two long riding days
• Fitness: 4 out of 5 (long hours on the bike)
• Vibe: fast, epic, unforgettable

Highlights

• Bac Sum Pass and Quan Ba Heaven Gate on day one
• Ma Pi Leng Pass, the M slope and the Nho Que River
• A night with a H'mong family in Dong Van
• Around 310 km of the best mountain road in Vietnam

Prices (per person)

| Option | Price | |---|---| | Easy Rider (sit behind a local driver) | 3.800.000₫ |

Included / not included: the same as every Loop, see the two lists above.

Day 1: Ha Giang - Dong Van (about 150 km)

From the river valley to the rock plateau.

• 8:00 AM: Briefing and gear up
• Bac Sum Pass
• Quan Ba Heaven Gate
• Can Ty Pass
• Lung Tam hemp village
• Lunch: Yen Minh town
• Rice terraces
• Tham Ma Pass
• 09 Circle Pass
• 5:00 PM: H'mong homestay in Dong Van

Day one climbs fast. After breakfast and a short safety briefing we leave Ha Giang city, and within an hour you are standing at Heaven Gate looking down on the twin mountains of Quan Ba. The road then winds through Can Ty and the hemp-weaving village of Lung Tam before lunch in Yen Minh. In the afternoon the landscape turns to grey rock: terraces, the famous switchbacks of Tham Ma Pass and the 09 Circle Pass bring you into Dong Van, where a H'mong family cooks dinner and you sleep in their home.

Day 2: Dong Van - Ha Giang (about 160 km)

Ma Pi Leng and the road back.

• 8:00 AM: Breakfast in Dong Van
• Ma Pi Leng Pass
• The M slope
• Nho Que River
• Meo Vac town
• Lunch: Mau Due
• Sa Li Pass
• Twin Fairy Mountains
• Rice terraces
• 5:00 PM: Back in Ha Giang city

The second morning is the reason people come to Ha Giang. Ma Pi Leng Pass hangs above the emerald Nho Que River for 20 kilometres, and we stop wherever the view is best, including the M-shaped slope that shows up in every photo of the Loop. After Meo Vac and lunch in Mau Due we take the quieter southern road over Sa Li Pass, past the Twin Fairy Mountains and terraced valleys, and roll back into Ha Giang city in the late afternoon, in time for the night bus.

Notes for this tour

• Two long riding days: expect to be on the bike for most of each day, with plenty of stops.
• The 2-day Loop is Easy Rider only. Want to ride yourself? Choose the 3-day or 4-day Loop.
• The tour ends in Ha Giang city around 5:00 PM, in time for the night bus onwards.

3 Days 2 Nights Ha Giang Loop

Our most popular Loop: waterfall swims and bamboo rafting on the quiet Du Gia side, then Ma Pi Leng, Dong Van and the passes home.

• Length: 3 days, 2 nights
• Best for: everyone from first-timers to confident riders
• Fitness: 3 out of 5
• Vibe: nature, water and villages

Highlights

• Swim at A Boong waterfall and raft the Hangtham Lin River
• Two homestays: a Tay family in Du Gia, a H'mong family in Dong Van
• Meo Vac viewpoint, bamboo forest, Nho Que River and Ma Pi Leng Pass
• The China border viewpoint, the Moon Surface and Tham Ma Pass on the way home

Prices (per person)

| Option | Price | |---|---| | Easy Rider (sit behind a local driver) | 4.700.000₫ | | Ride by yourself (licence required) | 3.750.000₫ | | Seat behind a friend (you share the bike of a friend who books the self-riding option) | 3.050.000₫ |

Included / not included: the same as every Loop, see the two lists above.

Day 1: Ha Giang - Du Gia

Waterfalls before the mountains.

• Morning: Ban Cuong
• A Boong Waterfall
• Thuan Hoa Road
• Lunch: Thai An
• Afternoon: Duong Thuong Valley
• Lung Ho Valley
• Night: Thu's Homestay, Du Gia (Tay family)

We start on the back road that most groups skip. Ban Cuong and the Thuan Hoa road are green, quiet and full of river bends, and by mid-morning you are swimming under A Boong waterfall. After lunch in Thai An the road lifts into the Duong Thuong and Lung Ho valleys, wide bowls of rice and corn between limestone walls. The night is spent in Du Gia with a Tay family, in a wooden house on stilts, with a home-cooked dinner and a little rice wine.

Day 2: Du Gia - Dong Van

Rafting in the morning, Ma Pi Leng in the afternoon.

• Morning: Ngoc Long
• Hangtham Lin River
• Bamboo rafting
• Lunch: Sung Trai
• Afternoon: Meo Vac viewpoint
• Bamboo forest
• Nho Que River
• Ma Pi Leng Pass
• Night: H'mong family homestay in Dong Van

Morning is for the water: from Ngoc Long we drop to the Hangtham Lin River and float it on bamboo rafts poled by local fishermen. Lunch in Sung Trai, then the road climbs to the Meo Vac viewpoint and through a bamboo forest before the big one: the Nho Que River far below and Ma Pi Leng Pass carved into the cliff. We ride it slowly and stop often. Dinner and the night are with a H'mong family in Dong Van.

Day 3: Dong Van - Ha Giang

The border, the Moon Surface and the passes home.

• Morning: China border viewpoint
• Thien Huong village
• Moon Surface
• Tham Ma Pass
• Lunch: Yen Minh
• Afternoon: Lao Va Chai viewpoint
• Can Ty
• Twin Mountains of Quan Ba
• Heaven Gate
• Bac Sum Pass
• 5:00 PM: Back in Ha Giang city

We ride up to the viewpoint over the Chinese border, walk through the old stone houses of Thien Huong and cross the karst field that locals call the Moon Surface. Tham Ma Pass, with its stacked hairpins, leads to lunch in Yen Minh. The afternoon is the classic northern road in reverse: Lao Va Chai viewpoint, Can Ty, the Twin Mountains, Heaven Gate and finally Bac Sum Pass dropping you back to Ha Giang city by late afternoon.

Notes for this tour

• Bring your swimming suit: the waterfall is on day one.
• Self-riders and seat-behind guests share the bike booked under the self-riding option; each person pays their own option price.
• The tour ends in Ha Giang city around 5:00 PM on day three.

4 Days 3 Nights Ha Giang Loop

The full Loop at a human pace: three homestays, Lung Cu flag tower, Lo Lo Chai, Lao Xa ancient house and more time in every valley.

• Length: 4 days, 3 nights
• Best for: travellers who want the whole Loop without long days
• Fitness: 3 out of 5
• Vibe: slow travel, culture and views

Highlights

• Everything in the 3-day Loop, plus a full day for Lung Cu, Lo Lo Chai and Lao Xa
• Three different nights: a Tay homestay, a H'mong homestay and Yen Minh town
• Lung Cu flag tower, the northernmost point of Vietnam
• Lung Khuy cave and the Lung Tam hemp weaving village on the last day

Prices (per person)

| Option | Price | |---|---| | Easy Rider (sit behind a local driver) | 5.700.000₫ | | Ride by yourself (licence required) | 4.550.000₫ | | Seat behind a friend (you share the bike of a friend who books the self-riding option) | 3.850.000₫ |

Included / not included: the same as every Loop, see the two lists above.

Day 1: Ha Giang - Du Gia

Waterfalls before the mountains.

• Morning: Ban Cuong
• A Boong Waterfall
• Thuan Hoa Road
• Lunch: Thai An
• Afternoon: Duong Thuong Valley
• Lung Ho Valley
• Night: Tay family homestay in Du Gia

We start on the back road that most groups skip. Ban Cuong and the Thuan Hoa road are green, quiet and full of river bends, and by mid-morning you are swimming under A Boong waterfall. After lunch in Thai An the road lifts into the Duong Thuong and Lung Ho valleys, wide bowls of rice and corn between limestone walls. The night is spent in Du Gia with a Tay family, in a wooden house on stilts, with a home-cooked dinner and a little rice wine.

Day 2: Du Gia - Dong Van

Rafting in the morning, Ma Pi Leng in the afternoon.

• Morning: Ngoc Long
• Hangtham Lin River
• Bamboo rafting
• Lunch: Sung Trai
• Afternoon: Meo Vac viewpoint
• Bamboo forest
• Nho Que River
• Ma Pi Leng Pass
• Night: H'mong family homestay in Dong Van

Morning is for the water: from Ngoc Long we drop to the Hangtham Lin River and float it on bamboo rafts poled by local fishermen. Lunch in Sung Trai, then the road climbs to the Meo Vac viewpoint and through a bamboo forest before the big one: the Nho Que River far below and Ma Pi Leng Pass carved into the cliff. We ride it slowly and stop often. Dinner and the night are with a H'mong family in Dong Van.

Day 3: Dong Van - Yen Minh

The northernmost point of Vietnam.

• Morning: Lung Cu flag tower
• Northernmost point
• Lo Lo Chai village
• Thien Huong village
• Lunch: Lung Cu / Dong Van
• Afternoon: Lao Xa ancient house
• Tham Ma Pass
• Night: Check-in and dinner in Yen Minh

The extra day of the 4-day Loop goes north. We climb the Lung Cu flag tower for the view over the border, walk the Lo Lo Chai village of the Lo Lo people and the stone lanes of Thien Huong. After lunch we visit the century-old Lao Xa ancient house, then ride the hairpins of Tham Ma Pass down to Yen Minh for the night.

Day 4: Yen Minh - Ha Giang

Caves, weaving and the road home.

• Morning: Lao Chai and Lao Va Chai viewpoint
• Can Ty
• H'mong village
• Lung Tam hemp weaving village
• Lunch: Quan Ba
• Afternoon: Lung Khuy cave
• Twin Mountains of Quan Ba
• Heaven Gate
• Bac Sum Pass
• Late afternoon: Return to Ha Giang city (tour ends)

The last day is gentle. Viewpoints at Lao Chai and Lao Va Chai, a H'mong village near Can Ty and the hemp weavers of Lung Tam fill the morning. After lunch in Quan Ba we walk into Lung Khuy cave, photograph the Twin Mountains from Heaven Gate and take Bac Sum Pass back down to Ha Giang city, where the tour ends in the late afternoon with time to shower before the night bus.

Notes for this tour

• Shorter riding days than the 3-day Loop, with the same route plus a full day in the far north.
• Night three is in Yen Minh town rather than a homestay.
• The tour ends in Ha Giang city in the late afternoon of day four, with time to shower before the night bus.

Pick-up points

Pick-up is included in every Loop from the following places (airports included). Tell us where you are when you book and we arrange the bus to Ha Giang:

• Hanoi (Old Quarter)
• Hanoi - Noi Bai Airport
• Sapa
• Ninh Binh
• Cat Ba
• Ha Long (Bai Chay bus station)
• No bus needed: I will be in Ha Giang city

Choose how you want to arrive:

• Sleeper bus the night before (arrive Ha Giang early morning)
• Day bus the day before (arrive Ha Giang in the evening)
• I am already in Ha Giang

A bed in our hostel dorm in Ha Giang city the night before the Loop is included in every tour, so an evening arrival is no problem. After the Loop, a drop-off bus to Hanoi, Sapa, Ninh Binh, Cat Ba or Ha Long can be arranged depending on availability. We send your exact pick-up point and bus timing by email and WhatsApp closer to your start date.

What to bring

The short version; the full checklist is on our Packing List page.

• Comfortable shoes and long pants
• Warm pullover, jacket and a beanie (mountain evenings get cold and windy)
• Sunglasses and sunscreen
• Swimming suit for the waterfall
• Mosquito repellent
• Cash (local markets do not take cards)
• Passport or a photo of it (needed at homestays)
• A small waist bag for your phone; your backpack rides wrapped on the bike
• Self-riders: your national licence plus International Driving Permit (1968 convention, category A/A1)

Rain coats, rain pants, shoe protectors, water and towels are on us, and big luggage is stored free in our hostel while you ride.

Booking and contact

Book on this website or on WhatsApp. A deposit secures your booking; the balance is paid in Ha Giang in cash (VND or USD) or by bank transfer. Please read our Terms and Conditions before you pay.

Freedom Ha Giang Loop
297 Ly Thuong Kiet Street, Ha Giang City, Tuyen Quang Province, Vietnam
WhatsApp / phone: +84 973 910 970 (7am - 10pm, Vietnam time, GMT+7)
Email: hello@freedomhagiangloop.com