Destination
18 stops on the Ha Giang Loop, in the order you will ride them, plus the three nights you sleep on the way. Each one has a longer write-up on the blog.
The route
The loop, end to end
Ha Giang city is km 0. The road climbs to Quan Ba, runs north through Yen Minh to Dong Van and the flag tower, crosses Ma Pi Leng to Meo Vac, then drops into the quiet valleys around Du Gia before coming home past Du Gia and Tha village.
18 stops and the ride home, with three nights on the road — the houses on the map. Tap any stop, on the map or in the list, to see it.
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Pick up at: Ha Giang city, Ha Noi, Noi Bai, Sapa, Ninh Binh, Ha Long, Cat Ba
Every stop
Where the loop takes you
Stop 01
Ha Giang City
Where the loop begins and ends. Free dorm on the night you arrive, reception open 24/7.
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Stop 02
Quan Ba Heaven Gate
The first pass out of the valley, looking down on the twin Fairy Mountains.
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Lung Tam Village
A Hmong linen-weaving co-operative near the Chinese border, still dyeing with indigo.
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Stop 04
Can Ty Pass
Switchbacks above the Mien river, with the limestone closing in on both sides.
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Tham Ma Pass
Nine hairpins stacked into a hillside — the photograph everyone comes for.
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Stop 06
Lao Xa Ancient Village
A silversmithing hamlet of clay-walled houses hidden in a bowl of rock.
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Dong Van Old Quarter
Hundred-year-old tiled roofs, a Sunday Hmong market, and the best coffee on the loop.
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Stop 08
Northernmost Point
Lung Cu flag tower: 839 steps to the top and the border laid out below you.
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Ma Pi Leng Pass
Vietnam's most spectacular road, cut by hand into the cliff above the gorge.
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Stop 10
Nho Que River
Jade-green water a thousand metres below the pass. Swap the bike for a boat.
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Stop 11
Tu San Canyon
The deepest canyon in Southeast Asia, walls rising almost vertically from the river.
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Meo Vac
A quiet market town under the pass, and the turning south towards Du Gia.
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Stop 13
M-shaped Turn
A road folded into a perfect M against the mountainside on the Mau Due run.
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Ban An Stream
Clear water over pale rock — the usual place to stop and put your feet in.
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Mau Due
Terraced rice on every slope, gold in September and mirror-flat in June.
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Du Gia Waterfall
A cold blue plunge pool behind the homestays. The best night of the loop.
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Tha Village
A Tay village of stilt houses and rice fields, ten minutes from the city.
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Khau Lan Waterfall
Waterfall No. 6 — the hidden one, off the road west of Ha Giang.
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Stop 19 · overnight
Back to Ha Giang City
The loop closes. Shower, a beer, and your bag exactly where you left it.
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