Destination
Twelve stops on the Ha Giang Loop, north to south, in the order you will ride them. 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 through Thai An.
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Pick up at: Ha Noi, Noi Bai, Sapa, Ninh Binh, Ha Long, Cat Ba
Every stop
Where the loop takes you
Stop 01
Ha Giang City — km 0
Where the loop starts and ends. Collect your bike, meet your rider, leave your big luggage with us.
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Stop 02
Quan Ba Heaven Gate
The first pass out of the city. Twin hills below and cloud sitting in the valley at dawn.
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Stop 03
Lung Tam weaving village
A Hmong linen co-operative where the indigo is still mixed and dyed by hand.
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Stop 04
Yen Minh pine forest
A cool green break in the limestone — locals call it the Da Lat of the north.
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Stop 05
Pho Bang old town
A hundred-year-old Chinese-Hmong trading village of clay walls and wooden shutters.
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Stop 06
Lung Cu Flag Tower
The northernmost point of Vietnam. 839 steps to the flag, and China across the valley.
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Stop 07
Dong Van old quarter
Sunday market of Hmong traders, tile-roofed houses, and the best coffee between the passes.
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Stop 08
Ma Pi Leng Pass
Vietnam's most spectacular road, carved by hand into a limestone wall above the gorge.
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Stop 09
Nho Que River
Jade water at the bottom of the Tu San canyon. Swap the bike for a boat and look up.
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Stop 10
Meo Vac
A quiet valley town below the pass, and the turn-off towards Du Gia.
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Stop 11
Du Gia Village & Waterfall
Rice terraces, a cold blue waterfall behind the homestays, and the best night of the loop.
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Stop 12
Thai An
Corn fields, a hydro lake, and the last stretch of mountain before Ha Giang city.
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Ready to ride the loop?
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