![]() ![]() We leave Ha Giang around 9 am. The hustle and bustle and the horns of the city disappear after just a few minutes, we meet fewer and fewer people and we already feel the mountain. We then make a first stop at Quan Ba, where we admire the view nicknamed Heaven Gate from the top of a belvedere. There, already, the rice fields in the middle of the mountains and the mist sweeping these green landscapes put us in full view! Quan Ba - Yen Minh Here you will find the itinerary that our drivers followed as well as the stops we made. Other routes are possible because there are other routes within the loop and whose landscapes are certainly just as exceptional. We therefore opted for the 2-day solution at $ 55 per day per person which included our two motorcycle drivers, gasoline, bottled water, lunch and dinner on the first day, the night in a homestay, breakfast and lunch on the second day. We also booked for one night at the Dream Hostel in order to leave for the loop only the next day. I am recommending this hostel, impeccable dormitory and bathroom, a nice view of the canal and lovely staff (who speak English, too!) Ha Giang Loop – The Circuit We wandered around Ha Giang a bit before finally finding our happiness at Dream Hostel . Two options are possible, either you just take the driver, but you will have to assume the other costs (gasoline, meals and nights for you and your drivers) or you take the all-inclusive option (which we have done) in order to have nothing more to pay. On our side, not knowing how to drive two-wheelers, the situation turned out to be more complicated. We wanted to hire a car first because the road is known to be quite good. However, we did not find anyone able to hire us a car without a driver. So we set out to find easy-riders who would take us on the loop. If you know how to drive a two-wheeler (unlike us), you will have no trouble finding a motorbike to rent in the city and all you have to do is conquer the loop in total freedom. It is advisable to do this in three days to have time to enjoy it, but you can do it in two days if you are in a hurry, or in four days if you want to take the time to test the other small paths at the inside the loop. Provide an international permit as they are apparently verified for hire. ![]() In our case, we left from Cat Ba Island. We booked the whole trip in one of the agencies on the island including the bus, the Cat Ba – Haiphong ferry, then the bus again to Hanoi, a van to take us from the Hanoi agency to the last one sleeper bus, then the sleeper bus which takes us to Ha Giang. So we left Cat Ba at 3:30 p.m. Ha Giang Province is located in northern Vietnam, near the border with China. The start of the loop is in the city of Ha Giang. To get there, there are night buses that leave Hanoi at 8:00 p.m.
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