Day 1: Ha Giang City - Quan Ba Heaven Gate - Yen Minh Town - Vuong’s Mansion – Dong Van Town.
• MEALS: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.
• Travel: 155km, Sleep in Dong Van’s Hotel (best hotel in DongVan)
8:00, start at Min's Hostel (Ha Giang City), then have breakfast with Pho (chicken noodle soup, beef noodle soup, sour noodle soup...) (Flexible change)
8:30, we cross the Bac Sum Pass and proceed to Quan Ba Heaven Gate. Here, you will be told about the history of the heaven gate and experience the first bends in the journey. Fully admire the panoramic view of Tam Son town and Co Tien Twin Mountain from here. Before lunch break, we will check-in at Can Ty pass, where there is a huge lonely tree (Burretiodendron hsienmu Wood) on a rocky cliff.
12:30, having lunch in Yen Minh Town. After lunch, we will go through Tham Ma Pass, there were a bunch of H’mong ethnic kids with buckets of colorful wildflowers. Their innocence tinged with austerity since they have to work in a very young age to help their family. You can checking-in, taking photos and interacting with ethnic children.
Then cross Pho Cao, continue to Nine-turn slope, is one of the most challenging steep slope in Dong Van. The garden of buck wheat in its full blossom at the edge of Nine-turn slope makes this dangerous road look more charming and romantic. And then moving to Hmong King’s Palace, a home of Vuong’s family in Sa Phin.
About 17:30, arrival Dong Van Town in quite late afternoon, enjoy a local Vietnamese dinner (hotpot and specialties dishes) and live music after a long day of traveling on theroad.
Day 2: Dong Van (special local market on Sunday) – Lung Cu Plagpole (optional, feel free to tell us) - Ma Pi Leng Pass - Nho Que River - Meo Vac (Homestay in Pa Vi: the best homestay in Ha Giang)
• MEALS: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
• Travel: 130km, PRIVATE ROOM in homestay: Clayhouse - Pa Vi Village.
• Note: If you want to visit the “Lung Cu flagpole”, feel free to tell us. We will take you to visit the local market especially in Dong Van if on Sunday morning.
Stunning day! Be prepare, we’ll go through all the most beautiful spots in Ha Giang.
8:00, after breakfast (sticky rice, banh cuon, etc.) we leave Dong Van. The
- "Happiness" route leads us to the Sky Parth (white cliffs).
- And then move to Ma Pi Leng Pass is known as one of the "four great peaks" of Vietnam. The road was continuously up with multiple sharp twists & turns from the altitude of 800m to 1500m.
With only 20km long, it is renowned for its heart-stopping sharp turns, steep slopes and magnificent panoramic natural scenery. From the top view, there is a picturesque 360 panorama of Ma Pi Leng Pass. You might feel overwhelmed by the majestic mountains.
- Next, we will move to the signature place of Ha Giang: Nho Que River
- a silk ribbon embracing Seo Lung Village. Kayaking or sightseeing on the boat will be anunforgettable experience.
About 17:30, arrival Meo Vac in quite late afternoon, enjoy a local Vietnamesemdinner (hotpot and specialties dishes) and live music after a long day of traveling on the road. Stay at Meo Vac Clayhouse (homestay in Ha Giang at the present). At night time, free movement within Pa Vi Village before another day of adventure.
Day 3: Pa Vi Village – M Bend (Mau Due) – Yen Minh Town – Quan Ba – Ha Giang City.
• MEALS: Breakfast, Lunch.
• Travel: 140km.
Get up a little early to enjoy the atmosphere of the best homestay in Ha Giang (atthe present).
8:00, have breakfast, short break and drive towards Mau Due, where you can enjoy the beautiful scenery of the M Bend, like a stroke across the rocky plateau.
Cross Yen Minh Town and the Bac Sum Pass, we check-in Quan Ba Heaven Gate. Here, you will be told about the history of the heaven gate and experience the first bends in the journey. Fully admire the panoramic view of Tam Son town and Co Tien Twin Mountain from here.
12:00, have lunch at Quan Ba. Admire the landscape of Quan Ba Heaven Gate again before come back to Ha Giang City. Rest and wait for a bus to come back to Hanoi.
16:00 (Limousine) or 21:00 (Palace Bus): Back to Hanoi Old Quarter or Noi Bai Airport.
