This Trekking HA GIANG TOUR 3 Days 4 nights is a perfect combination of trekking with cultural exploring.
Ha Giang is known with “Dong Van Karst Plateau Geopark written in the UNESCO World Heritage List and it is home to 17 ethnic groups in mountain North Vietnam.
It is a wonderful destination with majestic landscape mountain, breathtaking natural and colorful local culture. You will have an unforgettable experience on the hiking path, enjoyable scenery and experience the true rural life. This tour is designed for active travelers and photographers.
If your time is limited, you can choose this option, combine using the public sleeping bus and private cars to have more time to explore Ha Giang.
Noi Bai International Airport (Google Map)
Your hotel in Hanoi Old Quater area or our bus station
Leave Hanoi around 8.30 p.m in the evening by a comfortable sleeper bus. The bus takes about 8.5 hours.
Our bus will pick you from your hotel around Hanoi Old Quarter. If you don’t have the hotel address, we will give you the bus parking place information
Arrive Ha Giang city around 3-4 am in the morning. You will be a drop-off at our partner hostel. You can take a short sleep until 7:00 am, our guide will pick you up here and eat breakfast before starting your Trekking Ha Giang trip.
After breakfast, you will transfer by car to the Quan Ba heaven gate, located 40km far from Ha Giang city. We start hiking from here to the Nam Dam village – the inhabited by Dao ethnic people (long dress Dao group). The locals still keep their traditional customs, habits & culture from ancient times. Beautiful hiking trails through the verdant and hill, seasonal farmlands, the vista view of villages and lake. You will have a chance to see the local traditional house made of compacted soil which protects people from the extreme weather in the high mountain. You are welcomed to visit the houses whose owners are very friendly and hospitable. As you walk in the village, you will have the opportunity to observe the daily life of the Dao people. ( We can visit a Shaman house to explore the Dao culture and ceremony)
Leaving Nam Dam village, our driver will transfer you to Dong Van. Our trip through the stunning winding roads, majestic karst mountains, old traditional villages in tiny valleys. It’s once again a very enjoyable ride today that you will see an amazing mountain view of the Rock Plateau.
Leave Quan ba and transfer to Dong Van. Our trip through the stunning winding roads, through the rocky karst mountains, and old traditional houses of Hmong – ethnic people. It’s once again a very enjoyable ride today that you will see an amazing mountain view of the Rock Plateau.
After lunch, transfer by car from Dong Van- Thien Hưong. -start doing a half-day trek and follow a loop route- Ma Ú – Dong Van. Thien Huong ancient village of Tay people, with clay old houses, a giant banyan…This loop passes the Tay and Hmong village.
Sleep: If you want to experience sleep in the homestay of Hmong people, explore their culture via learning their traditional music dance, wearing their traditional clothes, we will arrange sleep in Hmong Dong Van homestay.
If you want to have a comfortable and private room in the Hotel, we will book a room in the hotel 2-3star in Dong Van.
Summary:
+Transfer by car: ~130km, around 4hrs
+ Hiking difficulty: Easy, Around 7-8km in ~2,5-3hrs, elevantion around 150m, terrain: Concrete & mud trail, local trail
If you want to walk longer distance and the time permit ( longer day in summer), we can arrange to go further to Thien Huong village, explore the Tay ancient village and how to cook the corn wine. The distance to go in around 2km.
Trekking to Hmong tribal village – no touristic, remote area
7:00: Try the local breakfast at Old quater with some spcial dish like: Steam rice cake, Noodle with grill pork, or Vietnamese bread and enjoy coffee.
P/s: If it’s Sunday, we can join the Sunday local market . It will be great experience for all tourists.
~9:00 am, after breakfast, transfer by car from Dong Van to the bottom of Ma Pi Leng pass and start to trekking.
Trek up through the Rock Mountains, follow a sketchy and narrow local path, pass hill tribe villages in tiny & remote valleys. You will meet the H’mong local ethnic minorities. We can explore their real-life of local people in the Vietnam high mountain area. Their life is very simple and poor they are very hardworking, and they still keep unique traditional culture through their colorful clothing, house, music and custom.
It’s one of the interesting things beside enjoy natural scenery in Zonitrip’s hiking tour.
The picnic lunch will be served on the road.
Trekking on the Sky Path – the path lies on the Rock mountain and rural village.
The adventure trekking path is located on the hazardous Karst mountains, run along Ma Pi Leng pass – also known as the “Sky path”. This steep rocky path goes through limestone cliffs, narrow road, Hmong villages and cornfields in the tiny valleys. From above, you can admire the extremely majestic scenery of the limestone mountains and the green Nho Que river which cuts through the valley below. The viewpoints on Sky path is a perfect place for taking the great photos.
After 2,5-3hrs trekking, you will reach the main road and be transferred to a homestay in Meo Vac.
Summary:
+Transfer by car: around 10km
+ Hiking type: Moderate , distance ~10km, in 5 hrs, Elevation ~500m ( from 1100m-1400m)
P/s: If you reach the main road in the week day and still early in summer ( ~2-3pm, we will take a relax boat trip on Nho Que river. If you reach later, we will transfer by car directly to homestay and take a rest)
If it’s Sunday, you can have a chance to enjoy the unique and special local Market in Meo Vac, it’s held on Sunday and be called SUNDAY MARKET. There are very colorful and various cultures of ethnic minorities, it will be a special experience for you.
After that, we will do a boating trip to Nho Que river. It’s located in the bottom of Ma Pi Leng pass with Tu San canyon – it’s a new interesting destination in your Ha Giang tour. Tu San canyon is considered the deepest and most unique canyon in Vietnam. The best way to explore the Tu San is by boat, where you will be surrounded by the cool green water and immersed in the quiet and fresh atmosphere of the valley. You will be enchanted by the overwhelming presence of the towering mountains on both sides of the river.
You will hike down from the main road to the bottom of the river, follow the steep and narrow rock road, sit on the boat and enjoy the poetic beauty with the green color of Nho Que river. You can jump to swim to relax after a long day.
P/s: You can swimming in the river in the summer day.
Leave Nho Que river, if still enough time, the car will carry you to see the viewpoint from the Ma Pi Leng pass to Nho Que river. Take a rest and come back Ha Giang city by car.
Option 2: If in day 2, you finish the trekking road soon and want to go to the river in the afternoon, in day 3, we have 2 options trekking for you:
1. Light Trekking around Lao Xa village – the ancient village of Hmong people. Explore the local life of Hmong people. Travel around this village in 2hrs
2. Light trekking in Tay village ( THon Tha- Waterfall- Ha Thanh): Exploring the culture of Tay people, who living in the tradionational stilt house, with palm roof.
You will have the relaxing time in the car to enjoy the stunning scenery from Meo Vac to Ha Giang.. Arrive Ha Giang in the late afternoon. After dinner, around 8-9 pm, you will catch the sleeping bus from Ha Giang back to Hanoi. Arrive Hanoi at 3-4 am next morning, finish your Trekking Ha Giang 3days.
Summary:
+Transfer by car: around 110 km in 3-4hrs
+ Hiking type: Easy ( Although the hiking time is short 30min -1hrs but the hiking up road is quite steep )
This is my second adventure at Vietnam tour organized by Zonitrip. Our 5-day journey took us through the captivating landscapes of Hagiang, offering a perfect hike for those ranging from beginners to intermediate hikers. The views were simply breathtaking, featuring magnificent scenery with beautiful mountains, rice fields, and glimpses into the vibrant lives of Vietnam’s ethnic groups. Nghia, who spoke excellent English, shared detailed insights into local life. The trekking paths steered clear of mass tourism, leading us to tranquil and peaceful locations. The variety of homestays, including stilt houses, bamboo dwellings, and clay/mud structures, added an intriguing element to our experience. This trip is ideal for individuals seeking a profound appreciation for mountainous vistas, picturesque rice fields, and an immersion into the cultural richness of ethnic communities. Throughout the entire journey, we were accompanied by our own reliable and friendly car driver. It is unquestionably worthwhile to rise early and embark on this adventure.
I would highly recommend this tour to my friends.
Challenging but Beautiful Ha Giang tour 🙂
This is my second Northern Vietnam tour with Zonitrip and I could tour with Nghia again :)(Nghia also toured with me during my first Zontrip trip tour). This time, I went on a 5 day 6 nights tour to Ha Giang (specifically Dong Van & Hoang Su Phi). I found the hikes fairly difficult but the sceneries were really beautiful! Nghia was patient in waiting for us during moments where we were trying to catch our breaths or enjoy the sceneries. She also ensured we were kept safe during the trip.
Overall, the trip was well organised and I enjoyed myself immensely (:
Very recommendable trip!
Apr 2023 • Couples
Very great and very recommendable trekking trip in the North of Vietnam. We enjoyed the beautiful landscapes, mountains, rice fields and to see how ethnic groups live in Vietnam. Nghia was a very nice guide and speaks English very well. She gave us a lot of detailed information about the local life and was also very interested on our lifes in Austria. The trekking routes were away from mass tourism in calm and peaceful locations. The homestays were very interesting (stilt houses, bamboo houses, houses made of mud). This trip is perfect for people, who would like to deeply enjoy the view of mountains, also rice fields and experience the cultural life of ethnic groups. We had our own nice car driver with a very comfortable car. Everything was well organized. We got a lot of Vietnamese food! Thank you Nghia for this great trip, we won’t never forget.
Very good experience
Feb 2023
Ha Giang – 4D5N Trekking
Nghia did a splendid job in arranging the program such that it is not monotonous – from trekking route right down to where we stay and the meals we had. A very passionate and accommodating guide who make sure we get the best experience out of the trip. Would recommend her service to everyone who wishes to explore the more scenic places North Vietnam has to offer 🙂
Ha Giang in spring. Group of 6 from Singapore.
Feb 2023 • Friends
It was a perfect 5D4N trip to Ha Giang. we wanted a hiking adventure off the tourist attraction and the trip was designed exactly to what we looked for. Lovely place, lovely people. Don’t hesitate to book your holiday with Zonitrip. Definitely the right organiser for your adventure.
