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The route

Ha Giang Loop map

The Ha Giang Loop is a circuit through the far north of Vietnam that starts and finishes in Ha Giang city. This is the road we ride, stop by stop - the passes, the market towns and the river gorge, and what each one is known for.

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Ha Giang · Start / Finish Quan Ba Yen Minh Dong Van Lung Cu Ma Pi Leng Meo Vac Du Gia
Stop by stop

The eight stops

  1. Ha Giang on the Ha Giang Loop

    Ha Giang - start and finish

    The gateway city where every loop begins and ends - collect your bike, fuel up and roll out into the mountains.

  2. Quan Ba on the Ha Giang Loop

    Quan Ba

    Heaven's Gate pass and the Twin Mountains - your first big view out over the karst valleys.

  3. Yen Minh on the Ha Giang Loop

    Yen Minh

    Pine-lined roads and a calm valley town - a favourite lunch and coffee stop mid-climb.

  4. Dong Van on the Ha Giang Loop

    Dong Van

    The old Karst Plateau town - a cobbled ancient quarter, a lively night market and the H'mong King's palace nearby.

  5. Lung Cu on the Ha Giang Loop

    Lung Cu

    Vietnam's northernmost point - the flag tower looking straight across the border into China.

  6. Ma Pi Leng on the Ha Giang Loop

    Ma Pi Leng

    The crown jewel - the Ma Pi Leng Pass hanging high above the turquoise Nho Que River gorge.

  7. Meo Vac on the Ha Giang Loop

    Meo Vac

    A remote market town ringed by peaks, and the launch point for boat trips into the Tu San canyon.

  8. Du Gia on the Ha Giang Loop

    Du Gia

    A laid-back village of homestays, rice paddies and a waterfall - the mellow final stretch of the loop.

Riding it

How to do the loop

We ride this route over three or four days, in small groups, with local guides. You can ride it yourself, sit pillion behind an easy rider, or do the whole thing by 4x4 if you would rather leave the driving to someone else.

Both lengths start and finish at our villa in Ha Giang, and the nights out on the loop are spent in homestays in the villages on the map above.

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