5-Day Ha Giang Motorcycle Tour

The Ha Giang Loop

Tour Info

This is THE Ha Giang motorcycle tour. The Ha Giang Loop, Asia’s craziest motorcycle loop is famous for its otherworldly landscapes and huge mountain passes. Ride the dirt H’mong highways, explore precipitous mountain peaks, rip around Dong Van Karst Plateau, chill by a secluded lake.

Location

north Vietnam

Distance

870 km

Duration

5 days

Difficulty

Intermediate

Pillion

pillions welcome

Itinerary

Day 1: Hanoi – Thac Ba

Take the back roads out of Hanoi and into the countryside. Following lunch at a local eatery and a visit to the war monument that overlooks the confluence of the Red and Lo Rivers, we’ll follow the Lo River north to Thac Ba Lake. There are some fun trails in the area and, weather permitting, we should get the opportunity to head out onto the lake on a boat (and perhaps even do a bit of fishing)!

Day 2: Thac Ba – Ha Giang

From Thac Ba, test your offroad skills on the dirt tracks that lead high into the mountains and up to Hoang Su Phi, a UNESCO World Heritage Site famous for its awesome rice terracing. Then it’s on to Ha Giang city, where we’ll stop to check out the Km0 monument: the official start of the world-famous Ha Giang Loop and Happiness Rd.

Day 3: Ha Giang – Meo Vac

The roads east from Ha Giang through Ma Pi Leng are surrounded by the high karst mountainscapes for which the Ha Giang Loop is famous. There are some fantastic gorges and waterfalls along the way, too, and after lunch in a well-known restaurant in Mau Due there’s some more awesome riding to be done: built by members of the local hill tribes, the ‘H’Mong highways’ thread the hillsides and are some of the coolest single tracks we’ve ever ridden.

Day 4: Meo Vac – Ba Be

Happiness Road is the 185 km stretch that connects Ha Giang City with the smaller townships in the region. It takes you right over Dong Van Karst Plateau, near the Chinese border, and you’ll get the opportunity to meet people from a variety of local hill tribes along the way. There are a couple of fun river crossings on the way to Puong Cave and, soon after, Ba Be Lake, which we’ll actually cross on a wee boat in order to get to our homestay.

Day 5: Ba Be – Hanoi

Our final day’s touring is all about hitting as many cool single tracks and back roads as we can (with a few river crossings thrown in), on the way back down south to Hanoi. There’s actually a few rice wine factories in the area, too, where you’ll be able to check out how the ubiquitous local drink is made. Once we’ve dumped our bags at the hotel in Hanoi, we’ll head out to one of the city’s best eateries for a farewell meal.

Pricing X Availability

Honda XR 150 $900/rider

Honda CRF 300 $1000/rider

Honda CB 500X $1100/rider

BMW 1250 GS $2100/rider

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Inclusions X Extras

English-Speaking Guide

Each of our guides has years of experience running motorcycle tours and is an expert on the local area.

All speak English and the local language, and guides who can speak other languages are sometimes available on request.

Motorcycle X Fuel

The cost of hiring your motorcycle is included in that of the tour. All running expenses, including fuel, are included as well.

Food X Drink

All meals are provided, as are drinks and snacks along the way.

You’ll dine sometimes in your accommodation, sometimes at quality local restaurants.

Let us know in advance of any preferences or dietary requirements and we are happy to cater for these.

Accommodation

Accommodation is minimum 3-star quality.

Standard is a twin share room but on occasion (due to remote location) we will share one large, dorm-type rooms: in a stilt house or a yurt, for example.

All locations have been scouted beforehand and checked for cleanliness and good service.

Waterproof Gear

Conditions in many of our destinations, in Asia, for example, may be really different from your home country.

Rain can be heavy, and start falling at a moment’s notice.

We’ll sort you out with a waterproof rain poncho and overtrousers where necessary.

Private Accommodation

We offer twin-share accommodation as standard. In most locations, though, we can arrange single occupancy if you prefer.

This comes at a small surcharge, but in most tour destinations is quite reasonable.

Motorcycle Gear

While most riders prefer to bring their own gear, we do have a limited range of extra gear (boots, gloves, armour and helmets, for example) in most of our tour destinations.

Naturally, whether or not we’ll be able to supply you with gear depends on size and availability.

Pre X Post Tour Accommodation

We are happy to provide suggestions on pre and post-tour bookings in accommodation: knowing the area well, we know the best places to stay at all price points.

We can even book for you as an added extra without any service fee, sometimes even at a discount.