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Ha Giang Loop 5 Days 4 Nights by Private Car

Every stop on the loop at an easy pace, in a private car with a local driver and guide. Short days on the road,... Ava Travel price: from $399.

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Ha Giang Loop 5 Days 4 Nights by Private Car
Ha Giang Loop 5 Days 4 Nights by Private Car onboard
Style
Private tour
Ha Giang
Duration
5 days · 4 nights
Pickup support available

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Live prices for the date and group size you pick. Ava confirms your departure and pickup within 1 hour of booking.

Prices are the total for the travellers and the date you pick. Ava reconfirms the departure and the pickup point within 1 hour.
Tour optionWhat's includedPrice
Private departure
5 days 4 nightsYour group only
✓ Accommodation as listed✓ Local English-speaking guide✓ Meals as listed
—total · 2 travellers
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Need a bus from Hanoi?From $18 each way · about 6 to 7 hours each way · added on top of the option you book
  • We confirm your departure and pickup within 1 hour
  • Cancel more than 30 days ahead at no cost
  • No booking fee. The price shown is the price you pay
Full refund if you cancel more than 30 days before check-in
  • More than 30 days before check-inFree
  • 30 to 11 days before check-in15% of total
  • 10 to 7 days before check-in30% of total
  • Less than 7 days, or no-show100% of total

A change of travel date counts as a cancellation and a new booking, and the same scale applies.

If the operator cancels the cruise, or in case of severe weather or force majeure, we move your date free of charge, or refund you in full if we cannot reschedule.

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Price includes all taxes and service charges.

Ha Giang tour overview

Why this trip

  • Every stop on the loop at an easy pace, in a private car with a local driver and guide.
  • Short days on the road, with time to walk around Lung Cam, Dong Van and Du Gia.
  • Lung Cu flag tower, the Nho Que canyon and the Ma Pi Leng pass.
  • The route for families and anyone who wants the villages as much as the views.

An honest note: Some nights are in homestays, which are simple. Ask us for hotels on the nights where there is a choice.

At a glance

Duration5 days, 4 nights
TransportPrivate air-conditioned car with a local driver
GroupPrivate, up to 6 people
Start and finishHa Giang city
Best monthsSeptember to November is dry and clear, with buckwheat flowers from October. March to May is warm with fewer people. December to February is cold and often foggy on the passes. June to August brings heavy rain.
GuideLocal English-speaking guide with you throughout
Border permit$10 per foreign guest, included in the price and arranged by your guide

Price

$399 per person, based on two people sharing the car. The car is yours: nobody else joins, and you stop wherever you like.

For three or more people, or a single traveller, message us on WhatsApp or by email with your dates and group size. We reply with the exact total and a payment link, so you see the final figure before you pay anything.

Children. Tell us the ages when you enquire and we quote before you pay.

How it works

  1. Book and confirm. Pay at checkout or message us on WhatsApp first. We confirm your date, the meeting point and your guide within one hour, and tell you what to bring.
  2. The nights. Homestays are simple: mattress, blankets, a shared bathroom with hot water, and dinner with the family. Small hotels in the towns have private bathrooms.
  3. The permit. Since June 2026 foreign visitors need a border area permit for Quan Ba, Yen Minh, Dong Van and Meo Vac. Bring your passport. Your guide arranges the permit against it.

What to bring

Pack small. Leave large luggage in Hanoi or at your hotel in Ha Giang city.

  • Your passport, for the border area permit
  • A warm layer. The passes are cold from October to March
  • Rain jacket or poncho, whatever the forecast says
  • Sunscreen and sunglasses
  • Cash in Vietnamese dong for drinks and small purchases
  • One change of clothes per night and a small towel
  • A headlamp or charged phone. Villages are dark at night

Getting to Ha Giang from Hanoi

Ha Giang city is six to seven hours from Hanoi. Most people take the overnight sleeper bus and arrive early in the morning. This tour starts in Ha Giang city, so the bus is not included in the price above. We book it for you if you want it and show you the fare before you pay.

What's included

Private air-conditioned car with a local driverFuel, tolls and parkingLocal English-speaking guideAccommodation as listed in the itineraryMeals as listed in the itineraryNho Que river boatEntrance fees for the sites in the itineraryHa Giang border area permit for foreign guests ($10 per person), arranged by your guideDrinking waterMeeting point confirmed by Ava within 1 hour of booking

Your itinerary

Day 1

Ha Giang city to Yen Minh through Quan Ba

  • Meals: lunch and dinner. Overnight: homestay or small hotel in Yen Minh.

    • Morning: leave Ha Giang city and climb to the Quan Ba Heaven Gate viewpoint over the Tam Son valley.
    • Lunch in Quan Ba, then Lung Tam, the hemp weaving village.
    • Afternoon: on to Yen Minh through pine forest. A short day, so you arrive with time to walk around the town.
Day 2

Yen Minh to Dong Van through Sa Phin and Lung Cam

  • Meals: breakfast, lunch and dinner. Overnight: homestay or small hotel in Dong Van.

    • Morning: up onto the Dong Van karst plateau, stopping where the road switchbacks above the valley.
    • The H’mong King Palace in Sa Phin.
    • Lunch, then Lung Cam, a village of earthen H’mong houses.
    • Late afternoon: into Dong Van and its old quarter.
Day 3

Dong Van to Lung Cu and back

  • Meals: breakfast, lunch and dinner. Overnight: homestay or small hotel in Dong Van.

    • Morning: north to the Lung Cu flag tower near the Chinese border, and up the steps for the view over the terraces.
    • Lunch near Lung Cu.
    • Afternoon: Lung Cam, a village of earthen H’mong houses in the Sung La valley.
    • Evening back in Dong Van. If you are there on a Saturday night, the Sunday market is on the next morning.
Day 4

Dong Van to Du Gia over the Ma Pi Leng pass

  • Meals: breakfast, lunch and dinner. Overnight: family homestay in Du Gia.

    • Morning: out of Dong Van onto the Ma Pi Leng pass above the Nho Que river, with stops at the viewpoints.
    • Down to the river for a boat through the canyon.
    • Lunch in Meo Vac.
    • Afternoon: south through Mau Due and down into the Du Gia valley.
    • Evening: dinner with the homestay family.
Day 5

Du Gia back to Ha Giang city

  • Meals: breakfast and lunch.

    • Morning: slow start in the valley, with time for the waterfall.
    • Back up to the main road and over the Quan Ba pass.
    • Lunch on the way.
    • Afternoon: into Ha Giang city, arriving in time for the evening bus to Hanoi.

Frequently Asked Questions

Quick answers for planning this trip with Ava Travel.

Yes, the drives are short and you can stop whenever you need. Tell us the ages and we plan the rooms.
In Dong Van and Yen Minh, yes. In Du Gia the homestays are the accommodation.
Yes. Prices on this page are per person in US dollars and include all taxes and service charges. We do not add a booking fee or a card surcharge, so the total you see at checkout is the total you pay.
Yes. Since June 2026 foreign visitors need a border area permit for Quan Ba, Yen Minh, Dong Van and Meo Vac. It costs $10 per person. On our tours that pass through those districts it is included, and your guide arranges it with your passport.
Within one hour. We come back to you with the departure, the meeting point and your guide.
More than 30 days before departure costs nothing. From 30 to 11 days we keep 15 per cent, from 10 to 7 days 30 per cent, and inside 7 days or a no-show is charged in full. Changing your date counts as a cancellation and a new booking. If we cancel, or weather makes the route unsafe, we move your date at no cost or refund you in full.

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