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Ha Giang Loop 3 Days Reverse Route with Easy Rider

The same three day loop run the other way round: north to Dong Van first, Du Gia last. You reach the plateau on day... Ava Travel price: from $185.

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Ha Giang Loop 3 Days Reverse Route with Easy Rider
Ha Giang Loop 3 Days Reverse Route with Easy Rider onboard
Style
Private tour
Ha Giang
Duration
3-day tour
Pickup support available

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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
Standard departure
3 days 2 nightsUp to 10 travellers
✓ 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

  • The same three day loop run the other way round: north to Dong Van first, Du Gia last.
  • You reach the plateau on day one while most groups are still heading for Du Gia.
  • Ends with a slow morning at the Du Gia waterfall before the ride home.
  • Local driver on every bike, one passenger each.

An honest note: Day one is the longer day on this route, because Dong Van is further from Ha Giang city than Du Gia is.

At a glance

Duration3 days, 2 nights
TransportMotorbike, riding behind an experienced local driver. One passenger per bike
GroupSmall group, up to 10 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

$185 per person on a small group departure of up to 10 people. Solo travellers pay the same price.

Want the same route without other travellers? Ask us for a private departure and we quote the total before you pay.

Children. We do not put children under 12 on the back of a motorbike on these roads. For families, the same routes run by private car.

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. On the bike. Your driver handles the road. You wear a helmet, keep your bag small and hold on. If you want to stop for a photo, tap your driver on the shoulder.
  3. 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.
  4. 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
  • A windproof layer and gloves. It is cold on the passes in an open vehicle, even in summer
  • 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

Motorbike with an experienced local driver, one passenger per bikeHelmet and rain ponchoFuel for the whole routeLocal 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 Dong Van through Quan Ba and Yen Minh

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

    • Morning: leave Ha Giang city on the road north. First stop is the Quan Ba Heaven Gate viewpoint, looking down over the Tam Son valley and the two rounded hills locals call the Fairy Bosom.
    • On through Yen Minh, where the road starts switchbacking through pine forest and karst.
    • Lunch on the way.
    • Afternoon: into the Dong Van karst plateau, with a stop at the H’mong King Palace in Sa Phin, the stone and timber house of the Vuong family who ran this border region in the early 1900s.
    • Arrive in Dong Van in the late afternoon. The old quarter is a short walk from where you stay.
Day 2

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 3

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.

Neither is better. The reverse route puts the biggest scenery first and the rest at the end. The standard route builds up to it. Pick whichever suits your energy.
No. You see the same places as the standard 3 day loop.
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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