Chin Khoanh Pass: Nine Turns Above the Corn Fields
Chin Khoanh Pass: Nine Turns Above the Corn Fields Every Ha Giang Loop starts here. This is the pass that tells you what you are in for. Nine bends. The first few minutes of the Ha Giang Loop. Leave Ha Giang City heading north and the road climbs almost immediately. Within a few kilometres you […]
Ha Giang Last Minute Booking: What Is Realistic
Ha Giang Last Minute Booking: What Is Realistic The short answer to a ha giang last minute booking question is: sometimes yes, sometimes not, and the season decides almost everything. Season decides almost everything. Ask before you commit to travelling north. Every week we receive ha giang last minute booking requests from people already in […]
Extending the Ha Giang Loop: Where to Go Next
Extending the Ha Giang Loop: Where to Go Next The road out of Meo Vac does not stop. Most people do not realise that until they are leaving. The road east out of Meo Vac. Most people do not realise it leads somewhere until they are leaving. The classic Ha Giang Loop is a circuit. […]
One Week in Ha Giang: Is It Too Long?
One Week in Ha Giang: Is It Too Long? Almost every other question we get is whether three days is enough. This one comes from the opposite direction, and it deserves a straight answer. Seven days spent in Ha Giang is not too long. Seven days driving through it is. Short version: one week in […]
Can You Do the Ha Giang Loop Without Driving?
Can You Do the Ha Giang Loop Without Driving? Yes. And for a great many travelers, it is the better version of the trip, not the compromise. No licence, no experience, no problem. This is the normal way to do it. This question arrives in our inbox almost every day, usually with an apology attached. […]
Ha Giang vs Sapa: An Honest Comparison
Ha Giang vs Sapa: An Honest Comparison Ha Giang vs Sapa gets compared constantly, and most comparisons are written by someone who only sells one of them. Ha Giang happens on a road. That is the whole comparison in one frame. We sell one of them. So here is the useful version: a comparison that […]
Ha Giang vs Ninh Binh: Which Belongs in Your Trip?
Ha Giang vs Ninh Binh: Which Belongs in Your Trip? Both are limestone. Both are in the north. That is roughly where the similarity ends. Ha Giang: the same limestone as Ninh Binh, pushed high into the air. People search Ha Giang vs Ninh Binh because the two look related on a map and in […]
Ha Giang Loop Scams and Pressure Selling: What to Watch For
Ha Giang Loop Scams and Pressure Selling: What to Watch For The honest version of this article starts by saying that most people who travel to Ha Giang have no problems at all. Most people have no problems here at all. A written itinerary is why. That matters, because a lot of writing on this […]
10 Ha Giang Loop Mistakes Travelers Keep Making
10 Ha Giang Loop Mistakes Travelers Keep Making Nobody plans a bad trip to Ha Giang. They just make four or five small decisions that add up to one. Nobody plans a bad trip here. It happens four small decisions at a time. We meet a lot of people at the end of their trip, […]
Ha Giang Loop 5 Days Itinerary: The Unhurried Version
Ha Giang Loop 5 Days Itinerary: The Unhurried Version Most itineraries for this region are written around how much ground you can cover. This one is written around how much you can stop. Five days is not more of the same. It is time you can actually spend. Three days does the Loop. Four days […]