Ha Giang Motorbike Loop Guided tour
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Summary
Duration:
For a Hanoi to Hanoi loop (passing through Ha Giang) Tigit recommends a minimum of 7 days.
For a Ha Giang to Ha Giang loop, Tigit recommends a minimum of 4 days.
Ha Giang is located above Hanoi and has become one of the most popular areas of Vietnam to drive by motorbike. It is spectacularly beautiful and these days, it has excellent tourist infrastructure in terms of hotels and food.
Ha Giang is around a 6 hour road journey from Hanoi, via a bus or a private car. Or, it is possible to ride to Ha Giang with around 1 and a half days of driving. And pretty good driving at that!
Ha Giang is generally ridden as a loop, Ha Giang to Ha Giang, or Hanoi to Hanoi (through Ha Giang). The valleys and mountains are deep and stunning, and the road conditions are usually pretty good!
There is variation as well for off-roading options, fun ferries, and crazy skywalks.
The Ha Giang loop can easily be done by yourself with no guide, but Tigit guides, as always, will show you some special gems that you would need help to complete, as well as make the entire experience more convenient and easy.
We have rental routes documented for Ha Giang and the North West, written by our guides. They are a good place to get you started.
Tour Highlights
- Experienced guides that can take you on easy terrain or difficult terrain
- A well organised journey so you can enjoy the scenery and not worry about the logistics
- Guides can take you on hidden skywalks that you would never find by yourself (and we don’t recommend without a guide!)
- Tigit guides divert away the tourist traps and commercialied hotels
Who this tour is for
There is no denying that you can easily rent a motorbike to experience this amazing region.
However, if you want a guide to make the journey run smoothly so you don’t have to worry about a thing; then this tour is for you.
Or, if you want a guide to take you on some crazy and hidden trails and skypasses; then this tour is for you.
Tour Itinerary
REST DAYS
The biggest complaint we get at Tigit on our longer tours is that clients get tired. Every tourist looking from overseas into Vietnam underestimates the strain it takes to drive 200-250km here in Vietnam. You may be able to cruise 300-500km back home, but this does not apply to Vietnam. We highly recommend booking rest days to break the journey up! See our pricing section for the discounts you get on rest days.
- Da Lat – A mountain is a great city to do a day of casual driving. Beautiful scenery, lots of coffee shops, and a chance to learn a bit about the history.
- Nha Trang – It is a beach city; we can arrange a snorkeling tour or a diving tour.
- Hoi An – Visit the town, go to the beach beach, rest, or do a boat tour to the coconut forest.
- Hue – Old capital city with great Vietnamese architecture. It has a citadel, temple, pagoda, and tomb with a unique history.
- Phong Nha – Phong Nha is full of caves. You can find them yourself using our recommendations. It is a cheap way to fill a relaxing day with amazing caves.
- Alternatively, you can book a proper caving/hiking tour to experience once-in-a-lifetime opportunities.
- Tram Tau – Hot Spring, trekking tours.
- Mu Cang Chai – Visit all the viewpoints of Mu Cang Chai – A famous place for step rice fields.
- Sa Pa – Take the cable car to Mount Fansipan. We can also get a great massage service and relaxation.
- Dong Van – Boat trip to Ma Pi Leng Canyon.
- Ba Be Lake – Boat trip at the lake and hiking tours.
Tour Prices
Please read our full Tour Guide Disclaimer which describes all our terms and conditions for motorbike tours.
- Prices are in USD
- This is an all-inclusive tour
Honda XR150: All inclusive: 175 USD per person per day.
Honda CB500X: All inclusive: 200 USD per person per day.
Optional starts
Start in Ha Giang +$50 per person
Stop in Ha Giang + $50 per person
Start and stop in Ha Giang +$100 per person
Rest Days – Tigit pays hotel
Rest days where tour guides are not required to work will be discounted by $50 per day per person. Rest days do not include petrol, food, drinks, or other entrance fees.
Rest Days – Customer gets their own hotel
Rest days where the customers choose and pay for their own hotel will be deducted by $95 per day per customer. In these situations, Tigit pays nothing toward the night’s hotel.
The customer may keep the bike for rental.
Support truck
A support truck is an optional extra and not a requirement. Tigit is comfortable enough in our motorbikes and tour guides to keep the motorbikes operational during the tour. However, a support truck can be useful for transporting luggage or dealing with crashes and breakdowns.
The cost of a support truck is $180 per day.
If the truck is stopping in a different city to the starting city, there is a one off extra fee between $80 and $160 depending on the distance between the starting and finishing location.
Alternatively, we can ship your bags from Ho Chi Minh to Hanoi for $20 per bag. We like groups that travel light!
Minimum 2 riders per tour. For 1 rider, please read the rent a-guide section.
Tour Info
Includes
- Motorbike Rental and Gas
- English Speaking Guide (1 guide for every 5 clients)
- Private accommodation and no budget options
- All food
- Drinks (+ 1 welcome hotel beer and 4 beers at dinner)
- MX boots, Full Face Helmet, Water Bladder, Knee and Elbow Pads
- Damage Waiver (crashing the motorbike)
Excludes
- Personal Insurance
