The Off Road Hoang Shu Phi Adventure
Overview
*This is an off-road bike trip. Riders must be experienced in fully manual bikes with off-road conditions.
* Traveling by car or sitting on the back of our motorbike driver is possible. Let us know though added fees will be introduced.
Ha Giang city and Hoang Su Phi District are gateways to the outstanding mountain scenery of Vietnam’s extreme north respectively. But the journey between these two mountain districts is just as thrilling as the landscape which lies beyond them.
Dramatic scenery, fascinating border towns, ethnic minority markets, and lush farmland abound. This is a route to be taken slowly with experience – there’s hardly a kilometer without a hairpin bend – and with plenty of time to allow for unforeseen circumstances, such as bad weather and landslides, which regularly block the way. This road trip is perfect for riders wanting to do something different and extreme without seeing anyone or any tourists at all.
* Traveling by car or sitting on the back of our motorbike driver is possible. Let us know though added fees will be introduced.
Ha Giang city and Hoang Su Phi District are gateways to the outstanding mountain scenery of Vietnam’s extreme north respectively. But the journey between these two mountain districts is just as thrilling as the landscape which lies beyond them.
Dramatic scenery, fascinating border towns, ethnic minority markets, and lush farmland abound. This is a route to be taken slowly with experience – there’s hardly a kilometer without a hairpin bend – and with plenty of time to allow for unforeseen circumstances, such as bad weather and landslides, which regularly block the way. This road trip is perfect for riders wanting to do something different and extreme without seeing anyone or any tourists at all.
Inclusions
- Safety equipments: helmet, gloves, knee pads, elbow pads, reflective vest, first aid kit, poncho, backpack covers, aluminum bottle.
- 2 nights accommodation
- Gasoline/petrol
- English-, Vietnamese-, Dzao-, and Hmong-speaking guides.
- Water, and "happy water"
- Minor motorbike repairs if needed during the trip (i.e. flat tire)
- All Fees and Taxes
- Use of fully manual dirt motorbike Honda Xr 150cc
- 2x Breakfast
- 2x Dinner
- 3x Lunch
- Accommodation included: 2 nights
- Entry/Admission - Chieu Lau Thi Mountain Top (Kiou Leou Ti)
- Entry/Admission - Thác Tiên
What to expect
Itinerary
Day 1: Ha Giang – Bac Quang - Xin Man: briefing, preparation for nice roads, off-road
Stop At: Ha Giang Adventure, Đại lộ hữu nghị, Thôn Mè Thượng, Tp. Hà Giang, Hà Giang 31000, Vietnam
Explore the magical Ha Giang province by motorbike. See the picturesque rice terraces ribboning across the mountainside. Drive the winding highway carved into the sides of mountains. Interact with locals who have been isolated from Westerners until a few years ago. Ha Giang is an adventure you won't soon forget.
Our guide will meet you at your hotel in Ha Giang around 9 am, Then we will walk to our office to start our motorbike. After put on our gears, assigning your bike, a trip briefing will be provided by our guide to head off to the highway to Bac Quang district.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Tân Quang, Bắc Quang District, Ha Giang, Vietnam
Our guide will meet you at your hotel in Ha Giang around 9 am, Then we will walk to our office to start our motorbike. After put on our gears, assigning your bike a trip briefing will be provided by our guide to head off to the highway of Bac Quang.
Lunch will be served before we take the turn to the mountain road. Your journey is through a beautiful jungle, valley, and small remote villages. During the ride, we will have plenty of stops for photos and to rest. We will have some snacks at a waterfall. take a swim before we continue on to our homestay in Xin Man - a minority village.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Quảng Nguyên, Xín Mần District, Ha Giang, Vietnam
Lunch will be served before we take the turn to the mountain road. Your journey is through a beautiful jungle, valley, and small remote villages. During the ride, we will have plenty of stops for photos and to rest before we continue on to our homestay in Quang Nguyen village - a Dzao minority village.
Duration: 4 hours
Meals included:
• Lunch: Family-style rice lunch at a local restaurant in Bac Quang District
• Dinner: Dinner is prepared by your host family and includes local rice or corn wine, also called "happy water."
Accommodation included: Overnight at an Ethnnic minority family homestay near Quang Nguyen, Xin Man.
Day 2: Quang Nguyen: Visit Wind Pass, Waterfall and explore Hoang Shu Phi rice terraces, camping in nature
Stop At: đèo Gió, Nấm Dẩn, Xín Mần, Hà Giang, Vietnam
Have breakfast and coffee before continuing exploring the isolated district of Hoang Su Phi. This area sits in a steep valley, its streets are incredibly windy and steep.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Thác Tiên, HFJV+J9W, đèo Gió, Xín Mần, Hà Giang, Vietnam
After lunch, while swimming by a waterfall before we can leave for Kiou Leou Ti Mountain.
Duration: 2 hours
Pass By: Vinh Quang, Hoàng Su Phì District, Ha Giang, Vietnam
The ride after lunch is a great ride, but it’s a full day in the saddle, and road conditions can be pretty bad though make it memorable of an off-road trip. We'll continue to our camping site near Kiou Leou Ti Mountain.
Stop At: Chieu Lau Thi Mountain Top (Kiou Leou Ti), Thu Ta, Xin Man 310000 Vietnam
We will set our camp near Kiou Leou Ti Mountain. Some BBQ on the fire will be served in the quiet nature.
Camoing gears, tents, sleeping bags and lights will be provided
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast: Breakfast with our host.
• Lunch: Lunch is family-style near Hoang Su Phi
• Dinner: BBQ Dinner at our camp site.
Accommodation included: Camping in the nature
Day 3: Hoang Su Phi - Kiou Leou Ti Mountain - Ha Giang City: hike up to catch some stunning moment.
Stop At: Chieu Lau Thi Mountain Top (Kiou Leou Ti), Thu Ta, Xin Man 310000 Vietnam
Wake up and eat breakfast early, Time to hike up to Kiou Leou Ti Mountain for a cloud hunting photo If the weather is good.
Duration: 2 hours
Pass By: bản Phố, Lao Chải, Vị Xuyên District, Ha Giang, Vietnam
We slowly get back to Ha Giang city for the rest of the day. Views over terraced crops, waterfalls, and rivers are majestic. Even in the ghostly mist that often hangs over the past, it’s a sublime ride. Several regions of Vietnam are famous for their terraced rice fields: this is one of them, and it’s easy to see the attraction in the harvesting season.
Pass By: Thanh Thủy, Vị Xuyên District, Ha Giang, Vietnam
Stop for lunch in Thanh Thuy after we exit the dirt road of Hoang Shu Phi district.
We will arrive back in Ha Giang around 4 pm before dropping you off at your hotel.
Stop At: Ha Giang Adventure, Đại lộ hữu nghị, Thôn Mè Thượng, Tp. Hà Giang, Hà Giang 31000, Vietnam
In case you are catching our transfer back to Hanoi, our van will drop you off at around 10.30 pm in the Hanoi center. You can shower at our office before you hop on our van in this case.
Duration: 30 minutes
Meals included:
• Breakfast: Breakfast at our camp site
• Lunch: Family-style lunch in Hoang Su Phi
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 1: Ha Giang – Bac Quang - Xin Man: briefing, preparation for nice roads, off-road
Stop At: Ha Giang Adventure, Đại lộ hữu nghị, Thôn Mè Thượng, Tp. Hà Giang, Hà Giang 31000, Vietnam
Explore the magical Ha Giang province by motorbike. See the picturesque rice terraces ribboning across the mountainside. Drive the winding highway carved into the sides of mountains. Interact with locals who have been isolated from Westerners until a few years ago. Ha Giang is an adventure you won't soon forget.
Our guide will meet you at your hotel in Ha Giang around 9 am, Then we will walk to our office to start our motorbike. After put on our gears, assigning your bike, a trip briefing will be provided by our guide to head off to the highway to Bac Quang district.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Tân Quang, Bắc Quang District, Ha Giang, Vietnam
Our guide will meet you at your hotel in Ha Giang around 9 am, Then we will walk to our office to start our motorbike. After put on our gears, assigning your bike a trip briefing will be provided by our guide to head off to the highway of Bac Quang.
Lunch will be served before we take the turn to the mountain road. Your journey is through a beautiful jungle, valley, and small remote villages. During the ride, we will have plenty of stops for photos and to rest. We will have some snacks at a waterfall. take a swim before we continue on to our homestay in Xin Man - a minority village.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Quảng Nguyên, Xín Mần District, Ha Giang, Vietnam
Lunch will be served before we take the turn to the mountain road. Your journey is through a beautiful jungle, valley, and small remote villages. During the ride, we will have plenty of stops for photos and to rest before we continue on to our homestay in Quang Nguyen village - a Dzao minority village.
Duration: 4 hours
Meals included:
• Lunch: Family-style rice lunch at a local restaurant in Bac Quang District
• Dinner: Dinner is prepared by your host family and includes local rice or corn wine, also called "happy water."
Accommodation included: Overnight at an Ethnnic minority family homestay near Quang Nguyen, Xin Man.
Day 2: Quang Nguyen: Visit Wind Pass, Waterfall and explore Hoang Shu Phi rice terraces, camping in nature
Stop At: đèo Gió, Nấm Dẩn, Xín Mần, Hà Giang, Vietnam
Have breakfast and coffee before continuing exploring the isolated district of Hoang Su Phi. This area sits in a steep valley, its streets are incredibly windy and steep.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Thác Tiên, HFJV+J9W, đèo Gió, Xín Mần, Hà Giang, Vietnam
After lunch, while swimming by a waterfall before we can leave for Kiou Leou Ti Mountain.
Duration: 2 hours
Pass By: Vinh Quang, Hoàng Su Phì District, Ha Giang, Vietnam
The ride after lunch is a great ride, but it’s a full day in the saddle, and road conditions can be pretty bad though make it memorable of an off-road trip. We'll continue to our camping site near Kiou Leou Ti Mountain.
Stop At: Chieu Lau Thi Mountain Top (Kiou Leou Ti), Thu Ta, Xin Man 310000 Vietnam
We will set our camp near Kiou Leou Ti Mountain. Some BBQ on the fire will be served in the quiet nature.
Camoing gears, tents, sleeping bags and lights will be provided
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast: Breakfast with our host.
• Lunch: Lunch is family-style near Hoang Su Phi
• Dinner: BBQ Dinner at our camp site.
Accommodation included: Camping in the nature
Day 3: Hoang Su Phi - Kiou Leou Ti Mountain - Ha Giang City: hike up to catch some stunning moment.
Stop At: Chieu Lau Thi Mountain Top (Kiou Leou Ti), Thu Ta, Xin Man 310000 Vietnam
Wake up and eat breakfast early, Time to hike up to Kiou Leou Ti Mountain for a cloud hunting photo If the weather is good.
Duration: 2 hours
Pass By: bản Phố, Lao Chải, Vị Xuyên District, Ha Giang, Vietnam
We slowly get back to Ha Giang city for the rest of the day. Views over terraced crops, waterfalls, and rivers are majestic. Even in the ghostly mist that often hangs over the past, it’s a sublime ride. Several regions of Vietnam are famous for their terraced rice fields: this is one of them, and it’s easy to see the attraction in the harvesting season.
Pass By: Thanh Thủy, Vị Xuyên District, Ha Giang, Vietnam
Stop for lunch in Thanh Thuy after we exit the dirt road of Hoang Shu Phi district.
We will arrive back in Ha Giang around 4 pm before dropping you off at your hotel.
Stop At: Ha Giang Adventure, Đại lộ hữu nghị, Thôn Mè Thượng, Tp. Hà Giang, Hà Giang 31000, Vietnam
In case you are catching our transfer back to Hanoi, our van will drop you off at around 10.30 pm in the Hanoi center. You can shower at our office before you hop on our van in this case.
Duration: 30 minutes
Meals included:
• Breakfast: Breakfast at our camp site
• Lunch: Family-style lunch in Hoang Su Phi
No accommodation included on this day.
Additional information
- No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Near public transportation
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Travelers should have a strong physical fitness level
- Face masks required for travelers in public areas
- Face masks required for guides in public areas
- Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
- Gear/equipment sanitized between use
- Transportation vehicles regularly sanitized
- Guides required to regularly wash hands
- Regular temperature checks for staff
- Temperature checks for travelers upon arrival
- Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms
- Contactless payments for gratuities and add-ons
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 6 travelers
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Ticket delivery
You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.
Cancellation
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start time of the experience.
prollyrolly91
November 2022
Did the 3D2N trip (on back of driver) with Su and Giang. Su is very entertaining and has good knowledge. Learnt alot about the different ethnic groups and their customs (Hmog/Tao/Red Dao). Both are very experienced riders, and we felt v safe riding in the dark and on bumpy, curvy roads Western L...
Did the 3D2N trip (on back of driver) with Su and Giang. Su is very entertaining and has good knowledge. Learnt alot about the different ethnic groups and their customs (Hmog/Tao/Red Dao). Both are very experienced riders, and we felt v safe riding in the dark and on bumpy, curvy roads Western Loop is not as popular compared to Eastern Loop, but still great views nonetheless! Accomodation - 1D Tao homestay (v friendly and warm hosts!) and 1D luxe lodge *Would recommend the WL if you prefer somewhere less touristy *Get HGA to arrange the Hanoi<->Ha Giang transfer, saves you time and hassle. Most importantly, you’ll be guaranteed a bus seat. (Our bus was overbooked, and some slept along the bus aisle for the whole 8hours)DaGoodMorty
May 2020
By the end of the experience I said to myself, “ That’s Vietnam.” You’re immersed in both big beautiful nature and warm welcoming rural people who open up their homes and kitchens to you. We rode easy rider and feel like that was good first trip move so attention could be spent on scenery and sta...
By the end of the experience I said to myself, “ That’s Vietnam.” You’re immersed in both big beautiful nature and warm welcoming rural people who open up their homes and kitchens to you. We rode easy rider and feel like that was good first trip move so attention could be spent on scenery and staying warm instead of dodging pebbles on the road and oncoming buses. I met another LA person on trip who rode his own bike and first thing he said was that he wasn’t sure how he was still alive. Highest recommendation.Jamesmeleesweden
May 2020
The experience was special from start to finish. Dien and team make you feel welcome right out the gate as they prepare you for the journey. Unfortunately, Mother Nature did not cooperate for the entire 3 day bike trip for us but even with the fog and rain the scenery was spectacular. We both hav...
The experience was special from start to finish. Dien and team make you feel welcome right out the gate as they prepare you for the journey. Unfortunately, Mother Nature did not cooperate for the entire 3 day bike trip for us but even with the fog and rain the scenery was spectacular. We both have international license and experience before this trip but Dien and team gave us an extra quick lesson the day before our journey to make sure we are all prepared for Vietnam traffic so even with the wet roads we felt very comfortable on the trip. Dien was part of one of the local minorities in the area so he had a lot of insight into the daily lives of the local people. He was very attentive to all of our needs and spoke very good English.Stuartthai
May 2020
This was truly an adventure. The scenic views that you ride through are absolutely incredible and the windy roads make for a pretty thrilling trip. Our guide made sure that everyone felt safe and comfortable and acted as a good translator with the local people that we were staying with and intera...
This was truly an adventure. The scenic views that you ride through are absolutely incredible and the windy roads make for a pretty thrilling trip. Our guide made sure that everyone felt safe and comfortable and acted as a good translator with the local people that we were staying with and interacting with throughout. I booked this experience as a solo traveller and was happy to see that I was in a group with 2 other pairs of 2 people. This made for a great time getting to know some other adventurous travelers over the few days. After the experience was over and we were back in Hanoi Dien graciously offered to show us some one of his favorite restaurants. This made for a night of great food and great conversation as dien has a really well informed perspective on Vietnamese culture, politics, and modern life.WazzaTamYb242
May 2020
I know others have said as much but, unequivocally, this is the best adventure/experience that I've had in ...forever. Every aspect of this trip was infused with thoughtfulness and great planning. The great food, the wonderful variety of northern Vietnam's minority ethnicities, the really magical...
I know others have said as much but, unequivocally, this is the best adventure/experience that I've had in ...forever. Every aspect of this trip was infused with thoughtfulness and great planning. The great food, the wonderful variety of northern Vietnam's minority ethnicities, the really magical landscapes, the camp, the waterfall, and the feeling that I, for a brief time, was part of it all. Treasured, indelible memories. I am a changed man. Dien and his team are the kind of people I'd be honored to call friends.Giangthanhphong
May 2020
We had the most amazing trip with Dien the guide and Tuan the mechanic on the Western Loop Ha Giang off-road trip. The riding was exceptionally fun and at times challenging. The scenery and location was once in a life time stuff, see the most incredible sights. A highlight for me was the breathta...
We had the most amazing trip with Dien the guide and Tuan the mechanic on the Western Loop Ha Giang off-road trip. The riding was exceptionally fun and at times challenging. The scenery and location was once in a life time stuff, see the most incredible sights. A highlight for me was the breathtaking views at 2400 meter early in the morning. The trip is highly recommended, Everything is well prepared. Our motorbike is in perfect conditions with a mechanic escorting our group. Our camp, food and especially the homestay is amazing.