The first pass out of Hà Giang city, and the last cheap place to change your mind. What the Heaven Gate is for, three questions to ask yourself there, and why this page prints no numbers for Núi Đôi.
Hà Giang to Cao Bằng: One Road, and Whether the Second Loop Is Worth It
Quốc lộ 34 runs 260 km between them — a day, not a morning. What the road is really like, how the two loops differ, and which order to ride them in.
Mèo Vạc: The Market Opens at Four in the Morning
The Mèo Vạc market runs every Sunday from about four in the morning. Most visitors arrive at nine, by which point they are looking at the end of a trading day.
The Ha Giang Loop by Car: What a Seat Actually Costs
A Jeep seat over three days is 17,280,683₫ alone and 8,808,480₫ with four of you. The occupancy curve, SUV versus Jeep, and what being inside a vehicle costs you.
Where You Actually Sleep on the Ha Giang Loop
On the loop you are not booking a hotel — you are booking a bed in somebody’s house. What a homestay night actually is, the four things worth checking, and what a private room costs.
Ha Giang Loop Tour Packages: What Is Inside the Price, and What Moves It
A package is a headline number and four things that move it. What sits inside every one, what is never inside any of them, and the four levers that change the total after you book.