Ha Giang.

Ha Giang, 300 km away from Hanoi, located at the highest atitude in Vietnam. It is surrounded by Cao Bang, Tuyen Quang, Lao Cai, and Yen Bai provinces. It shares a border with China in the north. Many ethnic minorities, including the Dao, H’mong, Tay, and Nung, live in this region.

The climate is divided in two distinct seasons (rainy and dry), although it tends to vary depending on altitude. Ha Giang is the ideal location to organize activities such as motorbiking, hiking and camping. Famous sites include Quang Ngan Waterfall and Than Thuy-Thien Bao National Frontier Pass.

Ha Giang Province has not only vast areas of green tea and terraced rice fields but also rich natural resources and minerals. There are 149 mines with 28 categories of minerals scattered in all districts. There are large deposits of antimony, iron ore, manganese, ferrite, zinc, tin, copper, bauxite, gold, gemstones, kaolin and mineral water, all constituting an abundant source of raw materials for the local industrial development.

The mountainous and hilly terrain causes difficulties for travel and transport of goods, but in return it bestows beautiful tourist sites with dozens of rivers and streams, fascinating caves and grottos, historic and cultural relics and a treasure of traditional cultures of the ethnic groups, which all enchant the visitors

Planning a trip in these remote areas of Vietnam as a solo traveller might not be the wisest decision, primarily due to the need for special permits in the less well-discovered areas.

Take a guided motorcycle tour from Hanoi is the best way to discover Ha Giang. In this part, Vietnamontrails Motorcycle Tours customizes all kind of motorcycle trips so all the necessary paperwork can be looked after by the tour leader and local guide, who also play an important role when you have a conversations with the tribal communities, further more, if you travel by motorcycle, you also have a chance to stop whenever and wherever you wish.