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Ha Giang Tour & Packages
Ha Giang is Vietnam’s northern-most province where all most 90% of population are ethnic minotities with rich historical experience. The Unique Mysterious place along the Chinese border– a mythical combination of conical limestone peaks and deep, craterous valleys. Ha Giang considered the last frontier for adventurous travel in Vietnam, with mountain passes hanging onto cliff-faces high above green beautiful rivers, and back-roads threading through forests of limestone pinnacles, it’s ideal place for an adventure trip. Coming to Ha Giang, tourists not only have opportunity trekking to explore remote rural village, try unique local food or learn aboriginal art from Ha Giang but also Tourist can enjoy the fair of uplands and excited experiences
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Ha Giang Tour & Packages
There are three ways to plan and book a trip:
1. Get a customized tour planned and booked by a travel professional. Travel independently on your own schedule.
2. Book a group tour. Join an escorted group tour with a fixed departure date.
3. Plan and book a trip yourself.
The First Travel offers the best solution for a customized tour by matching you with top travel specialists who plan and book the trip for you. Our travel agency division, Marageti, specializes in helping you book an escorted group tour. There is no extra cost to you for either service.
Custom Tours
A customized tour is one that is planned by a travel specialist according to your specific interests, preferences, and schedule. Whether you desire a family-friendly adventure or a romantic getaway, each of the accommodations, activities, and destinations is tailored to your preferences. The knowledge and experience of your travel specialist makes a big difference. Zicasso has spent thousands of hours vetting the best travel partners. We act as a referral service, matching you with specialists that best meet your goals and priorities.
Escorted Group Tours
A group tour offers the advantage of convenience at a great value. The schedule is fixed, the itinerary is pre-planned, and a dedicated tour director travels with the group throughout the trip. A group tour can be 30 - 50% less expensive than an equivalent customized tour. Out of the many hundreds of group tours, how do you select the right one for you? Our travel agency division, Marageti, has sales agents who specialize in helping travelers weigh the pros and cons of each group tour. We give you personalized recommendations to find the best tour for you.
Goals and Priorities
What are your goals and priorities for the trip? These should drive your decision for either a customized tour or a fixed departure group tour. We are here to help you make the right decisions to make your dream trip a reality.
1. Get a customized tour planned and booked by a travel professional. Travel independently on your own schedule.
2. Book a group tour. Join an escorted group tour with a fixed departure date.
3. Plan and book a trip yourself.
The First Travel offers the best solution for a customized tour by matching you with top travel specialists who plan and book the trip for you. Our travel agency division, Marageti, specializes in helping you book an escorted group tour. There is no extra cost to you for either service.
Custom Tours
A customized tour is one that is planned by a travel specialist according to your specific interests, preferences, and schedule. Whether you desire a family-friendly adventure or a romantic getaway, each of the accommodations, activities, and destinations is tailored to your preferences. The knowledge and experience of your travel specialist makes a big difference. Zicasso has spent thousands of hours vetting the best travel partners. We act as a referral service, matching you with specialists that best meet your goals and priorities.
Escorted Group Tours
A group tour offers the advantage of convenience at a great value. The schedule is fixed, the itinerary is pre-planned, and a dedicated tour director travels with the group throughout the trip. A group tour can be 30 - 50% less expensive than an equivalent customized tour. Out of the many hundreds of group tours, how do you select the right one for you? Our travel agency division, Marageti, has sales agents who specialize in helping travelers weigh the pros and cons of each group tour. We give you personalized recommendations to find the best tour for you.
Goals and Priorities
What are your goals and priorities for the trip? These should drive your decision for either a customized tour or a fixed departure group tour. We are here to help you make the right decisions to make your dream trip a reality.
Ha Giang is Vietnam’s northern-most province where all most 90% of population are ethnic minotities with rich historical experience. The Unique Mysterious place along the Chinese border– a mythical combination of conical limestone peaks and deep, craterous valleys. Ha Giang considered the last frontier for adventurous travel in Vietnam, with mountain passes hanging onto cliff-faces high above green beautiful rivers, and back-roads threading through forests of limestone pinnacles, it’s ideal place for an adventure trip
Coming to Ha Giang, tourists not only have opportunity trekking to explore remote rural village, try unique local food or learn aboriginal art from Ha Giang but also Tourist can enjoy the fair of uplands and excited experiences
Coming to Ha Giang, tourists not only have opportunity trekking to explore remote rural village, try unique local food or learn aboriginal art from Ha Giang but also Tourist can enjoy the fair of uplands and excited experiences
• Quan Ba Heaven’s gate
The gate is located about 50 km north of Ha Giang city and this is the first gateway into Dong Van Plateau. In the past, behind the gate was a kingdom of Hmong people with 4 districts Yen Minh, Quan Ba, Meo Vac, Dong Van and French built a huge wooden door to divide this area from the rest. Nowadays the door is no longer there, only a sign in both English and Vietnamese languages: Quan Ba Heaven’s Gate.
Here is an ideal place to see the fullest scenery of Dong Van Plateau and super huge and spectacular valley with rolling fields, with the yellow color of rice, the brown color of the ground and rock, also the roof of the ethnic’s village. Standing at heaven gate you will have chance to admire masterpiece of nature - Quan Ba Twin Mountain (also known as “Co Tien mountain”). The mountains with a strange form. It looks like the peach fruit which are related to a very interesting “Co Tien Mountain” fairy.
• Ma Pi Leng
The Ma Pi Leng Pass is Vietnam’s final frontier and is dubbed the Great Wall of Viet Nam, situated between Dong Van and Meo Vac. An area of outstanding nature beauty and geological significant. the 20km long wingding road of happiness has many sharp turn 2000m high mountain and incredible view
Standing on Ma Pi Leng’s top point and outstretch your arms, you'll seem like you're flying into the skies. Indeed, the harmonious beauty of ground, sky, and mountainous scenes may steal the heart of any tourists.
Tham Ma Pass
Tham Ma pass is one of the most beautiful and famous roads in Ha Giang road which connects Yen Minh town to Pho Cao old town. The road snakes up through a narrow pass between two mountains. In the past, Ha Giang ethnic people used this road to assess Horse. The horses can conquer the pass from bottom to the top will be kept to work in farm.
Pay a visit to Vuong Family’s House
About 15 kilometers away from Dong Van town. The palace is the house of Vua Meo where Hmong King was living in last 19th century, a solemn, ornate structure emerging out of the Sa Phin valley that was carefully selected according to Feng Shui. It was put in the heart of nature away from the city, the palace is surrounded by surrounded by fresh air and lush greenery. Nowadays House of Vua meo has become a well-know tourist destination due to itself of unique architecture and value of history.
Experience local lifestyle of ethnic groups. - Local Market
Ethnic Local markets in Ha Giang always attract tourists because they are not just places for buying and selling, they are also meeting places for local ethnic minority people. Local people wear colorful costumes, all the different ethnic minority groups of the region come to the market to meet their friends, or their ex-lovers. There are many different goods are on sale in the market. In early morning, when it is blanketed with fog People come to the market to sell their farm produce and home-made products and buy clothing, plastic slippers, sandals, sport shoes ….
Go to ha giang market visitors are impressed by the wine section, where local women stand in a long line selling corn wine, loudly discussing women, laughing and negotiating prices or eating in scatterd group ….
Quyet Tien market, Quan Ba (Tam Son) on Saturday
Quan Ba – Sunday market
Coc Pai – Sunday market (Xin Man Town)
Lung Phin – every 6th day
Hoang Su Phi – Sunday market
Sa Phin – every 6th day
Pho Cao – every 6th day
Pho Bang – every 6th day
Ma Le (Dong Van) – Saturday market
Dong Van – Sunday market
Khau Vai Love market (only opened on 26th and 27th of the third month of the lunar calendar)
Meo Vac market – the largest Sunday market in Ha Giang province
Minh Tan – Friday market
Lung Tam – Tuesday Market
Trang Kim – Thursday and Sunday Market
• Enjoy beautiful rice terraces in Hoang Su Phi area.
The ideal time to visit Hoang Su Phi is in Summer, time of rice crop. In May and Jun (rainy season), Farmers start their crop, they plow and flood terrace fields with their irrigation systems. During this period, looking from above The fields looks like huge pieces of curved mirror. When rice grows the fields have various green color with different tones. Then September and October are the most beautiful time for photographers in harvest season, Rice terrace fields spreads a yellow color like a vivid picture with farmers in colorful clothing working on fields
• Dong Van old town
Dong Van old town is in the heart of the rocky plateau. Nestled in the middle of the valley with four Rocky Mountains, the old town is surround by 40 rooftops. These old houses are all over 100-year-old especially some of them are nearly 200 years. With the inherent feature, the beauty in the traditional culture multi-color
When is ideal time to plan your trip to Ha Giang in term of weather and natural beauty?
As a mountainous province in the northeast of Vietnam, Ha Giang climate is characterized by two main seasons: rainy & dry ones. This is our share on Ha Giang weather & Ha Giang landscapes in different seasons in details.
Ha Giang in Rain season (Late April to early October)
In this season, the weather is normally humid, hot and sudden rains. Sometimes unsafe on the mountain roads of winding, sleepery & narrow passes – popular with landslides after big rainfalls. However, after the rain, it becomes clearer for beautiful captivation of stunning landscapes, majestic mountains, green valleys & rice terraces on “falling-water time”- between the late of May & the starting of June. Local ethnic people start getting rainwater from mountain down to their rice terrace for new rice crop. Looking down from above you will see local farming activities on the rice stepped fields with buffalo ploughing, harrowing & planting on the slope terrains of high mountains. The rice terraces filled with water are like a sparkling mirror to reflect the sunset, the sunrise & the blue sky. How beautiful it is to visit rice terraced fields of “falling-water” & “golden ripen- rice” periods.
Discovery Ha Giang in dry season October to late April.
Not as in rain season, it is not big shower like summer rains but a little one. The temperature is cooler down, you may sometimes experience snowing in high mountains in January or February and this is considered as the ideal season to travelling in Ha Giang. From early October, when rice terraces change its natural color from green to yellow one, it is so beautiful to have stunning captures of stepped rice fields in their different golden layers down the valleys
In October and November, Ha Giang is covered by purple colors of buckwheat flowers which is considered the symbolic flower in Vietnam’s northern mountainous regions because its beauty and strong life.
Period time from Jun to April, Ha Giang is in spring, You can experience the most beautiful time of Ha Giang when peach & plum orchards bloom with pink peach flowers & pure white plum flowers
As a mountainous province in the northeast of Vietnam, Ha Giang climate is characterized by two main seasons: rainy & dry ones. This is our share on Ha Giang weather & Ha Giang landscapes in different seasons in details.
Ha Giang in Rain season (Late April to early October)
In this season, the weather is normally humid, hot and sudden rains. Sometimes unsafe on the mountain roads of winding, sleepery & narrow passes – popular with landslides after big rainfalls. However, after the rain, it becomes clearer for beautiful captivation of stunning landscapes, majestic mountains, green valleys & rice terraces on “falling-water time”- between the late of May & the starting of June. Local ethnic people start getting rainwater from mountain down to their rice terrace for new rice crop. Looking down from above you will see local farming activities on the rice stepped fields with buffalo ploughing, harrowing & planting on the slope terrains of high mountains. The rice terraces filled with water are like a sparkling mirror to reflect the sunset, the sunrise & the blue sky. How beautiful it is to visit rice terraced fields of “falling-water” & “golden ripen- rice” periods.
Discovery Ha Giang in dry season October to late April.
Not as in rain season, it is not big shower like summer rains but a little one. The temperature is cooler down, you may sometimes experience snowing in high mountains in January or February and this is considered as the ideal season to travelling in Ha Giang. From early October, when rice terraces change its natural color from green to yellow one, it is so beautiful to have stunning captures of stepped rice fields in their different golden layers down the valleys
In October and November, Ha Giang is covered by purple colors of buckwheat flowers which is considered the symbolic flower in Vietnam’s northern mountainous regions because its beauty and strong life.
Period time from Jun to April, Ha Giang is in spring, You can experience the most beautiful time of Ha Giang when peach & plum orchards bloom with pink peach flowers & pure white plum flowers
How to get to Ha giang ?
- In Hanoi, you can catch a sleeper bus to Ha Giang from Mỹ Đình bus station. Buses leave almost every hour starting at 4:30 am till 1:30 pm. The night buses leave between 6 pm till 9:30 pm. The ticket should cost 200,000 dongs. The bus takes about 7-8 hours, give or take, with one mid-way stop as there is no toilet in the bus.
What you should bring for your trip in Ha Long Bay
When you travel on Ha Long bay tours, you must consider travel logistics, safety, and accessibility. The following offers information on important travel considerations during your Ha Long Bay tours or Cat Ba island
Is Ha Long and Cat Ba Island safe for Travel?
Ha Long and Cat Ba is one of the safest place on Vietnam. Tourists can walk down on the island late at night without fear, and people here are always friendly and eager to welcome tourist.
Travel insurance
You’ve booked your dream vacation, now protect it with travel insurance. A wide range of factors can leave your vacation in limbo. Medical emergencies, inclement weather, and unexpected cancellations can cause turmoil for your trip, so in the unlikely event of a disaster, get the travel insurance coverage that provides peace of mind. When booking with The First Travel, if you unlucky in your trip, we sure that deal with your accident faster and convenient for you soon.
For Families
Ha Long Bay and Cat Ba island are a great destination for families. Your travel will specialist has a knowledge of the different activities that can be adapted for children such as swimming, visit a cave, join cooking class or Tai Chi class
For Seniors
Seniors who are traveling in Ha Long Bay or Cat Ba island must consider certain weather conditions during the the different seasons, such as the summer’s heat or the rain. Summer is very hot but it suitable for more activities on beach.
For Couples
A Travel specialist who understands the best destination for couple in Ha Long Bay and Cat Ba island will focus on a mix of activities an romance.
When you travel on Ha Long bay tours, you must consider travel logistics, safety, and accessibility. The following offers information on important travel considerations during your Ha Long Bay tours or Cat Ba island
Is Ha Long and Cat Ba Island safe for Travel?
Ha Long and Cat Ba is one of the safest place on Vietnam. Tourists can walk down on the island late at night without fear, and people here are always friendly and eager to welcome tourist.
Travel insurance
You’ve booked your dream vacation, now protect it with travel insurance. A wide range of factors can leave your vacation in limbo. Medical emergencies, inclement weather, and unexpected cancellations can cause turmoil for your trip, so in the unlikely event of a disaster, get the travel insurance coverage that provides peace of mind. When booking with The First Travel, if you unlucky in your trip, we sure that deal with your accident faster and convenient for you soon.
For Families
Ha Long Bay and Cat Ba island are a great destination for families. Your travel will specialist has a knowledge of the different activities that can be adapted for children such as swimming, visit a cave, join cooking class or Tai Chi class
For Seniors
Seniors who are traveling in Ha Long Bay or Cat Ba island must consider certain weather conditions during the the different seasons, such as the summer’s heat or the rain. Summer is very hot but it suitable for more activities on beach.
For Couples
A Travel specialist who understands the best destination for couple in Ha Long Bay and Cat Ba island will focus on a mix of activities an romance.
HOW TO BOOK A TOUR
There are three ways to plan and book a trip:
1. Get a customized tour planned and booked by a travel professional. Travel independently on your own schedule.
2. Book a group tour. Join an escorted group tour with a fixed departure date.
3. Plan and book a trip yourself.
The First Travel offers the best solution for a customized tour by matching you with top travel specialists who plan and book the trip for you. Our travel agency division, Marageti, specializes in helping you book an escorted group tour. There is no extra cost to you for either service.
Custom Tours
A customized tour is one that is planned by a travel specialist according to your specific interests, preferences, and schedule. Whether you desire a family-friendly adventure or a romantic getaway, each of the accommodations, activities, and destinations is tailored to your preferences. The knowledge and experience of your travel specialist makes a big difference. Zicasso has spent thousands of hours vetting the best travel partners. We act as a referral service, matching you with specialists that best meet your goals and priorities.
Escorted Group Tours
A group tour offers the advantage of convenience at a great value. The schedule is fixed, the itinerary is pre-planned, and a dedicated tour director travels with the group throughout the trip. A group tour can be 30 - 50% less expensive than an equivalent customized tour. Out of the many hundreds of group tours, how do you select the right one for you? Our travel agency division, Marageti, has sales agents who specialize in helping travelers weigh the pros and cons of each group tour. We give you personalized recommendations to find the best tour for you.
Goals and Priorities
What are your goals and priorities for the trip? These should drive your decision for either a customized tour or a fixed departure group tour. We are here to help you make the right decisions to make your dream trip a reality.
1. Get a customized tour planned and booked by a travel professional. Travel independently on your own schedule.
2. Book a group tour. Join an escorted group tour with a fixed departure date.
3. Plan and book a trip yourself.
The First Travel offers the best solution for a customized tour by matching you with top travel specialists who plan and book the trip for you. Our travel agency division, Marageti, specializes in helping you book an escorted group tour. There is no extra cost to you for either service.
Custom Tours
A customized tour is one that is planned by a travel specialist according to your specific interests, preferences, and schedule. Whether you desire a family-friendly adventure or a romantic getaway, each of the accommodations, activities, and destinations is tailored to your preferences. The knowledge and experience of your travel specialist makes a big difference. Zicasso has spent thousands of hours vetting the best travel partners. We act as a referral service, matching you with specialists that best meet your goals and priorities.
Escorted Group Tours
A group tour offers the advantage of convenience at a great value. The schedule is fixed, the itinerary is pre-planned, and a dedicated tour director travels with the group throughout the trip. A group tour can be 30 - 50% less expensive than an equivalent customized tour. Out of the many hundreds of group tours, how do you select the right one for you? Our travel agency division, Marageti, has sales agents who specialize in helping travelers weigh the pros and cons of each group tour. We give you personalized recommendations to find the best tour for you.
Goals and Priorities
What are your goals and priorities for the trip? These should drive your decision for either a customized tour or a fixed departure group tour. We are here to help you make the right decisions to make your dream trip a reality.
MUST SEE DESTINATION
Ha Giang is Vietnam’s northern-most province where all most 90% of population are ethnic minotities with rich historical experience. The Unique Mysterious place along the Chinese border– a mythical combination of conical limestone peaks and deep, craterous valleys. Ha Giang considered the last frontier for adventurous travel in Vietnam, with mountain passes hanging onto cliff-faces high above green beautiful rivers, and back-roads threading through forests of limestone pinnacles, it’s ideal place for an adventure trip
Coming to Ha Giang, tourists not only have opportunity trekking to explore remote rural village, try unique local food or learn aboriginal art from Ha Giang but also Tourist can enjoy the fair of uplands and excited experiences
Coming to Ha Giang, tourists not only have opportunity trekking to explore remote rural village, try unique local food or learn aboriginal art from Ha Giang but also Tourist can enjoy the fair of uplands and excited experiences
SPECIAL INTERESTS AND ACTIVITIES
• Quan Ba Heaven’s gate
The gate is located about 50 km north of Ha Giang city and this is the first gateway into Dong Van Plateau. In the past, behind the gate was a kingdom of Hmong people with 4 districts Yen Minh, Quan Ba, Meo Vac, Dong Van and French built a huge wooden door to divide this area from the rest. Nowadays the door is no longer there, only a sign in both English and Vietnamese languages: Quan Ba Heaven’s Gate.
Here is an ideal place to see the fullest scenery of Dong Van Plateau and super huge and spectacular valley with rolling fields, with the yellow color of rice, the brown color of the ground and rock, also the roof of the ethnic’s village. Standing at heaven gate you will have chance to admire masterpiece of nature - Quan Ba Twin Mountain (also known as “Co Tien mountain”). The mountains with a strange form. It looks like the peach fruit which are related to a very interesting “Co Tien Mountain” fairy.
• Ma Pi Leng
The Ma Pi Leng Pass is Vietnam’s final frontier and is dubbed the Great Wall of Viet Nam, situated between Dong Van and Meo Vac. An area of outstanding nature beauty and geological significant. the 20km long wingding road of happiness has many sharp turn 2000m high mountain and incredible view
Standing on Ma Pi Leng’s top point and outstretch your arms, you'll seem like you're flying into the skies. Indeed, the harmonious beauty of ground, sky, and mountainous scenes may steal the heart of any tourists.
Tham Ma Pass
Tham Ma pass is one of the most beautiful and famous roads in Ha Giang road which connects Yen Minh town to Pho Cao old town. The road snakes up through a narrow pass between two mountains. In the past, Ha Giang ethnic people used this road to assess Horse. The horses can conquer the pass from bottom to the top will be kept to work in farm.
Pay a visit to Vuong Family’s House
About 15 kilometers away from Dong Van town. The palace is the house of Vua Meo where Hmong King was living in last 19th century, a solemn, ornate structure emerging out of the Sa Phin valley that was carefully selected according to Feng Shui. It was put in the heart of nature away from the city, the palace is surrounded by surrounded by fresh air and lush greenery. Nowadays House of Vua meo has become a well-know tourist destination due to itself of unique architecture and value of history.
Experience local lifestyle of ethnic groups. - Local Market
Ethnic Local markets in Ha Giang always attract tourists because they are not just places for buying and selling, they are also meeting places for local ethnic minority people. Local people wear colorful costumes, all the different ethnic minority groups of the region come to the market to meet their friends, or their ex-lovers. There are many different goods are on sale in the market. In early morning, when it is blanketed with fog People come to the market to sell their farm produce and home-made products and buy clothing, plastic slippers, sandals, sport shoes ….
Go to ha giang market visitors are impressed by the wine section, where local women stand in a long line selling corn wine, loudly discussing women, laughing and negotiating prices or eating in scatterd group ….
Quyet Tien market, Quan Ba (Tam Son) on Saturday
Quan Ba – Sunday market
Coc Pai – Sunday market (Xin Man Town)
Lung Phin – every 6th day
Hoang Su Phi – Sunday market
Sa Phin – every 6th day
Pho Cao – every 6th day
Pho Bang – every 6th day
Ma Le (Dong Van) – Saturday market
Dong Van – Sunday market
Khau Vai Love market (only opened on 26th and 27th of the third month of the lunar calendar)
Meo Vac market – the largest Sunday market in Ha Giang province
Minh Tan – Friday market
Lung Tam – Tuesday Market
Trang Kim – Thursday and Sunday Market
• Enjoy beautiful rice terraces in Hoang Su Phi area.
The ideal time to visit Hoang Su Phi is in Summer, time of rice crop. In May and Jun (rainy season), Farmers start their crop, they plow and flood terrace fields with their irrigation systems. During this period, looking from above The fields looks like huge pieces of curved mirror. When rice grows the fields have various green color with different tones. Then September and October are the most beautiful time for photographers in harvest season, Rice terrace fields spreads a yellow color like a vivid picture with farmers in colorful clothing working on fields
• Dong Van old town
Dong Van old town is in the heart of the rocky plateau. Nestled in the middle of the valley with four Rocky Mountains, the old town is surround by 40 rooftops. These old houses are all over 100-year-old especially some of them are nearly 200 years. With the inherent feature, the beauty in the traditional culture multi-color
BEST TIME TO TRAVEL
When is ideal time to plan your trip to Ha Giang in term of weather and natural beauty?
As a mountainous province in the northeast of Vietnam, Ha Giang climate is characterized by two main seasons: rainy & dry ones. This is our share on Ha Giang weather & Ha Giang landscapes in different seasons in details.
Ha Giang in Rain season (Late April to early October)
In this season, the weather is normally humid, hot and sudden rains. Sometimes unsafe on the mountain roads of winding, sleepery & narrow passes – popular with landslides after big rainfalls. However, after the rain, it becomes clearer for beautiful captivation of stunning landscapes, majestic mountains, green valleys & rice terraces on “falling-water time”- between the late of May & the starting of June. Local ethnic people start getting rainwater from mountain down to their rice terrace for new rice crop. Looking down from above you will see local farming activities on the rice stepped fields with buffalo ploughing, harrowing & planting on the slope terrains of high mountains. The rice terraces filled with water are like a sparkling mirror to reflect the sunset, the sunrise & the blue sky. How beautiful it is to visit rice terraced fields of “falling-water” & “golden ripen- rice” periods.
Discovery Ha Giang in dry season October to late April.
Not as in rain season, it is not big shower like summer rains but a little one. The temperature is cooler down, you may sometimes experience snowing in high mountains in January or February and this is considered as the ideal season to travelling in Ha Giang. From early October, when rice terraces change its natural color from green to yellow one, it is so beautiful to have stunning captures of stepped rice fields in their different golden layers down the valleys
In October and November, Ha Giang is covered by purple colors of buckwheat flowers which is considered the symbolic flower in Vietnam’s northern mountainous regions because its beauty and strong life.
Period time from Jun to April, Ha Giang is in spring, You can experience the most beautiful time of Ha Giang when peach & plum orchards bloom with pink peach flowers & pure white plum flowers
As a mountainous province in the northeast of Vietnam, Ha Giang climate is characterized by two main seasons: rainy & dry ones. This is our share on Ha Giang weather & Ha Giang landscapes in different seasons in details.
Ha Giang in Rain season (Late April to early October)
In this season, the weather is normally humid, hot and sudden rains. Sometimes unsafe on the mountain roads of winding, sleepery & narrow passes – popular with landslides after big rainfalls. However, after the rain, it becomes clearer for beautiful captivation of stunning landscapes, majestic mountains, green valleys & rice terraces on “falling-water time”- between the late of May & the starting of June. Local ethnic people start getting rainwater from mountain down to their rice terrace for new rice crop. Looking down from above you will see local farming activities on the rice stepped fields with buffalo ploughing, harrowing & planting on the slope terrains of high mountains. The rice terraces filled with water are like a sparkling mirror to reflect the sunset, the sunrise & the blue sky. How beautiful it is to visit rice terraced fields of “falling-water” & “golden ripen- rice” periods.
Discovery Ha Giang in dry season October to late April.
Not as in rain season, it is not big shower like summer rains but a little one. The temperature is cooler down, you may sometimes experience snowing in high mountains in January or February and this is considered as the ideal season to travelling in Ha Giang. From early October, when rice terraces change its natural color from green to yellow one, it is so beautiful to have stunning captures of stepped rice fields in their different golden layers down the valleys
In October and November, Ha Giang is covered by purple colors of buckwheat flowers which is considered the symbolic flower in Vietnam’s northern mountainous regions because its beauty and strong life.
Period time from Jun to April, Ha Giang is in spring, You can experience the most beautiful time of Ha Giang when peach & plum orchards bloom with pink peach flowers & pure white plum flowers
MODES OF TRANSPORTATION
How to get to Ha giang ?
- In Hanoi, you can catch a sleeper bus to Ha Giang from Mỹ Đình bus station. Buses leave almost every hour starting at 4:30 am till 1:30 pm. The night buses leave between 6 pm till 9:30 pm. The ticket should cost 200,000 dongs. The bus takes about 7-8 hours, give or take, with one mid-way stop as there is no toilet in the bus.
TRAVEL CONSIDERATIONS
What you should bring for your trip in Ha Long Bay
When you travel on Ha Long bay tours, you must consider travel logistics, safety, and accessibility. The following offers information on important travel considerations during your Ha Long Bay tours or Cat Ba island
Is Ha Long and Cat Ba Island safe for Travel?
Ha Long and Cat Ba is one of the safest place on Vietnam. Tourists can walk down on the island late at night without fear, and people here are always friendly and eager to welcome tourist.
Travel insurance
You’ve booked your dream vacation, now protect it with travel insurance. A wide range of factors can leave your vacation in limbo. Medical emergencies, inclement weather, and unexpected cancellations can cause turmoil for your trip, so in the unlikely event of a disaster, get the travel insurance coverage that provides peace of mind. When booking with The First Travel, if you unlucky in your trip, we sure that deal with your accident faster and convenient for you soon.
For Families
Ha Long Bay and Cat Ba island are a great destination for families. Your travel will specialist has a knowledge of the different activities that can be adapted for children such as swimming, visit a cave, join cooking class or Tai Chi class
For Seniors
Seniors who are traveling in Ha Long Bay or Cat Ba island must consider certain weather conditions during the the different seasons, such as the summer’s heat or the rain. Summer is very hot but it suitable for more activities on beach.
For Couples
A Travel specialist who understands the best destination for couple in Ha Long Bay and Cat Ba island will focus on a mix of activities an romance.
When you travel on Ha Long bay tours, you must consider travel logistics, safety, and accessibility. The following offers information on important travel considerations during your Ha Long Bay tours or Cat Ba island
Is Ha Long and Cat Ba Island safe for Travel?
Ha Long and Cat Ba is one of the safest place on Vietnam. Tourists can walk down on the island late at night without fear, and people here are always friendly and eager to welcome tourist.
Travel insurance
You’ve booked your dream vacation, now protect it with travel insurance. A wide range of factors can leave your vacation in limbo. Medical emergencies, inclement weather, and unexpected cancellations can cause turmoil for your trip, so in the unlikely event of a disaster, get the travel insurance coverage that provides peace of mind. When booking with The First Travel, if you unlucky in your trip, we sure that deal with your accident faster and convenient for you soon.
For Families
Ha Long Bay and Cat Ba island are a great destination for families. Your travel will specialist has a knowledge of the different activities that can be adapted for children such as swimming, visit a cave, join cooking class or Tai Chi class
For Seniors
Seniors who are traveling in Ha Long Bay or Cat Ba island must consider certain weather conditions during the the different seasons, such as the summer’s heat or the rain. Summer is very hot but it suitable for more activities on beach.
For Couples
A Travel specialist who understands the best destination for couple in Ha Long Bay and Cat Ba island will focus on a mix of activities an romance.
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"Overall our trip was a tremendous experience - all thank to your travel company and Zacasso." Read moreREVIEWED BY TAMARA M.
Travel Review: Luxury Trip to Spain, Madrid, Bacelone, Girona
"Overall our trip was a tremendous experience - all thank to your travel company and Zacasso." Read moreREVIEWED BY TAMARA M.
Travel Review: Luxury Trip to Spain, Madrid, Bacelone, Girona
Overall our trip was a tremendous experience - all thank to your travel company and Zacasso. Read moreREVIEWED BY Hau Nguyen
Travel Review: Luxury Trip to Spain, Madrid, Bacelone, Girona
Overall our trip was a tremendous experience - all thank to your travel company and Zacasso Read moreREVIEWED BY Tuan Anh
