The Ha Giang Loop
From Km0 in Hà Giang city through Quản Bạ, Yên Minh, Đồng Văn (with the Lũng Cú detour), Mã Pí Lèng, Mèo Vạc and Du Già, then back. Pick a stop for the route, photo spots, food and places to stay.
About 350 km · 3–4 days by motorbike
Pick a stop on the loop for the route and photo spots
Ride the whole road
It starts at the Km0 marker, and every kilometre stone is a stage. The stops line both sides of the road: tap one to read its guide.
Start · Km0
Stop 1/7
Hà Giang City
Where every Ha Giang Loop journey begins — on the Lô River, at the foot of the mountains.
Route & photo spots- +45 kmParagliding here
Stop 2/7
Quản Bạ
Heaven's Gate opens onto the Rocky Plateau — and the Tam Sơn valley seen from a paraglider.
Route & photo spotsStop here for
- Flying site · 950 mQuản Bạ take-offThe ridge where tandem paragliders launch on foot, above the Fairy Twin Mountains and the Miện valley. Vehicles up to 16 seats can drive up.
- Landing & paramotor · 450 mQuản Bạ landing fieldA wide landing field in the flat Miện river valley, where the paramotors also take off. 40-seat coaches can get in.
- ViewpointQuản Bạ Heaven GateThe pass on Road 4C that opens onto the Rocky Plateau, looking down on Tam Sơn and the twin mountains.© Benjamin Smith, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- LandmarkFairy Twin MountainsTwo rounded hills in the Quản Bạ valley, best seen from above — a paraglider included.© Surreal Nonsense, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dao village · homestaysNậm Đăm cultural villageA Red Dao village of rammed-earth houses below the mountains, inside the team's free pick-up area.
- Weaving villageLùng Tám linen villageThe Hmong linen weaving and beeswax batik cooperative, right next to the landing field.© Benjamin Smith, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- +55 km
Stop 3/7
Yên Minh
Green pine forests amid grey stone — the rest stop before the climb to the plateau.
Route & photo spots - +50 kmParagliding here
Stop 4/7
Đồng Văn Old Quarter
An old quarter of yin-yang tiled roofs in the heart of the Rocky Plateau, with a lively Sunday market.
Route & photo spotsStop here for
- Pass · viewpointThẩm Mã slopeThe winding slope near Phố Cáo, famous for its road curling between the rocks.
- Pass · viewpointNine-bend slopeRoad 4C folding nine times between Phố Cáo and Sủng Là, best seen from the stop at the top.
- Hmong village · film setLũng Cẩm · Pao's HouseThe Sủng Là cultural village where the film Pao's Story was shot; buckwheat in autumn.
- National relic · Sà PhìnHmong King's Palace (Vương family mansion)The stone and timber mansion of the Vương family, built in the early 20th century: 64 rooms on a turtle-shell mound.© Velvet, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sunday market · lantern eveningsĐồng Văn old quarter & marketOld houses with yin-yang tiles and the 1920s stone market; market on Sunday mornings, lanterns at night.
Detour off the loop
Lũng Cú Flag Tower
A 54 m² flag flying atop Dragon Mountain, at Vietnam's northernmost frontier.
Route & photo spotsStop here for
- Near the northernmost pointLũng Cú flag towerThe flag tower on Dragon Mountain, looking down on Lô Lô Chải village and the border valley.© Leminhel at Vietnamese Wikipedia, public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lô Lô village · homestaysLô Lô Chải villageRammed-earth houses of the Lô Lô people below the flag tower; a UN Tourism Best Tourism Village 2025.
- +20 km
Stop 5/7
Mã Pí Lèng Pass
The legendary pass hanging on the cliffs, with the jade-green Nho Quế River winding far below.
Route & photo spotsStop here for
- Pass · viewpointMã Pí Lèng passAbout 20 km of road cut into the cliffs, high above the Nho Quế river and the Tu Sản canyon.© Khánh Hmoong, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hike · freeCliff walk (Sky Path)A trail along the Mã Pí Lèng cliffs, 2–3 hours on foot; it does not reach the river — avoid in rain or fog.© Hoach Le Dinh, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
Sight beside the loop
Nho Quế River & Tu Sản Canyon
A jade-green river threading between the sheer rock walls of Tu Sản Canyon.
Route & photo spots- +15 km
Stop 6/7
Mèo Vạc
The town at the foot of Mã Pí Lèng Pass, with a lively weekly market and the Khâu Vai Love Market.
Route & photo spotsStop here for
- Hmong village · homestaysPả Vi Hạ cultural villageA Hmong village of rammed-earth houses below the Mèo Vạc end of Mã Pí Lèng; the road to the Nho Quế boat dock passes Pả Vi.© HuangWending18072009, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sunday morningMèo Vạc marketThe biggest highland market on the Loop: corn wine, Hmong skirts, a buffalo and cattle market, from first light.© Benjamin Smith, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- 27th day of the 3rd lunar monthKhâu Vai love marketA once-a-year market of reunions, listed as national intangible cultural heritage.© Hoangvantoanajc, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- +80 km
Stop 7/7
Du Già
A peaceful village in a green valley, with a refreshing waterfall after days of mountain passes.
Route & photo spots
Paragliding here
Finish · about 350 km
Hà Giang Loop in 3D
The real relief of the Rocky Plateau and the real loop road. Tap a stop to fly closer; drag, rotate and tilt as you like.
- Hà Giang Loop
- New Cán Tỷ – Yên Minh road: almost 20 km shorter than Road 4C, beautiful views
- Side roads (Du Già – Quản Bạ, Yên Minh – Mậu Duệ)
- Detour to Lũng Cú
- Road down to the Nho Quế boat dock
- Vietnam – China border
- Quản Bạ flying site
