About Ha Giang Tourism

Ha Giang Du Lich is no longer a strange name for travel enthusiasts who love to explore, experience and relax. Every year, this place welcomes millions of domestic and foreign tourists because of its wild and charming beauty with beautiful natural scenes, historical sites, and life experiences with the ethnic people here. Ha Giang has become a famous tourist destination not only in Vietnam but also in the world.

Các điểm du lịch nổi bật ở Hà Giang

Ha Giang tourism has long become an extremely interesting destination for both domestic and foreign tourists. With picturesque scenery along with majestic rocky mountain scenery, every year  Ha Giang  welcomes countless visitors. There are too many places to explore in  Ha Giang and dulichvietnam.com.vn will suggest you some of the most unique below:

Heaven's Gate and Quan Ba ​​Twin Mountain

Quan Ba ​​Heaven Gate - 1500m high above sea level, this is the first gateway to Dong Van plateau. In 1939, people built a giant wooden door 150cm thick right at the Gate of Heaven. Once, behind this wooden door was another "world" - also known as the "Autonomous Region of the Meo", including the districts of Quan Ba, Meo Vac, Yen Minh and Dong Van.

Quan Ba ​​Twin Mountain, located next to Highway 4C, 40 km from Ha Giang town. Between the rocky mountains and terraced fields, two strange-shaped mountains emerge, making visitors surprised by the magnificent beauty of the Creator. These two mountains are associated with the poetic legend of Co Tien Mountain.

Dong Van Plateau

Dong Van rock plateau (or Dong Van plateau) is a rocky plateau spreading over four districts of Quan Ba, Yen Minh, Dong Van and Meo Vac of Ha Giang province, Vietnam. On October 3, 2010, the dossier "Dong Van Rock Plateau Geopark" was officially recognized by UNESCO as a Global Geopark by the Advisory Council of the Global Geoparks Network (GGN). . This is currently the only title in Vietnam and the second in Southeast Asia.

Lung Cu flagpole

Lung Cu flagpole is located on Lung Cu peak with an altitude of about 1,700m above sea level, in Lung Cu commune, Dong Van district, Ha Giang province. This is a small point on the Vietnam-China border. If relatively simulating the shape of the Vietnam-China border line into a cone, the two lowest points in latitude are A Pa Chai, Dien Bien and Sa Vi, Mong Cai, and Lung Cu is the peak of the ridge. This cone is also the highest point of the North Pole of Vietnam

King's Palace

After the road is located next to the rows of tall shale trees, the majestic stone gate of the palace of King Meo Vuong Chinh Duc in Sa Phin (Dong Van - Ha Giang) appears on the top of the hill. Vuong Chinh Duc was the head of the Vuong family of the Mong people in Ha Giang a century ago. Rich from growing, processing and trading opium across the border with China and Burma, he dominated the highlands and proclaimed himself king.

Behind the stone gate is the monumental palace building of the mansion. The Vuong family mansion was built in 8 years, costing about 150,000 white silver coins. Most of the builders are Hui from Yunnan and some of the best workers are from the Mongols.

Ma Pi Leng Pass

Ma Pi Leng is the name in the Quan Hoa language, which literally means "the bridge of the horse's nose". But figuratively this name refers to the most dangerous mountain peak, where the mares climb to the top of a miscarriage and die, where the slope is so high that the horse passing through has to die, or the peak stands as high as the mountain. However, according to some indigenous Hmong people, the correct name of the pass is Mao Pi Leng, which means "the bridge of the cat's nose".

Ma Pi Leng peak belongs to three communes of Pai Lung, Pa Vi and Xin Cai (Meo Vac, Ha Giang) in the Dong Van rock plateau with an altitude of about 2000m above sea level, created by a series of sediments consisting of limestone. , iridescent schist, siliceous limestone containing fossils dating from about 426 million years ago, including many slips and cracks caused by mountain-forming activities

Vehicles in Ha Giang

The distance from Hanoi to  Ha Giang  is about 300km, if you are interested in conquering Ha Giang completely by motorbike, you can bring a car from Hanoi, the travel time is about 8-10 hours depending on the speed. as well as the number of members in your crew. And if you are not very excited about running from Hanoi to Ha Giang, you can absolutely take a sleeper bus to Ha Giang.

One option that is now also chosen by many of you is to travel to Ha Giang by bus. From Hanoi, after taking a sleeper bus to Ha Giang, you continue to use the bus routes to the highland districts of Quan Ba, Yen Minh, Dong Van, and Meo Vac. To the center of the district, you can continue to rent a motorbike taxi to move to the attractions. This way may only be suitable for those who go about 1-2 people (especially girls) and cannot ride motorbikes in the highlands.

Cuisine in Ha Giang

Although you are not a foodie, you also know some famous dishes in Ha Giang: egg rolls, Thang Co, Bac Me lam rice, Au Tau porridge (this is special), five-color sticky rice, beef - buffalo guard the kitchen and corn wine (be careful with Ha Giang corn wine, if you don't have an acquaintance, don't buy it because wine cooked with Chinese yeast is a headache to drink.

In  Ha Giang I had dinner at Trung Lan roll cake shop, right near the city square. This shop sells at night. In Dong Van you can eat at Xuan Bang restaurant. In the morning, eat banh cuon at the "grandmother" restaurant located in Dong Van old town.