Ha Giang – Ba Be Lake (Bac Kan) – Ban Gioc Waterfall (Cao Bang) – Meo Vac – Ha Giang

BIG LOOP 8 DAYS 9 NIGHTS

Why travelers love this tour 🌟

🌍 The biggest and most scenic loop in Northern Vietnam (not just Ha Giang)
🌊 Ba Be Lake + Ban Gioc Waterfall + Ma Pi Leng + Me Pia Pass in one journey
🏡 Stay with real local families – Tay, Nung, Dao, H’Mong – Tay, Nung, Dao, H’Mong
🧭 Travel on less-touristic roads
🍲 Authentic culture, food, and mountain life
📸 Perfect for photography and adventure lovers

💰Price: 790 USD $ / per person (sit behind the driver)

Included ✅

✔ 🏍️ Motorbike + fuel
✔ 👨‍✈️ Local driver
✔ 🛏️ Accommodation (private room )
✔ 🍜 Breakfast – Lunch – Dinner
✔ 🎫 Entrance fees + Boat tickets
✔ 🗣️ English-speaking guide
✔ 🛡️ Travel insurance
✔ 🚌 Round-trip sleeper bus tickets
✔ 💧 Bottled drinking water
✔ 🪖 Helmet – protective gear (knee/elbow pads & gloves)
✔ 🌧️ Raincoat
✔ 👕 Free Dragon Team T-shirt

Not included ❌

✅ No hidden fees — all taxes and service charges included

✖ 🍻 Alcohol, personal expenses

NIGHT 1 🚌 | HANOI → HA GIANG

VIP cabin bus picks you up in Hanoi (8:45, 10:45, 11:45, 16:00, 18:45, 19:30 → ~7 hours)
You can change the pick-up point to Ninh Binh / Sapa / Cat Ba
Arrive in Ha Giang, check in, and sleep until morning

DAY 1 🏍️ | HA GIANG → BA BE LAKE (BAC KAN)

07:45 breakfast – 08:30 meet the guide – 09:00 start
The route is not a tourist route
Stop for photos and have lunch at a local restaurant
17:00 check in homestay next to Ba Be Lake
Have dinner with the host family
Overnight in Ba Be (Night 2)

DAY 2 🚣‍♂️ | FULL DAY BOAT TOUR ON BA BE LAKE

Boat tour for the whole day on Ba Be Lake, visiting Puong Cave – Hua Ma Cave – Dau Dang Waterfall
Lunch at a restaurant by the lake with fresh local food
Afternoon go back to homestay to relax
➡ Since you stay 2 nights, no need to check out. Just lock your room and leave the key at reception
Overnight in Ba Be (Night 3)

DAY 3 🏔️ | BA BE → CAO BANG

Beautiful mountain road with few tourists
Stop for sightseeing and have lunch at a local restaurant
17:00 arrive in Cao Bang City, check in homestay
Evening explore Cao Bang cuisine
Overnight in Cao Bang (Night 4)

DAY 4 🌊 | CAO BANG CITY → BAN GIOC WATERFALL

Ma Phuc Pass (a beautiful limestone mountain pass)
Phia Thap Incense Village (an old village of the Nung ethnic people with traditional incense making for hundreds of years)
Co Chay Hill Vinh Quy (golden grass hill in the dry season, cinematic scenery)
Nguom Ngao Cave (a magical cave with million-year-old stalactites)
Stay near Ban Gioc Waterfall
Overnight at Yen Nhi Homestay (Night 5)

DAY 5 🌄 | BAN GIOC WATERFALL → PAC BO

Ban Gioc Waterfall (top 10 most beautiful waterfalls in the world, between Vietnam and China)
Truc Lam Pagoda (pagoda on the mountain with panoramic view of the waterfall)
God’s Eye Mountain (a unique geological symbol of Cao Bang)
Pac Bo Cave
Overnight at Tay ethnic homestay – Pac Bo (Night 6)

DAY 6 🌀 | PAC BO → ME PIA PASS → MEO VAC

Lenin Stream – Pac Bo Cave (emerald-blue stream and historical site where President Ho Chi Minh lived and worked during the resistance period)
Me Pia Pass (the famous 14-level pass, winding like a silk ribbon on the mountainside – one of the most spectacular roads in Northern Vietnam)
Arrive in Meo Vac in the evening
**Overnight at Pa Vi Mong Village (Night 7)** – Pa Vi Mong Village is a traditional H’Mong settlement surrounded by karst mountains and rice terraces — peaceful, authentic, and perfect for sunset photos.

DAY 7 ⛰️ | MA PI LENG – DONG VAN – YEN MINH – QUAN BA

Ma Pi Leng Pass (one of Vietnam’s “Four Great Mountain Passes”, with the magnificent Tu San Canyon)
Dong Van Old Quarter.
H’Mong King’s Palace (stone castle where the powerful Vuong family lived)
Tham Ma Pass
Lao Va Chai viewpoint (terraced fields and rocky mountains, hidden spot with few tourists)
Lung Tam Linen Village (traditional handmade Hmong linen weaving)
Dao Herbal Bath (traditional herbal bath to relax and recover), dinner with host family
Overnight in Nam Dam – Dao ethnic homestay (Night 8)

DAY 8 🌿 | QUAN BA → HA GIANG CITY

Quan Ba Heaven Gate
Fairy Twin Mountains (natural twin stone peaks, symbol of Quan Ba)
Tam Son Market
Hidden cave in the forest (18 km from the main road, completely untouched with beautiful stalactites)
Bac Sum Pass → Ha Giang City
Take a shower, rest, and have dinner with Long’s family – the founder of Dragon Team