Ninh Binh to Ha Giang

By bus the journey from Tam Coc Village in Ninh Binh Province to Ha Giang is scheduled to take 8 hours 15 minutes.

Bus Times from Ninh Binh to Ha Giang

There are currently 2 services a day with G8 Sapa Open Tour from Tam Coc Village to Ha Giang available to book online.

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Ninh Binh Bus Stop

G8 Sapa Open Tour services from Ninh Binh to Ha Giang depart from Tam Coc Boat Station Bus stop.

Ha Giang Bus Stop

G8 Sapa Open Tour services from Ninh Binh to Ha Giang terminate at the 223A Nguyen Trai Bus stop in Ha Giang.

About Travel Ha Giang

Located 300 km to the north of Hanoi, Ha Giang is the only significant town or city in one of Vietnam’s poorest and most remote regions.

About Ha Giang

Ha Giang Province is situated on the border with China in a mountainous area generally considered to be part of the foothills of the Himalayas. Slightly over 10% of the province population identify as being ethnic Vietnamese. The rest of the province’s population is made up of members of a diverse range of different ethnic groups, collectively described as ‘hill tribes’, the most numerous of which are the Hmong.

Traditionally the only industry in Ha Giang Province has been agriculture. Fruit and tea is grown at lower altitudes, and corn is grown at higher altitudes and on steeper slopes. An estimated 80% of the approximately 850,000 people in the province line in rural areas.

Tourism is starting to have an impact on the area and its people because selling services and goods to tourists is much more profitable than the hard work of growing fruit and tea in a mountainous area.

Ha Giang City

Ha Giang is a small city by Vietnamese standards, with around 70,000 permanent residents. Despite its small size, the city has a good range of facilities for visitors including around 80 hotels and guesthouses, and over 50 restaurants. Ha Giang City itself, however, doesn’t have any significant tourist attractions. For most leisure visitors, the city is a base for exploring the nearby Dong Van Karst Plateau Geopark rather than a destination in its own right.

Dong Van Karst Plateau Geopark

The Dong Van Karst Plateau Geopark is a name which has been given to a 2,356 square kilometre highland area located to the north east of Ha Giang City. The famous ‘Ha Giang Loop’, which is a 327 km long road route starting and finishing in Ha Giang City, goes around the edge of the plateau passing by many of its main points of interest.

Much of the plateau is elevated 1,400 to 1,600 metres above sea level, and in places the scenery is very dramatic. About 80% of the plateau is limestone karst with steep sided hills particularly in the area’s 4 enormous steep sided valleys, the most famous of which is the Ma Pi Leng Pass which travellers following the Ha Giang Loop pass through. The pass is a very popular place to stop and take photographs.

As well as dramatic scenery, the Dong Van Karst Plateau Geopark is home to around 17 different ethnic groups, all with their own distinctive culture and traditional dress. Some visitors join guided treks and tours which include visiting remote villages and staying overnight in homestays. There are also a number of places you can visit by road in the plateau which provide an opportunity to experience the culture and history of the people who live in this remote part of Vietnam:

• Hmong King Palace: Built in the early 20th Century, the former palace of the local Hmong leader is built largely from wood in traditional Hmong style and features a number of museum style displays of artifacts related to the history of the local Hmong people.
• Dong Van Old Town: Also built in the early 20th Century, Dong Van Old Town is best known for hosting a Sunday market where traditionally young men and women from many different ethnic groups came to meet your future husband or wife. The market is popular with tourists because of the colourful traditional outfits worn by many of the local visitors.
• Pho Bang Village: Pho Bang Village features houses built using a traditional method combining a wooden frame with mud walls.
• Pa Vi Ha Cultural Village: Unlike Pho Bang Village, Pa Vi Ha Cultural Village has modern buildings and hotel style accommodation for visitors. Nonetheless, the village is operated by Hmong people who prepare Hmong dishes for visitors and entertain them with performances of traditional dance and music.