Day 1: road to Du GiĂ
27 maj, Vietnam â
âïž 32 °C
We stopped along the way multiple times for some cool pictures and the nice road along the side of the mountain.
Melanie is definitely giving me thunbs up for my good driving skills in the lastLĂ€s mer
Ha Giang Loop Day 2: rice fields and twisty roads
27 maj, Vietnam â
âïž 31 °C
Today the goal was to start from Du Già early and go towards the canyon to end our day there, through some beautiful morning mountain views and amazing to drive roads.
First though we had to clearLĂ€s mer
Ha Giang Loop Day 2: Cruising and good Meal
28 maj, Vietnam â
â
31 °C
We reached a wide mountain range with a very large and mostly straight road, good for cruising! Then in search for a place to have lunch we mistakenly passed in front of it and had to backtrack 15LĂ€s mer
Ha Giang Loop Day 2: down to the canyon and boat
28 maj, Vietnam â
â
27 °C
After a small afternoon break for a mango smoothie and a coke zero, we started descending down to the river that creates a lake, the road was very twisty but amazing to drive.
We were worried that ourLĂ€s mer
Ha Giang Loop Day 2: rushing to town before dark
28 maj, Vietnam â
â
26 °C
This streach of road was amazing, probably one of the best in the whole loop, unfortunately we spent a little too much time during the day chilling at coffee places and during lunch and the sun wasLĂ€s mer
Ha Giang Loop Day 2: Ma PĂŹ Lang Pass
28 maj, Vietnam â
âïž 25 °C
Even with the dark coming, we had to make a small detour and checkout the Ma Pì Lang Pass, a sketchy road with a vertical drop on the side and the sunset light made this adventure even moreLĂ€s mer
Ha Giang Loop Day 3: north Vietnam border
29 maj, Vietnam â
đ§ 24 °C
Today we visited the northernmost point of Vietnam (there is a tower there with a big flag) and a small H'mong village north of the northernmost point (is the village the northernmost point then??LĂ€s mer
Ha Giang Loop Day 3: H'mong King's palace
29 maj, Vietnam â
đ§ 22 °C
Today we stopped at the H'mong King's palace (which is not much more than an old wooden house for European standards, but I guess for South East Asian standards it's a really nice house) but beforeLĂ€s mer
Ha Giang Loop Day 3: animals and shortcut
29 maj, Vietnam â
âïž 23 °C
Since the sun was already going down and the rain was coming we decided to take a shortcut through a very high mountain pass, had to avoid some lorries going downhill with flimsy brakes and putting onLĂ€s mer
Ha Giang Loop Day 4: waterfall, rain and cave
30 maj, Vietnam â
đ§ 24 °C
Today we started early in the morning in order to check out what seemed to be a nice waterfall but we had to downclimb a bit to reach it. It was a bit rainy so we decided not to jump in the pool.
ThenLĂ€s mer
Ha Giang Loop Day 4: waterfall detour
30 maj, Vietnam â
đ§ 22 °C
We decided to take a small detour to a waterfall (it turned out to be more than two hours and a really long hike downwards, which later became upwards...) at least we were refreshed by the rain.
TheLĂ€s mer
Ha Giang Loop Day 4: finish line in sight!
30 maj, Vietnam â
đ§ 21 °C
A few more rice fields and a viewpoint later we reached Hà Giang city! Completed the loop and survived without problems! I guess I have a career as a vietnamese easy-rider if I want, even though ILĂ€s mer
Police checks on the bus to Hanoi
30 maj, Vietnam â
â
29 °C
Police stopped the bus searching for someone and we were stuck like this for an hour or so...
But we killed some time playing Cambio (kaboom for my Italian readers)
Hanoi again and goodby Melanie đ
31 maj, Vietnam â
âïž 32 °C
We spend the last two days in Hanoi doing some chores and shopping for small gifts, went for sunset and did some walks along the lake area (almost impossible anywhere else since there are motorbikesLĂ€s mer



































































































































































































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