Experience of traveling to Ha Giang by motorbike

What is the best season to travel to Ha Giang by motorbike?

Ha Giang - a place with beautiful scenery, each season, each month has its own beauty, bringing different experiences.

- Spring (around February - April): Coming to Ha Giang during this time, visitors will feel the joyful atmosphere of the local people during the traditional festival season. Attractive games such as buffalo fighting, horse racing, Long Tong festival... or the Tay people's longevity festival.

In particular, February - March is the time when Ha Giang enters the plum and peach blossom season. Visitors will have the opportunity to admire the beautiful scenery of peach and plum blossoms blooming all over the hills and villages.

- Summer (around May - June): This is the time when Ha Giang enters the "flooding season". Tourists can fully admire the picturesque winding terraced fields, a rustic beauty that captivates travel enthusiasts.

- Autumn (around September - November): September - October is the time when golden ripe rice fields are layered on terraced fields. In October - November, visitors will admire the beauty of buckwheat flower fields in full bloom.

- Winter (December to January of the following year): After the end of the buckwheat flower season, Ha Giang enters the season of brilliant yellow mustard flowers. The weather at this time turns cold, the mist covers every morning creating a truly dreamy scene.

What do you need to prepare for a motorbike trip to Ha Giang?

To ensure a safe trip, visitors should prepare carefully before departure. When traveling to Ha Giang by motorbike, visitors should prepare the following items:

- Types of personal documents: Citizen ID card/National identity card/Passport, driver's license, motorbike registration certificate...

- Cash and ATM cards: Tourists should only carry enough cash for travel and keeping money in an ATM card is safer.

- Clothing: Visitors should choose clothes suitable for the weather of each season to bring when coming to Ha Giang. If you go in the summer, you should bring dresses, thin, cool clothes... If you go in the winter, you should bring thick sweaters, thermal shirts, down jackets...

- Personal hygiene items: Toothpaste, toothbrush, towel, wet wipes...

- Medical supplies: Anti-insect bite medicine, bandages, sterile medical gauze, cotton, pain relievers...

- Electronic devices: Smartphones, cameras, backup batteries...

- Food/drinks for travel: Water/mineral water, fast food, canned food...

How many kilometers from Hanoi to Ha Giang?

The distance from Hanoi city center to Ha Giang is about 280 - 300km and most of the route is mountainous, the road is long and winding. Therefore, drivers need to be careful, keep a steady hand on the wheel and observe the front and back according to safety signs. When traveling to Ha Giang by motorbike, it will take about 7 hours to get there.