3D3N | Private Open Car

A brand-new 2025 vehicle with an air-conditioned cabin at the front and an open-air compartment at the back — and you can switch between the two at any point in the day. Sun and 360° views when the weather is good; shade and air-conditioning when it isn't.

It sits between the two. You get the open-air feeling of a motorbike without the helmet, the fatigue or the licence — and the shelter of a car when you want it. No riding experience needed at all.

No. Your licensed local chauffeur handles all the driving — no licence, no IDP, no paperwork. You sit back and take it all in.

The night before your tour, accommodation in Ha Giang City is included free of charge — at the room standard set by this tour. Arrive late from Hanoi, shower, sleep and have breakfast before you set off.

On the road you get a private en-suite room every night — never a dormitory, never shared with other travellers. Room type (one double bed or two singles) depends on availability on your dates; tell us your preference when you book.

Groups of three or more: to keep the per-person price low, we place guests in twin rooms wherever possible. An odd number shares a twin room with two large beds rather than paying for a single — so a group of three shares one twin, and a group of five takes one twin plus one twin.

Want a room entirely to yourself? Just tell us — we charge only the difference in room cost, nothing on top.

Both happen on this tour, and both are normal. Some departures have one local guide who also drives — a single person with you for the whole journey. Others have a separate guide and driver, depending on who is available on your dates.

Either way you are looked after by experienced locals. We can't guarantee or arrange one format over the other in advance, so we'd rather tell you honestly up front than promise something we can't hold to.

Ha Giang has no airport. You fly into Noi Bai International Airport (HAN) in Hanoi, then travel north by road — we can arrange that leg for you.

Our driver meets you at:

• Terminal T2 (international) — Column 1, Level 1, right outside Arrivals on the ground floor
• Terminal T1 (domestic) — Arrival Gate E1, at the domestic arrivals exit

The driver calls you before arriving — there is no name board, so keep your phone on. Allow 10–15 minutes after landing for immigration and baggage.

Flight delayed or changed? Message us on WhatsApp and we reschedule free of charge. Full details: Airport Pickup Points.

Yes — it is legally required for all international travellers on most of the Loop, including Lung Cu, Dong Van and the Ma Pi Leng pass. Riding without one risks a fine and being turned back at the checkpoint.

On this tour we arrange it in advance, free of charge. Send a photo of your passport via WhatsApp to +84 904 044 772 after booking — thirty seconds of your time, and we handle the rest.

After you submit a booking, we check real accommodation availability for your dates and send you a secure payment link — within 30 minutes between 7:00 AM and 11:00 PM Vietnam time (GMT+7), or within 1–7 hours outside those hours.

A 30% deposit through that link confirms your booking. We accept OnePay (Visa, Mastercard, Amex, JCB) and bank transfer, and we cover all card fees — the amount you see is the amount you pay, with no 3–4% surcharge.

The remaining 70% is due on arrival at our Ha Giang office, by cash, card or transfer — whichever suits you.

Cancellation terms: Booking & Refund Policy.

Yes — there is ample boot space, so you can bring everything along and nothing gets left behind.

If you would rather travel light on the road, leave your large bags at the HagiangTrips office free of charge — locked up and waiting when the tour returns.

Carrying anything valuable? Tell us before you hand the bag over. Cash, passports, bank cards, jewellery, a laptop, camera or drone — we write it down and lock it in the office safe, separately from the luggage, and hand it back to you in person when you return. Anything valuable left loose inside a bag you did not declare is at your own risk.

A canvas cover pulls over the open compartment in minutes, and you can move into the air-conditioned cabin at any point in the day — so weather never traps you. Your driver is a licensed local. Every tour includes travel insurance up to 200,000,000₫.

If conditions turn genuinely dangerous, such as a storm or a landslide, we do not drive. In that case you get a free date change, or a 100% refund with no deductions.

Honestly: almost certainly not on this trip — and we would rather tell you now than at a checkpoint.

The entire Ha Giang region sits inside restricted airspace on the Ministry of National Defence map. Not a few spots — the whole loop. And "restricted" does not mean fly carefully: both prohibited (red) and restricted (amber) zones require a flight permit from the Ministry of National Defence, applied for at least 7 days ahead under Decree 288/2025/NĐ-CP.

Two things make Ha Giang harder than anywhere else in Vietnam:

• Flights in border airspace also require notification to China under the land border agreement between the two countries
• Foreign visitors cannot apply alone — the law requires a Vietnamese organisation or individual to act as guarantor

"But mine is under 250g." There is an exemption — recreational drones under 0.25kg are exempt from the flight-permit requirement — but it applies only outside prohibited and restricted zones, and even then you must notify the local military or police beforehand. Ha Giang is inside a restricted zone, so the exemption does not help you here.

See it for yourself at cambay.mod.gov.vn — red is prohibited, amber is restricted. Ha Giang is unmistakable at a glance. Full details, including how to apply and what the fines are: our drone rules page.

HagiangTrips does not apply for flight permits and does not act as guarantor. Our staff and guides have no authority to approve a flight and will ask you not to launch.

If you choose to fly without a valid permit, you do so entirely at your own risk and responsibility. Any fine, confiscation of equipment, or liability arising from it rests with you alone.

Yes — vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free are all catered for, along with allergies and other restrictions. Tell us when you book so our team and the homestay families can prepare properly. These are home kitchens in remote villages, so a day's notice genuinely matters.