Kieu Lieu Ti: A Guide to One of Ha Giang's Quietest Ridge Treks

Kieu Lieu Ti is a local and ethnic-language alternative name for Chieu Lau Thi — the same 2,402 m mountain above Hoang Su Phi, not a separate peak. For primary mountain context — altitude, exposure, seasons and booking programmes — read the Chieu Lau Thi trekking guide first.

This page documents the historical three-day traverse that used the local name in its product title. Trekking operations on that itinerary are currently unavailable, and we are not accepting bookings for it at present — the route description below is kept online for research and trip planning.

When it operated, the route began at Ta Su Choong, spent two nights in wooden mountain shelters and finished through cloud forest and ancient Shan tea in Cao Bo. It was one of Ha Giang's quieter ridge treks because there were no villages between the two shelters, with a middle day combining a pre-dawn summit walk and 18 km on the exposed spine.

When the route operated: Day one climbed 11 km to a shelter below the summit. Day two was the 18-km spine day — summit dawn, open ridge, mossy forest and a second shelter. Day three descended 13 km into the Cao Bo tea valley.

The route was rated Demanding, requiring confidence with long days, uneven ground, cold exposure and two consecutive shared shelter nights. This detail is kept for research; it is not a current itinerary.

Trekking operations on the Kieu Lieu Ti three-day traverse are currently unavailable. Tay Con Linh cloud forest from Cao Bo and Tay Con Linh from Tung San are operating 2D1N programmes on Ridge & Cloud when departures run October through April — not year-round and not June through September. When the traverse operated, it shared that October through April window with no June through September departures; that detail is kept below for research.

If a high-mountain walking experience is what you're after, our current Chieu Lau Thi programmes remain open for booking on the same 2,402 m mountain — the Ta Su Choong summit approach without the long second shelter day.

Can I book Kieu Lieu Ti now?

No. Trekking operations on this route are currently unavailable, and we are not accepting bookings for it at present.

How difficult was Kieu Lieu Ti?

It was rated Demanding, with 42 km over three days and an 18-km, eight-to-nine-hour upper-spine day.

How many nights were in shelters?

Two. Both were shared wooden mountain shelters with bunks, sleeping gear, a stove and no reliable signal.

What's available now for a similar experience?

Our current Chieu Lau Thi programmes remain open for booking on the same 2,402 m mountain. For terrace and village walking, see Hoang Su Phi.

This route page is kept online for research and trip planning, not as an active itinerary.