Ha Giang trekking tours
multi-day walking journeys.
This page owns our published multi-day Ha Giang trekking tours — 4–7 walking days with multiple overnights and wider geography. It is not the complete inventory of every trek, and it is not the homepage specialist gateway. For shorter 1–3 day walking programmes, see Hoang Su Phi and Village Treks.
The published five-day journey is the Dong Van Karst Traverse. The seven-day west-to-east walk is the Hoang Su Phi to Dong Van Hiking Journey. Neither is a 1–3 day Hoang Su Phi or village programme. Custom Expeditions is for requests a published journey cannot handle cleanly. Prefer a journey for your own party? See how private guided trekking works.
Private & Tailor-Made Expeditions — designed from scratch, around you.
The published journeys below are multi-day walking routes with set itineraries on each tour page. This is not another scheduled SKU — it is our bespoke tier, drafted from a blank map around your goals, whether that means a photography commission, a research trip, a family itinerary or a route no published departure covers. Same guides, same safety standard, no template.
Explore Private & Tailor-Made Expeditions
A private 7-day / 6-night hiking journey from Hoang Su Phi terrace country to the Dong Van Karst Plateau — Nam Hong, Ban Luoc, Lo Lo Chai, Dong Van, Ma Pi Leng, Meo Vac and the White Cliff trail in the Ma Pi Leng area — finishing with a private transfer toward Cao Bang City. Designed for travellers who want Northern Ha Giang primarily on foot, not as a conventional motorbike Loop. Walking days are substantial; a private support vehicle appropriate to the group size carries main luggage and handles unsuitable road connections.
Private Hoang Su Phi to Dong Van Hiking Journey
7 days · Demanding · Private · sized to your group
The Dong Van Karst Traverse follows one direction: up onto the plateau from Ha Giang City, across its farming ridges and ethnic-minority hamlets, and out to its most dramatic edge — the Nho Que gorge beneath the Ma Pi Leng pass. You leave the road early and rejoin it only when walking is not the practical way through.
Dong Van Karst Traverse
5 days · Moderate · 4 – 8 travellers
Sample route — a 4-day Hoang Su Phi itinerary idea for planning, not a separate fixed product beside Ban Phung, Nam Hong and Ban Luoc. Use this page as a starting point: valley lodge, Red Dao loop, La Chi Ban Phung and a planned exit in one booking. Ask us to adapt this itinerary, or choose Ban Luoc if three consecutive walking days should dominate.
Hoang Su Phi Rice Terraces
Sample route · 4 days · Moderate
Sample route — a supporting 7-day canyon itinerary with distinct informational intent (rim, river descent, boat crossing, Lung Pu). It is not a second copy of the 7-day Hoang Su Phi to Dong Van flagship and we do not redirect this page blindly. Use this route as a starting point if you want a canyon-week idea; the sellable west-to-east journey remains the flagship.
Ma Pi Leng Canyon Expedition
Sample route · 7 days · Demanding
Custom journey template — a 6-day northern-frontier itinerary idea from Quan Ba toward Lung Cu and Lo Lo Chai. Use this route as a starting point and ask us to adapt it. It is not sold as a standalone fixed product equal to the 5-day karst traverse or the 7-day flagship.
Lung Cu Northern Frontier
Custom template · 6 days · Moderate
Sample route — a slow 4-day Du Gia valley itinerary idea with three nights in the same Tay homestay. Use this page as a planning reference or ask us to build a private version. It is not one of a fixed set of flagship products.
Hidden Valleys Slow Trek
Sample route · 4 days · Easy
Tay Con Linh can be trekked today with local mountain support. The 2,428 m marker is approached on the live Tung San 2D1N corridor when conditions are safe — forest shelter Night 1, summit Day 2, approximately 18 km walking. Cao Bo → Thuong Son is a separate 2D1N without the marker. This page explains current summit options and links to the live programmes.
Tay Con Linh Summit Trek
2 days · Demanding · 2 – 6 trekkers
Landscape and season research for the places these extended journeys cross — read before you compare itineraries.
Dong Van Karst Plateau
UNESCO karst plateau walking and permit context
Dong Van Karst Plateau: A Practical Guide for TrekkersMa Pi Leng Pass
Canyon traverse and exposure research
Trekking Ma Pi Leng: What to Expect on FootLung Cu
Northern frontier and border plateau context
Lung Cu: Vietnam's Northern Frontier for TrekkersMeo Vac
Loop-market and canyon context on extended plateau journeys
The Sunday markets of the far north
How departures are confirmed.
Extended journeys are privately planned after enquiry — each tour page lists pricing, itinerary and confirmation steps. Journal articles do not replace booking on those pages.
- Step 1
Enquire
Tell us your route, dates and group size — by WhatsApp from any programme or tour page.
- Step 2
Confirm
We reply with availability, a clear price and the logistics needed to confirm your departure.
- Step 3
Prepare
You receive what to pack and where to meet before you travel.
Licensed local operator
Hanoi Travel Mate Co., Ltd. (tax code 0110906485) runs every departure listed on this site — not a reseller or marketplace listing. Licensed Local Operator
Local trekking expertise
Ha Giang has no marked national-park trail network. Paths follow irrigation channels, farm decisions, and weather calls made by people who live on the route. Local trail guides from each community negotiate homestay space, read fog on the ridge, and know when a bamboo bridge is safe after rain — alongside English-speaking trekking leads who handle logistics, pace and guest communication.
Transparent enquiry process
No payment on this site. Enquire by WhatsApp; we usually reply within 24 hours with availability, a clear price and what to pack. Booking Terms
No payment on this site
Every departure is confirmed after a direct conversation. Nothing is collected or stored here. Payment Policy
Safety and responsible travel
Personal accident and trekking insurance is included on published hub programmes — see each programme's includes list. Extended journeys and custom expeditions do not include trekking insurance. Community and forest permit fees are included in programme prices where listed and paid to the communes on your behalf. Extended journey and custom permit requirements vary by route. Safety Policy
Community payments stay local
Homestay payments go directly to host families — we do not take a margin on meals or overnight stays. Responsible Travel
- Enquire by WhatsApp — we usually reply within 24 hours with availability, price and what to pack
- No payment on this site — confirmation steps are shared directly after your enquiry
- Published extended journeys: 30% deposit and free cancellation up to 14 days before departure — confirmed for your departure before you travel
- If we cancel your departure for safety or weather before you travel, we offer a full refund or reschedule
- Weather or safety may require a postponed or adjusted route — we confirm options with you, not through the website checkout
Independent profiles for the operating company — not on-site guest reviews.
Which product line fits your dates?
Days alone do not define the trip. A three-day Ban Luoc hub programme and a four-day Hoang Su Phi extended journey cover overlapping geography but differ in pace, product line and booking page. Programme vs Extended Journey.
Hub programme
One to three focused walking days in Hoang Su Phi, Village Treks or Ridge & Cloud — a defined route with schedule and price on the programme page.
Browse programmesExtended journey
Four to seven days across wider geography on a published multi-day route — itinerary and pricing on each tour page under Extended Journeys.
Extended journeysCustom expedition
Private dates, mixed regions or a route that does not match a published programme or tour — designed after enquiry on Custom Expeditions.
Custom expeditions
Local trail guides from the communities on the route, with English-speaking trekking leads on every departure. Guide roles & field notes
Homestay payments go directly to host families — we do not take a margin on meals or overnight stays. Community and forest permit fees are included in programme prices where listed and paid to the communes on your behalf. Extended journey and custom permit requirements vary by route.
Personal accident and trekking insurance is included on published hub programmes — see each programme's includes list. Extended journeys and custom expeditions do not include trekking insurance. Extended journeys list party size on each tour page — commonly 4–10 travellers depending on the route.
No payment on this site. Enquire by WhatsApp; we usually reply within 24 hours with availability, a clear price and what to pack. Licensed Local Operator · Safety Policy