Hà Giang is Vietnam’s northernmost province. Once considered the final frontier for adventurous travel in Vietnam, this borderland has since gained legendary status among independent travellers, principally for a motorbiking itinerary through otherworldly landscapes, known as the Hà Giang Loop. Main roads meander past rippling rice terraces, mountain passes cut cliff faces above turquoise rivers and countryside lanes thread through forests of limestone pinnacles. Hà Giang is also home to more than a dozen ethnolinguistic groups, each with their own language, architecture, apparel and way of life. In recent years, visitor numbers on the Hà Giang Loop have increased, road conditions have improved and tourist services have proliferated. While some road sections can get busy with motorbike convoys, mass tourism has not arrived….yet. Now is the time to ride the Hà Giang Extreme North Loop.
