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Hoang Su Phi terraced rice fields and Ha Giang Northern Loop
From Hanoi to Hoang Su Phi by bus
There are serveral buses from Hanoi to Ha Giang, you can either book in advance or purchase the one way or return ticket from My Dinh Bus Station.
The bus schedule: 7:00 – 8:00 – 15:00 – 16:00 – 17:00 – 20:00.
Bear in mind that the bus takes 6 hours of driving, so if you choose the afternoon or the night buses. You will arrive Ha Giang at 2:00 or 3:00 in the morning. This will disrupt part of your trip because its not easy to check-in that early for any accommodations. You might take a nap at the transport company until 6:00 which is not comfortable.
It is necessary to specify with the driver that you go to Vinh Quang, Hoang Su Phi before leaving. So when the bus arrives at the Tan Quang junction (a stop before the arrival to the city of Ha Giang), you will change the bus once and continue 58km.
Bus Cau Me: 0946 445 099 or 0912 848 216
Bus Bang Phan: 0915 223 171
Bus Hien Luong: 0972 423 636
Bus Ngoc Son: 0913 036 456
If you would like to explore amazing Hoang Su Phi by motorbike, you can contact the number +84 866 1968 78 by whatsapp or visit the website https://hagiang-motorbike-tours.com
The first stop: rice terraces in Hoang Su Phi
In the morning, you will first visit the rice terraces in Hoang Su Phi. In the beginning of April until the end of October. The period April - July: flooded terraces season. The period mid-September - October: the harvest, the rice fields become all gilded.
You will immerse yourself in an area of about 3000 ha of terrace covering 6 villages Luoc, San Sa Ho, Phung, Nam Ty and Thong Nguyen.
Phung Village is far from the highway, so it's very quiet here. The rice terraces of the village lie on the steepest slopes of Tay Con Linh mountain.
From Vinh Quang Village, follow a small pass of 30km to get to the center of the village.
Luoc Village and Phung Village are two places where you can contemplate the highest rice fields. A deeper, slower, more interesting discovery in the high mountains of the North.
If you would like to stay longer in the rice paddies area, you can trek with Hoang Su Phi Lodge local guide. The hike allows you to climb the rice terraces of the villagers, have lunch with ethnic family and discover their way of life.
Phin Ho Village is another village in Hoang Su Phi District. The Phin Ho Village includes 44 families and more than 200 Red Dao. It is a small and poorest village in Hoang Su Phi District. Arriving in Phin Ho, it is essential to visit Shan Tuyet - Ancient Tea Gardens, three or four hundred years old. A precious heritage of the Red Dao ancestors, this type of tea has a light taste and well flavor.
It is a good idea of stay overnight at Dao’s family , you will have chance to discover a lot of specialties in their cultural or even religious life.
Try to wear their traditional costumes.
Second Stop: Thon Tha – Ha Giang
Moving on the next destination of your northern loop adventure by visiting some minority ethnic villages in Ha Giang. There are small hamlets around Red Dao and Black Dao. On the stony dirt road, you will meet the villagers who are doing their work in the rice fields from very early in the morning.
Thon Tha Village is a little further, this village belongs to Tay ethnic group. The Tay have less colorful traditional costumes than the Black Dao. Visit the village, explore the unique culture of Tay people and the traditional art of Tay people like poems, folk tales, dances and humorous stories.
