(If you are lucky enough to visit Dong Van on a Sunday, you are in for a treat! Early every Sunday morning the market square is transformed into a colorful plethora of people selling and buying their goods. More than a dozen tribes from the surrounding area meet here each Sunday to sell their goods, all of them in traditional dress.)
7:00 – Wake up in the fresh mountain air, enjoy some breakfast, and take in the amazing view one last time before saying goodbye to your host family.
Drive down Ha Giang stop 15km west from Dong Van to visit the Vuong palace which the Mong people built for their own King, from where the last H’mong king ruled his people. Entangled into this humble palace is the cultural, political, and military history of this amazing region and its people.
Then it’s back onto the bikes for another scenic meandering to This park offers a unique blend between staggeringly beautiful natural landscapes and unique cultural experiences and local heritage. It presents a page cast in stone, right out of geography and history books. This park is teeming with vital information ranging from insights into biological diversity, archaeology, palaeontology and anthropology.
We take the road towards Dong Van district, ambling along the famous Ma Pi Leng Pass. The Ma Pi Leng Pass is arguably one of the most beautiful mountain passes in the world, and we promise that you’ll be extremely thankful towards your expert Easy Rider driver. If your head isn’t completely dizzy from the heights you can stop for some pictures along the way. Here you can stand on the steep cliffs of the Nho Que river valley and watch the emerald green river carve its way through the mountains and towards the sea. Once you reach the highest point of the Ma Pi Leng pass we strongly recommend just taking a moment, spreading your arms and taking it all in. For a moment, you might even believe yourself a bird. Then get back on the bike and continue your journey..
It’s time to stretch your legs as you follow a local guide and visit some of the villages that were but spots on the horizon just moments ago. Learn how the local H’mong people live in harmony in this mountainous landscape and take in the view of the aptly named Happiness road from on high..
17:00 – Having arrived in Meo Vac you’ll have some dinner. Meo Vac is somewhat of the tourist heartland of Ha Giang. Overnight at guesthouse