In this episode I explore a bit of Hanoi, the second biggest city in Vietnam. Making my way along the biggest tourist attractions before attending possibly the greatest adventure to be done in Vietnam. The Ha Giang Loop.
Happy it helped you out. You should absolutely do the loop, its a must and you will not regret it. If you want to go for a bit more party and nightlife, go with the Jasmine Hostel tour, I've heard people love it too. If you rather want to have it a little more intimate I can only suggest Ha Giang hostel. Mitigate your chances wasting a day being super hung over :D Just be aware, to see the entire country you must have at least 3 weeks, i had three, only made it to Hoi An really, taking a flight from there to Ho Chi Minh as I no time left and still felt really burned out at the end.
@@motkawon Thanks for the tips :) I'm staying for 2 weeks, besides Ha Giang, and flying out from Ho Chi Minh, no other plans, probably add some place in the middle of Vietnam, maybe Hoi An, maybe not. Leave something for the next time, hahaha ;)
Hey, not entirely sure but I think around 185USD for self driver 3days/2nights tour. With an easy rider it's just a few bucks more. I booked it through my Hanoi hostel. All the hostels there do have partnerships with Ha Giang tour operators.
We did the loop with “Authentic Ha Giang” tour company. We paid 460 for me, my wife and an easy rider. We had private rooms and did 4 days. There was happy water, but no techno party atmosphere. Included was a night of accommodation before and after the tour plus round trip on VIP sleeper bus from Hanoi. It was just the 3 of us on the loop tour.
I lost connection flying it around the Mua Cave viewpoint in Ninh Binh. It crashed into the mountain. Funnily it was found and sent back to me months later when I was back home and it still worked. Found a new owner since.
Pretty much just a cute name for a stomach bug/food poisoning from bacteria in the food and water. Western tourists get it all over Asia but in Indonesia it seems to hit more people than in other places. Also once people survived Indo, Thailand and Vietnam seem fine 😂 don't know about India tbh
@@motkawon Ah! thats interesting but also scary. Happy that it did not effect you a lot. Haven't heard such a thing in India but wont be surprised if those spices don't agree with the westerners😂
the landscape in this loop is so surreal!
It absolutely is!
Thank you for this video!
You're welcome. Thank you for watching!
I'm traveling to Vietnam in 4 days, and this video is super helpful. I'll definitely do the Ha Giang Loop, thank you!
Happy it helped you out. You should absolutely do the loop, its a must and you will not regret it. If you want to go for a bit more party and nightlife, go with the Jasmine Hostel tour, I've heard people love it too. If you rather want to have it a little more intimate I can only suggest Ha Giang hostel. Mitigate your chances wasting a day being super hung over :D Just be aware, to see the entire country you must have at least 3 weeks, i had three, only made it to Hoi An really, taking a flight from there to Ho Chi Minh as I no time left and still felt really burned out at the end.
@@motkawon Thanks for the tips :) I'm staying for 2 weeks, besides Ha Giang, and flying out from Ho Chi Minh, no other plans, probably add some place in the middle of Vietnam, maybe Hoi An, maybe not. Leave something for the next time, hahaha ;)
Hi Tom, how much did you pay for the tour? And did u book it in advance or at arrival?
Hey, not entirely sure but I think around 185USD for self driver 3days/2nights tour. With an easy rider it's just a few bucks more. I booked it through my Hanoi hostel. All the hostels there do have partnerships with Ha Giang tour operators.
Awesome, thank you
We did the loop with “Authentic Ha Giang” tour company. We paid 460 for me, my wife and an easy rider. We had private rooms and did 4 days. There was happy water, but no techno party atmosphere. Included was a night of accommodation before and after the tour plus round trip on VIP sleeper bus from Hanoi. It was just the 3 of us on the loop tour.
@@ChrisSlack sounds pretty alright to me with private rooms and bus transfer etc. all included.
what happened to your drone?
I lost connection flying it around the Mua Cave viewpoint in Ninh Binh. It crashed into the mountain. Funnily it was found and sent back to me months later when I was back home and it still worked. Found a new owner since.
Thank you for sharing.whats the name of the tour company
It's called Ha Giang Hostel. Can only recommend! Like most hostels in Ha Giang they all offer their own tour.
Hey Tom, what exactly is that bali belly phenomena?
Pretty much just a cute name for a stomach bug/food poisoning from bacteria in the food and water. Western tourists get it all over Asia but in Indonesia it seems to hit more people than in other places. Also once people survived Indo, Thailand and Vietnam seem fine 😂 don't know about India tbh
@@motkawon Ah! thats interesting but also scary. Happy that it did not effect you a lot. Haven't heard such a thing in India but wont be surprised if those spices don't agree with the westerners😂