Dong Van Vietnam 2026: Highlights & Can’t-Miss Experiences
Dong Van is the geographic and cultural heart of the Ha Giang Loop, sitting at 1,000 meters above sea level in the Dong Van Karst
Dong Van is the geographic and cultural heart of the Ha Giang Loop, sitting at 1,000 meters above sea level in the Dong Van Karst
The short answer is yes, you need a valid International Driving Permit (IDP) issued under the 1968 Vienna Convention to legally ride a motorbike in
Ban Gioc Waterfall (Thác Bản Giốc) in Cao Bang province is the largest natural waterfall in Southeast Asia and the world’s fourth-largest border-crossing waterfall. Straddling
The best Ha Giang Loop tour companies are TVPalm, Mr Hung Tourism, Ha Giang Motorventures, Road Kings Ha Giang, and Ha Giang Adventure. These operators
I don’t believe a business can protect a forest. If one day we no longer exist, I still hope Tay Con Linh will be as
There’s a question I think visitors should ask more often before booking a trip. Not just: what does this trip include? But: where does the
Saying no to a trip has never been easy. Especially for a small business in the mountains, where every group of visitors carries very real
A small group doesn’t make a trip special. Tay Con Linh is what forces us to keep groups small. That’s what I’ve come to understand
There are people living very close to us whose work we only truly understand much later. In Tay Con Linh, I have come to know
Some days I do not wish for the rain to stop. When I first came to Tay Con Linh, I would not have said that.
For a time, I thought understanding Tay Con Linh meant going everywhere. Climbing higher. Going deeper in. Finding more new paths. Knowing this place and
Some days in Khuoi My, I do not accomplish much. Wake up. Brew a pot of tea. Walk out to the porch. Look at the
Many people think the more places you know in tourism, the better. I used to think that way too. When I first came to Tay
Some mornings I sit for hours in front of the Rang Cua ridge. I do not read. I do not listen to music. I do
There are tea trees on Tay Con Linh that have stood there longer than many people in the village. They were not planted for tourism.
If you ask us who knows this forest best, the answer will not be a tourism company. Nor a visitor who has come here many
Some mornings we leave Khuoi My before the sky is fully light. Not to guarantee a sighting. But to have a better chance of not
Some visitors ask us: “What is the best dish in Ha Giang?” That is a very natural question. But also a very difficult one to
Some roads become famous too quickly. The Ha Giang Loop is one of them In just a few years, from a remote journey for those
There is one thing very easy to forget when stepping into a highland market. That is: most of the people there did not come because
There is one question visitors almost always ask before coming to Ha Giang: “When is the most beautiful season? That question is easy to answer