Doing the Ha Giang Loop Without A Guide? There are a few essential thing you are going to need to pay for if you are not booking an all inclusive tour. I am also going to share with you all the places we stayed and ate at. I’m going to break down all the costs for each day to make it easy for you to see exactly how much money you’ll need. So by the end of this blog, your question “How Much Money Do I Need For The Ha Giang Loop?” will be answered. This cost will cover 4 days 3 night.
Motorbike – Insurance
We rented our motorbike from KiKi’s House where we stayed for a few hours before setting off on the loop, as we had arrived at 3am in the morning and needed to wait for everything to open up. We booked a night so we had somewhere to rest for a few hours, this cost 200,000VND (£7).
The price for the motorbike included 2 helmets & 2 arm/shin pads. They gave us a map of the route and offered to keep my suitcase as we only rented one bike and had space for our backpack. We highly recommend getting a Semi-Automatic or Manual bike so you are able to control the gears better on the steep hills to come.
Motorbike -720,000 VND (£25.35)
Insurance – 320,000VND (£12)
Day 1
Accommodation based on 2 people sharing
- Thài Tam Motel in Dông Văn 360,000VND (£13)
Food
- Breakfast at KiKi’s House 30,000VND (£1.06)
- Tea at Heaven Gate View Point 25,000VND (£0.88)
- Lunch at Nha San Ngan Chai 80,000VND (£2.80)
- Dinner pot noodle 15,000VND (£0.52)
- Snacks 30,000VND (£1.06)
Petrol
- Full Tank 50,000VND x2 (£1.80)
Extra Cost
- Toilet fee 5000VND (£0.18)
- Yen Minh Pine Forest View Point Donation 10,000VND (£0.40)
Day 2
Accommodation based on 2 people sharing
- Du Gia Stream Lodge including dinner and breakfast 1,200,000VND (£42)
Food
- Breakfast at Nha Hang Oanh Hieu 25,000VND (£0.88)
- Snacks and Drinks at most Northern point in Vietnam 60,000VND (£2.12)
- Lunch at Tu San Coffee 90,000VND (£3.17)
Petrol
- Quarter tank 20,000VND (£0.70)
- Full tank 50,000VND (£1.80)
Extra Cost
- Lung Cu Flag Tower 50,000VND (£1.80)
Day 3
Accommodation based on 2 people sharing
- Ha Giang Hostel including breakfast 310,500VND (£11)
Food
- Snacks 40,000VND (£1.40)
- Lunch/Dinner at Mr Hung Bar and Restaurant 200,000VND (£7)
Petrol
- Full tank 50,000VND (£1.80)
Extra
- None
Day 4 – This was optional for us as we completed the Loop earlier than expected, because of the bad weather we had on the first day we had missed out on some of the view points, so we decided to redo the first quarter of the loop again and it was worth it.
Accommodation
- None as we were leaving on a sleeper bus to Ninh Binh
Food
- Coffee 25,000VND (£0.80)
- Pot Noodles 15,000VND (£0.55)
- Snacks and drinks 100,000(£3.50)
Petrol
- Full tank 50,000VND (£1.80)
Extra
- Toitel fee 5,000VND (£0.18)
