See & Do

History & Heritage

Historic buildings, landmarks and the stories behind the road.

Ha Giang Town

The roadside marker in Ha Giang town where every Loop trip begins — a symbolic starting point and the first photo of the journey.

A small old quarter of tiled-roof houses at the foot of the mountain — the most common overnight stop in the north of the Loop.

A Lo Lo village of old rammed-earth houses right below Lung Cu flag tower, named one of the Best Tourism Villages by UN Tourism in 2025.

A national flag tower on a hilltop near Vietnam's northernmost point, reached by a climb of several hundred steps.

A small, slow old town in a valley near the border — a few kilometres off the main road, quieter and less visited than Dong Van.

A wide valley on the road to Dong Van, home to Lung Cam village and the old Hmong house made famous by the 2005 film Pao's Story.

A stone-and-timber mansion in the Sa Phin valley, built in 1898–1903 for the family that governed the area at the time.

A once-a-year festival market near Meo Vac, held around the 27th day of the third lunar month — part legend, part reunion, part highland fair.