VIETNAM 7-DAY ADVENTURE
Hanoi → Ha Giang · 7 days · from $310 · $99 deposit holds your spot
Ready for mountain air and northern Vietnam's rawest landscapes? Kick things off diving headfirst into Hanoi's electric street food scene before taking on the legendary Ha Giang Loop, a 4-day mountain ride through towering peaks, epic passes, and authentic village homestays.
Welcome to Vietnam! Touch down in historic Hanoi, check into the hostel, and enjoy some free time to settle in. Tonight, kick things off with a welcome drink at the hostel to meet your crew. End the night with optional free karaoke and a pub crawl.
Activities: Welcome drinks, Hanoi street food & bia hoi night
Get to know the dynamic energy of Hanoi on a guided walking tour led by the local team. Stroll around Hoan Kiem Lake, marvel at St. Joseph's Cathedral, and finish up watching trains squeeze down famous Train Street. (Vietnamese coffee tasting — optional add-on). Tonight, test your trivia skills with a music quiz before hitting the nightlife.
Activities: Guided Hanoi walking tour (Hoan Kiem Lake, St. Joseph's Cathedral, Train Street, Vietnamese coffee tasting (optional add-on))
Meals: Breakfast
Enjoy an easy-going day in Hanoi before making the journey north toward Ha Giang. Arrive, check in, and get your gear ready for the ride ahead. Rest up tonight — the official 4-day Ha Giang Loop adventure starts first thing tomorrow morning!
Meals: Breakfast
Wake up in Ha Giang, rally your crew, and ride straight up into the mountains. Day 1 is all about high-altitude energy: sweeping views, twisting passes, hidden waterfalls, and crisp mountain air. Settle into your first local homestay tonight.
Activities: Ha Giang Loop riding (mountain passes & hidden waterfalls), homestay experience
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
This is the ride you'll be talking about long after you head home. Conquer bigger peaks, tackle wild winding roads, and ride the legendary Ma Pi Leng Pass. Stop for panoramic viewpoints over the valley before wrapping up another epic evening in the mountains.
Activities: Ma Pi Leng Pass ride, panoramic mountain viewpoints, local homestay
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Blend culture, history, and unreal scenery as you head toward Vietnam's northern frontier. Explore ancient villages, ride deep into remote mountain landscapes, and spend another unforgettable evening sharing meals and drinks with your homestay hosts.
Activities: Northern frontier & ancient village exploration, homestay dinner & drinks
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Take on the final stretch of the loop! Ride through hidden roads, jungle-covered passes, and secret waterfall spots back toward Ha Giang. Say goodbye to the bikes and catch a shuttle transfer back to Hanoi with a crew that now feels like family.
Activities: Jungle passes & secret waterfalls ride
Transport: Transfer back to Hanoi
Meals: Breakfast, lunch
Wake up in Hanoi and enjoy one last breakfast together with the group. Say your farewells before heading home, or talk to the team about extending your trip south to Ninh Binh and Hoi An!
Meals: Breakfast
Not at all. 82% of our guests come solo, and the trip is built for solo travellers.
Most guests are 23 to 31. Trips are 18+ and nobody over 39 joins.
No. No 60-person coach tours: groups are capped at 20, you stay in Mad Monkey backpacker hostels, and free time is built in.
No problem. The crew plans non-drinking options every night.
You can swap your dates, gift the trip to someone else, or save it for later with the Lifetime Deposit Guarantee.
You get a booking reference by email straight away. There's no minimum group size, so the trip always runs. If fewer than 5 travellers are booked 10 days before departure, we'll give you a heads-up and you can cancel if you'd rather travel with a bigger group.
7 days before departure. It's charged automatically to the card you paid the deposit with, and we email you a reminder beforehand.
Yes, from the moment you book.
You're entered into a prize draw for a 7-Day Indonesia ALL IN trip, and 2 free nights are added to your Mad Monkey loyalty account, valid for 3 months from your booking date.
The $99 deposit is non-refundable. The balance is fully refundable up to 60 days before departure, 50% refundable up to 30 days before, and non-refundable after that. If we cancel a departure, you get a full refund automatically.
Yes, it's required. SafetyWing and World Nomads are good options.