Moe Vac to Hagiang was back on the tourist route where many group tours were riding bikes with easy rider options hence every now and then there would be group riders zomming by or comming from the other direction.
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| DT 176 - Construction Roads Cutting Though Mountain sides |
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| Amazing Views along DT176 |
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| DT176 Road Conditins. No rails no barrier just scenic beautiful views. |
I decided to skip Ma Pi Lang Pass and Dong Van although it was the more famous part of the Ha Gaing Loop or rather the must do part of the loop. Two days of long riding made me want to go for a short easy ride and looking at the middle loop part seam more enticing.
The view got better compared from Babe Lake to Moe Vac and the roads were mostly under reconstruction so I would imagine that this part of Ha Gaing Loop will be very popular in the future.
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| Stoping at H'mong Coffee along DT 176 |
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| Coffee with a View - DT 176 |
Coffee shops lined the viewpoint and for being on a touristy route I enjoyed the ammenities of coffee stopping for a view. Weather was also holding up good for me so far with no rain and by noon time, riding was warmer than morning and nights.
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| Another Hot Chocolate Stop with a View - DT 176 |
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| Ha Giang Tour Groups on Easy Rider |
By the time I reached Ha Giang in the evening it was a stopby to Styles Shop to get the chain tighten and oiled for 500km mark. I enquired for the hostel at Sytles and they gave a hesitant reply saying that its expensive to stay here for its VND100,000 and that the hostel were mostly for those people arriving early morning at 4am to crash for free for a few hours before taking the bikes out early morning to hit the loops.
Interesting viewpoint I soppose for their main business was tours and bike and not hostel. I immediatly book the cheapest hostel at Ha Gaing Safari Hostel and it was only VND 50,000 which includes breakfast.
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| Beautiful Views along DT 176 |
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| Beautiful Views along DT 176 |
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| Very Close to Ha Giang DT 176 |
I have no idea how the hostel makes money off that even but riding around Ha Gaing that night to see a bit of the city seams to resonate that Ha Giang was not a place to camp and chill out for a few days but more of a pit stop to grab a bike or a tour and head out towards the more scenic places along the loop.
Traveled on : Dec 2023
