An authentic Tea Tour & Homestay with a Tea Exporter - If you're hesitating booking this tour because there are a million choices, know that this tour is so incredibly special and in my opinion, better than the Ha Giang Loop. The last thing I wanted was to be part of a huge group, wheeled around to the same restaurants, in a hostel with other tourists. This is NOT that. We did a private custom 3 night tour with 1 night in Cao Bao mountain in a very authentic homestay with a pu'erh tea maker (dreams). This first day was my absolute favorite. If you don't have time for the whole loop I suggest doing one night here. The views were spectacular, we didn't see one other tourist the entire time. We had the best food (7 plate family style) by stopping at a homestay on the way, still think about that farm fresh food, and visited ancient tea trees, got invited to a H'mong wedding and tried some ancient tea, and even learned how to brew it on the fire & pack it in bamboo! I was able to buy tea directly from the tea maker as well, and was so beautiful to live with the locals for one night. The best part about this was that Hieu knows so much about almost everything lol. He knows a lot about tea because he's a tea exporter, and knows how to source clean quality leaves. This tour was born out of his own expeditions searching for high tea. He also learned all about growing coffee and practices health & wellness, and will not mess around with food. A curious guy! Hieu's wife also made us a spectacular meal after day one right before we headed on the Ha Giang loop, still thinking about these two meals, they beat the michellin's we had in Hanoi! We did 2 nights on the loop and saw really spectacular views, and stayed in really nice places. It was a lot of riding on the back of a bike, so be prepared for that! I loved that this tour was small/private as we really just chatted with Hieu & Two, learned a lot about Vietnamese culture, and FINALLY got authentic food we had been hoping for. Most importantly I felt so safe the entire time. We at first wanted to ride it ourselves but read all the blogs, and reddit posts detailing how dangerous this loop was. In the end we 100% made the right decision, was really nice just taking in the views and enjoying the ride. They never drove too fast, and anytime the road was weird I was able to walk (this happened on the first day not on the loop, because this area is very remote) This tour was the hardest trip planning decision we had during our 3 week stay, and by far was the highlight of our trip. In terms of affordability, the price was *the same* as those group tours, but you stay in a hostel, so why not support the small small businesses in Ha Giang versus the party loops?! If your goal is to connect with the locals this is IT.

Best guide, amazing experience - How can explain my gratitude about this lovely guide I recommand you 1000% to do motorbike tour with him! He know a lot about culture, he’s extremely kindly, smily, funny. We loved this amazing local experience with him, authentic, awesome. Thanks you my friend 🙏🏻❤️