Karst Plateau Geopark tours in Ha Giang provides amazing tours for travelers to explore Dong Van Karst Plateau Geopark in Ha Giang, where is located at an altitude of 1,000m-1,600m, belonging to 4 districts of Quan Ba, Yen Minh, Meo Vac, Dong Van (Ha Giang Province), the 2,350km2-Dong Van Karst Plateau is one of Viet Nam's special limestone areas, housing prominent imprints that depict the development of the earth’s crust.
How to get in: From Ha Giang City, visitors travel on National Highway 4C for 43km to Quan Ba. Continuing on this highway through Can Ty Pass, pine forests, steep drops, deep ravines, and razor-sharp turns, visitors will reach Dong.
Overview: Up to 80% of the karst formations of Dong Van Plateau are limestone formed by environmental conditions and different development stages of nature. A survey conducted by the Viet Nam Institute of Geosciences and Natural Resources revealed the finding of 13 fossil - geological formations and 19 paleontology groups in Dong Van. The paleontology groups have helped scientists draw a complete picture of development history in terms of the geology of Dong Van Karst Plateau.
The location of Dong Van Karst Plateau Geopark
Ha Giang Province is a mountainous area in the north of Vietnam where is covered more than 7,884 sq km, to share the border with Tuyen Quang province in the South, Lao Cai and Yen Bai provinces in the West, Cao Bang in the North-west, Yun Nam, and Quang Xi provinces (China) in the North with a borderline of over 274 km in length.
For climate in Ha Giang with temperature is cool throughout the year and the air is fresh so Ha Giang attracts many tourists in Vietnam and overseas around the year. To attract travelers with the natural beauty spots such as the rocky highlands, vast primeval forests, mysterious caves, hundred-year tea plantations, and several rivers, springs, waterfalls, and mineral springs.
Another hand, Ha Giang has cultural and traditional diversity with 22 ethnic groups are living together creating preciously cultural value. In the Sunday markets (Dong Van, Meo Vac), different ethnic groups come to the markets to trade and also to have fun and eat. To discover Ha Giang by taking part in active trips such as trekking, local market, homestay, or boat trip when travel to explore Ha Giang.
