Dong Van Karst Plateau Travel Guide, Ha Giang

Country: Vietnam

Province: Ha Giang

Tinh Ha Giang Holiday Weather today

Date/time of update: November 5, 2024, 12:37 am, Timezone: GMT+7
Broken Clouds

Temperature: 23.41°C
Temperature feels like: 23.48°C
Minimum Temperature: 23.41°C
Maximum Temperature: 23.41°C
Atmospheric pressure: 1022hPa
Humidity:64%
Visibility: 10000m
Wind speed: 0.82m/sec
Wind Direction: 355 degrees
Cloudiness: 72%
Sunrise: 2024-11-04 11:06:55
Sunset: 2024-11-05 10:20:14

Dong Van Rock Plateau (or Dong Van Karst Plateau) in Ha Giang Province is the highland in the most extreme north of Vietnam with majority of the terrain at 1,400-1.600m above sea level and with over 80% of the surface covered by just rocks and with high concentration of rocky peaks of over 2,000m above sea level.

Travel Guide to Dong Van Karst Plateau in Ha Giang

The mysterious beauty of Dong Van Rock Plateau - Ha Giang - Vietnam

Dong Van Karst Plateau Geography

The rocks of Dong Van are said to contain fossils of 400million-600million years ago. The Rock Plateau of Dong Van was admitted to the member of UNESCO Global Geoparks Network on 3-October-2010.

The mysterious beauty of Dong Van Rock Plateau - Ha Giang - Vietnam

The Rock Plateau has the total area of 2,347km2 stretching in Quang Ba, Yen Minh, Dong Van and Meo Vac Districts of Ha Giang Province. The center of the Karst Plateau is Dong Van Town, 150km from the provincial capital town of Ha Giang.

Ethereal beauty of the Dong Van Plateau in Ha Giang Province

The Nho Que River starts its 192km-course from Yun Nan (China) making its flow through the heart of Dong Van Rock Plateau in Dong Van and Meo Vac Districts discharging its water into the Gam River at Bao Lam District of Cao Bang Province. The length of the Nho Que River in Vietnam is 46km; the average altitude is 1,200m above sea level and the average gradient is 18%. Nho Que brings vital source of water for the whole plateau of Dong Van.

Unbelievable landscape at the Dong Van Plateau

Dong Van Plateau Weather and Climate, Best Time to Visit

Dong Van Rock Plateau has a temperate climate with average temperatures of 21-23 Degrees Celsius. It may get up to 27-28 Degrees Celsius in July-August and may drop down to below Zero Degree Celsius in January.

A mountain slope at Dong Van

The best time to visit the plateau is from late November through April during which time it is dry. From late February through April, vegetation on the plateau withers revealing the sheer rock surface: the plateau has a very distinct look!

The weather in the Dong Van Plateau may get unpredictable at times

People and Population in the Dong Van Plateau

There are 17 ethnic minorities who call Dong Van Karst Plateau home which includes: Mong, Tay, Giay, Dao, Nung, Lo Lo, La Chi, Pa Then, Co Lao...These ethnic minorities live on cultivating rice along the basins of the Nho Que River and corn on the rocky mountain slopes.

A road amid rocks at Dong Van

Life may be tough, but most of the local ethnic groups still stick to their century-old traditions. It's easy for a traveller passing by the Rock Plateau to get dumb-founded by watching local people plow in rocks, cultivate crops in rocks, build walls around their home with just rocks...

A dream-like- corner of the Dong Van Plateau

Travel and Tours, Things to do in the Dong Van Plateau

Paradissa offers a wide range of adventure tours to discover the sublime beauty of Dong Van Rock Plateau by jeep and by motorbike. Our trips may range from 5 days to over 10 days. Accommodations at Dong Van are decently clean, though they are not of luxury travel. Please don't hesitate to contact our adventure travel experts for more detailed advice.