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We are a family-run hostel, motorbike rental, and tour company located in Ha Giang City.
We help all kinds of travelers in organizing their journey around the Ha Giang Loop. It is a span of mountains in the north of Vietnam that can be explored by over 400 km of roads. Our company is dedicated to providing tour services for guests to safely explore the loop and discover all its beauty and secrets. At our hostel, we provide sleeping accommodations, motorbike practice and rental services, and tour information meetings. We are located next to the river in Ha Giang, close to shops, cafes, parks and lots of other restaurants. The Ha Giang Loop is the highlight of Vietnam for many travelers, and you will likely encounter many foreigners along your journey around the mountains!
As a volunteer, we expect you to assist us in the following;
1. Reception Work: As an English speaker, your ability to communicate with our guests is very important. More than anything else, assistance with front desk tasks such as checking guests, signing motorbike rental agreements, and helping guests purchase bus tickets would make everything much easier for our staff and our guests.
2. Tour information: After you settle in at the hostel, we ask that you participate in one of the tours around the Ha Giang Loop. Your knowledge and experience of the loop are very valuable to our guests, especially those who have not ridden a motorbike before. You can either take one of our bikes (semi-automatic or manual) or ride on the back of a bike while one of our experienced riders takes you around the loop.
3. Hostel Improvement: Your opinion matters to us! We want to know how we can improve our hostel to improve the guest experience! If there is anything about the room layout or decor, sleeping arrangements, or motorbike rental process that you believe is lacking in any way, please let us know! We are eager to refine our business!
Ann is the hostel manager. She is super friendly, really helpful, and always happy! She knows the Ha Giang loop inside out and she will provide you with all the information you need to navigate your way through the mountains. Our staff is really friendly, always laughing and making jokes. They will help you with whatever you need and answer any questions you have regarding the work. The staff would greatly benefit from speaking English with you and will gladly teach you to speak Vietnamese. The owner is very welcoming and makes everyone feel like part of the family!
We offer a variety of meals, usually consisting of fried rice with meat and vegetarian options. We have family lunch (volunteers and staff) and family dinner (volunteers, staff, and hostel guests) every day. This is always a fun time where we share food, stories, and good laughs. It is a great way to meet local people and fellow travellers. While we are happy to cook for you, we strongly encourage you to explore Ha Giang City and try the local cuisine! Occasionally we will invite you to go out with us to our favorite restaurants!
Types of help and learning opportunities
Charity Work
Art Projects
Language practice
Teaching
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
Hospitality/Tourism
General Maintenance
Help with Computers/ Internet
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
1. Language and Culture: You will be able to learn Vietnamese, Tay, Dao, and Thai (which are ethnic groups living in the mountains) languages, exchange cultures,s and learn how to cook northern Vietnamese food
2. Motorbike skills: You will be able to learn 3 types of motorbikes: automatic, semi-automatic, and manual.
3. Guests: You will have the opportunity to talk to travelers from all over the world.
Help
The main job is to explain the details of the Ha Giang Loop and to help guests check-in and rent motorbikes. It is highly recommended that you explore the loop before you begin working at the hostel. We will teach you everything you need to know including how to operate a semi-automatic motorbike!
Languages
Languages spoken
Vietnamese: Fluent
English: IntermediateThis host offers a language exchange
We are looking for English speakers to help us improve our language skills. Additionally, we are eager to teach Vietnamese if you are interested!
Accommodation
Dorm room with your own storage locker. You will be sharing this room with the guests. Each bed has a privacy curtain. Bathroom amenities are shared by both genders, and toilet and shower stalls are private. We also provide laundry services which cost 45k/kg (dong). Additionally, we have a pool table, bar and snacks.
What else ...
You can explore Ha Giang and its surroundings!
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
We are happy to give you a flexible work schedule that will allow you to do your own work. Please let us know if you require a specific environment to allow you to do your work. We are happy to help you in any way possible.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
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Sharing daily life with other volunteers created a unique sense… read more
The day to day is pretty easy going. Áine and Alice are a dream and will help you out whenever you need it. What really made our time special here was getting to know other volunteers, goofing around with the boys, and spending time with the awesome drivers. Don't miss the opportunity to… read more
The team is great, the boys are so much fun and Āine and Alice will help you out with whatever you need.
I felt truly at home and would recommend this place to anyone who likes being around people and having a good time.
The work is easygoing, the food is good, and the team is friendly and super nice. It truly feels like being part of one big family.
Since there weren’t many volunteers, we worked every day for four… read more
This was my first Workaway ever so I will take my time to write the full story! Due to circumstances it's quite late but I went to Vietnam on the 22nd of september. Beforehand we had already decided what my tasks would be like and what I could expect.
Landing in Hanoi, it was total chaos. I was very glad when I called the hostel and… read more
I know It's late feedback but I have to say thanks alot to you for all your help during your stay, friendly and helpful.
Wish you all the best from hostel team, hope to see you again.
Regards
Ann
I felt really good there for the month I stayed in this place, bong is a great boss and a really funny and nice person, kiều was always smiling , helping and giving good vibes. All the boys , duc ,nang and kiên are the most lovely boys I've met in Vietnam had so much fun with… read more
Kiều (the receptionist) is also incredibly… read more
I know It's late feedback but I have to say thanks a lot to you guys for all your help during your stay, friendly and helpful.
Wish you all the best from hostel team, hope to see you again.
Regards
Ann
Our family had such a beautiful time together with you, you are Wonderfull, alway happy and a lot of energy. Thanks a thousands for all your help.
All the best from hostel team
Ann
The working times at… read more
Afterwards I stayed for another 10 days in the hostel to volunteer at the reception. I should have stayed longer! It… read more
The hostel is run by a family of really nice people who genuinely want to get to know you and find out how you can help to improve the hostel. The hostel is really clean and has facilities like a pool table, PlayStation and they have a really cute little… read more
You are amazing person, working hard. Thank for you idea to help us improve our hostel, we had a good time working together
Hope to see you in someday
All the best from the hostel team!
We had suck a good time working together, you are hard working and amazing person.
Thank for all your help
All the best from the hostel team
Regards
Ann
After that I worked for 10 days. The work mostly included helping at the reception, talking to guests about the Ha Giang Loop, helping with… read more
Everyone made me feel at home, we shared every lunch and dinner (delicious!) with the staff .
I worked for their Website Design, Social media management and some times in the Reception.
Thanks for Manager Ann for Hosting me. I really miss you… read more
Wish you all the best
from the hostel team
First of all, the Hostel is just amazing. Understanding how much effort was needed to have this hostel running like we found it is just mindblowing: the staff keeps every… read more
The team is really welcoming and friendly, and the food is amaizing !
There is not so much work during the day, but we had to stay their waiting for the guest. Our hours was… read more
I definitely have gained some confidence talking to other travelers. Everyday I was constantly challenged to better myself, whether it was learning how to cook the perfect waffle,… read more
I been helping in the reception and giving information at the people abut the loop!
Im so happy to meet people like them!!! Thanks a lot guys for this fantastic time!!!
I really miss you and I hope see you soon!!!!
I stayed 2 weeks in February at this hostel. Normally I worked at the reception (welcomed guests, explained them the loop and checked the bookings) and at one of their 2 restaurants.
The stay was nice and every day we had lunch and dinner together. The work was also easy and I could ask all of the staff if I had any… read more
We don't know how to appreciate enough Ms.Cliohna for what she had been doing for the HOstel Ha Giang. We are so proud of Miss Cliodhna, God brought her to help people, not only to develop our hostel, but also to help Vietnamese people overcome the most difficult time, she created an account calling for charitable donations to… read more
