Nachdem ich gebucht hatte, bin ich bei WhatsApp angeschrieben worden, dass ich scheinbar nun mit einem anderen Bus fahren würde, der von einem anderen Ort abfährt und auch noch früher als geplant. Als der Bus mit über 1h Verspätung eintraf stand mein Name nicht auf der Liste, weshalb der Busfahrer noch hin und her telefonieren musste. Es handelte sich um einen anderen Bus als auf den Bildern angegeben ich hatte das Gefühl, dass der von mir gebuchte Bus nicht gefahren ist, da zu wenig die Verbindung gebucht haben und sich nun ein anderes Busunternehmen erbarmt hat mich mitzunehmen. Nach 30 Minuten wurde die erste Pause gemacht, dann knapp 4h nicht. Mehrere Personen haben den Fahrer gefragt ob er anhalten kann, da man auf Toilette müsse, was verneint wurde.
Unfortunately we left about 45 minutes late. The bus itself is quite comfortable. There were also a number of stops to go to the toilet. There were also a number of stops where additional goods were loaded, but this was not disruptive or took a long time. Once we arrived in Ha Giang, everyone was neatly taken to their hostel or hotel. In the end we had an ok bus trip.
ซาปา ไป ฮาซาง, รถบัส เอ็กซ์เพรส 29, Grouptour (Công ty du lịch quốc tế Grouptour), 16 ก.ย. 2023
Driver was very nice and polite. He stopped for us about half way for a toilet break (basic and remote but to be expected). We were happy. He even dropped everyone to their hotels in Ha Giang and a nice surprise to arrive about 20 minutes earlier than scheduled. My one criticism is that unfortunately the seatbelts did not work.
ซาปา ไป ฮาซาง, รถบัส เอ็กซ์เพรส 29, Grouptour (Công ty du lịch quốc tế Grouptour), 22 ธ.ค. 2022
We booked the VIP9 for departure at 07:10. Other passengers booked for 06:30, 07:45 and 08:00 so we were all in the same bus. Leaving at 08:10. Bus was as picturized. 9 seats and comfortable. One blanket per seat. The bus station of Grouptour in Sapa is just a parking lot but at least you can use the restroom of a hotel next to it. Absolutely nothing to see/do/buy in the morning. Bus driver was good although did not speak english. Had a 30 minutes lunch break at a ‚friend‘s place‘ which was fine and cheap (beverages, soups). Finally dropped us at a different location in Ha Giang as stated in the booking but was in our favor.
ซาปา ไป ฮาซาง, รถบัส เอ็กซ์เพรส 29, Grouptour (Công ty du lịch quốc tế Grouptour), 27 พ.ย. 2022
Day before ride the pick up place was changed, so we came there on the time and the van limousine didn't come. After 30 minutes we called to the hotline where we were told, that the bus is broken if we can wait. So we were waiting for another 1,5 hour, when came other bus, sleeper one which was for us ,,update,, because we originally should have limousine van.
We had 2 stops, the drivers didn't told us how long we're gonna stay.
Overall average.