1. What’s the best time of year to visit Vietnam?
The best time to visit Vietnam is spring (February to April) and autumn (August to October). The temperatures are more moderate and rainfall is lighter. In spring, March and April have the lowest rainfall across all destinations and temperatures are pleasant, though still cool in the far north.
2. Can Australian license drive in Vietnam ?
You must have a valid Vietnamese driver’s license to drive in Vietnam . including for motorcycle 50cc or more . International Driver’s Permits issued in Australia are not recognized in Vietnam.
3. Is a UK driving Licence valid in Vietnam?
Long term UK residents of Vietnam can qualify for a Vietnamese driving licence when they are in possession of a diplomatic ID, temporary residence card or residence card validity for 3 months or more and also a valid UK driving licence or UK issued International Driver’s Permit
4. Can Canadians drive in Vietnam ?
It is strongly recommended that Canadians consider carefully whether they should drive motor vehicles or motorcycles in Vietnam as unfamiliarity with local driving conditions may result in serious injury, or a heavy compensation payment(s) or imprisonment as a result of any accident
5. Is it safe to ride a motorcycle in Vietnam ?
it’s always dangerous if you ignore our advices but quite safe if you respect to our local rules. Actually there simply are no rules. Stick to the basics… ride on the right side of the road, keep your eyes on the road and be alert. People often say “when you’re in ROME, just do like Romans do”. Riding a motorbike in Vietnam is different from driving in Europe or North America, so even if you stick to the rules, 99% chance the locals next to you won’t. So be alert and stay safe! Wear a helmet. … Honk at least 1000 times a minute, you cannot go riding around Vietnam without honking
6. How do I get a Vietnamese motorbike license?
You can just obtain our Vietnamese driving license once you’re long-term officials working & living in Vietnam under the business visa within 6 months or more. But if you are just regular travelers having short-term tourist visa, this seems to be impossible.
7. How can I ride motorbikes legally in Vietnam?
You must be holding our appropriate Vietnamese driving licenses or International Driver’s Licenses
8. Can I ride motorcycle with car License?
it’s totally unacceptable but you must have appropriate driving licenses under our Vietnamese traffic laws.
9. How long does it take to ride a motorbike across Vietnam?
Minimum you take at least 12 days to ride from North to South or vice versa along the coast & on Ho Chi Minh trail.
10 .How much does it cost to rent a bike in Vietnam ?
We’re not used to renting out bikes only but organizing private guided tours, however, in some typical circumstances, we can rent out manual dirt bikes at the cost of US$ 18/bike/day, US$ 28/bike/day and US$ 50/bike/day for the bikes of 125cc, 150cc & 250cc respectively.
11. Can I rent a motorbike in Vietnam ?
of course, you can do this but must show up your appropriate legal documents (Vietnamese driving licenses or IDP, validated Visa in Vietnam & copy of your passport).
12. Can foreigners buy & ride motorbikes in Vietnam?
Yes, you can totally buy & possess a motorbike legally as many other Vietnamese people as long as you act in the laws correctly. Foreigners living in Vietnam can have their national driving license translated to Vietnamese and will be granted a Vietnamese license without passing any exam. … The cost to obtain the A1 license should not be more than USD 50 with an agent. In case you want to ride a “real” bike, a genuine A2 is required..
13. How is traffic in Vietnam?
Some foreigners said traffic in Vietnam is “Busy”, “Crazy”, “Funny” or “Amazing”… and It’s no rules in traffic here , however motorbikes, scooters are still always kings of the Vietnam road…
All of our tours guided by a local experienced riders who know the traffic well and will show you the local traffic rules just in order to ride as safe as possible .what’s more, we will ride you on our safe way by taking you out of busy traffic or taking a muddy, narrow but safe road with a special view.
14 . Where we stay overnight on the tour?
After a long riding day with a lot of activities, We know a comfortable place to rest overnight is a special concern. A relaxed and enjoyable accommodation is not only to state the quality of the tour but also to get the energy back for the possibly hard riding days after.
We can say Vietnam tourism has been developing so well so please do not worried about the accommodations when on tours in Vietnam. We can easily find and stay in a 3 to 5 star hotels in the big cities or touristic areas.
However, the motorcycle tours of Vietnam Motorbike Tour Expert are almost to remote regions where accommodations are not like other big towns, so we’ll stay mostly at the standard hotels or home-stays. But don’t’ worry, they’re surely safe and the equipment are comfortable enough for you:
- Hotels:
Most of the towns we stay during the tour are pretty small where there may be only one or few little basic hotels; however, they have will have most of standard equipment for you to have a safe and comfortable stay such as soft mats, blankets, mosquito nets, Air-conditioning, clean toilets… and free wifi. We sometimes tour through some big cities/touristy areas and we can have better choices to stay in a better 3 or 4 star hotels.
- Home-stay:
Staying with the local family,cooking and having meals with them and sleep in their houses is a special experience which includes in all of our tours. All the families we choose to stay with have special permits from the local government so they’re certificated and they all have nice houses on stilts. Below is the equipment you can expect to have at the homestay: private mats, blankets, mosquito nets, fans, clean toilets…and great view and peaceful atmosphere.
15. How long time ahead should we book the tour and how do we pay/book it?
We usually confirm service/make bookings with tourists around 6 to 8 months before departure. Honesty, we’re not so big Motorcycle Tour Company in Vietnam, our bikes and guides are not unlimited. We’ll close all service when all bikes and guides are fully booked so bookings with us should be made before we’re unavailable especially for the big group from 5 people. When we together finalize everything/agree with the final confirmation to book the tour, we’ll send you a secured link (via the link of OnePay) to pay deposit (30% of the total cost). It’s surely safe, fast and easy with the fee of 3,5% for the local bank. The balance will be paid at our office in Vietnam by cash or credit cards.
16. Is there always a support vehicle on the tour or just a guide/Mechanic?
Having a support vehicle or not is an optional. The tour price does not includes support vehicle. The support vehicle is recommended for all the our Motorcycle tours in Vietnam so that it can carry all your things and keep them dry and clean. Depending on the length of the tour and the number of riders, we give you the right price for the support vehicle. Please contact us for more details!
17 . What about Foods/Drinks on the tour?
All meals on the tour are inclusive in the tour price, vegetarian food can be accommodated. However the drinks is not included. We would like to say food on the tours is one of the most important reasons to make our clients come back for more. We serve almost local Vietnamese food on the tour. Generally, Vietnamese food is light but it’s surely not boring and so healthy. We can be sure all food is fresh with a lot of vegetable. We sometimes choose a basic roadside restaurant for meals but food is always fresh and plenty to choose. Such as famous PHO (rice noodle soup), BUN CHA (special noodle with grilled pork), NEM (Spring rolls)…The local people have different methods to cook so we can be sure you can have different food for each meals during the long motorcycle tours in Vietnam.
18. What should I bring and what will I do with my bags during the tour?
Indochina Motorbke Tours team will always advice what to bring with you basing on where your motorbike tour heading to, when or how long your tours will be. Besides, All the Vietnam motorbike tours will depart from our bike store where we are ready helmets, gloves, bright reflecting jackets…but we are sure that yours things will fit you best so it’s very good if you can bring all your necessary things with you along the tour. Below is a sample list of what we need for a motorbike touring in Vietnam:
- Motorbike riding jacket, helmet, gloves, boots (rubber boots for rainy season in North Vietnam from May to September), summer gloves, balaclava, t-shirt, socks & underwear, long sleeved shirt, turtleneck shirt, extra jeans, light jacket, leather chaps, zip-lock bags, riding boots, bandanas, sunglasses and goggles.
- Personal items: basic toiletries, emergency cash, sunscreen and earplugs.
- Emergency items: first aid kit, emergency contact number, list medical conditions, list medications, flashlight, chargers and duct tape.
- Miscellaneous: small towel, bath towel, trash bags, bungee cords, camera and cargo net.
During the tour with us, we can store the un-necessary bags/suitcases with us safely at the office or bike store. For some riders do the Ho Chi Minh trail motorbike touring or for riders who start and end the tour in a different places we can help to transport the bags/suitcases (or un-necessary things during the trip) from the starting point to the ending point with a friendly price.
For more questions, please contact us!