I have been exploring the world for about 8 years and traveling Vietnam by motorbike is still one of my all-time favorite adventures. Whether exploring the whole country by bike or just doing a motorbike day tour, a motorbike adventure is something you have to experience when traveling in Vietnam.
Motorbikes are a part of life in this country with 37 million of these vehicles registered. Cruising on the highway you see many very interesting things. A family of four on a scooter on the road is a common occurrence. Pigs, chickens, building material, or any other cargo are often tied to motorbikes in ingenious ways. Traveling in Vietnam I met a couple of backpackers in Hanoi selling bikes following a South to North bike trip. Stories of their trip sounded unreal and when I realized how cheap buying a motorbike is I started planning my trip! A week later my travel buddy Ryan and I explored the Ho Chi Min way on our customized Honda motorbikes. Don’t feel like making such a big biking commitment? Book a day tour and experience a bit of the Vietnam motorbike tour!
Motorbike Tours
There are excellent options for guided motorbike tours to experience Vietnam by bike in a safe way. Go on a fun tour on the roads of Ho Chi Minh, Hanoi, or Hoi An exploring the cities with an experienced driver on a foodie, sightseeing, culture, or shopping tour.
Check out these awesome tours, all highly rated with good reviews. When you pick a tour always check for plenty of good ratings and read a couple of reviews!
Da Lat Motorbike Tours
Dalat Full day Easy rider motorbike tour – I did this one-day tour in Dalat and it was fantastic! This beautiful place in the highlands was one of the highlights of our 2 months in Vietnam. Exploring the area sitting on the back of a motorbike and taking photos. Visit pagodas, ethnic minority villages, vegetable farms, and a coffee plantation. Stop at a silk factory. Drink Kopi Luwak coffee and eat crickets.
Ho Chi Minh Motorbike Tours
4-hour urban scooter adventure – Highly rated tour with many reviews. A good mix, a little bit of everything; city streets, markets, tourist sites, and food. Picked up from your hotel, learn about historical landmarks and events in Ho Chi Minh City, and view unique architecture. Along the way, you’ll be revitalized by hearty bowls of flavorful noodle soup, experience some street food tour options, walk the biggest flower market, a floating market and experience the contrast of Saigon neighborhoods like the District
.Morning Market Motorbike Adventure – Experience the more ‘off the beaten track’ markets with these fun, knowledgeable locals by bike. Get picked up from your hotel, explore interesting markets in Ho Chi Minh beyond the usual Ben Thanh Market. See the best of Saigon’s markets in the morning, interesting fresh produce, flowers & animals market – experience the most wonderful and weird sides of Saigon
Ho Chi Minh Midnight tour – Explore Ho Chi Minh’s streets at night and go beyond district 1 seeing different areas’ cultures and lifestyles. Visit different districts from the modern developing city to old towns, aged apartments, local midnight markets, and an old Mafia area, make a stop at the Haunted House of Saigon! Taste some traditional Pho or Banh Mi on the way, and go to the vibrant nightlife of Bui Vien Street with cheap eats, bars, souvenir shops, and more! This tour has hotel pick-up and drop-off services.
XO Motorbike Tours offers something unique, a company with all women drivers that can take you on a variety of great tours in the cities of Ho Chi Minh and Hoi An.
Hanoi Motorbike Tours
Hanoi Sightseeing Bike Tour – Very popular bike tour in Hanoi. Start off with a visit to the Hanoi Opera House, make your way to the French Quarter, the Ho Chi Minh mausoleum, the One Pillar Pagoda, the oldest Buddhist temple, the Tran Quoc Pagoda, and ride through the 36 Old Streets of Hanoi known as the Old Quarter, enjoy the diverse history, architecture, and products on this tour.
Why Vietnam is Perfect for a Long Distance Motorbike Tour
Vietnam is a long, narrow country, perfect to cross without missing anything.
Since everybody owns a motorbike there are many very cheap bikes on the second-hand market.
Selling your bike won't be a problem.
Bike repairs are cheap and easy.
Vietnam uses the Latin alphabet, making it possible to understand road signs.
Ho Chi Minh Trail was a system of mountain and jungle paths and trails that ran from the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam) to the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam) through the kingdoms of Laos and Cambodia. The trail was used by North Vietnam during the Vietnam war to get troops and supplies into South Vietnam.
In recent times a Ho Chi Minh Highway was constructed by paving over old sections of the trail, creating a 1,000-mile paved road from Hanoi to Saigon only running through Vietnam.
Is it safe to ride a motorbike through Vietnam?
It is definitely not the safest way to spend a couple of weeks. Thousands of motorbikes, no traffic rules and it doesn’t look like local people need a license. Huge intersections without traffic lights. Twelve-year-old kids driving scooters everywhere (how scary can it be if twelve year old’s do it?). Many trucks and buses are on the road. A recipe for an interesting adventure, not for road safety. An organized group tour by bus is definitely safer. Singing born to be wild on my little motorbike and almost getting run over by huge buses made some memories I will always cherish. Just be careful.
I will strongly advise you to invest in insurance World Nomads Vietnam insurance is an excellent option and you can get insured with them even if you are already on route. I don’t work for World Nomads, so go and check it out and read the fine print. You can get an immediate quote here. You will need a license to be covered.
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