Some roads you drive. These ones you ride.
The Ha Giang Loop on the back of a local rider. Paris from a vintage sidecar. Saigon street food at the speed of the traffic. Reviews of the motorbike tours worth booking, with what each costs and who does the riding.
Hairpins on the Ha Giang Loop, northern Vietnam
Four motorbike rides to build a trip around.
A mountain loop, a coast road, a night of street food and a sidecar in a European capital. What each costs, and what the people who rode it say.
01The big loopHa Giang Loop 4 Days 3 Nights Motorbike Tour with easy RiderFour days on the karst plateau behind a local rider. No licence needed, just a firm grip on the grab rail.
02The coast roadEasy Rider private tour via Hai Van pass from Hue – Da Nang – Hoi An (1Way|Loop)The Hai Van Pass between Hue and Hoi An, your bag strapped to the back and the sea below the bends.
03The night outHo Chi Minh City Street Food Tour & Sightseeing By MotorbikeSaigon street food from the back of a motorbike, with a rider who knows which alley has the queue.
04The European oneParis Vintage Private City Tour on a Sidecar MotorcycleParis from the seat of a vintage sidecar while somebody else handles the traffic.
Vietnam by motorbike: pick the mountains, the pass or the city.
In Vietnam the motorbike is how everybody travels, so a motorbike tour is the local way in rather than a novelty. The rides split into a handful of very different trips. Here is what each costs to book.
★★★★★★★★★★ 5.0 · Ha giang loop 3days and 2nights with easy rider · from $200
The Ha Giang LoopThree or four days on the far-north plateau, nights in homestays.
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The Hai Van PassA day over the coast road between Hue and Hoi An.
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Easy rider toursA local rider drives; you sit behind and take the photos.
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Saigon food runsAn evening of street food in districts you would never find on foot.
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Out of HanoiLonger rides north to the mountains, collected from your hotel.
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Where motorbike tours are worth the flight.
Northern Vietnam for the mountain loops, the central coast for the pass, Saigon for the food. Then Spain, France and the Himalaya when you want sidecars, Andalusian bends or altitude.
Do you need a motorcycle licence for a motorbike tour?
Not if somebody else is riding. On an easy rider tour, a sidecar outing or a street-food run you sit behind or beside a local driver, and no licence comes into it. Riding yourself is different. Vietnam expects a licence that covers motorcycles, which for most visitors means an International Driving Permit with the motorcycle category, and most travel insurance stops paying out for anyone riding without one. Rentals, dirt-bike days and self-ride loops are where the question matters.
The motorbike tours more riders book than any other.
Browse every motorbike ride →The rides that fill up first, from Saigon street-food runs to a sidecar through Barcelona, and what earns each one its place.
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Hanoi Motorbike Tour: Food, Culture and Fun by Vintage Motorbike
Ride through Hanoi with an English-speaking guide and local motorbike driver. You’ll pass backstreets, Ba Dinh Square, Long Bien Bridge, and Train Street, then eat at Hidden Gem Cafe. Guides such as Louis, Seven, Oggy, Mason, and Mike are known for adding history, humor, and local insight. Hotel pickup is offered in and around the Old Quarter.
From · $55
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Saigon By Night and Street Food By Motorbike | Opt: Ao Dai Riders
from $37
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Private Street Food Tour by Motorbike/Car with Local Students
from $45
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Street Food Tasting & Sightseeing Tour by Motorbike
from $27
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Top Notch Street Food Motorbike Tour In Ho Chi Minh City
from $29
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Private Street Food Motorbike Tour in Ho Chi Minh City
from $55
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Barcelona Private Tour by Sidecar Motorcycle
from $199
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Hanoi Motorbike Tours Led By Women: Hanoi By Night Foodie Motorbike Tours
from $69
Multi-day motorbike tours: three days, four, or the full expedition.
Pack one small bag and leave the rest at the hotel. The longer rides run on homestays and mountain passes, from the classic three-day Ha Giang Loop to eleven days over the Himalaya to Ladakh.
- 1High Quality Small Group With Easy Riders 3 Day + Private Roomfrom $265
- 23D2N TOUR WITH EASYRIDERS 150cc (group 4-10Pax + private rooms)from $185
- 33-Day Motorbike Ha Giang Loop with Easy Riderfrom $227
Saigon street food by motorbike, once the heat breaks.
Ho Chi Minh City eats on the pavement and moves on two wheels, so the food tour comes with a scooter seat. A rider collects you from the hotel, threads the evening traffic and stops wherever the plastic stools are full.
Three motorbike rides nothing else can copy.
A minibus can drive the Ha Giang Loop and a taxi can cross the Hai Van Pass. Neither is the point.
The Ha Giang Loop
A circuit of roughly 350 kilometres through the far north, up on the Dong Van karst plateau against the Chinese border. The road climbs the Ma Pi Leng Pass above the Nho Que gorge and drops through Hmong market towns. Most people ride it over three or four days behind a local easy rider, sleeping in homestays where dinner ends with rice wine.
- 1Ha Giang Loop 4 Days 3 Nights Motorbike Tour with easy Rider★★★★★★★★★★ 5.0 · 972 reviews
- 2Ha giang loop 3days and 2nights with easy rider★★★★★★★★★★ 5.0 · 718 reviews
- 33-Day Motorbike Ha Giang Loop with Easy Rider★★★★★★★★★★ 4.9 · 501 reviews
The Hai Van Pass
The old road climbs about 500 metres over a spur of the Truong Son range between Da Nang and Hue, with the sea on one side and cloud on the summit most mornings. Trucks take the tunnel underneath, which leaves the bends to motorbikes. Easy riders run it one way between Hue and Hoi An, stopping at the fort on top and the lagoon at Lang Co.
- 1Easy Rider private tour via Hai Van pass from Hue – Da Nang – Hoi An (1Way|Loop)★★★★★★★★★★ 5.0 · 1,542 reviews
- 2Easy Rider From Hue Da Nang Hoi An Via Hai Van Pass With Mister T★★★★★★★★★★ 5.0 · 769 reviews
- 3Hai Van Pass Motorbike Private Tour with Mister T Easy Rider★★★★★★★★★★ 5.0 · 742 reviews
The vintage sidecar
The Ural sidecar outfit, built on a 1930s BMW design, turned out to be the most charming way to see a European capital. You sit in the chair, the driver deals with the cobbles and the roundabouts, and the machine draws a crowd at every stop. Paris, Barcelona and Lisbon run the best of them.
- 1Barcelona Private Tour by Sidecar Motorcycle★★★★★★★★★★ 5.0 · 1,750 reviews
- 2Paris Vintage Private City Tour on a Sidecar Motorcycle★★★★★★★★★★ 5.0 · 417 reviews
- 32hr Retro Motorcycle Sidecar Oslo Highlights Tour★★★★★★★★★★ 5.0 · 115 reviews
Motorbike tours in Europe: sidecars in the cities, mountain roads beyond.
Europe does the motorbike tour differently: shorter, dearer and built around the machine, from a vintage sidecar to a rented BMW or Harley for the passes. Spain has the most choice, Paris the most charm.
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What a motorbike tour costs, from a food run to a week in the saddle.
Every ride on the site, grouped by what it costs. Some of the best evenings in Vietnam come in under the price of a hotel dinner.
Saigon and Hanoi food runs, half-day city rides and the tours led by local students.
Full days: the Hai Van Pass, the Da Lat waterfalls, an hour in a European sidecar.
Ha Giang Loop packages, guided BMW and Harley days, and the Himalayan expeditions.
Four motorbike tours to book before you land.
Most city rides can be arranged the night before. These four run on small groups, short seasons or a single rider whose diary fills up well ahead.
- 01Ha Giang Loop 4 Days 3 Nights Motorbike Tour with easy RiderSmall groups cap the number of bikes, and October, when the buckwheat flowers, sells out first.
- 02Hai Van Pass Motorbike Private Tour with Mister T Easy RiderA private easy rider carries one passenger over the pass a day, so the best-reviewed riders book out weeks ahead.
- 03Himalayas: 11 Day Motorbike Expedition To Ladakh (North India)The Himalayan roads to Ladakh are open roughly June to September. Outside that window there is no ride.
- 04Paris Vintage Private City Tour on a Sidecar MotorcycleEach outfit carries one or two passengers and only a few run in Paris. Weekend slots go early.
Vietnam by motorbike, from the Chinese border down to Saigon.
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The latest motorbike rides to join the list.
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Private Shore Excursion from Phu My Port: Food & Sights by Motorbike
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Ho Chi Minh city Sightseeing or Midnight nightlife by motorbike
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Saigon Half Day Shopping Tour by Motorbikes – KissTour
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Ho Chi Minh City Street Food tour by Motorbike at night
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