15 Half-Day Motorbike Tours Worldwide Worth Booking

1.Hue Half-Day Motorbike Tour – Authentic Countryside of Vietnam, History, Culture

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 143 reviews · from $36Our pick

Ride as a passenger with a licensed local driver on a private four-and-a-half-hour tour of Hue. Visit Thanh Toan Bridge, a rice museum, village workshops, Vong Canh Hill, Tiger Arena, Thien Mu Pagoda, and a local market. Guides such as Mr Happy and Von add humor, history, photos, and careful riding.

“My family and I joined the local tour around Hue with our wonderful guide, Happy. It was a wonderful way to see and experience the local area. Thank you Happy and your two other guides.”

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2.Half-day Motorbike Tour in Phu Quoc Island

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 82 reviews · from $50

Ride a small automatic motorbike from Duong Dong with guides such as Vu, Huy, Jack, or Si. After basic instruction, follow quiet roads and rough forest tracks to a pepper farm, Ganh Dau Cape, Phu Quoc National Park, Starfish Beach, and a floating village lunch. A driver can take over if you are not confident riding.

“What a thoroughly fun day out. Vu was the perfect host, very easy to get on with and caring. It was my first time on a scooter, its not for the faint heartedly the town traffic is very different to handle than what we face in the UK. That said oRead more”

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3.Half-Day Hanoi Foodie Tour by Motorbike

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 69 reviews · from $50

Ride through Hanoi with an English-speaking guide such as Anna, Liam, Ruby, or Aaron, visiting the Old Quarter, Hoan Kiem Lake, Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, Tran Quoc Pagoda, and West Lake. You will eat at local food stops, try egg coffee, and see parts of Hanoi most visitors miss from the back of a motorbike.

“This was the best tour of my trip! My guide “Aaronn” was so much fun and showed me spots I never would have found on my own. I recommend this tour so much!”

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4.Private Half-Day Hanoi Food Tour by Motorbike

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 60 reviews · from $52

Spend four hours seeing Hanoi from the back of a motorbike, with stops at Hoan Kiem Lake, the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, West Lake, Train Street, the Temple of Literature, and the Old Quarter. Your guide handles the driving, explains the sights, and orders lunch plus traditional egg coffee for you.

“We had a WONDERFUL tour. Our two guides were lovely, friendly, informative and very SAFE on our scooters. We are 69 and 70 a YOUNG 69 and 70 and a little anxious as all our companions were doubting our choice of a tour, but it was fabuRead more”

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5.Half-Day City Tour by Motorcycle

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 49 reviews · from $40

Ride behind an English-speaking guide from Easy Rider Nha Trang, with guides such as John, Kevin, Stephen, Stefan, Monkey Boy, and Happy Buddha. Visit Ponagar Tower, Long Son Pagoda, craft villages, bakeries, rice fields, and a fishing village. Choose pillion riding or self-drive if you are an experienced motorcyclist.

“We had a lovely day with our guides/drivers monkey boy, Stephen and Kevin. They took us off the beaten track to see pagodas and rice fields. We felt very safe and had a great time. They spoke excellent English and were very knowledgeable.”

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6.Half-Day Hue City Motorcycle Private Tour with Driver

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 40 reviews · from $24Best value

Ride through Hue with a private driver such as Quoc or Tz, stopping at up to four sites you choose. Visit Khai Dinh or Tu Duc Tomb, Thuy Tien Lake’s abandoned waterpark, and Thien Mu Pagoda. The tour includes pickup, private transport, bottled water, and flexible timing, while entrance tickets cost extra.

“A great day from the moment my ride arrived. Very good being able to modify the trip to suit myself. Driver Quoc has very good English and he knows the city well because it is his hometown. Thanks so much.”

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7.Lisbon Half-Day Handpicked – Private Vintage Sidecar Experience

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 30 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.)

You’ll explore Lisbon in a vintage motorcycle and sidecar with a private English-speaking guide, including Fred when available. The 3.5-hour route links Belém’s riverside monuments with Alfama, Chiado, Sé Cathedral, the National Pantheon, and city viewpoints. Pickup is offered, and you can finish anywhere in central Lisbon.

“Great fun ….a cool way to explore the city of Lisbon and surrounding landmarks. No other motorbikes with side cars spotted which makes this company unique. Fred our guide was attentive, good local knowledge and kind. Certainly the most memorable motorbike ride I have ever had! Loved it… good value and a great way to see Lisbon within 3 hours…..dodging cars and tourists was fun too!”

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8.Half-Day Guided Hanoi Motorcycle Tour with Hotel Pickup

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 24 reviews · from $55

Ride through Hanoi behind an experienced female driver with stops at Hoan Kiem Lake, the Old Quarter, Ho Chi Minh Complex, West Lake, Long Bien Bridge, and local markets. Guides such as Mango, Rosie, Elena, and Tony are praised for friendly English service. Lunch, beer, coffee, and Old Quarter pickup are included.

“Awesome private tour of Hanoi. Elena - who speaks very good English - was charming and knowledgeable and gave us a very enthusiastic introduction to a city that can be a little overwhelming for newcomers. Everywhere she took us was an amazing, out of the way spot that we would never have found on our own. Can’t recommend highly enough.”

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9.Sapa Half-Day Motorbike Tour: Villages & Rice Fields

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 22 reviews · from $39

You’ll ride pillion with an experienced driver through Sapa’s rice terraces and villages, stopping at Cat Cat, Y Linh Ho, Lao Chai, and Ta Van. Guides such as Mo, Dihn, and Su have helped explain local culture and daily life. Expect 3 to 4 hours, bottled water, entrance tickets, and a return to Saigonese Trekking House.

“We were picked up at the hotel by our guides who were two sisters: Dihn and Su. They couldn't be more charming and friendly. They made stops whenever we wanted to take pictures and they were always smiling. They showed us more hidRead moreAuto-translated”

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10.Da Nang Easy Rider Half-day city tour on motorbike

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 7 reviews · from $40

Ride through Da Nang with an English-speaking guide and driver, visiting My Khe Beach, Linh Ung Pagoda, Monkey Mountain, Con Market, Da Nang Fresco Village, and Dragon Bridge. Guides such as Brian and Leo add local context, while a small group of up to five keeps the outing personal. Helmets and hotel pickup are included.

“Great afternoon. Brian and Leo were wonderful guides and we felt very safe on the bikes with them. Highly recommend for anyone in Da Nang 👍🏽”

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11.Half-Day City Tour by Motorcycle

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 7 reviews · from $34

Ride through Ho Chi Minh City with an English-speaking local guide, visiting colonial landmarks, the Thich Quang Duc Memorial, the War Remnants Museum, District 10’s flower market, Chinatown, and riverside neighborhoods. Pickup, entry fees, helmets, and rain ponchos are included. Guides named Ha, Devin, Castle, and Navi have led some departures.

“This tour was a fantastic way to spend our first morning in Vietnam. We had the pleasure of seeing many different sites, and the bike ride was great! our guides Ha and Devin were absolutely lovely and we feel as though they told us all of the right stuff! Thank you both very much.”

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12.Half-Day Countryside Tour by Motorbike

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 4 reviews · from $50

This private 4-hour motorbike tour takes you from your Hoi An hotel through rice fields, Tra Que vegetable village, Thanh Ha pottery village, Cam Kim Island, and family workshops. Drivers such as Mr Hau and Mr Y share local life in English, with chances to try pottery, rice paper, mat weaving, and woodwork.

“A good way to spend a less sunny afternoon in Hoi An. My guide was really good fun and we saw some places I would not have otherwise seen. The best thing was just riding around really and seeing life outside the more touristy places.”

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13.Ride Saigon: Private Half-Day Motorbike Adventure

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · from $49

See Ho Chi Minh City from the back of a motorbike on a private 4 to 5-hour tour. Your guide takes you through Ben Thanh Market, Chinatown, historic temples, French colonial landmarks, and modern city districts, with pho, broken rice, and street food included. Guides named Hoang Anh, Huyen, and Russia have led this experience.

“It was amazing, Huyen was simply remarkably. An asset to your team without any doubt. thankyou so much. I will surely refer if a friend is next time planning to go to Vietnam. For myself too, I would definitely plan to revisit and will take serviceRead more”

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14.Half-Day Private Motorbike Tour in Saigon

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · from $54

Ride through Ho Chi Minh City with a private local guide, visiting Notre Dame Square, Ho Thi Ky flower market, an old apartment, and a former Viet Cong hideout. The 3 to 4 hour tour includes two drinks, fuel, helmets, rain gear, entrance fees, and hotel pickup for an extra fee depending on your district.

“My family had an enjoyable experience with Quan, Andrean, Nei. At first I was scared because I had never been on a motorbike before but then I got used to it. It's really fun, highly recommend you give it a try.”

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15.Half-Day Hanoi Street Food: Walking Tour or Motorbike

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 2 reviews · from $31

Spend about four hours eating through Hanoi by walking or motorbike. Your English-speaking guide provides coffee, pho variations, northern dishes, fruit dessert, bottled water, hotel pickup, and return service in the Old Quarter. Morning and afternoon departures are available, with vegetarian meals by request.

“Light on interaction with the guides but the food was good and authentic. Our guides seemed a bit inexperienced with negotiating Hanoi traffic and got lost twice. But that is part of the Hanoi charm?”

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