Guide to motorbike Rental in Van Don

Van Don Quang Ninh is an island district of Quang Ninh Province in the north east Vietnam. Van Don district covers an area of 551 km². The island might not be an ideal place for challenging bike tours. But it offers beautiful beach breaks, camping, and watersport holidays. Van Don is divided into 1 township and 11 communes including Cai Rong, Dong Xa, Ha Long, Binh Dan, Doan Ket, Dai Xuyen, Van Yen, Minh Chau, Quan Lan, Ngoc Vung, Ban Sen, and Thang Loi.

The best way to get to Van Don from Hanoi is to rent a car with driver. You will be picked up at your place in Hanoi and brought to Cam Pha town. From there, connect a speed boat for Van Don island. The journey takes about 5-6 hours on road. Those who are on budget can take local public bus from My Dinh/Gia Lam/Giap Bat bus station. Taking a guided tour (with a tour guide) is highly recommended. A guide is really helpful in such an off the beaten track place like Van Don Vietnam.

If you are planning on renting a motorbike in Van Don Quang Ninh then this is a must read. Full of pros and cons the outcome be dangerous if you don’t know what you are doing. Somebody experienced the good, bad and the ugly after motorbike rental in Van Don Quang Ninh in a few different provinces. Save yourself the danger and the expense by being fully prepared before hand by reading our experience here

Motorbike Rental Van Don Quang Ninh price

The company will usually charge per 24 hours. When you rent for a day. the price you pay will vary depending on where you are, whether the bike is older or new, and an automatic or a manual one. In some places, you may have a discount for a weekly rental, most will for a monthly hire term.

If you intend to hire this motorbike for a long time (over a week), make sure you have a good deal with the company. (especially in peak seasons insist on a daily rate for how many days you hire)

Budget is about 120.000 to 200.000 VND per day or 800.000 to 1.200.000 VND for monthly rental. It depends on your motorbike preference.

Note that motorbikes rental prices in popular tourist destinations in Van Don Quang Ninh are higher compared to less touristy areas. If you plan to rent a scooter in Van Don, I recommend getting a bigger Motorbikes than 50cc.

I recommend renting a scooter from a scooter rental that looks trustworthy. Renting a scooter from your hotel is a good option although it will cost you more. But as we’re talking about a few dollars difference, it is a less risky option than to rent from a business that looks suspicious.

Read more: Motorbike Rental in Quang Ninh.

Some places for Van Don Quang Ninh Motorbike Rental

It is not difficult to rent a motorbike in Van Don Quang Ninh or any other Vietnam city. There are several variants:

small hotels and hotels.

specialized points.

other variants.

You can hardly walk around any (especially central) street without noticing a dozen rental places where you’ll be gladly helped to hire a scooter.

If you are staying at a small hotel you’ll probably be told about such nearest places at the reception. They even can bring you a bike or something to the hotel as hotel owners often have contracts with the owners of motor transport.

If they don’t provide such a service, it’s enough to walk along the second and the third lines of Quang Ninh.

One more method of hiring motor transport in Van Don is getting in touch with the foreigners living there a long time and running some bike rental business. We’d advise you to turn to our good acquaintances – guys from the Moto Vietnam and they not only will help you to choose a good and suitable bike but will also give you some recommendations and several bike riding lessons.

There are some places motorbike rental in Van Don Quang Ninh. But I recommend these fews stores as the quality of motorbikes are quite good and easy to find: Motorbike Rental Cat Ba Island.

Motorbike Rental Van Don
Add: 44 Cai Rong, Van Don, Quang Ninh.
Tel: 0965615426

Motorbike Rental In Quang Ninh
Add: Uong Bi, Quang Ninh
Tel: 0906114228 – 0386899966 – 0979221718

Safety Inspection and Checks

Before you set off, make sure you give a thorough check of the motorbike. The company will usually go over the bike and make a list of any dents, scratches and damage it might already have which you will be asked to witness.  Pay attention when this is done as the contracts you are about to sign says that you hired the bike in prime condition. If it comes back with any additional marks you will be charged for this and be careful some companies motorbike rental Van Don Quang Ninh make alot of extra income this way.

Here are things you should check for.

1) Inspect the bike for existing damage and take photo’s on your phone

2) Sit on the bike and bounce up and down – make sure the suspension is working

3) See if the mirrors adjust and you can see behind you.  Thai drivers hardly ever use their mirrors – but you do!

4) Ride the bike and check for size comfort (your knees should not be forced to stick out)

5) Ride the bike and test the brakes (some bikes have rear and front, some combined – know what you have)

6) Check the acceleration – sometimes you will need to get out of the way of some idiot quickly

7) Opt for bikes with thicker tires – thin tires and gravel will be your No one reason for an accident

8) Helmet – Get as good as you can and wear it.  Seriously wear it – I know some people don’t but think of your mother!

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