Name: Easy Riders Vietnam
Address: Da Lat, Lâm Đồng Province, Vietnam
Telephone: +84 933 272 172
Price range: €35-€450
Rating: 4.97

Do I need a visa for Vietnam?

That depends on your country of origin. Citizens of 22 countries can enter Vietnam without a visa. Citizens of another 80 countries can apply online for an e-visa. If your country is not on one of those lists, you will need to apply for a Vietnamese visa at a Vietnamese embassy or consulate.

Enter Vietnam visa free

Visitors from the following countries may enter visa free, and stay for the indicated number of days. To stay beyond this number of days, you may apply for a visa extension upon your arrival in Vietnam.

Asia

Brunei, Myanmar – 14 days.
Japan, South Korea – 15 days.
The Philippines – 21 days.
Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand – 30 days.

Europe

Belarus, Denmark, Italy, Finland, France, Germany, Norway, Russia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom – 15 days.

Apply for a Vietnam visa

To get a visa, your passport must still be valid for at least 6 months at the time you enter Vietnam.

There are two ways to get a visa for Vietnam:

you can apply for an e-visa for Vietnam online;
you apply for the visa directly at your local Vietnamese embassy or consulate.

Apply for an e-visa Vietnam

The e-visa for Vietnam is the cheapest and easiest way to enter the country. Citizens of 80 countries are eligible for this type of visa.

The e-visa is valid at 37 international border posts. Among the border posts, you will find almost all international airports, ports and border crossings between Vietnam and Cambodia, Laos and China.

You can apply for an e-visa online through the official website of the Vietnam Immigration Department. Be careful to submit your e-visa application through this official website, the Vietnamese embassy warns against several illegal providers.

Example of a Vietnam e-visa

Filling in the online form takes about 10 minutes. When applying, you will need several documents:

Your itinerary – the dates you land and leave in particular – to fill in all the dates;
A credit card, to pay the fee of $25 (2022);
Scan of a passport photo;
Scan of your passport.

After completing the visa application, you will be told that you will receive notice within three working days whether your Vietnam visa application has been granted. Until 14 August 2023. the visa is valid for a maximum of 30 days and is single-entry – meaning you can enter the country once (1) From 15 August 2023 onwards, the e-visa duration is increased from 30 days to maximum of 90 days, and valid for multiple entries. The visa is valid from the date you have indicated to arrive in Vietnam. It is therefore possible to enter the country after this date – before is unfortunately not possible.

Advantages and disadvantages of applying for a Vietnam e-visa

Advantages: cheaper than through the embassy, possible from home and visa application for the whole family/travelling party
Disadvantages: only one type of visa (30-day & single-entry) and longer waiting time at customs in Vietnam (take note: from 15 August 2023 onwards, the visa is valid for 90 days & multiple entries)

Apply for a Vietnam visa at the embassy or consulate

You can also apply for a Vietnam visa in advance at a Vietnamese embassy or consulate.

Example of a Vietnam visa, a kind of sticker in your passport

The embassies indicate that visa application can take around four working days. The closer to busy holiday periods you visit the embassy, the busier it is likely to be. To apply for a Vietnam visa directly at the embassy, you will need several documents:

Completed Visa Application Form;
Debit card or cash, to pay the fee (usually starting at $60/€60). The fee depends on the number of entries and visa duration;
Your passport;
A passport photo;

The visa for Vietnam is a kind of sticker in your passport. The visa duration and number of entries depend on your application. The visa is valid from the date you indicated you would arrive in Vietnam. It is therefore possible to enter the country after this date – before it is unfortunately not possible.

Advantages and disadvantages applying for a visa directly at the Vietnamese embassy

Advantages: multiple visa types (in terms of duration and entries) and you don’t have to wait for your visa on arrival;
Disadvantages: travel time if you don’t live close to an embassy, waiting time, and considerably more expensive than e-visa.

Can I ask one more question? Let’s book a tour!

Most asked & answered

What is an Easy Rider motorbike tour?

An Easy Rider is a Vietnamese guide on a motorbike. Our Easy Riders are English-speaking, licensed tour guides who know the ins and outs of Vietnamese roads, nature, history and culture. Touring with an Easy Rider means that you comfortably sit on the back of the motorbike behind the guide – wearing protective gear – while you travel from one city to the next, stopping regularly to enjoy sights, local experiences, drinks and meals.

Tours start between 8 and 9 AM, and end between 3 and 5 PM. Your Eay Riders picks you up and drops you off at your accommodation. Multiple day tours include overnight stays.

How to book (availability, payment)

Availability
Use the calendar at the top of the tour page to check availability for the preferred date(s).

Booking
On the tour page, fill in the number of people you book for – choose between sitting behind the guide and self-driving – and select the date(s). Click ‘book now’ and follow the steps to complete your booking.

Payment
You pay a small deposit by online payment; the remaining amount you pay at the start of the tour.

➡️ More info: How do I pay for the tour? | Why do I pay in Euros?

Confirmation
You receive an automatically generated booking confirmation. Within 48 hours of booking, our head Easy Rider Mr. Vu will also email you to confirm your tour.

⚠️ Please check the spam folder, as sometimes his email ends up here.

How far in advance should I book?
You can book tours departing from Dalat, Hoi An and Hue shortly beforehand. For popular multiple-day tours (like the Ha Giang Loop), we advice you to book ahead. It’s okay if you don’t know your pick-up or drop-off location yet, you can let us know later.

Self-driving & International Driving Permit

On the tour, you can drive yourself if you are:

a party of at least two people; on every tour at least one person sits behind an Easy Rider.
in possession of a valid motorcycle license (A1 or A2), and;
in possession of a valid 1968-version of the International Driving Permit (IDP), obtained in your home country;

We will make sure to get you a well maintained motorbike (manual or clutch) and protective gear. The rate for sitting on the back or driving your own bike is the same, gasoline is included.

For safety reasons, we don’t allow passengers on the motorbikes for self-driving.

Luggage

Each person can bring one (1) backpack or suitcase (max. 20 kg / 44 lbs) and one (1) daypack or handbag on the tour. Even pretty big hard scale suitcases can be tied to the back of the motorbike as long as they are not over 20 kg (44 lbs); it’s more about weight distribution than size.

All luggage is put in waterproof bags and tied to the front or back of the motorcycle.

➡️ More information about luggage during your Easy Rider tour.

Is it a private tour or do we ride in groups?

On most occassions, it’s just you and your Easy Rider(s): a private tour.

During peak seasons (July & August, November – February), we sometimes combine multiple bookings to a small group. This group then consists of all the guests who have booked the same route on the same date(s). This is most common on our popular day tours (covering the Hai Van Pass).

Our Ha Giang Loop tours are always private tours. For us, this is an important way to distinguish our tours in this region from the awfully big groups some operators ride with.

If you are travelling by yourself and would love to join another group, here’s what you can do.

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Start your motorbike adventure when your want, where you want. Our Easy Riders will pick you up and drop you off at locations of your choosing.

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Your safety is our primary concern. During the tour you wear a helmet and protective gear for your upper body and knees – even if you are sitting on the back of the motorbike.

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