Hi all! Glad I found this forum, looks like a great resource
I've planed a trip to Thailand with three friends at the end of August and plan to stay in Thailand for 2 weeks. We would like to spend about 4 days in Northern Thailand and I thought what better way than to spend it on motorcycles? We love nature and love to explore and I think this presents a great opportunity for us. We've also done motorcycle touring in the past but never one that required overnights.
I did some general browsing on the site to see if I could answer these questions but couldn't find some of the answers. Hope you guys don't mind me asking the questions below!! :mrgreen:
Our priorities when finding the right loop for us is a) an area that is very naturally beautiful, b) roads that aren't crowded and may include some off-road terrain, c) a route that hasn't been highly commercialized for tourists and d) great places to stop and do nature dayhikes & visit great restaurants & meet great locals
- Is Chang Mai the best option for us in this case? Or should we consider other routes in northern Thailand or in Vietnam?
- Ideally we'd be spending 3 days in total on the bikes (I may be able to convince the group to do 4 days). If we were to do 3 days, is that too little time to do Chang Mai properly? Or are there some shortcuts we could take if we had to?
- It seems like there are plenty of bike rental places near the popular loops. Do we have to rent in advance? If so, where is the best place to do this?
- Does Chang Mai have great places to stop and do dayhikes to beautiful waterfalls or other natural beauty? And would all of these be highlighted on the map I'd buy from GT-Rider?
That's all i have for now!! Any help would be much appreciated
-Kevin
I've planed a trip to Thailand with three friends at the end of August and plan to stay in Thailand for 2 weeks. We would like to spend about 4 days in Northern Thailand and I thought what better way than to spend it on motorcycles? We love nature and love to explore and I think this presents a great opportunity for us. We've also done motorcycle touring in the past but never one that required overnights.
I did some general browsing on the site to see if I could answer these questions but couldn't find some of the answers. Hope you guys don't mind me asking the questions below!! :mrgreen:
Our priorities when finding the right loop for us is a) an area that is very naturally beautiful, b) roads that aren't crowded and may include some off-road terrain, c) a route that hasn't been highly commercialized for tourists and d) great places to stop and do nature dayhikes & visit great restaurants & meet great locals
- Is Chang Mai the best option for us in this case? Or should we consider other routes in northern Thailand or in Vietnam?
- Ideally we'd be spending 3 days in total on the bikes (I may be able to convince the group to do 4 days). If we were to do 3 days, is that too little time to do Chang Mai properly? Or are there some shortcuts we could take if we had to?
- It seems like there are plenty of bike rental places near the popular loops. Do we have to rent in advance? If so, where is the best place to do this?
- Does Chang Mai have great places to stop and do dayhikes to beautiful waterfalls or other natural beauty? And would all of these be highlighted on the map I'd buy from GT-Rider?
That's all i have for now!! Any help would be much appreciated
-Kevin