• Gas is so cheap it is not even worth talking about.
• A Honda Blade is 50,000vnd (2.5usd) to fill. This will last around 150km or 4-6 hours driving.
• Most of our models need an oil change every 1000km which is around $5. This is usually once or twice on a journey.
• Saigon to Hanoi perhaps $50 on gas and $10 on oil.

• Please read our page about licenses.
• Since Jan 2015 international licenses are now supposed to be valid in Vietnam. Vietnam is a country where no one knows anything about any rules so please do not take this as factual information.

• Please read our page about insurance for detail.
• With a license and international drivers permit it is possible to drive legally in Vietnam.
• When driving legally, it is possible to get insurance from companies back home. It is worth calling, and double checking all the requirements and small print.
• It is not possible to insure yourself with a Vietnamese company. Obtain from home.

If you are Australian, go with the company 1cover

If you are from anywhere else in the world, go with ACS. Make sure you tick the box for “extreme sports.”

• There are hotels and guest houses everywhere in Vietnam.
• Each tourist destination is within 1 days driving of each other.
• There are also Vietnamese guest houses (Nha Nghi) and hotels everywhere, this includes countryside locations.
• Use Agoda, Booking, Hostel World, Air B n B, research homestays.
• There is something for everyone at all budget levels.

Please read for a full article on how to navigate Vietnam.

Tigit Jon now has his own map for hotels with a soft mattress!