Vietnamese Adventure · Vietnam

Vietnam allows visa-free entry for up to 45 days for citizens of 13 countries and e-visas for citizens of 80 countries. Visa exemptions: will be offered for citizens of the following 13 countries: Belarus, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Norway, Russia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, and the U.K. Visa exemptions permit travel for up to 45 days without a visa regardless of passport type or entry purpose.

E-Visas: will be offered for citizens of 80 countries including the United States and most European nations not included in the visa exemptions above. E-visas are single-entry 30 day tourist visas.

There are no required vaccinations for Vietnam. The institutes for tropical diseases, however, do recommend a vaccination against hepatitis A and under certain circumstances also against typhoid. As some of these vaccinations must be repeated, be sure to plan with plenty of time. A sufficient tetanus protection as well as a vaccination against polio and diphtheria (given in a single vaccination) should also be up to date. A prophylactic malaria treatment is not absolutely necessary. We recommend that you see your family doctor or a doctor for tropical diseases at least two months before the trip in order to get the necessary advice.

Due to our international audience all Islandhopping tours are conducted bilingually, in English and German.

We reserve the right to make changes to the route in the case of changing wind and weather conditions as well as for reasons of organizational necessity.

Hybrid Bike Level 1- 2

This tour is rated Level 1-2 in terms of physical difficulty. This is based mainly on the terrain we cycle on which is less demanding than our Mediterranean tours. The longest bike tour is no more than 30 km long. All tours don’t include any significant inclines.

The difficulty of cycling in Vietnam is mainly due to the climatic conditions. However, by taking your time, using sufficient sun protection, and drinking enough water you can easily adjust to these conditions. After rainfall some routes, especially on the first cycle trip, are difficult to cycle. In this case, an alternative route may have to be taken.

On our regular cycling tours the riding pace is determined by the cyclists on regular bicycles. We ask guests who have reserved an e-bike to be mindful of this and to acknowledge that also the regular cyclists need time to rest and longer to climb the hills. Thank you for your understanding.

Due to the fact that specific destinations of the journey are connected by domestoc flights, you’ll get four different bikes. In the Ha Long Bay as well as in the Mekong area you’ll bike the Trek 4300 MTB with anti-lock disc brakes. In central Vietnam, where we won’t have long biking distances, the bikes are rather basic.

If you don’t want to give up your own usual saddle (without seat post) or your own clipless pedals, we ask you to bring them. The tourguides can mount them on the rental bikes.

Since the bikes are usually without a carrier and it’s important to drink enough on the bike rides, we recommend you to bring a backpack hydration. Small bottles can also be transported in the provided handlebar bags. In most cases the tour guide also carry smaller water supplies for refilling.

The exact catering services can be found in the tourdescription (B = Breakfast; L = MLunch and D = Dinner).

Helmet use is mandatory on all cycle tours. You are strongly encouraged to bring your own (well-fitted) helmet.

We believe that only children in a good physical condition and of a minimum age of 10 and with previous cycle tour experience are able to master the cycle-tours on their own strength. Please note that the minimum height for a rental bike is 1.50 m (5 ft.).

Please do not forget that the ship is your hotel as well as a machine, which has to be maintained and operated – day and night. A certain level of noise is therefore inevitable.