Renting a bike in North Vietnam
Hello, been a while since I've been abroad on a bike and I'm looking at going to Vietnam for a couple of weeks at the end of the month (Jan 09) - Can't wait!
Anyone who could answer the following would be a diamond:
* Are 250cc offroad bikes easy enough to rent, in Hanoi? I don't want to pay a foreigner-fleecing tours company top dollar in advance... And I don't need a package tour either, though I'm sure they're a lot of fun.
* A friend of mine says that January may be a holiday period for the Vietnamese, and that this'll make bike rental more tricky - is this the case?
* 20-30 USD per day seems to be the going rate on the websites I've seen, for rental of a 250. Is this up to date?
*** Any crucial tips? Must-sees? I have ten to twelve days, so will have to work out a rough plan before I go, even if it's just for three places I want specifically to see.
Thanks in advance
Alex
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