Have a look at www.thaivisa.com and www.gtrider.com , the later should provide you with all the information you need for your trip

Thanks for your posts.

I still got the same answer: nobody knows for sure )

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Gtriders is a good Source for informations.

Repeating: with the laos 4x4 rental i got the permissions to enter Vietnam and Kambodga.

I hit also china, while following some challenging dirttracks

So you have to find a rental service, who knows what he have to do - what seems to be the tricky Part.

For 3 weeks i would suggest to do one country, when you plan to See more than some capitals.

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You may also struggle to find a hire company willing to let you take their bike to another country ! And will border guards let you bring a bike not registered in your name into their country!
I've hired in Thailand and Cambodia, each time having to leave my passport as a deposit which wasn't a problem but I didn't cross any borders. I know of people taking their own bikes from Thai to Cambodia with no problems, Thai to Laos really depends on which border you arrive at and on which day, it appears to be hit and miss. I've heard it's difficult to enter Vietnam on a bike.
As I mentioned in my earlier post, GTriders is probably the best source of up to date information. The guy who runs the website is based in Chiang Mai in N Thailand which is a good base for starting a trip

As has been stated if you want to visit all of these countries with one bike you will need to start in Vietnam and you will have to buy one to take it out of the country.

As for the time taken nearer three months than three weeks to do this trip justice, at least six weeks to visit all four and that would be rushing. I would recommend you stick with one or perhaps two countries. If you have not been to SE Asia before I would suggest Thailand as a good place to start with plenty of dirt roads in the north to explore.

Hey man,

Harryontour, have just done all those countries. See if you can contact him and I'm sure he can give you lots of relevant information about the area.

Cheers Richard

I have to agree with some other posts here... We are currently in thailand now and we have 23 days time here.
We hired a scooter here, as it is cheap for hire, goes rather fast (I wouldn't drive faster with my GSA here than with this scooter anyways - it's just impossible) and is great fun driving around.
Even with 3 weeks we feel we don't have time enough to see what there is to see in Thailand. We will end up doing rather a lot of roads but we are also stopping at the temples etc to actually see something, as it would be a shame not to since one is here...

So, take it more easy, if you only have 3 weeks and it's your first time in SEA, start with Thailand, rental starts from 150THB but we paid 200THB a day but the bike is in "excellent" condition. You have to leave your passport or 5000THB when renting. We bought our helmets here (prices start at 200THB) instead or renting one (for free btw). At this time, we don't regret it!

Next time we are also looking at doing the other countries, but I think you can be more or less flexible depending on timing and what you are willing to do. Why not renting in country A, do your thing there, give the bike back and take train/bus to the next country if you're thinking it's too difficult to temp. import a bike.....?
Just an idea... ;-)

Cheers from Thailand!

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