Motorcycle Hire in Chiang Mai


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Meant for the adventurous and zealous tourists, motorcycle hire in Chiang Mai is a facility. It is truly a great way of exploring the city's splendor. A unique mode of local transportation in Chiang Mai, motorcycle rentals are available in plenty in this Thai city.

Chiang Mai has choices aplenty as far as motorcycle hire agencies are concerned. However, most of these services are seasonal. Moon Muang is the hub of these agencies in Chiang Mai. The most common motorcycles available for hire in Chiang Mai are Honda and Yamaha 110cc and 125cc models. Other than these Asian motorbikes, larger street bikes and off-road bikes are also available on rent in Chiang Mai.

If you hire a small motorcycle in Chiang Mai, it'll cost you around 200 Bahts per day, depending upon tourist season, condition of the bike and duration of the rental. Rates for bigger and heavy bikes even go up to 800 Bahts per day. These prices include an insurance cover. In Chiang Mai, motorcycle hire prices are quite competitive, given the abundance of agencies offering these services. You can get attractive discounts if you rent a bike for several days.

Most of the agencies for motorcycle hiring in Chiang Mai keep the tourists' passports as a deposit. A few others accept photocopies of the same with a returnable cash deposit of a few thousand Bahts. Most motorcycle hire agencies in Chiang Mai offer an insurance of about 50 Bahts per day. If the bike is stolen, you are liable to pay somewhere between 25,000 and 60,000 Bahts.

To drive a motorcycle in Chiang Mai, you do not require an International Driving Permit. However, make sure to have the important papers with you in case the local police stop you for some reason. Most adventure tourists in the city hire motorcycles to ride along routes at the magnificent Doi Suthep and try their hand at mountain biking in Chiang Mai. A few others use bikes for sightseeing purposes.

Hotels in Chiang Mai
Taraburi Resort and Spa Doi Kham Resort
Downtown Inn Hotel Sawasdee Chiangmai House Hotel
The Nest Hotel Hmong Hilltribe Lodge

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