j'ai compris qu le meillur moyen de se balader dans la camapgne autour de Chiang Mai sest louer une moto, mais j'ai quelques questions:
y a -t-il bcp de trafic sur les petites routes, et sont-elles aisément pratiquables ? (car que je n'ai jamais conduit une moto de ma vie 😊) combien ca coute pour un journée (loc+ssance+assurance) ? le permis voiture français suffit-il ? est-ce simple de se retrouver dans les chemins de camapgne ? vers quel coin me recommandez-vous d'aller pour voir les plus beau paysages, sans faire trop de km (car encore une fois je n'ai jamais conduit de moto...) ?
Merci d'avance
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Il n'y a pas de problème sans solution... et si il n'y a pas de solution, il n'y a pas de problème !
oui tu peut le faire même en débutant, si tu suit certaines règles, 1 avoir le permis international,
2 casque en toute circonstance, 3 ne pas conduire la nuit, ( surtout sur les grands axes)
4, loue une moto a cheng mai, ( 150 bt jour ) et faire de la pratique,
5 être toujours concentrée, si tu vois un beau paysage, bien tu t'arrête pour le contempler,
6, c'est en décente que la moto, est dangereuse, la il faut vraiment faire attention,
7 ne compte pas sur l'assurance, elle est quasiment inefficace,
8 ne pas oublier de faire le plein, ( cao ha tem crap ) du 95 le plein,
9 laisse les autres passé en toute circonstances,
10 !!!! bonne route,
« Le voyage apprend la tolérance. »
Benjamin Disraeli
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Deja tu vas au Doi Suthep, plutot en fin d'apres midi (quand tout le monde redescend) c'est tres sympa en moto aussi bien la montee que la descente.
Ensuite tu peux prendre la route de Hangdong et tourner a droite vers Samoeng, peu de traffic, pewtite route dans la montagne, quelques resorts sympa pour faire une bonne boisson/casse-croute, sympa.
Tu peux aussi aller a Baan Tawai en longeant la riviere, tu reviens en longeant l'autre rive, pour changer.
Moi, je te conseille, dans un premier temps, de monter derriere q'un q'un, pour aller se ballader dans les environs, t'imprégner de l'environnement
et aprés, tu te lances.....crescendo....c'est facile...
et puis prends une 125 cc automatic...
Salut "Envalis" si tu suis srupuleusement les "10 commandements" de Thuan ( que je salut au passage) alors aucun problème, avec la carte "globetrotter - Travel carte - CHIANG MAI and Northern Thailand " que tu dois trouver facilement chez marchands de journeaux, tu fais le Doi Stuthep la route est trés bonne attention aux virages serrés, en continuant tu peux visiter un village monhg assez touristique mais plein de couleurs, il ya aussi des paysages supers, Mae Sa Valley à 25 km au Nord de Chiang Mai route 107 puis la 1096 à gauche en arrivant à Mae Rim, le plus pénible c'est le tronçon 107, rien à voir et bien tenir sa gauche, sur 15 km la 1096 nous à bien plus, n'hésites pas à t'arréter pour admirer !il ya bien d'autres coins sympas aux alentours de Chiang Mai il faut les trouver !!!bye bye et retiens bien le 9ème commandement !!!
Au départ inspecte bien ta moto, et vieille a bien connaitre les utilités(klaxon, freins, accélérateur) et avant de t'aventurer dans la circulation, pratique toi dans un parking!
N'oublie pas:
«Casque
«Lunette
«Manche longue
«Souliers pas de tongs
«Pantalon
«Carte routière
C'est pas un conseil que je te donne, mais une suggestion:
je pars le 17 novembre, pense etre sur Chang Mai vers le 18, 19 ou 20 et
j'ai l'intention de louer une petite moto sur place. Si nos date correspondent
et si tu le desires il est possible qu'on s'y retrouve, histoire de partager
ma petite experience de motard, et pourquoi pas un bout de route
ensemble.🙂
😕Nous avions loué une moto à Chiang Mai avec mon mari, il faut sortir rapidement de la ville et après c'est la facilité pour découvrir les sites, je répétais sans cesse à mon motard, "la gauche, la gauche" car il avait tendance à l'oublier, le plus nécessaire a nos yeux c'est la carte de la région, nous nous sommes perdus quelquefois et rentrer la nuit n'est pas évident. nous l'avions loué à notre guesthouse et tout était parfait. Bon voyage
Le voyage est un retour vers l'essentiel. proverbe Tibétain.
Mado et Lulu
A chiang mai, tu peux louer des motos à tous les coins de rues,
j'en ai fait l'expérience, pas besoin de permis, c'est cool,
j'ai commencé par louer une kawazaki 250 cross sur 3 jours, la location m'étais revenu a 200 baths,
plus tu prends de journées de locations, plus il est simple de faire descendre le prix de la location,
ensuite je suis passé sur une kawazaki ER-6 (600cc), pareil louer sur 3 jours avec le casque, 3300 baths,
le seul hic c'est qu'il garde ton passeport en gage de garentie, donc impossible de sortir du pays,
mais ayant de la famille là-bas, si tu respecte le code de la route,
les flics ne t'arreterons pas car ils ne parlent pas anglais, et preferont te laisser passer,
attention a ne pas faire n'importe quoi kan meme,
pur ce qui ai de l'essence, quand tu te balades loin des villes, fais le plein a chaque stations, car on ne sait jamais ou et quand on va en trouver, c'est donné,
après tu peux louer des 125 automatiques pour 150 à 250 baths la journée,
la circulation dans chiang mai est dense mais pas difficile,
évitez les heures de pointe a la sortie des écoles, c'est pire que dans paris,
et a partir du vendredi soir jusqu'au dimanche, laisse tomber avec tous les marchés qui ouvrent, c'est la merde,
si tu comptes faire de la route, sois très prudent, les thais arrivent de tous les cotés,
et le plus traitre sont les carrefours en plein milieu d autoroutes, ralentis quitte a laisser passer, car chacuns decide de passer plus ou moins quand il veut,
je te deconseille de roulé de nuit, la plupart des gens n'ont pas de lumière sur leurs motos, et les routes quasi nulles éclairés, j'ai tenté et failli avoir un accident a cause d un 4x4 tout feux eteints,
sinon les belles balades a faire, sont, la route pour aller a doi suthep ou tu a une vue sur toute la ville,
ou bien les routes très sinueuses qui sont dans les montagnes et qui passent par pai, mae hong son, mae chem, c'est une boucle qui revient a chiang mai,
genre 500 km de route de montagne, les stations essence sont rares,
dans les virages, fais attention, ils coupent en plein milieu de la route, un peu flippant quand on a pas de visibilité, mais le pire ce sont tous les chiens qui traine, et qui te cours apré et qui sont tjs a é doigts de te faire tombés,
sinon tu as la route du celebre parc doi inthanon, très beau avec tous ses villages karens et cascades,
sinon moi j'ai visité la region de vhiang mai comme ça, et j'ai adoré,
si tu as jamais conduits de motos, prends des cours quand meme, j espere que mes commentaires t'aideront,
ps : pour l essence, les thais savent quelle carburant mettre car cé ecrit sur le reservoir generalement
Y aurait-il qqun qui pourrait m'indiquer si c'est possible de louer une mobilette de Bangkok et de la deposer a Chiang Mai. En fait l'ideal serait de pouvoir…
Au mois de mai je pars en Thaïlande et je ferai une escale dans le nord du pays. Mon point de chute sera Chiang Rai, mais j'aimerais passer un jour et une nuit…
Connaissant déjà la thaïlande pour y avoir fait de nombreux petits voyages, je ne m'étais jamais posé la question de louer une moto et me faire moi même un…
Part en janvier en Thaïlande et je m arêtes 2 jours a Bangkok ou de la je voudrais loué un 125 pour allez au marché flottant ps" j ai été déjà l annee dernière…
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August 1, 2026, will mark a somewhat special milestone: 5 years on the road.
We left Switzerland on August 1, 2021 with a simple idea: let chance decide our direction. We placed a bottle of wine on a world map, spun it... and it chose our first destination.
A year later, when we arrived in Morocco, we faced a new choice: continue toward Africa or head to Asia. This time, a tarot card game made the decision. Since then, we’ve tried to keep this journey as open to the unexpected as possible.
Today, that adds up to about 120,000 km, 46 countries, and over 1,800 days on the road—mostly by motorcycle, but also by sailboat, train, bus, hitchhiking, or on foot when adventure calls.
Our guiding thread isn’t just the motorcycle, but service exchanges. Instead of simply passing through countries, we try to stop regularly to lend a hand to the people we meet. So far, that’s about 600 days of volunteering.
Over the years, we’ve:
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visas and borders
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I’m currently planning a 9-day route starting from Marrakech with my husband. We land on the morning of June 13th—so soon! 😊
And we’re flying back to France on June 21st at 9 PM!
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Day 2: Tafingoult - Amzarkou - Telouet (200 km - 4h34)
Day 3: Telouet - Ait Benhaddou - Ouarzazate - Boumalne (200 km - 3h30) (+ Vallée des Roses maybe)
Day 4: Boumalne - Dades Gorges - Agoudal - Todra Gorges - Tinghir - Goulmima (291 km - 6h)
Day 5: Goulmima - Midelt - Cirque Jaffar - Agoudim (280 km - 4h45)
Day 6: Agoudim - Imilchil - Aghbala - El Ksiba (280 km - 4h45)
Day 7: El Ksiba - La Cathédrale - Zaouiat Ahansal (212 km - 4h20)
Day 8: Ahansal - Ouzoud Waterfalls via R 302 (188 km - 4h22)
Day 9: Ouzoud - Marrakech (160 km - 2h43)
End of the trip 😮.
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