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An Giang Motorbike Rental (2026): 7 Shops, Prices & the Best Delta Rides
MEKONG DELTA · CHAU DOC & LONG XUYEN · UPDATED AUGUST 2026
Before you plan anything, one fact that changes what “An Giang” even means: since 1 July 2025 An Giang has absorbed Kien Giang province. The merged province now covers 9,888 km² with almost 5 million people — and its administrative centre is no longer Long Xuyen but Rach Gia. In practical terms, Phu Quoc, Ha Tien and Rach Gia are now all “An Giang” too. This An Giang motorbike rental guide covers seven shops in Chau Doc and Long Xuyen with addresses and 2026 prices, what deposits are normal here, and the rides that make a bike worth having in the Mekong Delta — Sam Mountain, Tra Su, and the Cambodian border road.
- An Giang absorbed Kien Giang — what that changes
- Quick pick: which shop to call
- Seven An Giang motorbike rental shops
- Prices, deposits and paperwork
- The rides worth taking
- Flood season: why September to November is different
- Border province: what to carry
- What to eat while you are here
- Getting to An Giang and where to stay
- FAQ
№ 01An Giang absorbed Kien Giang — what that changes
Under Resolution 202/2025/QH15, effective 1 July 2025, Kien Giang province was merged into An Giang. The enlarged province keeps the name An Giang but has a new shape and a new capital.
The numbers: total area 9,888.91 km², population about 4,952,238 — one of the largest provinces in the Mekong Delta. The political and administrative centre moved to Rach Gia, the old Kien Giang capital, not Long Xuyen.
Why a traveller should care: “An Giang” now also means Phu Quoc, Ha Tien and the Gulf of Thailand coast. A search for “An Giang tourism” today returns islands and beaches alongside the traditional inland sights — which is confusing if you came for Chau Doc and Sam Mountain.
What has not changed: Chau Doc and Long Xuyen are still the two towns where you rent a bike, still the same distance apart, and the rental market there is unaffected. Every shop in this guide is in one of those two towns.
Practical tip: search Google Maps for “Chau Doc” or “Long Xuyen” rather than the province name, and do not be surprised when a rental contract or a police form says Rach Gia.
№ 02Quick pick: which shop to call
| If you want… | Shop | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Longest track record | Chi Be | Long Xuyen |
| Open around the clock | Phuot Chau Doc | Chau Doc |
| Clear written terms | Hai Nhan | Nui Sam, Chau Doc |
| Delivery to Sam Mountain hotels | Long Xuyen Rental | Long Xuyen |
| Cheapest manual bike | Chi Be · Long Xuyen Rental | Long Xuyen |
| Newer automatics | Phuot Chau Doc | Chau Doc |
№ 03Seven An Giang motorbike rental shops
Two towns matter: Chau Doc (for Sam Mountain, Tra Su and the border) and Long Xuyen (the old provincial capital, cheaper). Most shops deliver between the two.
Chi Be — 574A Vo Thi Sau, Long Xuyen
The most consistently recommended name in Long Xuyen, with over seven years renting to travellers. From 100,000₫/day, and free delivery to where you are staying. Start here if price and reliability matter more than having the newest model.
Phuot Chau Doc — 227 Nguyen Tri Phuong, Hoa Binh, Chau Doc
Open 24/7, which matters if you arrive on a late bus from Saigon. Range of newer manual and automatic bikes from 150,000₫/day. The obvious choice if your bus gets in at midnight.
Hai Nhan — 183 Chau Thi Te, Nui Sam ward, Chau Doc
Right by Sam Mountain and the Ba Chua Xu temple, so no transfer needed if that is your base. Known for clear, written terms — the price list runs 120,000₫ to 250,000₫/day depending on manual or automatic. Good if you dislike vague verbal deals.
Long Xuyen Rental — 574A alley 181, Vo Thi Sau, My Xuyen ward, Long Xuyen
Manual 100,000–150,000₫, automatic 150,000–170,000₫. Delivers to Chau Doc including Sam Mountain and the temple area, which is unusual for a Long Xuyen shop and saves you a bus transfer.
Mr Tum — Long Xuyen
A long-standing local name, straightforward and used to foreign customers. Worth a call for comparison.
Anh Chi — Chau Doc
Small, local, and convenient if you are already in central Chau Doc. Prices in line with the rest.
Hotel and guesthouse desks — almost every property in Chau Doc can produce a bike within the hour. Convenience costs roughly 20,000–50,000₫ more per day, but you get someone accountable in the same building if anything goes wrong. For a one-day rental this is often the sensible option.
About this list: addresses and prices come from Vietnamese rental listings published in 2025–2026, several run by rental businesses themselves. Confirm by phone before committing, and note that some listings still carry pre-merger administrative labels.
№ 04An Giang motorbike rental prices, deposits and paperwork
| Type | Per day | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Manual (Wave, Sirius) | 100,000–150,000₫ | cheapest, fine for the flat delta |
| Automatic (Vision, Air Blade) | 150,000–250,000₫ | easiest for beginners |
| Deposit | 500,000–1,000,000₫ | cash — this is the local norm |
| Delivery | usually free | hotel or bus station |
| Multi-day | ask for 10–20% off | from three days |
- A cash deposit is normal here. Unlike the tourist centres, An Giang shops routinely ask for 500,000–1,000,000₫ rather than a document. That is a good thing — pay the cash and keep your passport. Never hand over the original.
- Get the deposit amount written down alongside the return date, or photograph the note the shop writes.
- Photograph all four sides plus the odometer before you ride off, with the owner watching.
- Check the tyres and both brakes. Delta roads are flat but often sandy at the edges and slick after rain.
- Ask for the notarised registration copy to carry — normal and legal, and useful in a border province where checks are more frequent.
- Agree the fuel policy. Bikes usually come near empty; that is standard, not a trick.
№ 05The rides worth taking
An Giang is the one Mekong province with real hills, which makes it far more interesting on two wheels than the rest of the delta.
- Sam Mountain (Nui Sam) — 5 km from Chau Doc. A paved road spirals to the top for a view over rice fields stretching into Cambodia. At the base sits the Ba Chua Xu temple, one of the most visited pilgrimage sites in southern Vietnam.
- Tra Su cajuput forest — about 25 km south-west. A flooded melaleuca forest crossed by boat through a carpet of green duckweed. Ride there, take the boat, ride back. Best from September to November.
- Cam Mountain (Thien Cam Son) — around 40 km, the highest peak in the delta at 705 m, with a genuine mountain road, a giant Maitreya Buddha at the summit and cooler air.
- The border road to Tinh Bien — flat, quiet, with sugar palms along the canals and Khmer villages. You ride within sight of Cambodia for much of it.
- Chau Doc floating village — fish farms under the houses, best seen early morning; ride to the riverbank and take a short boat out.
- Long Xuyen floating market — smaller and far less touristed than Cai Rang, which is exactly the point. Be on the water by 05:30.
If you would rather have a guide for the boat sections, local operators list their trips here: tours around Chau Doc and the delta.
№ 06Flood season: why September to November is different
Most of Vietnam treats the rainy season as the time to avoid. In An Giang it is the opposite, and understanding why will shape when you book.
The floating season (mùa nước nổi) runs roughly September to November, when Mekong water backs up across the delta. Fields disappear under water, the landscape turns into a shallow inland sea, and Tra Su forest is at its most striking — the duckweed carpet everyone photographs only exists now.
What it means on a bike: main roads and dykes stay open and rideable — they are built above flood level. Some minor field lanes go under. Ride the dyke roads, do not improvise across low ground, and expect stretches with water on both sides.
The food only exists now too: linh fish (cá linh) with điên điển flowers is the dish of the season, and it genuinely disappears the rest of the year.
Dry season (December to April) is easier riding and comfortable temperatures, but Tra Su is thinner and the delta looks like ordinary farmland. May to August is hot with afternoon downpours.
One date to know: the Ba Chua Xu festival at Sam Mountain falls in the fourth lunar month (usually May) and draws enormous crowds — book accommodation well ahead or avoid it entirely.
№ 07Border province: what to carry
An Giang runs along the Cambodian border, and that changes a few practical things.
- Carry your passport (or a good photocopy plus a photo of the data page on your phone). Document checks are more routine here than in central Vietnam.
- Carry the bike registration copy the shop gives you.
- Do not ride into the border zone itself looking for a crossing point. Rental bikes cannot leave Vietnam, and unmarked areas near the frontier are not places to explore casually.
- The Chau Doc–Phnom Penh boat is the normal way to cross, and you leave the bike behind. Arrange the return with your rental shop before you go.
- Licence rules are the same as everywhere in Vietnam: over 50cc you need a licence plus a 1968-convention IDP; 1949 Geneva permits are not valid. See our IDP guide. Riding unlicensed usually voids travel insurance.
№ 08What to eat while you are here
- Bún cá Châu Đốc — turmeric-yellow fish noodle soup, the dish the town is known for. Breakfast food.
- Mắm Châu Đốc — the fermented fish market is a genuine attraction whether or not you buy. The smell is part of it.
- Bò bảy món núi Sam — “beef seven ways” served around Sam Mountain, an evening meal to share.
- Thốt nốt — palm sugar and palm fruit from the sugar palms you pass on the Tinh Bien road. Buy it roadside.
- Cá linh with điên điển flowers — only during flood season, only here.
№ 09Getting to An Giang and where to stay
Chau Doc sits about 250 km west of Ho Chi Minh City — roughly 6 hours by road. Long Xuyen is about 60 km closer.
- Sleeper or limousine bus from Saigon — the standard way. Several departures a day; the overnight service gets you in around dawn, which pairs well with a 24/7 rental shop.
- From Can Tho — about 2.5 hours, easy to combine with Cai Rang floating market.
- Boat from Phnom Penh — Chau Doc is the Vietnamese end of the Mekong border crossing, so plenty of travellers arrive by river.
- Riding your own bike from Saigon — doable in a long day on flat roads, but it is 250 km of delta highway traffic. Most people take the bus and rent locally, which is what this guide assumes.
Schedules and booking for buses and the Phnom Penh boat: Saigon to Chau Doc transport options.
Chau Doc — stay here. Closest to Sam Mountain, Tra Su, the floating village and the border, and where most rental shops are. Rooms are inexpensive.
Nui Sam ward — right at the temple and mountain, quieter at night, and a couple of rental shops are on the doorstep. Good if the pilgrimage sites are your main interest.
Long Xuyen — bigger, more of a working city, cheaper food, less tourist infrastructure. Best if you want the floating market at dawn.
Compare rooms in both towns: hotels in Chau Doc.
The delta is flat, so people think any bike will do — and they are right. What matters there is not the engine, it is whether the shop answers the phone when something goes wrong 40 km out on a dyke road.
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FAQAn Giang motorbike rental — your questions
How much does An Giang motorbike rental cost?
A manual bike costs roughly 100,000 to 150,000 VND per day and an automatic scooter 150,000 to 250,000 VND per day. Most shops ask for a cash deposit of 500,000 to 1,000,000 VND and deliver the bike to your hotel free of charge. Ask for 10 to 20 percent off if you rent for three days or more.
Did An Giang province change in 2025?
Yes. Under Resolution 202/2025/QH15, effective 1 July 2025, Kien Giang was merged into An Giang. The enlarged province covers 9,888.91 square kilometres with about 4.95 million people, and its administrative centre moved to Rach Gia rather than Long Xuyen. Phu Quoc and Ha Tien are now part of An Giang, though Chau Doc and Long Xuyen remain the towns where you rent a bike.
Should I leave my passport as a deposit in An Giang?
No, and you should not need to. Shops in An Giang normally ask for a cash deposit of 500,000 to 1,000,000 VND instead of a document, which is the better arrangement. Pay the cash, keep your passport, get the deposit amount written down, and photograph the bike before riding away.
Where should I rent a motorbike, Chau Doc or Long Xuyen?
Chau Doc for most visitors, since it is closest to Sam Mountain, Tra Su forest, the floating village and the Cambodian border. Long Xuyen is cheaper and better if you want the dawn floating market. Several Long Xuyen shops deliver to Chau Doc including the Sam Mountain area, so you can often book the cheaper shop anyway.
When is the best time to ride in An Giang?
September to November, the floating season, when the delta floods and Tra Su forest is at its most striking. Main roads and dyke roads stay above water and rideable. December to April is drier and easier riding but the landscape is ordinary farmland. Avoid the Ba Chua Xu festival in the fourth lunar month unless you want very large crowds.
What is worth riding to in An Giang?
Sam Mountain five kilometres from Chau Doc for the view into Cambodia and the Ba Chua Xu temple, Tra Su cajuput forest about 25 kilometres away, Cam Mountain at 705 metres roughly 40 kilometres out, and the quiet border road to Tinh Bien past sugar palms and Khmer villages. An Giang has real hills, unlike the rest of the Mekong Delta.
Do I need a licence to rent a motorbike in An Giang?
For a bike over 50cc you legally need a Vietnamese licence, or your home licence plus an International Driving Permit issued under the 1968 Vienna Convention. Permits issued under the 1949 Geneva Convention are not valid in Vietnam. This is a border province where document checks are more routine, so carry your passport and the notarised registration copy the shop provides.
How do I get to An Giang from Ho Chi Minh City?
Chau Doc is about 250 kilometres west of Ho Chi Minh City, roughly six hours by sleeper or limousine bus. From Can Tho it is about 2.5 hours. Chau Doc is also the Vietnamese end of the Mekong river crossing from Phnom Penh, so many travellers arrive by boat.
Updated August 2026. Shop addresses and prices compiled from Vietnamese rental listings published in 2025 and 2026, several operated by rental businesses themselves — confirm rates by phone before booking, and note the 2025 provincial merger means some listings carry outdated administrative labels. Disclosure: some links on this page are affiliate links to booking partners; if you book through them we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. We rent motorbikes in Hoi An, not in An Giang, and have no commercial relationship with any shop listed above.
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