Northern Thailand is without a doubt the premier destination to ride motorcycles in Asia so it is best to choose the time of the year where you will get maximum enjoyment from the country however, March and April is not the time to be riding in Thailand or most of South East Asia in fact.

With such a great destination to take a motorbike tour October to February is the best time to ride Motorbikes in Northern Thailand with warm temperatures, clear blue skies, sun, hardly any rain and forests alive with fresh lush greenery from the recent monsoon season.  Most of our motorbike pictures on this website were taken this time of the year! To select the absolute perfect times read our guide below.

This time of the year will add a great deal of adventure to your motorbike tour!  Unlike the south of Thailand the Northern regions only has one monsoon season and it continues for an incredible 5 months but, it is not as bad as it sounds.  It doesn't rain every day but when it doe's it really rains so our guide below gives an indication of the best time to ride in the monsoon season in North Thailand.