Vietnam forum

I think there might be some camping at National Parks in Thailand. Like where you and a whole bunch of other people rent tents by the night and all camp out in the same place.

But in general people don't camp out in the forest. It's just not done. Are you new to SEAsia also? The forests differ from N America in that there are people and villages all over them. Mostly if people are far off the beaten path they sleep in the house of the village chief or naiban as they are called. It's like anywhere in that people acting unusual cause consternation. To be alone is unusual.

Can you speak any of the languages of places you intend to go? Always nice to have an introduction.

Posted from within Vietnam.

Some tents are being rented out in places like beaches in Vietnam and some bikers on North to South route do camp but mostly they stay in minority villages along the way.

Normally registration of place of stay is required for all tourists to Vietnam. Security is an issue of course. There are no designated camp grounds I know of aside from a few beaches etc.

I think there is a future for camping as a group on tour but for the moment few are offered.

Good call Gill1. I did it a number of years ago and was lucky to survive the experience.

Of course, that was 40 years ago....... ;)

No, no Mac. Really. I slept on the ground, walked around a lot, cooked outside. Maybe it was more like what we now call trekking. Except, I was a ... ummm ... heavily armed trekker.

Somsai: right you are! My attention was continually diverted from the sights at hand by the activities of some of the local folks. One time, in fact, our little group was walking along, through a very beautiful valley, crossing a small stream on a log or some such. As I approached the stream, I saw that the "log" was actually the barrel of a 19th century cannon! The ends were firmly in the earth on both ends, and it looked like it had been resting there, and serving as a foot bridge, for a long time. I am returning to that valley early next year, and would love to see if the cannon is still there, over the stream.

But I digress.

It would be interesting to do some camping in the countryside of Southeast Asia. But, as noted above, one would want to be very well prepared, and very careful (in some places, aside from insects and leeches, there are yet landmines about).

Happy travels!

Hi
I am planning to bike alone through Cambodia and Vietnam.Is it possible to set up tent somewhere at dusk?