Accommodation

Check-in Time:

08:00

Check-out Time:

16:00

During this motorcycle tour, you will be staying at various hotels with departure and return point at Chiang Mai. Motorcycle Tours Thailand has carefully selected quality hotels with leisure facilities for your stay. You will have options to choose your rooms; a single double-bedded room or shared double or twin-bedded room with a pillion.

Overnight: Phuglong Hotel
Overnight: DusitD2 Chiang Mai
Overnight: The Empress Chiang Mai Hotel
Overnight: Amora Tha Phae Chiang Mai

Program

Tour highlights

Chae Son National Park
Charming Nan
Bo Kluea Salt Mines
Road R1148, ranked as one of the top 10 world's best biking roads
Phayao lake (Kwan Phayao)
Tan Tong waterfall
Mae Katchan Hot Spring and Geyser

Itinerary

Departure time

The tour will start in the morning at 08:30. Please be informed, that you will arrive at least one day before the tour starts in Chiang Mai. Motorcycle Tours Thailand recommends two days before the tour starts to acclimate and avoid jet lag.

Return time

The tour will finish at 16:00 or 17:00, then you will be back in Chiang Mai. So, if you like to fly back the same day to Bangkok or the beach, you can catch easily any flight from Chiang Mai after 18:00.

Day 1: Chiang Mai to Nan (365 kilometers / 227 miles)

Familiarize yourself with the bike while heading north of Chiang Mai. You will ride on the windy mountain road to Than Tong waterfall and Mae Kachan hot spring. Continue on true biker’s paradise roads until you reach Phayao. Overview from the top of the hill Phayao Lake in Kwan Phayao, one of the largest lakes in Northern Thailand.

Ride the exhilarating, mountainous highway to Nan. Visit Wat Phra That Khao Noi (Nan hilltop scenic temple) before relaxing in your lovely accommodation and jumping into the swimming pool. Later, you will discover and enjoy Nan's nightlife.

Mae Kachan Hot Spring
Kwan Phayao (Dinosaur) Viewpoint
Nong Lom Restaurant
Coffee and Tea
Ta Mean View Point
View Point 1091
Wat Phra That Khao Noi
Huen Horm Restaurant

Day 2: Nan to Bo Kluea - Phayao (334 kilometers / 208 miles)

After breakfast, you’ll leave Nan riding through winding mountainous roads via the famous motorcycle paradise road R1081 the Bo Kluea. Here, you will visit the Bo Kluea salt wells. Then, you continue through Doi Phu Kha National Park to Chiang Klang where you will have lunch in a local restaurant.

Ride the exhilarating, mountainous road R1148 to Chiang Kham, ranked in the Top 10 as one of the most fun biking roads to be found anywhere in the world. 120 kilometers of up and down curves through the impressive mountains providing you with pure riding pleasure.

Then you cruise along the highway R1021 through farming areas to Phayao. Discover Kwan Phayao Lake, which is one of the biggest lakes in Thailand. It covers an area of 12,831 rai (21 square kilometers) at an elevation of 380 meters. The lake has a mean depth of 2 meters. Forty‐eight species of fish are recorded for the lake, the most dominant are the artificially introduced Nile Tilapia and the Climbing Perch.

The lake was created in 1939 to improve irrigation in the area. It was added to the list of 61 most important wetlands on the 1st of August 2000. There are currently plans to restore the ancient temple Wat Tilok Aram dating back to the end of the 15th century, which was submerged during the construction of the lake.

The town of Phayao is at the southeast corner of the lake. Then, you arrive and relax at the charming accommodation.

Street Number 3
Tortuous road viewpoint
Bo Kluea Rock Salt Well
Lan Du Dao Coffee
Sangthong Resort
Route 1148 Cafe and Baan Talay
Wat Nantaram

Day 3: Phrae to Chiang Mai (154 kilometers / 96 miles)

After breakfast, leaving unseen Phayao. Ride around Phayao Lake (Kwan Phayao) one of the largest lakes in Northern Thailand. Continue riding on the windy mountain dream road R120 to Than Tong waterfall and Mae Kachan hot spring. Lunch is served at a local restaurant in front of the hot spring. Visit a local market, stopping for refreshments, before heading back to Chiang Mai.

Kwan Phayao (Dinosaur) Viewpoint
Wat Mueang Tueng Tai
Lychee Viewpoint
Somsee mee somtum
Doi Saket Hot Spring

Skill level(s) required for this tour: Beginner, intermediate, and advanced

Beginner

Can ride for 2-3 hours
Minimal riding experience
Assistance required
Comfortable with curves and leans
Basic experience with unsurfaced roads
Short distance ascents and descents

Intermediate

Can ride for 3-4 hours
Average riding experience
Little assistance required
Comfortable with extreme curves and leans
Average experience with unsurfaced roads
Steep ascents and descents

Advanced

Can ride for 5-6 hours
Extensive riding experience
Assistance on demand (if required)
Experienced with riding a variety of motorcycles
Comfortable with any terrain and weather conditions

Included excursions

Enjoy Than Tong waterfall and Mae Kachan hot spring
Experience an overview from top of the hill Phayao lake in Kwan Phayao
Visit Chae Son National Park
Visit Wat Phra That Khao Noi, a Nan hilltop scenic temple
Visit the Bo Kluea Salt Mines

Instructors

Nirin Chaiyapan (Noah)

With a close-knit unit of 10 enthusiastic and experienced motorcyclists, MCTT has a professional team, highly skilled at leading and designing motorcycle tours. The Tour Team Members have of course also undertaken international first aid training. MCTT is managed by NIRIN CHAIYAPAN, who have more than 20 years of varied riding experience and many miles riding all over Asia and especially the region of Thailand. We combine professionalism with a fun and informal atmosphere to give clients a memorable riding experience.

Kay Kaesler

Motorcyclist and Photographer Kay Kaesler is the author of many articles in blogs, forums, and magazines about the scenic motorcycle routes in Thailand, Asia, and all over the world for over 20 years. In 2009, Kaesler began sharing his experiences with others and founded MCTT. Kaesler speaks four languages: German, English, Russian and Thai. He currently lives with his family just outside of Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand.

Location

This "Nan Loop" motorcycle tours will take place in Thailand covering Chiang Mai, Nan, Bo Kluea, and Phayao.

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Food

During this motorcycle tour, you will be provided with breakfast, lunch, and dinner every day. Water, soft drinks, coffee, and tea are also available to accompany your meals.

The following meals are included:

Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner
Drinks

The following drinks are included:

Water
Coffee
Tea
Soda

The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:

Regular (typically includes meat and fish)

If you have special dietary requirements it's a good idea to communicate it to the organiser when making a reservation

Things to do (optional)

You can enjoy swimming at your accommodation or pamper yourself with a spa treatment which you can book at your hotel.

What's included

Motorcycle rental with unlimited mileage
All fuel, oil
Riding gears such as helmets, jackets, gloves, and knee guards
English speaking professional guide with TAT license
All entrance fees to national parks and historical sites
2 nights accommodation in various hotels
Daily breakfast, lunch, and dinner
Water, soft drinks, coffee, or tea
Pick up service from Chiang Mai Airport
Support van for luggage transportation, drinks, and space for a few guests on entire tour upon prior request
Accident cover insurance up to 100,000 THB
Famous Motorcycle Tours Thailand “On zeee bikes!” t-shirt
Full first class comprehensive insurance
Life insurance up to 1,000,000 THB
Third party liability insurance for motorcycles

What's not included

Airfares
Alcoholic beverages and snacks
All items of a personal nature
All services not mentioned
Cover against cancellation costs
Medical expenses
Visa fee

How to get there

Recommended Airports

CNX

Chiang Mai International Airport

3 km

Transfer included

Arrival by airplane

Please book your flights to arrive at Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX). Only pickup from this airport is included in the price.

Motorcycle Tours Thailand will pick you up at the airport. Most customers touring with Motorcycle Tours Thailand usually come from Bangkok and in this case, they recommend traveling up to Chiang Mai by one of the many flights operating on this route. It is not expensive and with companies such as Air Asia. The earlier you book, the cheaper the flight.

Arrival by bus

A lot of buses start every hour from Bangkok’s Northern Bus Terminal (Mo Chit - Chatuchak) to Chiang Mai. Travel time with the bus will be around eight hours.

Arrival by train

The train (night train) is another option; however, the Thai train network needs a serious overhaul. Take a look at the difference between the train cost and the flight costs compared to one-hour flying time or a 12-hour train journey along with the fact that the trains are notoriously unreliable. The train option is usually the odd one out.

Airport: Chiang Mai International Airport Airport transfer included: Chiang Mai International Airport No additional charges. You can request this in the next step.

Cancellation Policy

A reservation requires a deposit of 10% of the total price.
The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
The rest of the payment should be paid on arrival.

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