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Thailand Cycling Tour

Along the way, you will nourish your body with the most delicious and authentic traditional Thai food the region has to offer. Pedalers is dedicated to tailoring this unique experience to your wants and needs and the local bilingual guides are specially equipped to show you the places they love and make sure you love them too.

Key information

  • Trip type: Guided
  • Lodging: Point to Point
  • Terrain: Mostly flat with a moderate climb and small hills
  • Starts and ends in Chiang Mai
  • Total Distance: 189 Miles / 304 Kilometers
  • Type of bike: Sports road bike or Bianchi Kuma mountain bikes
  • Private tour / 12 participants

Highlights

  • 5 days of cycling with expert local bilingual guides
  • Free use of bicycles and there's a support van for baggage and lifts
  • Enjoy Lanna-style Thai cuisine and dinners featuring fine local cuisine
  • Cycle emerald rice paddies and explore the 700-year-old ruins of Wiang Kum Kam
  • Visit a 1000-year-old temple in a cave and learn about local handicrafts
  • Daily breakfast, lunch, snacks, and unlimited drinking water during activities
  • 6 nights accommodation

Skill level

  • Beginner

5 days with instruction in English
The organizer also speaks: Thai
Group size: Maximum of 12 participants
Airport transfer included: Chiang Mai International Airport
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Accommodation

During this tour, you will be staying in various accommodations based on double or single room occupancy:

  • Nights 1 and 2: The Rim Chiang Mai
  • Night 3: Baan Rai Lanna Resort
  • Night 4: Aurora Resort
  • Night 5: Saimoonbury Resort
  • Night 6: Saranya River House

Program

Day 1: Meet in Chiang Mai and enjoy a northern-style Khantoke dinner

Your bike tour group will gather today in the vibrant northern city of Chiang Mai. After checking into your lodge, they will get everyone set up with their bikes, then head out for a traditional northern Khan Toke dinner with classical Thai and hill tribe dancing. Relax, you have free time to explore until dinner.

Day 2: Cycle through the ruins of ancient Wiang Khum Kam (Ride: 22 miles / 35 kilometers, Land: Flat)

  • Explore the woodworking shops of Baan Tawai
  • Dinner at a favorite riverside restaurant

This morning, head south of town to explore the ruins of Wiang Kum Kam, the site of the first city built by King Mengrai some 700 years ago. Unfortunately, his choice of land was subject to frequent floods, so after a short while he moved the city to its current locale. After lunch, explore the woodworking village of Baan Tawai and then return to Chiang Mai. Tonight, enjoy dinner at a favorite restaurant perched on the banks of the Mae Ping (Ping River) which flows through the heart of the city.

Day 3: Cycle north to visit Mae Sa Valley and pedal through lush forests to diminutive Baan Rai (Ride: 31 miles / 50 kilometers, Land: Flat)

Head north this morning, following small roads along the Mae Ping through villages and past flower farms. Lunchtime will find you in the town of Mae Rim, where you will break from cycling to visit an orchid grower and a butterfly farm. In the afternoon, remount your bikes for a beautiful ride through emerald rice paddies and past colorful temples en route to your overnight stop in the village of Baan Rai.

Day 4: Cycle through the lush Mae Ping Gorge (Ride: 57 miles / 92 kilometers, Land: Dlat then small hills at end)

  • Discover the ornate colorful temple of Wat Baan Den
  • Enjoy dinner while relaxing in a hot spring

Your morning ride takes you first to Mae Malai, where you'll visit a traditional market featuring a broad selection of local vegetables, fruits, and fish, along with a tasty array of prepared foods from pad se yu (noodles) to fried insects. You will also visit the magnificent Wat Baan Den, before heading north into the rolling, forested countryside.

The bike tour winds down the day at a delightful resort with a dramatic sunset view of Doi Chiang Dao, Thailand's second tallest mountain. Enjoy a post-ride soak in a private hot spring pool at the base of Doi Chiang Dao.

Day 5: Cycle the Chiang Dao Hills (Ride: 39 miles / 63 kilometers, Land: Moderate climb then flat)

  • Pass golden Buddhas then wander into the 1000-year-old Temple Cave at Tab Tao

After breakfast this morning, pedal north, visiting a local hill tribe market offering fresh produce from various Royal Projects, along with delicious teas and dried fruit. Then up to a beautiful giant Buddha, perched beneath the golden cliffs, before enjoying a thrilling descent onto the agricultural realm around Fang. Your last stop is Wat Tham Tub Tao, an ancient temple complex with hundreds of Buddha images inside a giant cavern.

Each year a gathering of 2500 monks takes place at this temple and this has been happening for hundreds of years. You will walk into the giant caverns to visit a stupa deep in the heart of the mountain that allegedly dates back more than 1000 years. The stop is a few miles further up the road in Chai Prakan.

Day 6: Cycle through remote rural valleys and farms (Ride: 40 miles / 64 kilometers, Land: Flat)

  • Explore Burmese-style temples
  • Enjoy dinner on the banks of the Mae Kok River

The last day of this Thailand bike tour pedals along rural roads through the flat plains of the far north. Along the way discover Burmese-style temples with Buddha statues made from woven wicker. Enjoy numerous photo ops with emerald rice paddies, quiet villages, and remote temples. Your last night's celebratory dinner will be at a great restaurant overlooking the Mae Kok River.

Day 7: Return to Chiang Mai to prepare for your next adventure, Sawasdee!

Your cycling holiday must come to an end today. You will shuttle back to the Chiang Mai airport in the vans, one last chance to enjoy the scenery through which you pedaled for the last few days. Khap khun khap, sawasdee khap.

Good gear

Pedalers provides Merida Speeders, a lightweight, flat bar, sports road bike. Bianchi Kuma mountain bikes are also available, but the roads are all nicely paved. As a safe health measure, guests are asked to bring their own helmets and water bottles for cycling. If necessary these can be purchased economically in Thailand.

Included excursions

  • Enjoy a post-ride soak in a private hot spring pool at the base of Doi Chiang Dao
  • Explore the ruins of Wiang Kum Kam
  • Explore the woodworking shops of Baan Tawai
  • Have a walk into the giant caverns to visit a stupa
  • Visit an orchid grower, butterfly farm, and the Mae Rim Elephant Camp
  • Visit the magnificent Wat Baan Den

Location

Beginning in the 700-year-old Lanna Kingdom in the city of Chiang Mai, the Northern Thailand Bicycle Tour takes you on a journey through Thailand's spectacular scenery and captivating cultural landmarks. Delight in the bustling night markets, where strings of paper lanterns illuminate handspun crafts and homemade foods.

Marvel at the rural countryside, where ancient ruins persevere within the flourishing forests and golden Buddhas stand tall among the hills. From the mountains of Mae Ping to the Temple Cave at Tab Tao, this cycling adventure will take you to sites that spark your curiosity and nourish your sense of wonder.

Features

Activities

  • Cycling

Food

Good eats

Discover the best of northern Thai cuisine each night with your guide-curated menus. Your guide team has found the best dishes to try at each of the restaurants you'll visit at dinner time. Perhaps some delicately fried morning glory with a seafood sauce or try some nam prick, a roasted Thai chili dip eaten with fresh veggies or pork skins. Discover Lanna dishes such as pork curry or Sai Ua, a spicy northern Thai sausage.

  • Day 1: Dinner
  • Days 2-6: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
  • Day 7: Breakfast

The following meals are included:

  • Breakfast
  • Lunch
  • Dinner
  • Drinks

The following drinks are included:

  • Water

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

What's included

  • 5 cycling days
  • Expert local bilingual guides
  • Entrance and activity fees
  • 6 nights accommodation in handpicked lodges
  • Daily breakfast, lunch, and snacks as noted in the itinerary
  • Dinners featuring fine local cuisine as noted in the itinerary
  • Unlimited drinking water during activities
  • Support van for baggage and lifts
  • Free use of bicycles
  • Airport pick-up and drop-off transfers

What's not included

  • Airfare
  • Personal expenses
  • Additional activities

How to get there

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Arrival by plane

The Northern Thailand Bike Tour meets and ends at Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Guests should plan flights to arrive in Chiang Mai before 2 p.m. on Day 1 of the tour and their departing flights after 2 p.m. on Day 7. Buying your domestic flight from Bangkok to Chiang Mai separately from your international flight to Thailand is often a better value. But do leave sufficient time between flights (3 hours suggested). For more information, please send an inquiry.

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 25% of the total price.
  • The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
  • The rest of the payment should be paid 30 days before arrival.
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Tour information

This trip can be private. Your family and friends, your preferred date, the handcrafted tour routes, privately guided, the ultimate adventure getaway. Première Inns from 3150 USD and Classic Inns from 2050 USD, the tour is available year-round. October thru February is best with cooler temperatures, April is hot. Private trips can add a couple more days and finish in Chiang Rai. For more information, please send an inquiry

Saturday November 23, 2024
(7 days / 6 nights)

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